Associated General Contractors Creates BIM Forum LLC

The Associated General Contractors of America has removed its name from its BIM Forum, which is concluding today in Philadelphia, in order to create the BIM Forum LLC. The Associated General Contractors of America will continue to own and run the BIM Forum, however its name was recently changed and its focus and membership expanded to include more architects, designers, owners, design and construction attorneys, academia leaders and other BIM pioneers. The BIM Forum will now charge members an $150 annual membership fee, which will include monthly meetings, weekly teleconferences and more web casts, in addition to its three BIM conferences a year.

For more information about the change, visit:
http://www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/1340000734/post/360049636.html

Source: Building Design & Construction magazine

The San Francisco Digital Design Breakfast Club on BIM

The American Institute of Architects featured on its website the outcome of a recent session of the San Francisco Digital Design Breakfast Club. The informal group meets once a month to discuss the use of digital design technologies in design and construction, talk about the philosophy behind the technology and share stories about their experiences with the technology. Check out members' interesting responses to a series of 20 slides on the topic of BIM.


http://www.aia.org/practicing/groups/kc/AIAB080228

Source: American Institute of Architects, http://www.aia.org/