#BIM for Green
On 1st April the Centre for Knowledge Exchange (CKE) once again brought together it's thinkBIM & greenvision networks in a half day #greenBIM conference which blended presentations, discussion & debate on how effective use of data can lead to greener outcomes for buildings and their occupants.
#GreenBIM network map http://bluenod.com/103686 find you links and connections- The event was opened by thinkBIM chair Duncan Reed @djhreed67, who welcomed the audience & introduced our compere for proceedings, Su Butcher @subutcher. For those who don't know about Su (& there can't be many left), she is the Director of Just Practising, a consultancy which offers strategic marketing and business development advice to construction companies. For more details, check out her website at the link below & sign up to her newsletter which is full of useful tips to help you get more from your digital marketing strategy.
Just Practising: Putting Social Media to Work in ConstructionIt is about time that Social Media was put to work for Construction. Stop tinkering around on the edges and get a structure in place. Find out how I'm helping it happen in marketing, business development and networking.- The first presentation of the day, and arguably the most important, was our industry keynote on behavioural change & it's significance to BIM Adoption, delivered by Dr Anne Kemp @ACKEMPO . Anne is a Director & Fellow at Atkins Global recognised for her expertise in BIM Strategy and Implementation. She is also Vice-Chair of BuildingSmart UK, Chair of ICE’s BIM Action Group & BIM4Infrastructure UK. She is currently providing strategic advice on BIM to HS2 and the Thames Water Alliance, Eight2o & has been part of the UK Government BIM Task Group helping the Highways Agency and Environment Agency to implement BIM. She also recently graduated as a prizewinner from Henley Business School with an MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change. We were thrilled that Atkins could spare her for a day as her observations on industry silos & barriers to collaboration immediately resonated with us all...
- Anne then went on to talk about leadership, team dynamics & the importance of in-role learning & development. We will be writing a more in depth post on Anne's talk over on our thinkBIM blog in the next few days, so do look out for that. In the meantime, here are a selection of the main points & observations from the twitter stream...
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