Abstract Manager

The transportation and infrastructure industries are at the onset of a major transformation in our delivery methods. BIM concepts adoptions are building momentum across our industry and there is increasing talks about digital delivery or model as a deliverable for Departments of Transportations (DOT) in the United States. 

In this presentation we will be discussing the current United States DOT activity that is initiated by Federal Highway Adminstration's (FHWA) BIM for Infrastructure National Strategic Roadmap, and how that activity is breaking down the barriers to BIM transformation by state DOT’s and all owners of public infrastructure.  We then will discuss some of the BIM uses utilized on Stantec design efforts, focusing on solutions we’ve used that demonstrate the value and potential of Digital Delivery project environments. We will also discuss some of the challenges with digital delivery including topics like model as a legal document and the transition of traditional plans, specifications, estimates (PS&E) to a model-based workflow.

Three Learning Objectives

1. Become familiar with key elements of FHWA’s BIM for Infrastructure National Strategic Roadmap.
2. Learn about effective BIM process adoption strategies.
3. Hear about project case study examples of innovative uses of parametric and computational design principles, and how they benefited project delivery.