Schedule

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Why is it important for designers to consider the concepts of sustainability, circular economy or, more specifically, climate change in their creative process? Will the introduction of these parameters into your typical design workflow hinder your creative freedom?

When designing a certain space, one has the ultimate noble goal of serving its users. Yet nowadays, one of the greatest needs of society in general is to limit climate change.

The consideration of greenhouse gas emissions that stem from the establishment of the built environment and the knowledge on how to control or limit them should become part of the already sophisticated skill set of designers. But how to assess yet another quantitative parameter without tainting the beauty of the creative process?

This talk aims to explore the possibilities available to designers today to control the environmental impact of their design, while breaking paradigms and misconceptions related to building sustainability which diminishes the realm of choices that can be made throughout the design process.

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Learn more about cloud-based collaboration on construction sites, from the office to the field. Discover how you can improve your productivity with our cloud-based solution. We will also share specific examples of customer use-cases from SMB to Enterprise businesses. Don’t miss our class at BILT Valencia!

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Go onsite with a clash free building! And when sub contractors send you unappropriate models or when you have to go through thousand of issues register to this class to parse, group and automatically send the finally selected clashes to the right person.

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This presentation will give an overview of the Autodesk’s Interoperability strategy and recent achievements, including the implementation of IFC 4.3 across core products. After the general overview, we will share some best practice tips for Revit users.

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With BIM Models come great potential for automation and data analysis. One of the most powerful and versatile tools to do so is Python! This double lab will introduce you to the basics of Python and show you how you can use it to do awesome things inside Dynamo.

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Robots in construction have the potential to enhance job site productivity and safety through autonomous and repeatable data capture. Legged robots are bringing physical automation to complex, changing environments like construction sites. Learn how dynamic sensing with agile mobile robots opens up new opportunities and value with digital twin building lifecycle management processes.

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People are strange about their families, and manufacturers certainly get a bad reputation for their bloated and overly complicated families. As Door nerds, we see a lot of examples of how Door families are used in models. Join us for this session, where we’ll light your fire, and show you the good, the bad and the ugly. We’ll also explore best practices on how to handle door schedules, naming conventions and more. We will use case studies from around the world that showcase good collaboration between architects and specification writers, architectural consultants and more, and how you can use BIM content and models to leverage the best information possible and get jamming with your models.

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The use of game engines in the AECO market has been around for the last 5 years, enabling higher quality user experience and the ability to deploy apps for VR, MR, and AR. However, using modern BIM and fabrication authoring tools, the 3D geometry is generally more than these engines can chew, resulting in workarounds, model reduction, and other tricks. We have been working on a solution to this problem that removes such limitations and works with a wide range of common 3D file formats, ranging from Revit to Catia.

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Hemisfèric – Cuidad de las Artes y las Ciencias

Proudly sponsored by Bluebeam, a Nemetschek Company

Join us for an amazing evening in the City of Arts and Sciences in the heart of gorgeous downtown Valencia. This is an experience not to miss: an incredible architectural experience in a building (and indeed a whole precinct) by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, and the perfect way to unwind from the first day of events and start reconnecting with all those colleagues you haven’t seen for what feels like decades!

Av. del Professor López Piñero, 3, 46013 València

Dress: Business Casual

Buses will depart from UPV Entrance 1B starting at 17:30. You will need to make your own way back to your accommodation after the event concludes.

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In this session Dieter Vermeulen will talk about digital transformation in the AEC industry, its four crucial elements, their catalysts and how you can go on that journey with your own business. The session will explain the several steps in detail and illustrate it with some examples by our own customers.

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This panel discussion will look at how open-source software and tools can be used within the AEC industry. We will do this by asking our panelists about the pros and cons of open source, along with its unique use cases.

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You are comfortable with object creation in Revit but you want to go further and, above all, you’re tired of having families that don’t work in all situations? This class is for you. You will discover how Boolean Algebra can make you a family superhero. You’ll be able to produce consistent objects and even do things you thought were impossible in Revit families.

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Our industry is still early in its adoption of laser scanning, photogrammetry, and other reality capture technologies. Up to this point, the technology has been all about the As-Built, but as the cost of adoption comes down the jobsite is the new frontier for Reality Capture
Our industry is still early in its adoption of laser

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Use immersive technologies beyond viewing and start creating models together in real-time. Design buildings, cities, or interiors with your hands, share them in meetings with several AR/VR devices, and connect the outcomes back to BIM using tools that can redefine the way we design spaces.

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Grasshopper is a graphical algorithm editor included with Rhino.
Unlike RhinoScript, Rhino.Python, or other programming languages, Grasshopper requires no knowledge of programming or scripting, but still allows developers and designers to develop form generation algorithms without writing code.

All LAB attendees must bring their own devices.

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This double lab will take you from 0 to hero by introducing the most elementary Python notions and by applying them the real life use cases that will resonate with you and help you learn them better.

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices.)

