May 4 2010
McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), will host a conference on Green Building Information Modeling (BIM): How Environmental Performance Modeling is Improving Sustainability on May 19 at The Westin Copley Place in Boston, MA.
Designers and contractors who successfully leverage modeling, analytical and simulation technologies can significantly improve outcomes. At the Green BIM event, professionals will get a glimpse of how BIM is helping to deliver more sustainable projects worldwide.
"Project teams are being asked to plan, design and build more sustainable communities and high performance green buildings," said keynote speaker John Dalzell, Senior Architect for the Boston Redevelopment Authority. "BIM provides the tools to track and report key green building and environmental indicators." Mr. Dalzell will discuss new government regulations for sustainability and green building as well as the U.S. Green Building Council's new LEED rating system for Neighborhood Development, which applies to green communities and cities.
"People are finding increasingly creative ways to leverage the power of modeling to make more sustainable buildings and positively influence the whole lifecycle," said Steve Jones, Senior Director for McGraw-Hill Construction and a leader in studying the impact of BIM technology on the construction industry. Mr. Jones will chair the conference. Other featured speakers include:
- James P. Barrett, National Director of Virtual Design & Lean Building, Turner Construction Co.
- Peter Campot, President, Berry, a division of Suffolk
- John Cannistraro, Jr., President, J. C. Cannistraro, LLC
- Erin Rae Hoffer, Industry Programs Manager – AEC, Autodesk, Inc.
- John Moebes, Director of Construction, Crate & Barrel
- Paul Rode, Project Executive, Solutions Division, Johnson Controls
- Ken Sanders, Managing Director, Gensler
- Dana Schneider, Northeast Market Lead, Sustainability Services, Project & Development Services, Jones Lang LaSalle
- Jim Summers, Associate, Burt Hill
- Bill Zahner, President and CEO, Zahner
Source: http://www.construction.com/