Next Generation BIM
Sriram Sridharan, COO, Ineight
Today’s BIM solutions offer users an ability to view a three dimensional simulation of the stages of work and/or progress proposed to take place over the course of the project. These simulations are primarily leveraged during the pre-construction phase of a project. The simulation combines schedule data to design plans resulting in what is referred to as a 4D BIM solution. When a software expert designs the model to additionally reflect project costs within the proposed project, this is referred to as 5D BIM.
ETDP 2015 D2 Key Note Preparing for a Digital Built Britain - David PhilpComit Projects Ltd
Keynote - Preparing for a Digital Built Britain
David Philp, Director BIM – EMEA at AECOM, Head of BIM, UK BIM Task Group
The Digital Built Britain (DBB) programme will build a digital economy for the construction industry in support of dramatically improving delivery, operations and services provided to citizens building on the standards and savings delivered by the BIM level 2 initiative. This session will explore how the Digital Built Britain strategy will take the next steps in defining advanced standards, creating new commercial models and identifying technologies to transform our approach to social infrastructure development and construction. The session will look at the need for operational data sets and integration of telemetry and IoT within the Built Environment and a shift towards Level 3 BIM. Level 3 will enable the interconnected digital design of different elements in a built environment and will extend BIM into the operation of assets over their lifetimes supporting the accelerated delivery of smart cities, services and grids.
Eye in the Sky
Mani Golpavar-Fard, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois and Rayan Jreije, Manager 3D Software Development, CCC
This Initiative delivers an adoptable and adaptable guideline for implementation and safe operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – equipped with digital and thermal cameras and/or laser scanners– for monitoring construction and operation of capital projects. It specifically looks into the requirements for accurate and timely collection, analysis, and communication of construction and operation performance data. It also brings traceability and accountability for safe and efficient operation of the UAVs on project sites.
ETDP 2015 D2 Mars Rover Image Based Localization Using 3D Point Cloud Models ...Comit Projects Ltd
Mars Rover Image-based Localization using 3D Point Cloud Models for Mobile Field Reporting Applications
Mani Golpavar-Fard, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois and Rayan Jreije, Manager 3D Software Development, CCC
The method which is marker-less and infrastructure-independent, leverages simple digital images taken on a commodity smartphone or a tablet, identifies the location and orientation of the user in 3D, and provides access to project information and Building Information Model (BIM) without the need for storing any of the project information (including BIM) on the mobile device
COMIT/Fiatech Conference 2015, Hallam, London
Grace Wang, Practice Technology, BIM, Jacobs Engineering
Technology Enabled Facility Lifecycle Data Management
Today’s facility owners are looking for ways to obtain operation and maintenance data effectively and efficiently at handover. Data standardization is the key to obtain consistent data, and technology enabled systems and processes are equally critical in eliminating data loss, improving efficiency and data accuracy.
5th Qatar BIM User Day, Expanding BIM into Augmented and Virtual RealityBIM User Day
Author: Matthias Krampe | Augmented Reality Investments Pty. Ltd.
Content:
- Integrating AR/VR into BIM based construction projects
- 3D visualizations to improve the design decision making process
- Current and future AR/VR use cases throughout the project lifecycle
About the Qatar BIM User Day: Qatar University, HOCHTIEF ViCon and Teesside University proudly take the initiative to facilitate modern and innovative methods in the Gulf construction industry. The focus is Building Information Modeling (BIM), and our aim is to establish a knowledge platform with government, research and industry experts. The User Day aims to help people to share knowledge, discuss new technologies, and identify new potentials for BIM.
ETDP 2015 D2 Key Note Preparing for a Digital Built Britain - David PhilpComit Projects Ltd
Keynote - Preparing for a Digital Built Britain
David Philp, Director BIM – EMEA at AECOM, Head of BIM, UK BIM Task Group
The Digital Built Britain (DBB) programme will build a digital economy for the construction industry in support of dramatically improving delivery, operations and services provided to citizens building on the standards and savings delivered by the BIM level 2 initiative. This session will explore how the Digital Built Britain strategy will take the next steps in defining advanced standards, creating new commercial models and identifying technologies to transform our approach to social infrastructure development and construction. The session will look at the need for operational data sets and integration of telemetry and IoT within the Built Environment and a shift towards Level 3 BIM. Level 3 will enable the interconnected digital design of different elements in a built environment and will extend BIM into the operation of assets over their lifetimes supporting the accelerated delivery of smart cities, services and grids.
