“We are BIM live” was the theme of the SUM 2016, the bi-annual BIM event for MEP engineers organized by Stabiplan and MEPcontent. More than 600 participants were present in the Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam. Installers, advisors and manufacturers were inspired and educated by sharing BIM experiences.
Learn from each other
No-one can ignore it, BIM is reality. Developments are going fast. BIM-adoption is increasing in whole Europe. “We are all working really hard to implement BIM”, says Stabiplan managing director Gijs Willem Sloof. But how do you make sure you keep up with all the developments? How do you start with BIM? How to avoid failure? “Share your experiences, not only your successes, but also your disappointments” says Edwin Schalk, business development director for Stabiplan. “That is what today is all about, but hopefully you will leave here knowing that you can pick-up the phone and call each other. Learn from each other, and we will all move forward”.
Celebrating success
Four chain parties shared their experiences with BIM during the plenary session. “Start somewhere and you will notice that you will grow” is the advice of Michiel van Wijk, international BIM manager for Deerns Advisors. Arjan van Haperen, director projects south for Unica, a Dutch installor, emphasizes the importance of celebrating successes. "During internal meetings, we show what BIM offers us. This is how we inspire and motivate our people." Manufacturer Barcol Air is working hard to align its processes with BIM. "Last year we have enriched our content with trade information, and we want to add more selection data to our content. Engineers can use this data to place orders and make calculations," says commercial director Johan Mes. The advice of Martijn Visscher, engineer for Breman Installors: "Start with BIM. It takes money, time and frustration but it's worth it to gain a better understanding, coordination and communication."
BIM is (virtual) reality
That virtual reality is nog longer science-fiction, but actually makes the construction process more efficient, turned out during the impressive presentation of Johan Schlingmann, manager product management for Stabiplan. Equipped with a Microsoft HoloLens, Schlingmann inspected a Remeha boiler and a Duijvelaar hydro-unit. Participant saw live how technical data and maintenance figures were called out from the BIM model using the HoloLens. This is how engineers and technicians on the building place will benefit from smart information, added earlier in the BIM process.
Interested in the pictures or after-movie? Check out the Stabiplan website later.
Learn from each other
No-one can ignore it, BIM is reality. Developments are going fast. BIM-adoption is increasing in whole Europe. “We are all working really hard to implement BIM”, says Stabiplan managing director Gijs Willem Sloof. But how do you make sure you keep up with all the developments? How do you start with BIM? How to avoid failure? “Share your experiences, not only your successes, but also your disappointments” says Edwin Schalk, business development director for Stabiplan. “That is what today is all about, but hopefully you will leave here knowing that you can pick-up the phone and call each other. Learn from each other, and we will all move forward”.
Celebrating success
Four chain parties shared their experiences with BIM during the plenary session. “Start somewhere and you will notice that you will grow” is the advice of Michiel van Wijk, international BIM manager for Deerns Advisors. Arjan van Haperen, director projects south for Unica, a Dutch installor, emphasizes the importance of celebrating successes. "During internal meetings, we show what BIM offers us. This is how we inspire and motivate our people." Manufacturer Barcol Air is working hard to align its processes with BIM. "Last year we have enriched our content with trade information, and we want to add more selection data to our content. Engineers can use this data to place orders and make calculations," says commercial director Johan Mes. The advice of Martijn Visscher, engineer for Breman Installors: "Start with BIM. It takes money, time and frustration but it's worth it to gain a better understanding, coordination and communication."
BIM is (virtual) reality
That virtual reality is nog longer science-fiction, but actually makes the construction process more efficient, turned out during the impressive presentation of Johan Schlingmann, manager product management for Stabiplan. Equipped with a Microsoft HoloLens, Schlingmann inspected a Remeha boiler and a Duijvelaar hydro-unit. Participant saw live how technical data and maintenance figures were called out from the BIM model using the HoloLens. This is how engineers and technicians on the building place will benefit from smart information, added earlier in the BIM process.
Interested in the pictures or after-movie? Check out the Stabiplan website later.