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In this class, we will explore the journey of Spacemaker and how we worked over the past years to build an outcome-based product for architects and other building professionals

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This presentation will introduce the main “Flexible BIM” tools VisualARQ adds to Rhino and Grasshopper for developing a project of architecture inside Rhino in 3D, producing the 2D documentation drawings and delivering a BIM model for other AEC applications.

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Digital Twins are one of the hottest trends in the AECO industry right now, but what exactly are they and how can you create your own Digital Twin? This class will demystify Digital Twins Learn show how it is possible to create your own Digital Twin.

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How is a BIM Model created out of Point Cloud for Facility Management, Digital Twin modelling, or Refurbishment projects? This presentation will focus on Scan2BIM processes with Grasshopper and Rhino.InsideRevit, using a case study of an 8 kilometers long tunnel.

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This double lab will take you from 0 to hero by introducing the most elementary Python notions and by applying them the real life use cases that will resonate with you and help you learn them better.

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices)

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The AEC industry has to a large extent embraced parametric design. Will procedural generation, as distinct from parametric design, gain similar traction in the coming years? If so, what are the benefits of ‘procgen’ and what can be learnt from the games industry? 

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This class provides you with technical knowledge about the IFC schema required to ascend from simply using IFC to commandeering IFC. It will take you deep into the technical aspects of the IFC schema, and provide you with tools and skillsets to extract and manipulate IFC data.

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An opensource workflow can help achieve watertight models, which can be used for simulations or 3D printing. It helps to adopt many alternative techniques to further improve quality and efficiency. This presentation will focus on various practical implementations of the current tools’ capabilities as well as talk about their benefits and limitations.

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Information and data gathered from both BIM and GIS increase the success of a complete project. In this course, we will investigate further into the integration of BIM and GIS and their interoperability between data structures and software. From design to software development, this workshop will give you a complete overview of how to stream GIS data in design software and how to host your own open-source smart-cities concept platform.

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices.)

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This lab introduces basic programming concepts required to develop Revit plugins using c#. It consists of two parts: first, we code a simple Revit-analogous document as a simple means to explore object-oriented programming and then, in the second part, create a Revit plugin. 

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices.)

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This class will provide you with 8 years worth of accumulated Dynamo knowledge in the form of small pellets thrown at you at a blistering pace about useful stuff you might have missed out on in Dynamo.

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Speckle is the next-generation solution for interoperability, real-time collaboration, data management, versioning, and automation of BIM and 3D models. During this class, you’ll discover how Speckle works and how it can ease industry struggles with data interchange and slow manual import/export processes; learn how to modernize your project delivery ops and start collaborating using Speckle today!

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This presentation focuses on introducing the potentials, opportunities, and latest scientific findings in the BIM and LCA integration space.

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Representing BIM/IFC files as graphs opens up new possibilities for connecting data-silos and delivering valuable data-driven insights in AEC projects. After providing the context of what we describe as a Linked Common Data Environment (L-CDE), we‘ll go deeper into the process of producing, storing and analyzing such graphs.

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Information and data gathered from both BIM and GIS increase the success of a complete project. In this course, we will investigate further into the integration of BIM and GIS and their interoperability between data structures and software. From design to software development, this workshop will give you a complete overview of how to stream GIS data in design software and how to host your own open-source smart-cities concept platform.

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices)

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This lab introduces basic programming concepts required to develop Revit plugins using c#. It consists of two parts: first, we code a simple Revit-analogous document as a simple means to explore object-oriented programming and then, in the second part, create a Revit plugin. 

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices)

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Ever written an Ifc file by hand? I guess not. Let alone configure and generate an entire house.
We are using Ifc to develop Lego-like building blocks we can use to configure the content. Using the capabilities of the IfcProjectLibrary we’ll show you how to generate an Ifc residential house. Linking backend data to generated parametric Ifc content and a sneak peek at our IfcGraph model.

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Densification of the urban space drives more infrastructure projects below ground. By unleashing the power of parametric design in Grasshopper and dynamic 3D modelling for geology in Leapfrog Works, we have in recent years redefined how we plan, design and execute large-scale infrastructure projects.

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Sustainability is a fundamental principle for building design. The first stages of the design process are crucial for the overall outcome as far as sustainability is concerned. The BIM methodology can incorporate parametric, generative, and optimization tools to achieve this goal through data. Archicad and Grasshopper combined to create the workflow needed to solve sustainable issues without compromise.

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It seems that creating BIM applications is reserved for specialized software companies. However, IFC.js allows any professional to create their own BIM software completely free of charge, using the same technology distributed by large software companies. We will see how.

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices.)

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Have you ever had to deal with a point cloud? A good analysis before jumping to Revit is the key to success. We can analyze the pointcloud looking for deformations that are hard to check in Revit. What kind of questions will the pointcloud answer for us?

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices.)

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Drinks and Canapes in the Exhibit area

Proudly sponsored by Symetri

Day 2 is wrapping up. It’s been a grand day, but data heavy. Unwind with your colleagues in the exhibit hall, and geek out on new tech, new ideas and new connections. Relax, unwind, and prepare for another flat-out day tomorrow!

