Join John Staves, Richard Lane and Tina McGeachan for our Third Thames Valley BIM Hub Event!

When? Thursday 10 July 2014 4.30pm – 7pm
Where? Old Bracknell Lane West, Bracknell, RG12 7AH

Case Study: HMYOI Cookham Wood

Hosted by BSRIA

Cookham Wood was the first Government BIM Early Adopter project and arguably defined what Level 2 BIM is today. It was a steep BIM learning curve from the outset. Balancing the various BIM maturity levels of team members and changing the way some deliverables were approached. Cookham Wood’s impact reverberates throughout the industry.

Learn about the Project Team’s experience of implementing BIM on this early adopter project, the challenges faced, the lessons learnt and how it has informed subsequent projects.

Guest speaker: Fiona Moore
Now a Support Officer with the Government’s BIM Task Group, Fiona has a wide breadth of construction industry experience, including framework management, design/project management and the practical implementation of BIM. Working on custodial projects for over eight years, she was able to experience first-hand the Government’s adoption of BIM, as the Ministry of Justice’s Lead Designer / Technical Assessor on the HMYOI Cookham Wood project.

This will be an information packed event – book your place now!

What Are BIM Hubs?

BIM Hubs are part of a national and regional network established by CIC to promote a consistent understanding of what BIM means to the industry and its impact through all levels of the supply chain.

The resounding strapline to BIM is that we need to work better together and the Thames Valley BIM Hub meet regularly to:

share BIM knowledge and best practice
facilitate collaborative activity – helping companies to meet ‘BIM Buddies’
support the development of the supply chain’s BIM capabilities
increase BIM capacity across the region
ensure regional input into national discussion and policy decisions

BIM is the future, so whatever your interest or level of involvement, please join us!

To book your place contact: tina@secbe.org.uk

There is no charge for this event but do please let Tina know if you book, but are subsequently unable to attend.

Learning From ‘Build Sydney Live’

When? Monday 19th May 2014 from 16:30 – 19:00
Where? Hosted by Jacobs, Winnersh Triangle, Wokingham RG41 5TU

The last event was SOLD out, so book your place NOW!

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Guest speaker: David Greenwood MA, MSc, FCIOB, PhD
Professor of Construction Management
Director,BIM Academy (Enterprises) Ltd.
Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University

David Greenwood, Director – BIM Academy is from the winning team of the ‘Build Sydney Live 2013 challenge. He will present their winning team’s 2 day marathon that placed them in the lead in this Global competition.

David will share how the BIM Academy collaborated with a wide range of BIM specialists to produce this award-winning design during the gruelling 48-hour competition. With team members scattered across the globe, collaborative technologies played a key role in the success.

By using the power of collaborative working in the cloud and international developments in interoperability, Build Sydney Live demonstrated the power of these new paradigms for architecture, engineering, planning and construction.

On October 28th at Noon AEDT, a specially chosen and internationally known site in Sydney was announced, along with a brief for a significant multi-use development. All the key information was published in interoperable formats. Teams were free to exploit any interoperable technology and to add updates to a public collaboration-site and all visitors were free to comment. Teams from around the world were invited to participate.

This will be an information packed event – book your place now!

To book your place contact: tina@secbe.org.uk

There is no charge for this event but do please let Tina know if you book but are subsequently unable to attend.

Collaborating with Francis Construction, we are thrilled to be shortlisted as Finalists in the “BIM Project Of The Year” category for London and South East Constructing Excellence Awards 2014.

Winners will be announced at a Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the Grand Connaught Rooms in central London on the 3rd of July!

A Consistent Approach: One Local Authority To Cover The Whole Country!

We are delighted to announce that we are now official partners with Wokingham Borough Council for all Local Authority Building Regulation Approvals.

