Built Environment monthly webinar - UK BIM Framework Standards Update

Recorded: 19 April 2022 (12:00 - 13:00 UK time)

What’s this webinar about?

The UK BIM Framework is the overarching approach to implementing BIM in the UK; consisting of a collection of standards, tools and guidance that’s continuously developed to ensure it reflects current good practice. This webinar provides an overview of the Framework standards being updated this year. It highlights revisions to existing standards (such as BS 8536), progress on new standards (such as ISO 19650-4 and Flex 1965), and explains how these documents will impact the UK BIM Framework in 2022.

Who is this webinar for?

All built environment participants, in particular:

• Owners/operators
• Designers/engineers
• Consultants
• Constructors
• Asset managers

What will participants gain?

• Knowledge of the UK BIM Framework standards that are being revised
• An understanding of the changes being made
• Knowledge of the new UK BIM Framework standards being released in 2022
• An understanding of what these standards will include

Agenda

12:00 - 12:05 Intro & Housekeeping - Dan Rossiter FCIAT, Sector Lead, British Standards Institution (BSI)

12:05 - 12:15 UK BIM Alliance and the UK BIM Framework - Casey Rutland, Director, Digital Green

12:15 - 12:25 BS 8536 Revision - Brian Atkin, Director, The Facilities Society

12:25 - 12:35 19650-4 launch - Nick Nisbet, Director, AEC3

12:35 - 12:45 Flex 1965 launch - Dan Rossiter FCIAT, Sector Lead, British Standards Institution (BSI)

12:45 - 13:00 Q&A

13:00 End of the webinar

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Chartered Architectural Technologist Dan Rossiter FCIAT is an active supporter of the built environment, both nationally and internationally. Nationally, Dan provides digital transformation thought leadership at the British Standards Institution (BSI) where he also provides subject matter expertise to several national committees relating to information management, technical documentation, and terminology.  Outside of BSI, Dan contributes to several working groups and is an ambassador for both the UK BIM Alliance and the National Digital Twin programme. Internationally, Dan convenes CEN and ISO terminology and strategy working groups relating to the digital transformation of the built environment.

Casey is a digital advocate with a focus on company transformation from a people perspective.

With over 20 years of experience as an architect working in and leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver sports stadia, city centre developments, healthcare facilities and heritage buildings, he brings a clear, concise empathy-driven communication method to the seemingly vast topic of ‘digital transformation’.

As Founding Director of digitalgreen.io, he is responsible for driving the adoption of emergent technologies that enable the company to perform optimally, generate new products or services and engage staff in a thriving agile environment.  Casey helps businesses realise the value of digital through workshops, written papers and the successful (and free) global BIMOpenMic series of events.

Casey is regularly invited to speak at conferences on topics relating to the new digital era of our industry, guest lectures at various universities around the world and is a proud STEM Ambassador.

Brian’s experience and achievements span project management, construction management and facilities management (FM). He is an experienced project management corporate educator, having worked continuously with a global energy company for the past 15 years. Brian's primary interest is in an integrated process for the delivery and operation of assets. As a member of BSI’s FM Strategy Group and FM Technical Committee, as well as the ISO TC 267 Facility Management, he is well placed to advise on current best practices and emerging trends. Brian is the co-author of Total Facility Management published by Wiley, now in its fifth edition, and the technical author of more than a dozen British and international standards.

Brian holds a doctorate from the University of Reading and is a Fellow of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Chartered Institute of Building. Over the years, he has been appointed to professorships in Sweden, Australia and the UK.

Nicholas Nisbet is an architect and consultant in construction industry improvement. He studied at Cambridge and North London and then worked for EdCaad, the Edinburgh University research group that pioneered BIM in the late 70’s. 

At GMW Partnership he innovated in the area of visualisation of architectural designs based on production information. He leads work on XML development within building SMART and was joint author of  the BS1192:2007 standard for managing CAD/BIM information. He also developed the RASE method for automatic checking of building regulations used in current US and UK developments.

He is part of the UK Government BIM Implementation task group, helping specify the use of COBie and BIM to meet the aims of improved cost, carbon and value through sharing structured asset information. He is active in BSI’s B/555 committee on construction information.

BSI is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with this webinar contributing to Goal 9 on industry, innovation and resilient infrastructure.