Luis and Pedro are going to lead the workshop 5 Introduction to Parametric Design with Grasshopper 3d.
Luis E. Fraguada
Luis Fraguada is a developer at McNeel Europe, specializing in AEC applications, interoperability, 3d on the web, and 3rd party developer support. Luis joined McNeel Europe in 2015 and is currently developing on several projects, including rhino3dm and Rhino.Compute. Luis also helps to manage the development of Food4Rhino, a platform for 3rd party developers to share their apps and resources with the Rhino community. In addition to this role, Luis initiated and manages McNeel Europe’s participation in EU Funded research projects including Innochain, V4Design, MindSpaces, and Ecolopes.
Pedro Cortes
Pedro Cortés is a developer and technical support specialist at McNeel Europe. Since he joined the company in 2021, he is involved in the development of several projects, including Rhino.Inside Revit. Pedro also has experience as a Rhino and Grasshopper trainer, coordinating the Training Course for Resellers and participating as a teacher in events and workshops. In addition, Pedro collaborates in Food4Rhino webinars, a series of talks in which professionals and experts share their advances in the use of new technologies (AI, ML) with McNeel tools (Grasshopper, Rhino.Compute, Rhino.Inside).4
Moty will be leading workshop 4 on Quality control in multi-disciplinary projects. In this workshop, students will be introduced to the most important aspects of quality control in a multi-disciplinary working environment. BIM models will be discussed regarding the requirements per discipline, reaching from architects, structural engineers and HVAC. Specific software will be introduced that allows BIM managers to evaluate the quality of each model and in combination with each other. As a result, you will understand how to report and communicate issues among stakeholders.
Moty Vaknin Is a CTO at WeBIM, a Company based in Israel. WeBIM is an innovative company that has a strong passion to improve the construction industry by applying BIM methodology throughout the whole project lifecycle. Moty is We BIM Education Manager for Autodesk ATC (authorized Training Center) and AAP (Autodesk Academic Centre) in Israel. With over 10 years Working and Training in BIM Platforms. Moty is one of the forerunners of the BIM revolution in Israel.
Kelly is going to lead workshop 3 on Reality Capture with Laser Scanning. This class will delve into the world of point cloud data processing. A number of the recent scan to BIM projects will be presented and discussed. We’ll play with some scan data (surveyed at UPV) and attendees will gain an insight into practical modelling procedures for as-built projects and experience semi-automated Scan-to-BIM software.
I am passionate about process and technology innovation and how they can change industries and people’s lives. My education is in architectural design and documentation, but my experience within the AEC space is far more varied.
I have implemented various practice technologies into design, estimating, and construction teams and workflows; worked on amazing projects such as the SaRang Global Ministry center in Seoul as a designer, and Renzo Piano’s addition to the Louis Kahn Kimbell Art Museum as a contractor; and have had the privilege of growing and leading one of the most talented VDC & Process Innovation teams in the industry.
Those experiences have taught me there is a better way to create our built environment, and I want to make that way become a reality. As a first step in that journey, I have joined ClearEdge3D to help them develop the tools necessary for design and construction firms to get the most out of reality capture within the AEC industry, with the goal of closing the gap between the virtual and real world.
Francisco is going to lead workshop 1 on BIM management in the design phase from an architectural perspective. This workshop covers the fundamentals of information management in digital design projects and interdisciplinary collaboration efforts.
Francisco Tabanera is a technical leader and partner at Modelical. With a background as an architect for several years at Sagrada Familia’s design team, Francisco joined Modelical to help with several tasks, from challenging large project development to corporate implementation. Currently, he is the leader of the Innovation department in Modelical. Francisco got his Bachelor in Architecture from Barcelona Tech – ETSAB and earned a Master in Advanced Design and Digital Architecture from ELISAVA.
Bernardette will be leading workshop 2 on BIM and LCA implementation in the design process. This workshop focuses on theoretical and practical aspects to integrate an environmental assessment based on the Life Cycle Assessment method in the design process in BIM.