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What This Means For Our Customers;

This scheme helps to simplify and speed up the building process generating substantial savings in time and money.
A dedicated professional Building Control Surveyor from the preferred local authority becomes part of the design team to offer advice on all projects no matter where they are in the country.
The design team approach ensures that any issues can be resolved early in the design process and will eliminate the need for expensive corrections later in the construction phase.
The single point of contact provided through this scheme results in a consistent approach to plan appraisal.
Any local conditions, site specific information and necessary consultations are investigated on behalf of the customer

A Consistent Approach = Faster Approvals

Because we are dealing with one Local Authority, our customers will benefit from a consistent approach and improved pre-application service. This will increase your chance of approval first time and help speed up the whole application process.

An enjoyable lunchtime meeting with the TVCTA at Sonning Golf Club, Reading. John Staves sharing his passion for BIM with local Contractors.

Thames Valley BIM Hub Launch Event – What a success …. SOLD OUT!

Construction professionals gathered in Reading last night to attend the launch of the Thames Valley BIM Hub.

BIM Hubs are part of a national and regional network established by CIC to promote a consistent understanding of what BIM means to the industry and its impact through all levels of the supply chain.

Our thanks go to SECBE, Richard Lane and David Miller for making the launch event such a success.

Sharing BIM knowledge and best practice across the region.

In the true spirit of collaboration, John Staves shared his experience of a recent BIM project, where he highlighted time, cost and quality benefits – these are all achievable through the use of BIM.

Click here to read our BIM Case Study

In partnership with the CIOB, Michael Aubrey Partnership are proud to be delivering a series of BIM webinars during January and February 2014.

The webinars were initiated by CIOB member Gail Williams, founding Director of Michael Aubrey Partnership. The webinars will be free of charge to CIOB members, with a small fee for non members.

Supported by CIOB Public Affairs and Policy Manager Eddie Tuttle as part of the BIM support that the CIOB offers to members. Each webinar will have a capacity of 100 attendees and there will be a Q&A at the end of each 30 min session. Dates are as follows:

Thursday 30 January 6pm – An Introduction to BIM
Thursday 13 February 6pm – Implementing BIM
Thursday 27 February 6pm – What’s In It For Me? Profiting from BIM

To book your place, please contact Ann Marie Burke amburke@ciob.org.uk

BIM Hub

Join John Staves and Richard Lane for the launch of the Thames Valley BIM Hub.

When? Thursday 23 January 2014 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Where? Hilton Hotel, Drake Way, Reading, RG2 0GQ

Itinerary
5.30– 6.00pm | Beat the traffic and networking
6.00 – 6.15pm | Richard Lane & John Staves – Welcome & Introduction
6.15 – 6.30pm | Richard Lane – The Big Picture
6.30 – 6.45pm | John Staves – BIM Case Study 1
6.45- 7.00pm | David Miller, David Miller Architects – BIM Case Study 2

7.00 – 7.15pm | Tina McGeachan – FutureFit a programme of free business support for SMEs to plan and implement their individual BIM strategies

7.15 – 7.30pm | Workshop / discussion – What do you want from the Thames Valley BIM Hub?

email Tina@secbe.org.uk to book your place now.

BIM Hubs are part of a national and regional network established by CIC to promote a consistent understanding of what BIM means to the industry and its impact through all levels of the supply chain.

The resounding strapline to BIM is that we need to work better together and the Thames Valley Hub will meet regularly to:

share BIM knowledge and best practice
facilitate collaborative activity – helping companies to meet ‘BIM Buddies’
support the development of the supply chain’s BIM capabilities
increase BIM capacity across the region
ensure regional input into national discussion and policy decisions

BIM is the future, so whatever your interest or level of involvement, please join us!

Congratulations to Rob Jones, our Graduate Engineer for achieving the coveted “ICE Student of the year award” from Coventry University.

Rob Jones

Rob was put forward for this award by his tutor for consistently gaining high marks throughout his coursework.

Attending his graduation ceremony last week at Coventry Cathedral, Rob was presented with a his graduation certificate and the prestigious “ICE Student Of The Year Certificate”.

“I was really pleased to win this award, it means a lot to me”

Congratulations Rob for a great achievement!

Learning From ‘Build Sydney Live’

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