Nima is expanding its network of international ambassadors, with Mostafa Elashmawy – head of BIM and GIS at WSP Middle East – the latest addition. Mostafa graduated as a civil/structural engineer and worked as a coordinator for other disciplines. His in-depth knowledge of architectural, landscape, and MEP works has helped him work as a global…
Confidence was the key theme at Women in BIM‘s London conference on 22 November 2023. Delegates were welcomed to the sold-out event, held at The View in Lincoln’s Inn, by Marie Grieve, newly appointed as WIB’s global vice-chair, and heard a video address from global chair Rebecca De Cicco before getting down to business. Keynote…
Brighton-based Neill Tupman, principal BIM technician at Royal HaskoningDHV, won the £250 technology voucher prize from the treasure hunt at nima’s virtual conference on 2 November 2023. Every person that completed the treasure hunt was entered into a prize draw, and Neill, who plays guitar in rock bands, scooped the voucher. “I really enjoyed the…
In the September 2023 issue of UK trade magazine BIM Today, nima vice-chair Paul Wilkinson looks at nima’s journey since transitioning from the UK BIM Alliance in October 2022, and its efforts to embed more data-driven ways of delivering our built environment. These are some edited extracts from what Paul wrote: “After more than a…
The interoperability-focused work of the GIIG will be showcased at Digital First, the official Crown Commercial Service technology conference conference, in Manchester on 21 June 2023. The event’s focus is on “Supporting the next generation of public services”, bringing together technology and technology procurement professionals from across government and the wider public sector to showcase best…
Delivering Valuable Data: An interoperability code of practice for technologies in the built and managed environment has been launched at a 17 April 2024 event at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London. The code draws extensively on existing UK Government policy and guidance relating to both construction and to digital technologies. It aims to…