Eye in the Sky
Mani Golpavar-Fard, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois and Rayan Jreije, Manager 3D Software Development, CCC
This Initiative delivers an adoptable and adaptable guideline for implementation and safe operation of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – equipped with digital and thermal cameras and/or laser scanners– for monitoring construction and operation of capital projects. It specifically looks into the requirements for accurate and timely collection, analysis, and communication of construction and operation performance data. It also brings traceability and accountability for safe and efficient operation of the UAVs on project sites.
ETDP 2015 D2 Mars Rover Image Based Localization Using 3D Point Cloud Models ...Comit Projects Ltd
Mars Rover Image-based Localization using 3D Point Cloud Models for Mobile Field Reporting Applications
Mani Golpavar-Fard, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois and Rayan Jreije, Manager 3D Software Development, CCC
The method which is marker-less and infrastructure-independent, leverages simple digital images taken on a commodity smartphone or a tablet, identifies the location and orientation of the user in 3D, and provides access to project information and Building Information Model (BIM) without the need for storing any of the project information (including BIM) on the mobile device
COMIT/Fiatech Conference 2015, Hallam, London
Grace Wang, Practice Technology, BIM, Jacobs Engineering
Technology Enabled Facility Lifecycle Data Management
Today’s facility owners are looking for ways to obtain operation and maintenance data effectively and efficiently at handover. Data standardization is the key to obtain consistent data, and technology enabled systems and processes are equally critical in eliminating data loss, improving efficiency and data accuracy.
5th Qatar BIM User Day, Expanding BIM into Augmented and Virtual RealityBIM User Day
Author: Matthias Krampe | Augmented Reality Investments Pty. Ltd.
Content:
- Integrating AR/VR into BIM based construction projects
- 3D visualizations to improve the design decision making process
- Current and future AR/VR use cases throughout the project lifecycle
About the Qatar BIM User Day: Qatar University, HOCHTIEF ViCon and Teesside University proudly take the initiative to facilitate modern and innovative methods in the Gulf construction industry. The focus is Building Information Modeling (BIM), and our aim is to establish a knowledge platform with government, research and industry experts. The User Day aims to help people to share knowledge, discuss new technologies, and identify new potentials for BIM.
BIM Building Information Modeling is much more than model creation, it is human and software collaboration through large volumes of construction data that is communicated at every point in the development life-cycle for a project(s).
5th Qatar BIM User Day, BIM Interoperability Issues: Lessons learned from PLMBIM User Day
Author: Dr. Abdelaziz Bouras | Qatar University
Content:
- Interoperability issues from the PLM experience
- Understanding the limitation of open and hybrid interoperability standards
- Discovering current data preservation solutions
About the Qatar BIM User Day: Qatar University, HOCHTIEF ViCon and Teesside University proudly take the initiative to facilitate modern and innovative methods in the Gulf construction industry. The focus is Building Information Modeling (BIM), and our aim is to establish a knowledge platform with government, research and industry experts. The User Day aims to help people to share knowledge, discuss new technologies, and identify new potentials for BIM.
Presentation at Building Information Modelling - redefining the role of the project manager. Conference from the APM Knowledge SIG, 27th March 2014, University of Salford
HKIBIM BIM Networking Seminar: Guest Speaker Igor Starkov from EcoDomus on 12 March 2016 at Studio 302, 3/F, IVE (Morrison Hill).
, 6 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
This HKIBIM networking Seminar provides the opportunity for all attendees to interact with the speaker and the local BIM community
Guest Speaker: Mr. Igor Starkov - Co-founder and President of EcoDomus Inc.
Mr. Igor Starkov President EcoDomus, Inc.
Mr. Starkov is a computer scientist and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in software development, including 14 years of experience leveraging technology to improve construction project delivery and management of the built environment.
Mr. Starkov’s experience in the AEC, IT, and Facilities Management arenas and his in-depth knowledge of BIM, COBie, and Lean workflows provide him with the unique capability of creating versatile information-enabled solutions.
Mr. Starkov co-founded EcoDomus in 2008, and made the company the leading provider of Lifecycle BIM solutions. EcoDomus is working with the clients around the world, including Google, Disney, US Government (GSA), Fedearl Aviation Administration (US), University of Southern California, Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOHH), NTT Facilities (Japan), and many others.