Bernardette Soust-Verdaguer is a Ph.D. Architect, who developed her career in various countries such as Uruguay, France, Spain, working in the field of sustainable buildings, especially on the use of environmental assessment tools and digital design tools such as BIM. Currently, she is working as a researcher and invited Professor at the University of Seville (School of Architecture) where participates in National and International Projects (IEA EBC Annex 72) focused on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and BIM integration. She is associated to the Green Building Council España, where participates in the Circular Economy working group.
I
have 30 years construction experience gained within construction across a range
of projects and sectors and as BIM Manager at Keppie Design I develop our
standards and procedures to align with those of the UK, and now the
international, standards, providing guidance to staff and management while
ensuring over 70 Revit users have continuing software and procedure skills
development.
I’ve been using BIM software and methods since 2004 and have applied them on Architectural projects ranging from small residential units to multi-million commercial and healthcare schemes, working collaboratively with all other project consultants and clients. I have been a passionate advocate of BIM collaboration throughout my career and relish the fact that every day still teaches me something new.
I’m also part of the Keppie team who develop partnerships with further education establishments since I have also previously lectured in Architectural Technology and keep in contact with the education sector, where I’ve collaborated with lecturers in course development. I’ve trained others in implementation of BIM methods, technology and software since 2004 and as a committee member of the Glasgow Revit User Group I’m a firm believer that spreading and sharing knowledge will help the wider construction industry and ultimately be beneficial to the whole industry.
Her Motivation
I take great delight in watching students engage with the subject matter and progress their understanding and skills and I believe my experience can help students put the context of their learning experience into practical use within the “real” world of the construction industry. I’m excited to be taking part in BILT Academy as a mentor because it’ll be an opportunity to share experiential knowledge and help students transition from education to the workplace with confidence in their skills.
Andy Waring
Background
I graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 2013 and became an architect in early 2017 completing various projects across the Sports, Education and Justice sectors with a combined project value of £70M in that time. I became the BIM manager of Holmes Miller Architects in early 2018. Holmes Miller has 3 offices, in Glasgow, London and Guangzhou with just under 100 staff. I lead the development and implementation of in house standards and content aligned to international specification and provide extensive training around various standards and tools both in house and externally. I also handle most ICT related matters and specialize in research and development projects ranging from the development of fully automated model validation procedures and various tools to aid parametric design and production. I am also developing integrations between finance software and various analysis tools for the SMT. Outside of Holmes Miller, I am a committee member for the Glasgow Revit User Group (GRUG) and have previously been the chair on various industry summits.
His Motivation
With concepts such as virtual digital construction and BIM becoming mainstream, we need intelligent and motivated students with the right knowledge to be productive and push the industry into the 21st century. Industry collaboration with education is vital to ensure that students are aware and prepared to join us in dragging the construction sector into the 21st century. I am delighted to be offered to opportunity to be a BILT Academy mentor to help guide the innovators of the future.
Key Learning Objectives
01- Learn how to collaborate with IFC files within Revit and to export an IFC from Revit
Open an IFC using Revit and save as a Revit file
Link a native IFC into a Revit model
Export a Revit model to IFC
Export formats
Location of Revit IFC Export mapping table
Simplified Export process
Overview of IFC advanced export settings
02- Learn about the BIM interoperability suite for classification of model elements, and to prepare your model for COBie data
Where to access the suite and an overview of the elements
Classification manager overview
COBie overview
Workflow for COBie population in Revit
03- Learn about Revit Model Checker and how to customise it to suit standards
Overview of Revit Model Checker
Why /when use model checker
Example of validation process using model checker
Short Q&A
1)Where do you see the importance of collaborating with IFC? Why this kind of standards are important for the AEC industry?
Working within Architecture I’m not the greatest advocate of the IFC format, I do think it’s very important that there is a method of interoperability through an open format but I see it more as a necessary complication to my job, since not everyone works across the same software formats. Industry software providers have resisted developing their platforms on a completely open format but the need for IFC import/export adds further time and effort onto projects where fee margins (in the UK) are very tight.
