BIMstorm™ | Build Boston 14 May 2008 Part 2 - Live

• BIMstorm™ returned to Boston for another round.
• Part of the AIA TAP - Technology in Architectural Practice Conference being held alongside the AIA National Convention in Boston.
• Real time charrette during the 90 minute plenary session, on May 14, 2008
• 130 BIMs were created during the 90 minutes.
• Audience members submitted BIMs from their iPhones, Laptops and on paper forms, which were then entered into OPS.
• Remote participants also submitted their projects.
• This was a first of a kind massive creation of BIMs in real time from the audience.

An Audience of 400 submitted 130 BIMs in 90 Minutes.

iPhones, Excel, Laptops, Paper and Pencil, were used to create BIMs.

The OPS Model Server supported these BIMs at varying levels of detail.

OPS generated Google Earth Files.

IFC files generated BIMs to be opened in Revit, Archicad and VectorWorks.

Boston will never be the same.

BIM is for the People.

BIM for the People is the theme of this BIMStorm

• BIM is democratic. Understanding how the power of many can have dramatic results.
• BIM needs to be accessible by all to make the process valuable.
• If you know how to use Excel, you can create a BIM in Boston.
• If you have an iPhone, you can create a BIM in Boston.

BIMStorm centered on top of the Boston City Hall

• buildingSMART alliance
• The ONLY way we are going to reduce our carbon footprint is to use open standards based processes to enable true real time collaboration and decision making.
• The complexities of the industry and need to measure, calibrate, design and construct our environment, require building in a smart way.
• Stop building dumb.