Seminar title:
EcoDomus recent Use Cases in US and Middle East:
The previous presentation done by Igor Starkov at HKIBIM in 2014 was focused on the handover of COBie and BIM to facility owners. This year’s presentation will demonstrate BIM for FM use cases developed by EcoDomus for the leading facility owners in the world, such as Stanford University, Sydney Opera House, Google, etc. and will address the concepts of Central Facility Repository and Common Data Environment.
5th Qatar BIM User Day, Understanding stakeholder roles in BIMBIM User Day
Author: Mohammad Obaidullah | Qatar Design Consortium
Content:
- Importance of client interests and involvements
- BIM – an adoption curve
- Case study – Walk through Qatar’s 2022 Al-Bayt Stadium (Al Khor)
About the Qatar BIM User Day: Qatar University, HOCHTIEF ViCon and Teesside University proudly take the initiative to facilitate modern and innovative methods in the Gulf construction industry. The focus is Building Information Modeling (BIM), and our aim is to establish a knowledge platform with government, research and industry experts. The User Day aims to help people to share knowledge, discuss new technologies, and identify new potentials for BIM.
Presentation at Building Information Modelling - redefining the role of the project manager. Conference from the APM Knowledge SIG, 27th March 2014, University of Salford
Change Management For Building Information Modelling (BIM)Ir. Abdul Aziz Abas
Change Management for Building Information Modelling (BIM) addressing the challenges, advantages, implementation process strictly used for educational purposes.
Lezione del 17 dicembre 2015 dell'Ing. Konstantinos Gkoumas al Corso di Costruzioni Metalliche del Prof. Ing. Franco Bontempi, Facolta' di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale, Universita' degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
presentation by Paul Wilkinson to CIMCIG BIM conference, Building Centre, London WC1 on Wednesday 25 April 2012.
Presentation explains what BIM is (and isn't), and outlines why it has become important in 2012, as the UK construction industry looks to meet a UK Government BIM deadline by 2016.
In 2013 I was accepted into Graduate School at Central Conn. State University, and my first course was titled "Construction Project Management". This was my capstone presentation for the course!
What does BIM mean to a maintenance technician? Beyond the hype, a practical experience
Mr. Simon Ng - Associate Director, WSP Hong Kong Limited
Mr. Bruno Lhopiteau – General Manager, Siveco China Limited
HKIBIM-CIC BIM Conference 2015
Date: 19-Nov-2015 (Thu)
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Theatre 2, Level 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Organizers:
The Hong Kong Institute of Building Information Modelling (HKIBIM)
http://www.hkibim.org
Co-organizer:
The Construction Industry Council
http://www.hkcic.org
The HKIBIM - CIC BIM Conference 2015 is the 6th Annual Conference organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Building Information Modelling (HKIBIM). It is the premier annual event for experienced AEC professionals to demonstrate the practical use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes using real cases. The speakers will illustrate lessons learned in practical projects so that others can improve their efficient use of BIM and advance practical knowledge.
The Government Construction Strategy was published by the Cabinet Office in 2011, announcing that all centrally procured contracts should be compliant with BIM by 2016. The key objective of this approach is to reduce the capital cost and the carbon burden from the construction and operation of the built environment by a fifth. So how should a lighting engineer tackle building a digital street lighting information model?
Talk by Will Baron, Keysoft Solutions
BIM Building Information Modeling is much more than model creation, it is human and software collaboration through large volumes of construction data that is communicated at every point in the development life-cycle for a project(s).
5th Qatar BIM User Day, BIM Interoperability Issues: Lessons learned from PLMBIM User Day
Author: Dr. Abdelaziz Bouras | Qatar University
Content:
- Interoperability issues from the PLM experience
- Understanding the limitation of open and hybrid interoperability standards
- Discovering current data preservation solutions
About the Qatar BIM User Day: Qatar University, HOCHTIEF ViCon and Teesside University proudly take the initiative to facilitate modern and innovative methods in the Gulf construction industry. The focus is Building Information Modeling (BIM), and our aim is to establish a knowledge platform with government, research and industry experts. The User Day aims to help people to share knowledge, discuss new technologies, and identify new potentials for BIM.
Presentation at Building Information Modelling - redefining the role of the project manager. Conference from the APM Knowledge SIG, 27th March 2014, University of Salford
HKIBIM BIM Networking Seminar: Guest Speaker Igor Starkov from EcoDomus on 12 March 2016 at Studio 302, 3/F, IVE (Morrison Hill).