Additionally IFC still is not 100% accurate, and that margin of inaccuracy leave us at risk of being subject to legal disputes, hence it’s important that we adopt a workflow and method to interact with the IFC format, and we always ensure that any output in IFC format is clearly identified as being subject to potential inaccuracy or misinterpretation by the software used to read it as is the case with all exchange formats without a native editing tool
2)Could you briefly explain the difference between Open BIM and Closed BIM approaches? What is the need and role of IFC for Open BIM approach?
Closed BIM relies on every
project participant using the same software, being version specific and
requires no interoperability between different software formats. This
rarely happens, since CAD, Excel, Navisworks, images would have different
formats but are regularly incorporated to inform the project design.
Completely open BIM would
encompass integration of all formats, in particular IFC and COBie, and this happens
on most design projects, but it can be a difficult, time involved process and
unless participants are familiar with good workflows and processes and have
additional interoperability tools to handle the tasks involved these
integrations can cause expensive delays to project progress.
An ideal open BIM world would see
all software platforms linking together seamlessly using the native software
platform formats, but this dream is unlikely to become reality, hence the need
for tools to use IFC format and interoperability tools.
3)What is the most important message you want to give to the students after attending your workshop?
Always know the limitations of the deliverables you are signing up for, find out if they are fit for purpose and make your clients aware of this from the outset.
We’ve looked at some of the collaboration tools we use to provide our design services. They are not the essence of our design services, and regardless of how much automation and efficiency these tools provide, never underestimate the need for your design individuality, your thought and intellect, your expertise to inform any construction project. They say a bad worker blames his tools, instead be the expert worker who simply uses the tools to enhance inspired design.
A passionate architect and engineer, interested in everything new in the AEC industry. Mostafa is a true believer in data-driven construction and he works on developing/implementing tools and workflows to facilitate design, collaboration and project documentation. He is an active member of the Dynamo community and is the top-rated Dynamo Package developer.
He worked as an engineer in a study office in different fields (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Structure…) for four years. He then started the Data Shapes blog and co-founded the Data Shapes Company which provides cutting edge BIM support, training and workflows to AEC firms.
Mostafa
misses his days at the architecture school where he could experiment designs and
is really excited and humbled to be back in that environment to be part of the
BILT Academy Summit!
My
main motivation for the membership program is to share. Sharing
played a huge role in my learning experience. I learnt more from people who
were generous enough to share time and knowledge than I did from school. I feel
it is time for me to give back.
There
were a few key moments in my life when I was struck by words or concepts. Those
moments helped me find passion, and that is exactly what I wish to do for
people. It often takes hearing the right words at the right time to inspire you
for life.
I
truly believe that the biggest contribution I can bring to my trade is to share
with the community because no matter what you can achieve as an individual, it
will never be as big as what you can achieve as a community.
Key Learning Objectives
Understanding the basics of parametric and data-driven design
Getting familiar with the workflow of producing a parametric structure
Gaining a practical understanding of Generative Design
The human brain is amazing for coming up with strong intelligent/sensitive concepts. But they are limited when it comes to exploring all the possible outcomes of those concepts given a certain amount of inputs. That’s where computational design intervenes: it allows the translation of design concepts into algorithms that can then harness the computing power of computers to explore more design options.
When did you start
working on Computational Design and what was the trigger for it?
I started using computational design 7 years ago as I was working on a project with complex geometries. Implementing computational tools helped master the shapes and be more responsive when changes were brought to the project. After that, I realized that computational tools were also a fantastic means to manage data and automate tasks.
Is Comp Design just
about architecture discipline? What is the scope of it?
The use of computational tools is not only for architects. Their scope ranges from design intents to model auditing. It is a means to make machines do what they are good at accomplishing a large amount of repetitive tasks with little to no mistakes. That lets humans focus on what really is their job and do what they do best: be creative and innovative.
Can you tell a little
bit about your last or favorite project?
I’ve been lucky enough to work on many interesting projects but I have to say what I like the most is developing tools that can then be deployed for many users. The feeling of providing something useful that makes peoples work easier is what I find the most satisfaction.
I’m very happy that the committee decided to have a coding class this year.
The mentor of this workshop will be*drum roll folks*..
Frederic Beaupere
Background
Frederic Beaupere is an architect working at Herzog de Meuron since 2012, where he joined the Digital Technologies Group team, working as a BIM Manager.
