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The BILT Academy Podcast will be published monthly, with each episode being filled with news, insights, and knowledge from within and around the building industry – touching base on the academic, scientific, BIM and technology related topics that keep our building industry turning, to keep YOU the listener apprised and in the know. Each episode will be thoughtfully curated, based on the topic by our BILT Academy correspondents via research and industry expert interviews. We would like to thank our podcast technology sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy.

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Canada

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The BILT Academy Podcast will be published monthly, with each episode being filled with news, insights, and knowledge from within and around the building industry – touching base on the academic, scientific, BIM and technology related topics that keep our building industry turning, to keep YOU the listener apprised and in the know. Each episode will be thoughtfully curated, based on the topic by our BILT Academy correspondents via research and industry expert interviews. We would like to thank our podcast technology sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy.

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English


Episodes

Mentor announcement 2022 #4 Moty Vaknin

10/4/2022
Moty will be leading workshop 4 on Quality control in multi-disciplinary projects. In this workshop, students will be introduced to the most important aspects of quality control in a multi-disciplinary working environment. Support the show

Duration:00:16:33

Mentor announcement 2022 #2 Bernardette Soust-Verdaguer

9/28/2022
Bernardette will be leading workshop 2 on BIM and LCA implementation in the design process. This workshop focuses on theoretical and practical aspects to integrate an environmental assessment based on the Life Cycle Assessment method in the design process in BIM. Support the show

Duration:00:09:17

Mentor announcement 2022 #1 Francisco Tabanera

9/18/2022
Francisco is going to lead workshop 1 on BIM management in the design phase from an architectural perspective. This workshop covers the fundamentals of information management in digital design projects and interdisciplinary collaboration efforts. Support the show

Duration:00:08:46

Mentor announcement 2022 #3 Kelly Cone

9/18/2022
Kelly is going to lead workshop 3 on Reality Capture with Laser Scanning. This class will delve into the world of point cloud data processing. A number of the recent scan to BIM projects will be presented and discussed. We’ll play with some scan data (surveyed at UPV) and attendees will gain an insight into practical modelling procedures for as-built projects and experience semi-automated Scan-to-BIM software. Support the show

Duration:00:07:15

Mentor announcement 2022 #5 Luis E. Fraguada,

9/18/2022
Introduction to Parametric Design with Grasshopper 3d . Support the show

Duration:00:09:15

Episode Twenty Two - Open Source Part 4

4/28/2022
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Our twenty-second episode has been curated by our guest BILT Academy correspondent and previous BILT Academy Podcast guest Mark Wieringa. This month's podcast is the final in our 4 part series on Open Source, and in this episode, Mark interviews Thomas Krijnen. For this episode, Mark had the pleasure of interviewing Thomas Krijen about open source and getting technical about IFC. Here are this month's interviewees: AECgeeksYou can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:00:49:25

Episode Twenty One - Open Source Part 3

3/31/2022
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Our twenty-first episode has been curated by our guest BILT Academy correspondent and previous BILT Academy Podcast guest Mark Wieringa. This month's podcast is the 3rd in our 4 part series on Open Source, and in this episode, Mark interviews Dion Moult. For this episode, Mark had the pleasure of interviewing Dion Moult about open source and BlenderBIM. Here are this month's interviewees: Dion MoultBlender BIMYou can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website We return on April 28th with our final episode of a 4-part series on open source. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:00:41:33

Episode Twenty - Generative Design

2/24/2022
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Our twentieth episode has been curated by our newest BILT Academy correspondent and previous BILT Academy Podcast guest correspondent Hugo Taillandier. This month's podcast is all about Generative Design, with insight from our subject matter expert Jacob Small. For this episode, Hugo interviewed Jacob Small, Technical Consultant for Autodesk in the field of Generative Design. Hugo is new to the topic of Generative Design but thought a great way to learn was to dive right in and have a candid discussion with someone that works with it every day. Here are this month's interviewees: Jacob Small,AutodeskYou can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website We return March 31st with our 3rd episode of a 4-part series on open source. We also have some exciting news to share with you! The BILT Academy Summit as well as BILT Europe will be held as in- person events in Valencia, Spain! The BILT Academy Summit commences on May 2nd at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) with spanish and international workshops for students and academics. This will then be followed up by our international BILT EUR conference from May 3rd - 5th at the Palacio de Congresos in Valencia, a stellar conference program awaits you and a lively exhibition! Mark your calendars, we look forward to meeting you in Valencia! We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:00:46:58