, 6 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
This HKIBIM networking Seminar provides the opportunity for all attendees to interact with the speaker and the local BIM community
Guest Speaker: Mr. Igor Starkov - Co-founder and President of EcoDomus Inc.
Mr. Igor Starkov President EcoDomus, Inc.
Mr. Starkov is a computer scientist and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in software development, including 14 years of experience leveraging technology to improve construction project delivery and management of the built environment.
Mr. Starkov’s experience in the AEC, IT, and Facilities Management arenas and his in-depth knowledge of BIM, COBie, and Lean workflows provide him with the unique capability of creating versatile information-enabled solutions.
Mr. Starkov co-founded EcoDomus in 2008, and made the company the leading provider of Lifecycle BIM solutions. EcoDomus is working with the clients around the world, including Google, Disney, US Government (GSA), Fedearl Aviation Administration (US), University of Southern California, Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOHH), NTT Facilities (Japan), and many others.
Seminar title:
EcoDomus recent Use Cases in US and Middle East:
The previous presentation done by Igor Starkov at HKIBIM in 2014 was focused on the handover of COBie and BIM to facility owners. This year’s presentation will demonstrate BIM for FM use cases developed by EcoDomus for the leading facility owners in the world, such as Stanford University, Sydney Opera House, Google, etc. and will address the concepts of Central Facility Repository and Common Data Environment.
5th Qatar BIM User Day, Understanding stakeholder roles in BIMBIM User Day
Author: Mohammad Obaidullah | Qatar Design Consortium
Content:
- Importance of client interests and involvements
- BIM – an adoption curve
- Case study – Walk through Qatar’s 2022 Al-Bayt Stadium (Al Khor)
About the Qatar BIM User Day: Qatar University, HOCHTIEF ViCon and Teesside University proudly take the initiative to facilitate modern and innovative methods in the Gulf construction industry. The focus is Building Information Modeling (BIM), and our aim is to establish a knowledge platform with government, research and industry experts. The User Day aims to help people to share knowledge, discuss new technologies, and identify new potentials for BIM.
Presentation at Building Information Modelling - redefining the role of the project manager. Conference from the APM Knowledge SIG, 27th March 2014, University of Salford
Change Management For Building Information Modelling (BIM)Ir. Abdul Aziz Abas
Change Management for Building Information Modelling (BIM) addressing the challenges, advantages, implementation process strictly used for educational purposes.
Lezione del 17 dicembre 2015 dell'Ing. Konstantinos Gkoumas al Corso di Costruzioni Metalliche del Prof. Ing. Franco Bontempi, Facolta' di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale, Universita' degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
presentation by Paul Wilkinson to CIMCIG BIM conference, Building Centre, London WC1 on Wednesday 25 April 2012.
Presentation explains what BIM is (and isn't), and outlines why it has become important in 2012, as the UK construction industry looks to meet a UK Government BIM deadline by 2016.
In 2013 I was accepted into Graduate School at Central Conn. State University, and my first course was titled "Construction Project Management". This was my capstone presentation for the course!
What does BIM mean to a maintenance technician? Beyond the hype, a practical experience
Mr. Simon Ng - Associate Director, WSP Hong Kong Limited
Mr. Bruno Lhopiteau – General Manager, Siveco China Limited
HKIBIM-CIC BIM Conference 2015
Date: 19-Nov-2015 (Thu)
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Theatre 2, Level 1, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Organizers:
The Hong Kong Institute of Building Information Modelling (HKIBIM)
http://www.hkibim.org
Co-organizer:
The Construction Industry Council
http://www.hkcic.org
The HKIBIM - CIC BIM Conference 2015 is the 6th Annual Conference organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Building Information Modelling (HKIBIM). It is the premier annual event for experienced AEC professionals to demonstrate the practical use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes using real cases. The speakers will illustrate lessons learned in practical projects so that others can improve their efficient use of BIM and advance practical knowledge.
The Government Construction Strategy was published by the Cabinet Office in 2011, announcing that all centrally procured contracts should be compliant with BIM by 2016. The key objective of this approach is to reduce the capital cost and the carbon burden from the construction and operation of the built environment by a fifth. So how should a lighting engineer tackle building a digital street lighting information model?
