Designed in the digital age - How BIM will impact product innovation
1. Designed in the digital age: How BIM will impact product
innovation
Date: Thursday 26 May 2016
In association with: Wavin
The demand to use BIM from clients and main contractors is slowly filtering down the supply
chain, and manufacturers are increasingly required to design products that plug into the BIM
process.
This webinar examined how the increasing use of BIM is impacting the design of products, and
the information that is provided on them.
Guest speakers considered whether manufacturers could be doing more to make their products
BIM-friendly, and whether the use of BIM is driving product innovation.
Is complex data management seen as a barrier to trying new things and does the need for
software-compatible information slow down the design and release process? Or does a higher
level of collaboration between all stakeholders stimulate and reveal first-time opportunities for
product development?
Featured speakers: David Blackman (Chair), features writer, Building;
Jose Fandos, founder and CEO, Andekan;
Shaun Farrell, associate director, technology - BIM, Turner & Townsend;
Joe Cilia, technical manager, FIS;
Steve Skeldon, above ground product manager, Wavin