Agenda

Why is the role of philosophy and literature in the digital era important? How are contemporary art and fiction related to learning? And why should the construction industry care? Lars Strannegård will share his insights in why broadened horizons are so important in our digital world. He will explain how aesthetic experiences can be key to understanding others, interpreting big-picture developments in the light of established facts, and making sense of the present by tracing its causes in the past.

He shows how scientific knowledge is related to aesthetic knowledge and why we today need to emphasize the need to combine the hand, heart and head. We will at the end of this presentation reflect on the impact on our industry, our companies and us as individuals, what does it mean for a building engineer, an architect or a BIM-manager?

Speaker: Lars Strannegård, Stockholm School of Economics

Exploring the integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) into the architectural design process to unlock new dimensions of creativity, efficiency, and problem-solving capabilities. A venture into uncharted design territories across disciplines to rethink and streamline conventional design approaches.

Speaker: Ben Grubert, Ben Grubert Architecture

Linus Malm shares his and his colleagues' collaboration with several municipal real estate companies that all want to take ownership of their data and with the help of standards such as ISO19650 create value from the digital property assets generated in our construction projects. We want to inspire to be a part of the ecosystem and the mindset: the most sustainable use of information is the recycled one!

Speaker: Linus Malm, Tyréns Sverige AB

Symetri, in partnership with Walter AEC, announce a new service offering to assist our clients solve challenges with global project delivery. Leveraging advanced technology and strategic collaboration, we empower clients to optimise resources, streamline workflows, and drive success in mega projects. Together, we redefine industry standards, ensuring seamless execution and sustained competitive advantage.

Speaker: Elma Krasny, Walter AEC & Jon Hind, Symetri

Daryn Fitz will take you on a journey, from superhero’s, the reasons for mandates, the impact and advantages of standards like ISO19650, to explaining that this year is the Chinese year of the dragon but why it is also going to be the year of Asset Management – a thought provoking presentation, full of insights and lots of take aways. Hint: keep your smartphone camera’s ready.

Speaker: Daryn Fitz, Symetri

Digitisation of existing buildings plays a key role in the sustainable race since building information availability is the ground for predictability, efficiency, knowledge building and innovation. Explore the strategic integration of artificial intelligence with human power to speed up the digital transformation. You will hear how Bimify went from a consulting service to world’s first automated one-stop-shop platform for creation and maintenance of BIM models.

Speaker: Aleksandar Balicevac, Bimify

Naviate Zero is more than just another Revit plugin: it’s a small step in a movement towards a more sustainable future. If you're an architect, engineer, or building designer passionate about sustainable design, it's time to step into the future.

Speaker: Jan Tore Bugge, Symetri

Cloud technology offers convenience, accessibility, and efficiency. You also facilitate collaboration, remote work, and data backup. However, your data is stored on shared, third-party servers, which can be accessed from anywhere. This raises concerns about the secrecy of the data, despite security measures in place. This is crucial as secrecy implies that all your information remains private, secure, and undisclosed, that you are in control of your data. In this session Pontus Bengtson from Autodesk will present the work they have done together with Trafikverket, to find the right balance. He will show examples of guidelines and documents that will enable you to be in control of information sharing and storing.

Speaker: Pontus Bengtson, Autodesk

Josef Carlson brings firsthand experience in leading the transition to ACC for Solar Park Construction. His session will delve into practical dos and don'ts when shifting from traditional file management to a Digital Construction Platform. Expect to gain actionable insights for applying ACC effectively in your projects and bring your own insights for a productive conversation.

Speaker: Josef Carlson, Svea Solar

How do you implement a model and data-centric project with a focus on reuse? And how do you use data in the project to evaluate the CO2 footprint of projected material? The 21,000 m2 Lumi project utilizes the reuse of the original building stock from the 70s on a large scale to achieve sustainability and carbon footprint goals. Per Höglin from Byggstyrning comes to Nordic BIM Summit to show practical examples of reuse in a digital environment.

Speaker: Per Höglin, Byggstyrning

In recent years, environmental certification for buildings and properties has evolved from being a "nice to have" feature to a "need to have" for many. Legislation, such as the EU taxonomy and CSRD, is increasing the value of green properties and investments. Consequently, it is becoming more important to report and keep track of your portfolio. Property companies are opting for certifications like BREEAM as part of their sustainability strategy. This to adhere to more strict environmental requirements, attract investors and tenants, and secure better loan terms. Certifications also offer practical benefits by providing an overview of the project's sustainability status and objectives. However, many perceive certification processes as difficult and expensive. In this presentation Fabian Utigard from Kvist Solutions will share insights from success factors of the best in class in how you can turn this work into a success! 

Speaker: Fabian Utigard, Kvist Solutions

Join us as we embark on EPS's journey, where collaborative innovation and technological evolution blend to push boundaries. See how EPS navigates new territories, leading industry transformation with innovative advancements.

