Kimon Onuma spoke at the prestigious TEDx on cities. This is a short summary with links.

1. Kimon Onuma : TEDx Presentation Summary
Prepared by the BIM Education Co-op

2. TED = Technology Entertainment Design
TEDx Americas Finest City was Nationwide

3. Kimon Onuma is an architect . . .
. . . and a software architect

4. Kimon started with the technology of fire
Fire got us communicating and led to civilization

5. Stone carving is a highly civilized technology
Egyptians used it to communicate many ideas

6. Fast forward to today
We have an explosion of communication

7. Layers and layers of information now exist
How do we make decisions about all of this?

8. The architectural art of problem solving can help
Architects capture ideas on paper and in other ways

9. Fire, stone and paper are technologies
We now must communicate ideas on the web

10. Social media creates a data revolution
And supports truly revolutionary actions

11. BIMStorms support data revolutions
Web brainstorms using Building Information Models

12. At one time there were 30 BIMStorms in 4 years
Now there are more - www.BIMStorm.com

13. BIMStorm EcoDistrict - Washington, D.C.
A case study using proven web processes

14. It was a National Capital Planning Agency project
The real project looked at data in many ways

15. BIMStorm Oklahoma City - Case Study
City planner endorses the process in public

16. California Community Colleges - Case Study
2.4 million students at 112 campuses

17. Dots can represent entire campuses
Much information can be “in” the dots

18. Campus dots include 5,200 buildings
Datum is live and contribute to real time inventories

19. This is BIG Data at work
CCC is the largest higher education institute

20. This is BIG Data Operations
Better asset management won funding increases

21. When the data is available in many ways
You improve consensus decision making

22. Simple, clear presentations of BIG Data
Information Age Asset Management in action today

23. Data is cross referenced in real time on the web
Travelocity.com “style” information access

24. Mira Costa College - Case Study
Focusing on one campus aids comprehension

25. Mira Costa College Data Visualized - Live
State location Site location Building location Room location
There are many ways to see the data in real time

26. Mira Costa Data in Many Open Formats
“Mash up” the data with Google Earth and others

27. The approved data available on mobile devices
Data access dramatically improves processes

28. Knowledge Sustainability is the best sustainability
Data remains accessible with open standards

29. Connect - Share - Collaborate
Practice gaining Information Age benefits

30. Kimon Onuma
Fellow American Institute of Architects
Proven case studies available for replication
www.onuma.com www.BIMStorm.com