Talk by Will Baron, Keysoft Solutions
How BIM Can Improve Decisions and Reduce Errors - Webinar, December 2, 2015Aconex
In this webinar, we heard Sean VonFeldt of Triunity and Matt Abeles of BuiltWorlds discuss how their organizations use BIM project-wide to accelerate and improve decisions from concept through handover. We also saw a live demo of Aconex Connected BIM showing how sharing models can streamline processes like design coordination, approval cycles, and handover to benefit your entire project team.
Sustainability In Government - Bim Webinar4 All of Us
CROSS-WHITEHALL SUSTAINABILITY PRACTITIONERS FORUM
ADDRESSING THE BENEFITS OF BIM - SPONSORED BY FORGE TRACK LTD
We kick-started the series with a webinar for the Cross-Whitehall Sustainability Practitioners Forum. These webinars will provide the practitioners with the latest information, knowledge and policy announcements on a range of sustainability issues and was decided to launch this series by addressing BIM. BIM is a new requirement for government which Sustainability Practitioners will need to be aware of and one that will help Departments in the achievement of the mainstreaming commitments outlined below.
The Green Government Commitments require transparency and, in addition to the above requirements, must address the following areas: climate change adaptation; biodiversity and natural environment; procurement of food and catering services; sustainable construction; and staff wellbeing and quality of life. The Government Construction Strategy published May 2011, set out the framework for a range of workstreams, all of which have the ultimate aim of reducing the cost of government construction projects by 15-20 per cent by the end of the current Parliament.
The BIM task group are supporting and helping deliver the objectives of this strategy and the requirement to strengthen the public sector's capability in BIM implementation with the aim that all central government departments will be adopting, as a minimum, collaborative level 2 BIM 2016.
This webinar examined how BIM can support central government departments in their achievement of collaborative level 2 Bim by 2016 and highlight the great work already taking place within this field.
BIM Implementation for Construction Projects and DevelopersMichael William
Building with Insight: Leveraging BIM Implementation to Empower Developers with Data-Driven Decision-Making and Enhanced Project Coordination for Optimal Results.
Cynoteck for over a decade has been successfully delivering quality salesforce consulting services to organizations across the globe. We have delivered an array of customized salesforce services to our clients. From initial rollout of Salesforce to providing completely customized functionalities to building custom AppExchange applications, we have done it all.
Cynoteck continues to work with organizations as their Salesforce implementation and managed services partner along with offering end to end salesforce consulting, to ensure their Salesforce instance provides optimum business value. We feel proud of the fact that our solutions are helping our clients in their growth and meeting business goals.
We have an excellent delivery team and have immense experience in designing intuitive solutions using Salesforce customization features, namely, Apex, Visualforce, Lightning components framework and other latest features, to deliver a seamless user experience.
Feel free to reach us if you are looking for a salesforce consulting partner.
Integrating Advanced Analytics with Autodesk SolutionsRich Hanapole
Learn how to integrate analytics software with Autodesk products to improve project visibility and communicate progress, issues and accomplishments to project stakeholders.
This class highlights proven approaches to design and integrate analytics into a project and demonstrates how stakeholders have the ability to view charts and trends including the ability to drill down into project data to identify challenge areas and apply corrective actions to improve the likelihood of a successful project outcome.
Delivering operational efficiency in the new dawn of complex BIM data through...p6academy
Referenced: www.p6academy.com
Source: http://coll15.mapyourshow.com
There is a part of the engineering & construction lifecycle where huge amounts of inefficiency exists. Project documents are numerous and with the changes in the industry towards 3D BIM, stakeholders involved in the review process need more sophisticated tools and applications to work with this complex information. Documents that define buildings, infrastructure and assets are not only growing in complexity but also in physical size. In order to deal with the processing of the variety and complexity of data, organizations need to rethink what tools and applications will be needed to enable the efficient and integrated processes demanded by projects. Oracle AutoVue brings a unique set of capabilities that supports the variety of application formats, helping companies involved in the engineering construction lifecycle to deliver operational efficiencies that are integrated to the Primavera solutions. We explore the use of deep integration to Unifier BP’s, working in conjunction with drawings and Building Information Models enabling all stakeholders to view and digitally collaborate on project documents in the appropriate business context.
Keynote presentation by NASA Docent and Ambassador Ravi Margasahayam at the COMIT Conference in 2019. Held at Bentley's Offices in London on 4th July 2019.