Episode Nineteen - Open Source Part 2

1/27/2022
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Our nineteenth episode has been curated by our guest BILT Academy correspondent and previous BILT Academy Podcast guest Mark Wieringa. This month's podcast is the 2nd in our 4 part series on Open Source, and in this episode, Mark interviews Jon Mirtschin. The BILT Academy team has started into a busy new year with not only pressing deadlines educationally as well as professionally, but the team is also very busy behind the curtains to shape a program for the BILT Academy Summit. So, Mark who was scheduled to co-pilot this episode with David took the initiative to support the team by taking on the lead on the open-source subject. Which turned out to be quite a journey of insights, vision and core knowledge. Since all interviewees have provided the BILT Academy with elaborate information we’ve decided to dedicate to each interviewee a podcast episode that will be airing within the first half of this year. For this episode, mark partnered up with a long-time collaborator and inspiring veteran of the open source community, a source of deep knowledge and founder of many open source tools and initiatives. Mr. Jon Mirtschin of Geometry Gym. Here are this month's interviewees: Jon MirtschinGeometry GymYou can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website We return on February 24th, with an episode about generative design. We also have some exciting news to share with you! The BILT Academy Summit as well as BILT Europe will be held as in- person events in Valencia, Spain! The BILT Academy Summit commences on May 2nd at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV) with spanish and international workshops for students and academics. This will then be followed up by our international BILT EUR conference from May 3rd - 5th at the Palacio de Congresos in Valencia, a stellar conference program awaits you and a lively exhibition! Mark your calendars, we look forward to meeting you in Valencia! We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:00:54:03

Episode Eighteen - Christmas Fireside Chat

12/24/2021
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Our eighteenth episode is our last of 2021. For this Christmas Special, we see the entire BILT Academy return for a nice fireside chat. We talk about what everyone enjoyed learning in 2021, what were the hot topics of 2021 for the AECO/BIM world. We also cover the must-have "Tech Gifts" for Christmas 2021, and what advice our BILT Academy correspondences would give students entering Higher Education in 2022. On behalf of the entire BILT Academy crew, we wish all of our listeners a very merry Christmas and a happier 2022. You can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website Be sure to tune in for our next episode on January 27th, 2022, where we continue our dive into the topic of open source with David and Mark. We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:00:25:52

Episode Seventeen - Open Source Part 1

11/25/2021
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Our seventeenth episode has been curated by our BILT Academy correspondent David. This month's podcast is a BIM Technology podcast, and in it, David interviews industry expert Mark Wieringa David has been reading a lot lately about data exchange and the limitations we experience in the building industry when using specific or multiple technologies that don't correspond directly which leads to data exchange that is inaccurate. Learning more and more about IFC and BCF, I wanted to learn what is open source exactly and who is driving this? For that very reason, I invited Mark Wieringa of Bimforce in the Netherlands a fierce advocate of the open-source use in the AEC industry, for a chat. Here are this month's interviewees: Mark WieringaBIMforceYou can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website We return on December 17th when we continue our deep dive into the topic of open source. We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:00:38:33

Episode Sixteen - Robotics Part 3

11/4/2021
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! For episode sixteen we invited Anthony Meijer, a student taking Built Environment at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, Netherlands to hop on board as guest narrator to this month's topic. In this month's episode, we once again dive into the world of robotics. This time it was Anthony and his research that's based on how the AEC industry can utilize robotics in construction that lead out show. To get his urgent questions on the topic answered he reached out to Brian Ringley of Boston Dynamics. Here is more information about this month's interviewee: Brian Ringley Boston DynamicsYou can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website Don’t miss out on our next Podcast airing on November 26th where we kick-off the topic open source. We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:01:00:09

Episode Fifteen - BIM Execution Plan

7/29/2021
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! For episode fifteen we invited Hugo Taillandier, fellow Podcaster/ host of Today's Architecture Podcast and student at Napiers University in Edinburgh to hop on board as guest correspondent to this month's topic. In this month's episode, Hugo decided to venture into the topic of BIM Execution Planning, as he had not yet been really exposed to that topic and got curious in learning more about how project protocol is set up and executed accordingly. In order to get accessible and in-depth knowledge on this subject, He reached out to the eminent authority on BIM Execution Planning: Dr. Marzia Bolpagni. Here is more information about this month's interviewee: Marzia BolpagniMaceYou can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website Don’t miss out on our next Podcast airing on October 28th where we again go nuts on robots with our guest Narrator Anthony Meijer, a student in robotics and Boston Dynamic's very own Brian Ringley! We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:01:01:22

