Seminar in Brasília presents BIM as an opportunity to innovate construction and increase transparency in public procurement
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The BIM Seminar 2018 was held last Thursday, March 15, at the Royal Tulip Alvorada hotel, in Brasília. The 130 participants, invited by CBIC (Brazilian Construction Industry Chamber) and SENAI Brasil, had the opportunity to hear the opinions and experiences of several experts on how BIM can be used to innovate the construction industry and increase transparency in public procurement.
Holding the seminar was another important step in spreading awareness of the relevance of BIM to every agent in the construction industry, as it makes it clearer to everyone (from independent architects to large business owners, or even mayors and governors, for example) that the subject is strategic for the country — not only because of the importance given to it by these two organizations, but also because of the attention it has been receiving from the federal government.
The event's opening was conducted by the president of Comat/CBIC, Dionyzio Antonio Martins Klavdianos. Next, the president of CBIC, José Carlos Martins, and federal congressman Júlio Lopes (PP/RJ), president of the Parliamentary Front for BIM in the National Congress, gave their presentations.
In all three presentations, the same message came through: there is an increasingly urgent and clear need, now definitively recognized by both government and industry, for the healthy growth of the sector to be built on the modernization of its processes, from project conception through to project delivery — and for this to happen, transparency in public contracting and procurement is essential, something that can be greatly facilitated by adopting BIM at every level of government.
Bilal Succar opened the first panel presenting his BIM Macro-adoption assessment model[/caption]
Colonel Washington Luke, of the Brazilian Army, presented how the Army has been carrying out its BIM implementation and training process, since the deployment of the OPUS system.
Architect João Gaspar, from TI Lab, emphasized the importance of having a strategic plan for BIM teaching and training at the national level. He stated that short- and medium-term strategies, such as live distance learning and the publication of supplementary printed or digital content, could also be adopted. In addition to the presentations, a round table was held, moderated by Prof. Dr. Eduardo Toledo, from POLI-USP.
Bilal Succar, Australian researcher and consultant, opened the first panel, on BIM Education and Training
Australian researcher and consultant Bilal Succar, from the University of Newcastle, in Melbourne, was invited to give the event's opening lecture, as part of the 1st panel, "BIM Education and Training". Succar addressed the topic "BIM Macro-adoption", presenting how his process for assessing BIM adoption at the Macro level works — that is, for large markets, countries, or territorial regions. After the event, Succar gave an interview to CBIC. It's worth checking out! [caption id="attachment_3070" align="alignnone" width="600"]
Bilal Succar opened the first panel presenting his BIM Macro-adoption assessment model[/caption]
Colonel Washington Luke, of the Brazilian Army, presented how the Army has been carrying out its BIM implementation and training process, since the deployment of the OPUS system.
Architect João Gaspar, from TI Lab, emphasized the importance of having a strategic plan for BIM teaching and training at the national level. He stated that short- and medium-term strategies, such as live distance learning and the publication of supplementary printed or digital content, could also be adopted. In addition to the presentations, a round table was held, moderated by Prof. Dr. Eduardo Toledo, from POLI-USP.