Immersive Learning for Tunnelling and Highways #COMIT2019Comit Projects Ltd
Presentation by Dan Riley, Spearhead Interactive and Safespace VR at the 2019 COMIT Conference. More information: http://www.comit.org.uk/conference-2019
Greater Efficiency in Design for Project Delivery #COMIT2019Comit Projects Ltd
Presentation by Caroline Keane, Bentley and Cameron Blackwell, Mott Macdonald at the 2019 COMIT Conference. More information: http://www.comit.org.uk/conference-2019
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
Let's dive deeper into the world of ODC! Ricardo Alves (OutSystems) will join us to tell all about the new Data Fabric. After that, Sezen de Bruijn (OutSystems) will get into the details on how to best design a sturdy architecture within ODC.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
3. Focus on Project-Driven Industries
Oil & Gas
Need comprehensive,
integrated solutions that
provide real-time visibility
to optimize operational
budgets, create accurate
estimates, manage costs
and drive increased return
on capital.
Mining
Need detailed cost
estimating, performance
tracking, shift reporting and
feasibility data solutions
that help managers reach
production quickly and
efficiently.
EC&O
Need to standardize
construction processes
across the project lifecycle
and consolidate crucial
data to ensure all
stakeholders are aligned,
from back office to jobsite.
Utilities
Across power generation,
transmission, water,
natural gas and
telecommunications, these
companies need solutions
that provide a full
spectrum of project
lifecycle data to maintain
compliance and increase
return on capital.
4. What is a BIM Dimension (D)?
3D = visual representation of the project
4D = visual representation of the project with time
(3D model + project schedule)
5D = visual representation of the project with cost
(3D model + project control budget)
∞D = visual representation of the project with a business
system or project information important to your
companies operations
5. United States v United Kingdom
United States United Kingdom
More challenging – No national standard National standards driven by the UK government
Federal Agencies Fragmented Unified approach
Current Focus on Collaboration 2016 mandate – Level 2 : Collaboration
Next step - improving quality, integration, collaboration and the
information that BIM generates
Next step – Level 3 : Full Collaboration between all project
disciplines using a “Single Model”
6. Developing Next Generation BIM Solution
Customer Business Case for Developing a Software Solution for
BIM, Visual Procurement, Scheduling, Collaboration, Materials & Asset Management
7. Customer Profile
• Fortune 500 Company
• Multi-Disciplined
• Asset Owner/Operator
• Contractor
• Industries:
• Energy & Resources
• Infrastructure
• Civil Engineering
• Building
8. Solution Requirement
• Technology platform to support Open BIM architecture for
both internal and external collaboration
• Software flexible to support the import/add/modify/export
data in IFC format
• Fully integrated with their project procurement, project
controls, scheduling and asset management systems
• Configurable for supporting different project owners asset
management classifications
• Scalable, agnostic and suitable to different industries
10. “Big Hairy Audacious Goal”
To be the first company to achieve and put into practice:
“Full collaboration between all disciplines by means of using
a single, shared project model which is held in a centralized
repository. All parties can access and modify that same
model, and the benefit is that it removes the final layer of risk
for conflicting information.” - NBS definition of Level 3
Effectively using the model data gathered for efficient use on
the Owners Asset Management and Facilities Maintenance
business processes
11. Challenges
• Choosing Scalable Technology
• Aggregating multiple BIM models into a single unified IFC
file for collaboration between all stakeholders
• Level of detail contained within the BIM models
• Existing Procurement process too long
• Silo system approach creating:
• File conversion issues
• Format translations
• Manual inputs
12. Approach
• Reverse Engineered the “Final Deliverable” – Supply data
which is useful for the Asset Owners Operation/Management
• Execution Plan taking into account current industry limitations,
while delivering a future proof solution
• Created Phased SOW for the group solution w/ KPI’s:
• Easy to use for all users
• Accomodates multiple models
• Open architecture with flexibility to integrate with all major 3rd party
software solutions – Design, Back Office and Field
• Access for external users – including mobility solutions
• Visual workflows
13. Phase 1: Steel Fabrication Facility
Customer Business Case for Developing a Software Solution for
BIM, Visual Procurement, Scheduling, Fabrication & Materials Management
18. InfinyD Visual Procurement Module
• Team was able to build a quantities
report to summarize all sizes of W
beams for the Process module (20
different sizes)
• Quantities were then nested and
automatically classified with SAP
material masters (20 different
material codes)
• An SAP Shopping Cart was created
500 tons of A992 steel.