Beside the usual tasks like setup, training and support, he enjoys helping teams with Python scripts on all kinds of tasks. Before joining HdM in Basel, Switzerland, he worked at various offices in Hamburg and Berlin: Laura Jahnke Architekten, Zaha Hadid and Barkow Leibinger, after his diploma at TU Kaiserslautern. He enjoys writing Python both at work and at home.
Motivation
“Standing on the shoulders of giants” is a phrase you can often hear in talks in the Python community. To me this also seems the perfect fit to describe my motivation to run a Python workshop at BILT Academy: Without all these numerous smart people writing Python, pyRevit, and RevitPythonShell, I would not be able to give a Python workshop. So in turn I think it is only fair to contribute back with my humble share, and hope this helps with open-source and collaboration.
Key Learning Objectives
We go through the steps of implementing a pyRevit/RevitPyhtonShell script as we would in the office. These are:
Python Basics Intro
Write Python Script in RevitPythonShell
Port Script to pyRevit
Short Q&A
How and when did you code for the first time, especially with python?
The first time I remember I ever coded something useful, was during university with autohotkey: I was so annoyed by my scanner driver having to set my preferred settings and open the scan page dialog for each single page, that I created a little helper script that would keep scanning pages with my preferred settings as long as caps lock was active. Probably one of the first things I’ve written in Python was about 3 or 4 years ago, when I wrote a little helper, to fix the PDF bill file naming of my telecom provider from “ebill.pdf” to the something like: “20160601_providername.pdf” from information inside the pdf and having it sorted directly from downloads into the correct directory. This is a very common pattern to me: I often start with some useful yet basic and simple script or pieces of logic, before I begin to write or assemble something larger.
How important is coding in the AEC industry?
As nowadays there is hardly any industry without interactions with computers, I would say coding/scripting is a valuable skill for everybody. More specifically: I would like to second what I already heard in a couple of coding podcast: Everyone should learn a little bit of coding – not to necessarily to become a professional programmer, but to amplify what they are already doing. Especially for architects who are on the creative side of thing, I guess it should feel natural to rather create tools than just consuming what is given.
Why is coding fun to you?
To me coding is both a very creative, fun and useful process. Learning a general purpuse programming language which can be applied anywhere from data science to web or iot on any platform, helps with countless tasks and also makes work way more fun! Often enough a smoothly running program still feels like magic..
What is your favourite coding project?
There are actually already a couple of favourites, but I will name one here that probably has the best visibility: “rvt_model_services” is an open-source Python project I started, to perform actions (mostly other scripts) on Revit models. The most common task is probably to run quality control and statistical checks on models on a scheduled basis. So it helps to see growth and detect abberations in models, but as it runs fully automatic, it does not create additional tasks for me, regarding the checks. (Apart from hooking it up to the system once) Besides this useful functionality, it also informs our teams via email and chat in case of model corruption so that our maximum potential rollback for broken models time is reduced. (which obviously saves nerves and money especially in big projects) link to the repo
Martin Taurer is the founder of LivingroomcraftZ and a pioneer when it comes to Building Information Modelling within the Building Industry. Together with his partner Silvia Taurer he runs LRCZ since 2008 and is specialized in implementing and practicing Building Information Modelling Management in Architecture and Structural Engineering projects.
After graduating as Architect from the Graz University of Technology, 1989, he continued working as certified Architect in Germany, Brazil, Austria and the Netherlands. Early 2000 he was part in developing and managing localization and translation of the Autodesk Revit product line. As product manager, Martin was part of major Autodesk developments and could gather working experience in Boston, Sydney and Tokyo until 2007. Due to his intensive utilization of software within the AEC industry his interests, knowledge and skills of smart and efficient workflows have grown over the years. Hence, working as BIM consultancy in Tokyo at 3D Innovation was his kick-off as BIM specialist. This lead to the idea of establishing Livingroomcraftz as a BIM consultancy.
Motivation
Martins personal motivation within the building trade is to communicate and collaborate efficiently in an economically feasible way. In order to do so, he started teaching at the Technical University in Delft as BIM specialist. Additionally, joining the BILT Academy Summit 2018 is a one-time opportunity to show students the latest technologies used by professions in the industry.