Episode Fourteen - Visual Programming

6/24/2021
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Before we get into this month's podcast, we want to celebrate our first year 1 year of Podcasting, and to begin year two with this month's Episode 14. We also would like to thank BIM Track for coming on board for another year as our official Podcast Technology Support. Thank you! Our fourteenth has been curated by our BILT Academy correspondent David. This month's podcast is a BIM Technology podcast, and in it, David interviews two industry experts about coding and more specifically visual programing. In this month's episode, with coding becoming more and more part of a daily workflow for practitioners in the built environment we decided to take a deeper dive. We found that for a variety of reasons such as to automate repetitive tasks or to overcome any complex surfaces, coding is becoming more and more popular in the AEC industry. With this in mind, David was wondering what visual programming tools are out there and which ones are most commonly used and, in this podcast, we highlight 2 of those, namely Dynamo and Grasshopper. Here are this month's interviewees: Jostein OlsenSwecoLuis FraguadaMcNeel EuropeYou can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website The upcoming episode in July will be our last one before our summer break for August and September, returning in October. Be sure you don’t miss out on our next Podcast airing July 29th with our guest Narrator Hugo Taillandier and Digital Transformation Expert and Head of BIM International at Mace Group: Marzia Bolpagni! We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:01:17:21

Episode Thirteen - Sustainability Part 2

5/27/2021
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Our Thirteenth episode has been curated by our BILT Academy correspondents Daniel and Julia. This is the second episode of our two-part podcast series on sustainability. For this month's part two, we continue following up on our sustainability topic and tune into Academia and Science for their practical solutions. Providing AEC experts with assessment methods to evaluate the environmental performance of buildings represents a large challenge over the past few decades. On one side, the topic itself is mainly beyond the designer’s expertise and tools, and the workflows lack the ability to provide quick and significant results for design scenarios and as-is assessment. Consulting with environmental engineers as experts takes time and money. Thinking of energy simulation, we commonly include operating systems and leave out production and fabrication processes of materials. In order to evaluate material selections, the Life Cycle Assessment has been identified by European policies such as the Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor (CRREM) to be THE method to make environmental assessment throughout all building life cycle stages possible and valid. In order to dig deeper into this topic, Daniel and Julia, interviewed Daniel's colleague at TU Graz in Austria, Dr. Marcella Saade, to provide us with deep insights on this subject matter. Marcella Ruschi Mendes SaadeTechnische Universität GrazSome resources from this episode: TU Graz press releases on Sustainability: "Sustainable Construction": Austrian Association for Building Materials & Ceramic Industries endows TU Graz professorshipClimate-Neutral TU Graz - TU GrazOverview: Sustainable Systems - TU GrazProfiles and Contact Details Dr. Marcella Ruschi Mendes Saade: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marcella-Saadehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/marcellasaade/Researches: https://annex72.iea-ebc.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114107https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marcella-SaadeYou can find complete episode show notes on the BILT Academy Website Be sure to tune in for our next episode on June 24th, 2021, a technical podcast about coding. We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their cont Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:01:13:52

Episode Twelve - Sustainability Part 1

4/29/2021
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Before we kick off this episode a couple of announcements: First up I am happy to announce that the BILT goes globally virtual from June 22nd until 24th, 2021! The event will be held over multiple days and global time zones. You can find more info about the virtual event and register your interest in participation HERE. We also would like to let you know that the BILT Academy Podcast is going on a summer break for 2 full months in August and September this year. We will take the time to refill our energy levels and to spark some new podcast creativity. Our Twelfth episode has been curated by our BILT Academy correspondent Julia. This is the first of a two-part podcast series on sustainability. This month's part one has Julia interviewing a leader in sustainability and climate adaptation. Those outside of the EU might not be aware, that the European Green Deal is the ambitious EU climate policy that aims to be the first climate neutral continent by the year 2050! This requires a fundamental transformation of our energy system and for the general building industry. For this Episode, I teamed up with Willy Spanjer who will tell us how the Technical University of Delft, in the Netherlands aims to contribute towards these ambitious European goals. Willy SpanjerThe Green VillageSome resources from this episode: https://thegreenvillage.org/en/Climate adaptive city – The Green VillageSustainable building and renovation – The Green VillageYou can find complete episode show notes on the BILT Academy Website Be sure to tune in for our next episode on May 27th, 2021, part 2 of our sustainability series. We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:00:51:17

