FIATECH

Presented by William E. Halal, PhD, George Washington University and Techcast LLC
With Special Guest Moderator - Francis Rabuck, Bentley Systems

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For six weeks this summer, FIATECH will present hot tips and trends from thought leaders in the industry as part of its 6-Pack Summer Series: Splash Into Futurecasting.

The Wisconsin Department of Administration Division of State Facilities has completed the task of preparing the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Guidelines and Standards for implementation on July 1. You may view and download these and related information from the DSF web site:

• BIM Implementation Announcement
• DSF BIM Guidelines and Standards
• Findings and Recommendations Report
• JBIM Fall 2008 Wisconsin Leads by Example

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Austin, TX, June 8, 2009--FIATECH and the POSC Caesar Association proudly announce the release of iRING (Version 1.0.0), which is a set of open source software solutions for ISO 15926 for the capital projects and facilities industry. iRING is a full technical implementation of the ISO 15926 standard and was developed through a successfully demonstrated implementation project called “Camelot.”

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End user acceptance of technology has been identified by both FIATECH and COMIT as a critical factor affecting the success and failure of mobile IT projects. Both organizations are seeking to better understand how to effectively overcome user-centered barriers to successfully implementing technology related to usability, training and change management.

As part of a research project at the University of Southern California on the quantifiable Return on Investment (ROI) for the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in AEC projects, the survey below has been prepared.  The research team believes that an increase in the availability of fiscal information on BIM's ROI will be significant because it can guide the entire industry to more efficient and practical solutions.  The results will be published in an academic report, which will also be distributed to the survey participants. Please note that any specific respondent information will be kept anonymous.

The ICT Vision Planning Workshop, held on 26th January 2009 in Manchester in the United Kingdom aimed to identify possible futures that the construction industry might face and to start developing a construction IT vision for the year 2030. It was a collaborative research initiative between ITcon Journal, VTT, SCRI at the University of Salford, Loughborough University and ConstructIT.