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Webinar: BIM 101 for Owners—From Tech Talk to the Bottom Line

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET   Building Information Modeling (BIM) provides owners the information needed to make impactful decisions that improve construction project performance and speed project completion. BIM combines the latest in design and collaboration technologies to provide owners with real-time information on all elements of a project, through all the phases of construction. The joint Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) webinar - BIM 101 for Owners - will provide owners a condensed 90-minute version of AGC's BIM 101: An Introduction to Building Information Modeling course, part of AGC's BIM Education Program. The webinar will cover essential BIM terminology, concepts and use cases, designed specifically to provide owners with practical information on how BIM can be used. Following the webinar, attendees will have the ability to:
  • Recognize the importance of BIM
  • Define common BIM terminology
  • Discuss how BIM can be used as a communication and collaboration tool
  • Explain the benefits of BIM
  • Compare examples of successful BIM usage
  • Discuss issues associated with starting BIM
Registration for this program includes a free copy of AGC's BIM 101 Participant's Manual. Facilitated by: Michael Tardif, Grunley Construction, Assoc. AIA, CSI, Hon. SDA, LEED®AP Registration: $150 for AGC and COAA members Please visit www.agc.org/BIMforOwners to register. For questions on registration please contact meetings@agc.org. For content-related questions please contact curriculum@agc.org. Attendees of this program are eligible for 0.2 IACET Continuing Education Units and 1.5 AIA CES Learning Units.