“BIM and IPD methodologies are beneficial rather than adversary tools for the architectural design process. My personal aim is to bring this thought process to young people – caring means sharing. Transparent communication between all stakeholders of the design process produces better quality and is simply more fun than writing stupid emails and filling out RFI forms. And the tools we have at hand make it possible. I find that exciting – possible students will think so too…“
“Proactive contribution to the educative community is a means of actively shaping the future of the industry – I am personally actively involved in the Open Source world via DynamoBIM – there we share our knowledge for free. And the same thought goes along with education. It’s sharing our knowledge to shape the future experts within the building industry.“
“And – last but not least – the best things in life are free. Ideally, in nerd-space (where I tend to retire to once in a while) it’s the pure thought that counts and not the money.”
By Martin Taurer
Martin at the BILT Academy Summit
As the name already says Martins workshop will be focusing on multi-platform approaches. The basic idea is that it´s open to everyone with experimental ideas and diverse working approaches. The usage of multiple software solutions is welcome BUT one important thing you should not forget collaboration is one of the major challenges.
To get an idea:
You will receive an architectural design of a building either in PDF and DWG, as a Revit model, as an IFC model, or even on Paper. Design issues will be included which need to be resolved, how? you can use all kinds of 3D BIM software, Visual scripting but also programming. The openBIM Server will be settled up for you to collaborate together.
One thing for sure, Martin will be the correct person to ask and work together when it comes to multi-platform solutions. check his BLOG 🙂
His Key-learning Objective
Utilize BIM/IPD Tools creatively How to use different tools to cover unusual challenges
Think outside the box If there is no tool available, let’s create a new one
Step onto the platform Utilize current methods of design development and design communication to fully utilize the integrated process
Hey folks,
I’m very happy to announce you this mentor. He is Vice President of Product Management at ClearEdge3D Inc. ClearEdge3D is a cutting edge software company which covers photogammetry. It is Kelly Cone a experienced and frequent speaker, who will tag team up for the point cloud session with Conor Shaw. Further on in the post, you can read how motivated Kelly is and how well he can thrill somebody!
Kelly Cone
LEED AP Vice President of Product Management ClearEdge3D Inc.
Background
I am passionate about process and technology innovation and how they can change industries and people’s lives. My education is in architectural design and documentation, but my experience within the AEC space is far more varied.
I have implemented various practice technologies into design, estimating, and construction teams and workflows; worked on amazing projects such as the SaRang Global Ministry center in Seoul as a designer, and Renzo Piano’s addition to the Louis Kahn Kimbell Art Museum as a contractor; and have had the privilege of growing and leading one of the most talented VDC & Process Innovation teams in the industry.
Those experiences have taught me there is a better way to create our built environment, and I want to make that way become a reality. As a first step in that journey, I have joined ClearEdge3D to help them develop the tools necessary for design and construction firms to get the most out of reality capture within the AEC industry, with the goal of closing the gap between the virtual and real world.
Motivation
Our education system so often holds up individuals as heroes of design or industry. Piano, Gehry, Calatrava, Gates, Musk, etc… In reality, the changes these people are credited with took hundreds or even thousands of people working towards a similar vision. And a lot of the effort wasn’t people working for those luminaries, it was people in adjacent companies or even industries that made their own impacts that made it easier for those luminaries to succeed. It was all the people on similar paths that lent legitimacy to their efforts. The individuals we hear about are those with the best timing, the most successful, the most well-known, but they are not the titular super-hero entrepreneur that single-handedly changed the world…
That is why programs like this are so important. If you want to change a profession, or an industry, you need to start a revolution. Revolutions happen on the backs of thousands of small but important decisions, and most often happen when new people enter a profession with a passion for how that profession should be. So, by empowering new architects, engineers, builders, and fabricators with the knowledge and the tools to enact the changes our industry needs – each of us can have an outsized impact on pushing change forward. And while none of us may be that person that becomes famous for re-inventing how buildings are made, at least we’ll have played a critical part in making it possible.