Episode Eleven - Robotics Part 2

3/25/2021
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Our Eleventh episode has been curated by our BILT Academy correspondent Daniel. This is the second of a two-part podcast series on Robotics. This month's part two has Daniel interviewing two leading researchers in the field of robotics and its future. A few years back, Daniel had the privilege of holding an internship position at Fraunhofer Italia where he got to meet inspiring researchers on the cutting edge of technology. In this episode, we meet two leading PhD researchers of esteemed Fraunhofer Italia who will tell us more about the future of robotics in construction and how this will impact us in how we work. Camilla FolliniFraunhofer ItaliaMichael TerzerFraunhofer ItaliaSome resources from this episode: https://www.kewazo.com/ https://www.fraunhofer.it/en/jobs-and-career/Stellenausschreibung.htmlYou can find complete episode show notes on the BILT Academy Website Be sure to tune in for our next episode on April 29th, 2021. In this episode, we will be experimenting with a new format, so expect the unexcited! We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:00:50:09

Episode Ten - Robotics Part 1

2/25/2021
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Our Tenth episode has been curated by our BILT Academy correspondent David. This is the first of a two-part podcast series on Robotics. This month's part one has David interviewing two industry experts about the future of robotics. This month we kick off a series of podcasts where robotics take center stage. This episode focuses on the future of robotics, with the future being us, the next generation of the building industry. We invited a senior lecturer for robotics and a student graduating on this topic to give some insights on how robotics is currently taught and studied. As well as asking them to share their predictions of how the increasing demand for automation will change the curriculum of architects and engineers of the future. Boris BähreHanze University of Applied Sciences in GroningenAnthony MeijerHanze University of Applied Sciences in GroningenYou can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website Be sure to tune in for our next episode on March 25th, 2021, which will be part two of our robotics series. This episode will be curated by BILT Academy correspondent Daniel as he explores the topic of advanced robotics. We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:00:36:23

Episode Nine - Technology Innovators

1/28/2021
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Our first episode of 2021 is episode Nine and has been curated by our BILT Academy correspondent David. This month's podcast is a BIM Technology podcast, and in it, David interviews two industry experts in the field of technology innovation. In this month's episode, we go behind the scenes of two successful internationally implemented BIM technologies and meet the founders and driving forces of BIM technology in the building industry. We meet 2 building industry experts that made the giant leap from a traditional oriented building industry to the future world of shaping our built environment. We'll be going over things like, what motivated them by utilizing their proficiency to become technology innovators? What drove them to develop technology? What issues in traditional skills did they formerly encounter and jumped on to fix them? And what obstacles do they still face and foresee and how can we overcome them as end-users of these technologies? 2 compelling stories of 2 inspiring building industry experts and technologists. Dwayne MillerUNIFI LabsKelly ConeClearEdge3DSome resources from this episode to help you learn more about UNIFI Labs and ClearEdge3D. UNIFI Labs UNIFI is leveraged and described as “the gold standard” by leading AECOMs across the globe including Stantec, HDR, Kimley Horn, CannonDesign, Chick-fil-A, Legrand, and 40,000 other users. You can learn more or try UNIFI free at Demo - UNIFI (unifilabs.com) Email: sales@unifilabs.com TwitterFacebookLinkedIn ClearEdge3D ClearEdge3D is a leader in automated as-built modeling and construction verification software. Its mission is to bring new technologies into design and construction workflows that are easy-to-use, and simply make field and back-office teams more efficient. WebsiteLinkedInTwitterScan to BIM UniversityScan to BIM University LinkedIn GroupRequest A Demo Link:https://bit.ly/39JG5PDYou can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website Be sure to tune in for our next episode coming on February 25th, 2021. This will be the first of a two-part series on Robotics, with David coming back next month to deliver part one. We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:01:20:39

Episode Eight - 2020 Year End Special

12/30/2020
Welcome to the BILT Academy Podcast! Our eighth episode is our year end special which sees all of our BILT Academy team return to tell you a bit about their journey in researching the topics presented in our podcast episodes, but also to reflect on how they have experienced the unprecedented circumstances of a global pandemic and how the related governmental health measurements have changed their lives. For this Podcast Special, we invited a special guest, who by her profession and academic pedigree – we turned to, to answer a couple of questions we had as a team - in how to address the inverse effects the current pandemic has on us. As our special guest is a personal friend of our back-end producer, the interview was conducted by her. Sylvia LemkovitzOCAYou can find complete episode notes on the BILT Academy Website Be sure to tune in for our next episode on January 28th, 2021, where David kicks off the new Podcasting year with a brand new episode on BIM technologies! We would also like to thank our Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track for their continued support of BILT Academy. Podcast Technology Sponsor BIM Track: The communication platform for BIM coordination. Better Coordination = Better Projects! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

Duration:00:39:09