CIF is the country’s leading provider of management training within the construction industry. Training programmes relating to effective management are delivered by expert CIF staff, with strong external inputs, and based around innovative pedagogy and applied learning.
Building Information Modelling
“Introduction to BIM (Building Information Modelling) - A Strategic
Overview” - for Owners, Directors or Senior Management in Construction Companies:
This is an essential event for everyone involved in Construction who wants a concise introduction to BIM (Building Information Modelling). BIM is about improved management of information throughout the entire lifecycle of a building process, from early conceptual design through construction administration, and into facilities management.
Implementing BIM requires careful planning in order to achieve successful and predictable results. Ireland’s leading BIM specialists will be sharing their knowledge gained over the last 4 years, and provide practical advice on how to implement BIM in your business.
- Understand your individual need for the transition to BIM
- Understand your organisations need for the transition to BIM
- Understand your clients need for the transition to BIM
This 3-hour presentation and demonstration, by the managing partners of ArcDox, is aimed at people starting their journey into BIM, especially company directors or senior management, who want a non-technical overview, to understand the business
benefits, processes and investment required.
The presentation and demonstration will cover:
- What BIM is, and how it affects current industry work processes.
- The main drivers and benefits of BIM for the various project stakeholders.
- Examining international trends in BIM, and activities in the Irish industry.
- Reviewing skills and competencies required for companies to be competitive
in a global market. - Practical advice on how to implement and engage in BIM.
- Understanding current and emerging standards and protocols.
- Demonstration of various BIM tools for Modelling,
- Review & Coordination.
- Questions and discussion.
Speakers Bio:
Ralph Montague Architect, BArch MRIAI Managing Partner, ArcDox
Ralph Montague is managing partner of ArcDox, a specialist consultancy practice providing professionally managed BIM (Building Information Modelling) production, support and training services to the construction industry. An architect with extensive experience in managing large projects, Ralph. As chairman of the RIAI practice committee for BIM, and coordinator of the Construction IT Alliance (CITA) BIM Group, Ralph has been leading the development and adoption of BIM in Ireland since 2009.
Patrick Slattery Architectural Technician Dip.Con Tech Partner, ArcDox
Pat Slattery is a founding partner of ArcDox, a specialist consultancy practice providing professionally managed BIM (Building Information Modelling) production, support and training services to the construction industry. An architectural technician with extensive experience in managing large projects, Pat brings a strong technical background to the BIM project process with practical experience of project production, resource management and technical content development.
Getting Started in BIM with Good Advice
The
partners of ArcDox are former associates & project leaders, of a large commercial architectural practices in Ireland, and have extensive experience in the construction industry. Established in 2009, as the first BIM specialist consultancy practice in Ireland, they provide Production, Support and Training services to the construction industry, to enable and support a BIM process on projects, endorsing BIM as a more cost effective and highly efficient way of producing and managing construction documentation.
For booking information contact CIF Training & Development on 014066000 or by email training@cif.ie



