http://buildingsmart.org.au Site News daily 1 2008-01-22T04:33:20Z http://buildingsmart.org.au/building-simulation-nov-2011-conference-sydney John Mitchell, Chairman of buildingSMART Australasia gave a keynote address on the adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Australia, highlighting the challenges the Australian construction industry is facing to achieve a whole of industry benefit from this new technology. Nearly 500 persons attended the IBPSA-AIRAH hosted conference with a large proprtion (approx 80%) from overseas. BIM was an important theme with two sessions devoted to the topic. Increasingly thermal performance/energy simulation engines must be integrated with BIM to improve the speed, quality and efficiency of analysis. The talk outlined the scope of the Australasian BIM National Initiative and in particular the crucial role building product manufacturers must play in providing BIM compatible product information. No publisher iai-admin 2011-12-06T03:22:13Z News Item http://buildingsmart.org.au/news/bim-in-health-2010-seminar-this-week CHAA (Centre for Health Assets Australasia) and buildingSMART are holding a seminar on the role of BIM in Health Facilities design and construction at UNSW. No publisher iai-admin 2010-10-25T09:30:36Z News Item http://buildingsmart.org.au/news/buildingsmart-national-conference-presentations-available Following the recent National Conference presentations from almost all speakers is now available No publisher iai-admin 2009-09-25T10:27:17Z News Item http://buildingsmart.org.au/built-environment-meets-parliament BEMP has become a key event annually for the construction sector to meet the Federal Government and engage in a dialogue on important issues in the built environment sector. No publisher iai-admin 2009-01-02T09:20:20Z News Item http://buildingsmart.org.au/buildingsmart-international-summit buildingSMART International held its annual summit in Stockholm from Sept 15-19th No publisher iai-admin 2009-01-02T09:15:05Z News Item http://buildingsmart.org.au/iaimembership/critical-visions-08 The 2008 RAIA National Architecture Conference, Critical Visions, will be held in Sydney in April, and has something for everyone interested in the built environment. No publisher rclark Convention 2008-03-25T04:44:32Z News Item http://buildingsmart.org.au/add-news/lean-and-green-adapt-or-die 2008 CIBSE/SBSE VIP KEYNOTE SPEAKER WORKSHOP SERIES MARCH & APRIL Over 95% of buldings are not green, deliver a suboptimal workplace environment and could be considerably more productive. With sustainability comes complexity. This requires more flexible and creative solutions to create an intelligent building. This workshop series presents a unique opportunity to hear and interact with two renowned experts No publisher iai-admin 2008-03-24T18:42:05Z News Item