Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been adopted by most if not all high volume architecture/engineering practices in recent years. Now, there are new challenges facing firms in this recessionary economy. Owners, particularly larger institutions, have developed, or are in the process of developing, stringent BIM requirements for future work. Suites of engineering BIM tools are now available and new modes of collaboration and coordination are required to be effective. With Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), Construction Management at risk (CM-at-risk), and the emergence of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) procurement, construction managers and contractors are adopting BIM at an accelerating rate. This dramatic shift to BIM in the architecture, engineering, contractor and owner (AECO) industries warrants closer examination of the tools and processes that lead to effective project delivery with BIM.

In this one day program, participants will gain an understanding of the concepts of BIM as they relate to architecture, design, and construction.  Examples will be presented that demonstrate how computable building information, e.g. costs and quantities, can be captured and shared to drive informed decision making.  A variety of topics related to how BIM systems can be incorporated into practice, their influence on practice, and how they can be shared between stakeholders--i.e., owner, architect, engineer, fabricator, and constructor--will also be examined.

Participants will:
(1) understand strategies for effective use of BIM.
(2) consider the nature of owner-driven BIM requirements.
(3) realize the difference between parametric design and BIM.
(4) discover collaborative opportunities with BIM-enabled consultants.
(5) discuss the role of BIM from constructors' point of view.

Instructor

Michael J. Schroeder is a lecturer in architecture and is teaching Building Information Models. He was a teaching fellow for the Advanced Digital Media courses and Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing at the Harvard Graduate School of Design where he was awarded the Snyder Prize for "Innovation in Fabrication and Design" for his research and development of a compound curve prototyping system. Schroeder has practiced and built projects in the United States and Italy, and was recently published in Progettare. While lead researcher for the Center for Design Informatics at Harvard, Schroeder collaborated to develop a digital reconstruction of the Duomo, Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy and 3D stereo digital interactive interfaces for visualizing the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. His background as a senior software engineer for Macromedia Inc. (now Adobe Systems Incorporated) and as co-founder of process based internet solution companies servicing the AECO industry in the United States and northern Europe, Schroeder's interests are found to blend the boundary between architectural design processes, computer programming, construction, and visualization. Schroeder is currently president and CEO of BIM Jet, Inc. and co-chairs the Boston Society of Architects Building Information Modeling round-table. Schroeder holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Montana State University and a Master in Design Studies with distinction from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Guest speaker

Luciana Burdi, educated as an architect and planner, is currently a senior program manager at the Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) and Maintenance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Aside her daily project's management tasks she also leads the DCAM-BIM initiative by trying to implement the use of Building Information Modeling in most projects. The challenge she faces is to proactively prepare DCAM for BIM, use it to drive down costs and delivery time, and maintain or even improve quality at the same time. In addition she co-chairs the Boston Society of Architects' BIM Round-table. She received her Doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Prior to that she was a SPURS Fellow (Special Program in Urban and Regional Studies) at MIT. She holds a Master's Degree from the Instituto Universitario di Architettura in Venice Italy.

Tuition

• $600 per person (Includes all educational materials and continental breakfast daily. Not included in the tuition are accommodations, travel, and transportation costs.)

Registration

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Tuition is due upon registration.  A nonrefundable processing fee must accompany registration.  This fee is not part of the tuition. 

Enrollment confirmation and information on the time and place of the first class meeting are sent by email immediately upon registration.

Notice of cancellation must be submitted in writing. Cancellations received 14 to 30 days before the program start date will incur a charge of 10% of the program tuition.  Cancellations received within 14 days of the program start date will incur a charge of 30% of the program tuition.  Cancellation for all programs is subject to a minimum $75 charge.  No refunds will be given on or after the first day of the program.

The Office of Executive Education reserves the right to cancel a program due to insufficient enrollment two weeks before the first session. In the event of a program cancellation, all tuition and fees will be refunded. The Office of Executive Education cannot be responsible for participants' non-refundable travel expenses.