A leading global thinker will be in Melbourne in October to present on his research and practice on Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean Construction.

Rafael Sacks, Head of Structural Engineering and Construction Management in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Technion in Haifa, will

Associate Professor Sacks is presented as ‘the leading theorist in BIM and Lean who has produced one of the most influential books on BIM across the world’.

The lecture takes place on Tuesday 2 October at 7pm in the Sidney Myer Asia Centre, University of Melbourne as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series of 2012.

BIM and Lean Construction are together bringing fundamental changes to the construction industry.

The University of Melbourne announcement says:

BIM is the process of managing building data by using three-dimensional, parametric, building modelling software to increase productivity in building design and construction. BIM is the first major change to the way we create, store and use information about buildings and building projects since the invention of orthograhic projections. Lean Construction changes the very way we think about the application of resources to design and construction, maximising value and minimising waste. When people use BIM and apply Lean Construction practices in concert, new ways of working emerge.

In this free lecture, Associate Professor Sacks will outline the principles of BIM and Lean Construction and discuss how they interact, using examples from projects in the US, Finland and Israel.

Sacks will present recent developments in research and practice, dealing specifically with the flows of information in detailed design, the behaviour of subcontractors, the relationship between design changes and production workflows during construction and the move to prefabrication off-site. Sacks will also demonstrate KanBIM, a prototype of a novel workflow control system for construction on site, based on Lean principles and BIM technology, developed by his lab at the Technion.

Associate Professor Sacks has undertaken ground breaking research and development in the areas of BIM and Lean Construction and is a leader in his field. He co-authored the BIM handbook, the most influential text on BIM to date across the world.

Follow this link to RSVP for this free public lecture: https://secureau.imodules.com/s/1182/index.aspx?sid=1182&gid=1&pgid=2497&cid=3667

Exhibition

An exhibition of recent projects by Rafael Sacks will be held in the Wunderlich Gallery, 1 — 12 October 2012.