Dress code: Business Casual

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Jens will in this talk take us on the journey of BIM at BIG over the years, and how it’s been to re-saddle the whole BIM setup along the way, in a fast-paced design firm like BIG. Jens will be sharing some of the thoughts, steps & developments that were done to make this as smooth as possible, as well as some insights into the wider setup at BIG.

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Cloud platforms are the future of information and Facility Management. Through some case studies, learn how to connect BIM with Autodesk Forge and how to manage external databases, learn how to visualize and analyze data and apply AI and ML algorithms.

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Generative Design isn’t a new concept anymore. In the last few years, we have seen the rise of different approaches and tools. In this class, you will see several different and interesting applications of Generative Design, mainly through the usage of Dynamo and Revit. All these workflows are already possible for all of us. Come to this class to find out which one will best serve your needs. 

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Learn about a new way of delivering construction information. Making BIM model the legal construction document and by that fully unlock the potential in BIM. Bringing the BIM with trust to the field, adding asbuilt value and then bringing BIM over to FM – with zero drawings! A true success story presented by showing a finished award-winning project.

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Wouldn’t it be cool if we could exchange “information” over “documents” in an interconnected manner with better insights? With Linked Building Data (LBD), we can, and in this workshop, you will learn why this is important and how you can get started with the technology today.

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices.)

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This class will teach you how to create a WPF based dockable window with project health scorecard using Revit API.

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices.)

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This session will take a deep dive into what exactly the BIM Collaboration Format (BCF), the good and the bad. We will explore some of the interoperability and collaboration-based workflows that make use of BCFs in the AECO Industry.

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NATO adopted BIM to support the operations of its Headquarters in Brussels. Join us to discover the transition of the BIM models from Construction to Operations and Maintenance, and the impact that BIM can have on Facility Management.  

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Immersed tunnels require an integrated engineering approach for roads, structures, technical installations, and the immersed construction method. New software such as dynamo civil connection offers the engineer the opportunity to push the road design to the structural design. This approach makes the engineering process adaptive and allows changes without having a completely revised model.

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The design process and BIM implementation are often disconnected and don’t develop in parallel, making BIM tedious and meaning that full adoption is delayed until stage 3. Break the silos and create a seamless workflow between BIM and design teams from the start of the project, and delay your design freeze.

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Wouldn’t it be cool if we could exchange “information” over “documents” in an interconnected manner with better insights? With Linked Building Data (LBD), we can, and in this workshop, you will learn why this is important and how you can get started with the technology today.

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices)

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This class will teach you how to create a WPF-based dockable window with a project health scorecard using Revit API.

(All LAB attendees must bring their own devices)

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Queen’s Wharf Brisbane is arguably the largest OpenBIM project in Australia currently. It has won BuildingSMART’s OpenBIM Award in 2019. With the design phase of the scope of the main works wrapped up, and construction nearing completion, we can draw some conclusions and share some lessons learnt. This presentation focuses on the OpenBIM / cross-platform integration aspects, challenges, solutions and lessons learnt. ​ 

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How could they possibly think that this design was a clever idea”. Almost every driver knows that thought.   Using VR Driving Simulators every engineer can immersively experience the proposed design through the eyes of future drivers. This will result in a better understanding of human behaviour during the design process. 

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The use and implementation of linked open data technology for asset information management are explained with practical cases of the Dutch public sector. This lecture will give you insights into how to implement linked data based on three logical steps: formulating a data strategy, project information management, and asset information management.

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Data is a new buzzword. After 20 years of reigning on the scene the word “BIM” doesn’t buzz anymore, does it? Should you worry about missing new trend? Do you have to be good at “BIM” – whatever it means – to follow this newborn star? The class is a case study of a unique project: transforming 2D drawings of the second biggest hospital campus in Europe from a 40-years old CAD-system to Revit models. It was a brilliant chance to use the whole power of “data” concept, “data processing”, “data pipeline”. The presentation, however, is focused on the way itself, how we developed the competences needed to succeed. Technical detail one can find in the hangout. Recommended for all levels.

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Proper change management and leadership are essential to ensure success in the implementation any digital transformation process. Most organizations suffer when trying to introduce new systems in their teams mainly because they focus on technical aspects and forget about people and their motivations. This strategic session introduces a bespoke transformation model for the construction sector which, extending the generalist models, presents as a fable the process of defining, executing and consolidating a new digital reality.

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Masia Xamandreu

This unique Valencian country house of orange groves from the 19th century combines tradition and elegance with a fresh and relaxed atmosphere. The perfect place for us to gather to celebrate the end to our first European gathering post-pandemic, to embrace the community one more time for this year, and to discuss plans for next time!

Carretera Godella – Bétera CV310, Km 4, 46110 Godella

Dress: Business Casual

Buses depart from UPV Entrance 1B to Masia Xamandreu starting at 18:30. After the event concludes, buses will return to the City Center starting from 23:45.