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Are you a project team or SME who wants to experience BIM in a real project environment without making a major financial investment?

BIM For Free

06 June 2013

BIM Academy recently hosted BIM For Free at Northumbria University with a great turnout of over 100 delegates across industry. This free BIM learning and networking event had some excellent talks from Arup Associates, KyKloud, Turner and Townsend, CarbonsaverUK, NBS and BIM Academy. See the presentations here

Forthcoming Events

04 June 2013

BIM Academy are presenting at the following forthcoming events.

BIM for FM
FMNet are holding a workshop event exploring the benefits of BIM, coincidentally on World FM Day.

27 June 2013 – Loughbrough University
Further details can be found here and here (PDF).

BIM: the small practice perspective
The RIBA are launching a series of one-day conferences focusing on BIM in September and October 2013, specifically aimed at the small practice.

20 September 2013 – London
26 September 2013 – Manchester
04 October 2013 – Birmingham
Click here for further details on the RIBA website.

BIM Academy scoop Special Innovation Award.

13 May 2013

BIM Academy scoop Special Innovation Award for Build Qatar Live at Constructing Excellence NE Awards 2013.
Judges citations included:

“Innovation being something that is improvement and replicatable / transferable then the BIM Academy is strong, and of its moment with the BIM agenda – it proves it can be done and will be copied by others following the lead shown by Build Qatar Live. recognised on a global platform and international acknowledgement.”

“This is a superb example of the bringing together of important issues which impact the industry and learning lessons through simulated application. There are lessons here for the whole of the industry. This could have national significance.”

Events

13 May 2013
BIM Academy are presenting at the following forthcoming events.

BIM For Free – A mixture of short talks and round table discussions
28 May 2013 – Newcastle upon Tyne

Regional BIM Hub helps local SMEs adopt innovative technology.

23 April 2013

The north east continued to forge its reputation in leading transformation in the construction industry after regional experts joined the government backed BIM Hub to help local businesses adopt new digital technology. Click here for more on BIM Academy’s involvement.

BIM Academy win top award in Build Qatar Live.

21 January 2013

BIM Academy has won the top award in an international virtual design competition using multidisciplinary best practice in BIM. Click here for more details.

Where will BIM be in five years time..?

15 October 2012

In September, Ryder Architecture and BIM Academy got together to hold a workshop of industry and government professionals to discuss the UK’s journey with BIM adoption to date and speculate “where will BIM be in 5 years time?” Click here for more details.

Autodesk Certification Open Doors Event.

28 September 2012

We are now taking bookings for the Autodesk Certification Open Doors Event 2012 at BIM Academy taking place 7 Novemeber 2012.
Click here for more details.

Regional BIM Hub Initiative.

14 September 2012

BIM Academy has been invited to take an active role in the UK Government’s BIM strategy including the Regional BIM Hub initiative which is officially launched on 25 September 2012 in Newcastle. Click here for more details.

BIM Academy Seminars.

6 September 2012

We are hosting the next phase of our BIM Seminar series in October and November. Our seminars aim to provide industry practitioners with leading edge insight into BIM uses and practical benefits on live projects. We will be kicking off with our first seminar, ‘BIM, landscape design and the public realm’ on Monday 1 October. This series will also cover ‘Application of BIM in civil and structural engineering disciplines’ and ‘Use of BIM for services engineers and environmental consultants’. Please click here for more details.

Autodesk Revit Architecture Training.

2 August 2012

As BIM adoption progresses in the UK, there is a need for individuals and companies to acquire skills in BIM tools. As a certified Autodesk Training Centre, BIM Academy is helping to support the transition towards UK government targets by providing Autodesk Revit Architecture training courses.
Click here for more details.

We are recruiting …

2 August 2012

BIM Academy is seeking to make appointments to serve its expanding workload in the areas of consultancy and training.

We are seeking an experienced and ambitious BIM Development Leader responsible for strategy planning and implementation delivery for industry clients.

We are seeking a Training Manager responsible for the development, coordination and delivery of CPD and scheduled and bespoke training.

For a more detailed role description and information on how to apply, please email info@bimacademy.ac.uk

MSc Building Design Management and BIM announced.

22 June 2012

As a result of Northumbria University’s ever-growing body of innovative research in the field, coupled with the BIM Academy’s strong connections with industry, The School of the Built and Natural Environment is set to offer MSc Building Design Management and BIM from September 2012. Please visit the Northumbria University Website for more information.

BIM Academy success in Build London Live 2012.

28 May 2012

BIM Academy are delighted to have received the award for Multidisciplinary BIM and use of Interoperability in the Build London Live 2012 virtual design competition.

Working intensively over a 48 hour period with team members Fulcro Engineering, Mott MacDonald, Northumbria University, Ryder Architecture and Shed – BIM Academy impressed the judges with their level of organisation, collaborative working, richness and breadth of analysis and data outputs to deliver a highly creative design.

For more information visit the Build London Live 2012 website.

The National BIM Library is now live.

27 March 2012

To coincide with the launch of the new BIM enabled specification tool, ‘NBS Create’ at Ecobuild 2012 last week, the first phase of the National BIM Library has gone live and is available for free download.

Visit the National BIM Library website for access to free generic BIM content

BIM Academy are proud to be involved with this initiative which will provide a generic, UK based library for practices and companies adopting BIM.

The first release of content can now be downloaded from the browser based library which includes BIM objects for use with ArchiCAD, Bentley, Revit, Tekla and Vectorworks. All content is also available in IFC format and comes with supporting guidance to aid users.

BIM Academy joined NBS, Software vendors and buildingSMART at Ecobuild for the press launch last week

An emphasis on the ‘I’ in BIM is key to the development of the library which hosts parametric information for COBie and IFC, as well as other useful information used throughout the design process, construction and lifecycle of a building.

BIM Academy to host first UK Academic Conference on BIM

7 February 2012

BIM Academy are hosting the first UK Academic Conference on BIM between Wednesday 5 and Friday 7 September 2012. Abstracts should be entered before Monday 9 April 2012. Please visit our Blog Post for further details.

BIM Academy are recruiting.

3 February 2012

We are seeking to recruit ArchiCAD, Bentley, Revit, Vectorworks and Tekla users. For application details and a full description of the post please Click Here.

BIM Academy partners with NBS to create National BIM Library.

6 September 2011

BIM Academy are delighted to be working with NBS on this exciting initiative. With the rapid escalation in BIM adoption over the last few years, there is now a compelling need for consistency in library content and quality. Equally important is the need for these libraries to be available in all common software formats, structured to suit UK construction practice and linked more closely to specification data. We look forward to applying our industry experience and expertise in IFC classification and BIM technologies to help NBS realise this ambition and deliver real efficiencies to the industry through the National BIM Library.