• Quantity was validated and approved
by the project team.
• 12,000 man hours saved
Summary
Data Sources: P6, SAP ERP & SRM
19. Current Phase: New Build Solution
Customer Business Case for Developing a BIM Solution for
Design, Construct and Operate for multiple industries
23. Required Value to be delivered
• Sustainable corporate/project BIM strategy
• Consolidation in general purpose 3D viewers
• Reduction in training effort of various BIM solutions
• Model and data control for consumption
• Non-disruptive to current landscape
• Flexibility to append data and generate meaningful
reports
• Centralised database for all Assets and Projects
• Basis for innovation
24. InfinyD for Business Processes
Validation, integration, version control and
flexible reporting of model’s gross quantities
linking it to the Estimate
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
Compares quantities from two versions of a model
Supports NRM, CESMM, Uniclass etc classifications
Reduces the need for perfect models
Results:
More communication between estimators and designers
Less time estimating
More Confidence in estimate.
28. InfinyD for Business Processes
Schedule based reporting gets the right
information, to the right people, at the right time.
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
Establish and maintain a connection between
project schedule and model
Integrates with Primavera P6
Evaluation of model quantities as a function of time
Flexibility in project schedule level of granularity
Results:
Reduction in man hours
required to maintain 4D
Interactive experience in
communication of 4D
More powerful than a 4D
simulation
32. InfinyD for Business Processes
Leveraging the model quantities and information
to aid or facilitate purchasing of commodities
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
Map model elements to material masters
Use CITE classifications
Linear Nesting
Generate a purchase order
Create a shopping cart
Results:
More confidence in what’s been ordered
Visual reporting is a bi-product
10 week schedule reduction
34. InfinyD for Business Processes
Project control equals project certainty. Unified
visibly to scope (model), schedule & budget.
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
Establish and maintain a real time connection between
project control budget and model
Evaluation of model and quantities as a element of
cost
Flexibility in control budget level of granularity
Results:
Interactive experience in communication of 5D
Reporting across business proecess. Remaining
budget vs remaining schedule duration report
36. InfinyD for Business Processes
Assign and track project resources as a
component of project controls.
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
Append and control information to your models to
increase the value or relevance for your project
Designer and/or Subcontractor responsibility
Equipment required for installation
PM, Site Super, Field Engineer responsibility
Results:
Drives accountability to a resource
Flushes out gaps in project responsibility
38. InfinyD for Business Processes
Centralizes the work planning effort, providing a
single source for accessing connected information
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
Accelerates effective planning, earlier in the lifecycle
Real time status from Procurement, Schedule &
Project Control Systems, predicating installation
Extreme visibility into constraint evaluation for planning
Results:
Ultimate understanding in how the work is interrelated
Better control of change management & plan mitigation
Information is leveraged across systems, to create
better plans with far less manual effort.
40. InfinyD for Business Processes
Owners & Operators aspire to take the next step
in model consumption.
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
Meets the needs of construction project turnover requirements
Received design, append Construction and Asset information
(data for the project lifecycle)
Flexibility to define workflows specific to an owner/operator
COBie compliant
Results:
Improved communication with your customers and stakeholders
Drastic reduction in man hours required at project closeout &
turnover
42. • Who is driving the process?
• Are all areas of equal
importance?
• Where does BIM fit into this
workflow?
Why are we doing BIM?
Common project workflow perception
43. Total LifeCycle Cost
• 20% Design/Construction
• 80% is OMR
• Let’s Flip the Discussion!
The InfinyD product was designed to
appeal to an Owner/Client’s
construction asset management
deliverable, enabling the contractor to
meet the requirements of the
deliverable, while attaining qualitative
and quantative ROI on their projects.
Why are we doing BIM?
Where are real savings realized?
45. • Easy of use supports nature of construction industry
• Same solution for various BIM workflows
• Facilitates effective communication with design partner
• Connection of disparate business process and technologies
• Emerging Owner/Client driven project requirements
Additional Value for the Contractor
46. Additional Value for the Project/Asset Owner
• Vehicle for early designer/contractor coordination
• Meaningful collaboration with project stakeholders
• Increased visibility of project operations (Project Certainty)
• Sustainable platform for OM&R lifecycle
• Logical progression and consolidation of project data for
Asset Management and Facilities Maintenance
• Enable existing asset management system and visual
workflows