Speaker: Tadhg O Sullivan, EPS Water

Welcome to 'The Next Level of Digitizing the Construction Industry.' We will explore the groundbreaking journey of Autodesk Forma since its first release in May of last year. This marked the beginning of a new chapter in Building Information Modeling—a transition to outcome-based BIM in the cloud. Central to our discussion is the vision of integrating workflows and data across project phases and teams. This is crucial for unleashing innovative AI-powered solutions, both now and in the future, within an open and extendable ecosystem. Join us for an insightful exploration of Autodesk's vision for the future and the novel solutions that Forma offers today.

In this panel Simen Solemdal Hellem from Autodesk will be joined by Ben Grubert, founder of Ben Grubert Architects and Àstridur Elin Àsgeirsdottir, head of VDC at Per Aarsleff A/S. They will share their views on the impact of integrated workflows and the importance of sharing data across teams and phases. The time has also come to focus on how we can utilize the data, i.e a focus on the outcomes rather than the data points themselves. Can that lead to further productivity or increased margins?  Will we dare to use more AI and what are the requirements for the industry and / or the individual architect or engineer to do so?  And are we now ready to become fully digitalized and if not, what are the next steps? 

Planning construction projects and tracking the vital status of resources are becoming increasingly important to base project decision making on solid information content. However, key values that are essential among the construction stakeholders to deliver successful projects are often not readily and reliably available. The essence of this issue is driving the ongoing efforts in digitalizing existing construction processes in organizations.

This presentation focuses on methods and technologies that provide augmented workplaces saturated with digital planning tools for lean and safe operations, remote sensing and predictive analysis for proactive real-time risk mitigation, and immersive visualization for active learning. Theoretical concepts as well as examples of real-world use case applications as part of two EU-funded research projects on Digital Twins for building (BIM2TWIN) and infrastructure (GOGITO) projects will be shown. The vision for future work and transfer to practice will be explained.

Speaker: Jochen Teizer, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) 

To increase productivity and sustainability in the construction industry, it is important to involve the entire value chain. That includes the construction site. Discover how Per Aarsleff A/S and Istak A/S use digital tools and 3D models right down to the construction site in their projects. Find out what type of information is needed as well as what format, so that the craftsmen can build more easily and by that create better workflow, productivity and reduce material waste. This will contribute positively to our staff, our clients, and our owners and to the global sustainability efforts.

Speaker: Àstridur Elin Àsgeirsdottir, Per Aarsleff A/S & Ingibjörg Birna Kjartansdóttir, Istak

In order to significantly reduce CO2 emissions associated with the construction industry, the reuse of building materials is considered the most effective measure. Therefore, Loopfront and Tvinn Solutions recently collaborated on developing system integration that ensures a seamless transfer of reused materials from the mapping process to digital design BIM.

Speaker: Brede Stokland, Tvinn Solution & Håkon Groven, Loopfront

Join us in this session where we will talk about how we can work more efficiently together as one team using the power of the cloud and the functionality of Autodesk Construction Cloud. To keep the BIM's in sync is the key to achieve success, and the cloud gives us the possibility to interact and explore models on the go. Revit files, IFC's, DWG's are combined together in the same coordination model, and automatic clash detection runs each time new changes are made. The design process is finally made available to all project stakeholders.

Speaker: Marius Alnes, Norconsult

Example from Lumi, a large recycling project with offices and laboratories in Uppsala.

Speaker: Anders Tväråna, White Architects

BIM implementation may seem like a bumpy ride at times as it involves a wide variety of tools, various design disciplines at different project stages that will all require various data sets of information develop to certain level of detail and with numerous metadata information assigned to geometry elements. To make things slightly worse the BIM Data will have to transition from design to construction and then to operation stage, where it will suffer several iterations through-out the building lifecycle. This class is meant to describe “WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE?” when using BIM in plain language describing the process from its end to inception whilst highlighting potential issues that may require attention with a strong emphasis on designing, building, and operating our physical assets  in a sustainable manner.

Speaker: Radu-Ionut Boeriu, TP Bennett

BIM and VDC (Virtual Design & Construction) have already boosted construction quality, but there's more to be done. To further improve efficiency, safety, and sustainability, we should leverage the hidden data of projects. Lessons learned from data driven practices, the importance of information management and what we should look for next.

Speaker: Carl Bylund, Plan B

Today’s society put big demands on the infrastructure development. It’s not only about catering for an increased fleet of electrical cars but also handling increased requirements and demands for sustainable solutions for roads, handling recurrent flooding, improved water drainage etc. Digital solutions and improved collaboration will be part of the puzzle to solve the challenges. In this keynote Guillaume Joubert will share insights and learnings from customer projects as well as the lates updates from an Autodesk strategic product development perspective. He will talk about the importance of digital project delivery and use of open platforms as IFC.

Signe will be speaking on sustainability on various levels, navigating this through biogenics and innovative prototyping and scaling strategies. With a focus on urban development, Signe will explore the relationship between cities and digital tools, and the concept of using data and knowledge to create and drive change. Signe will be discussing these topics through projects such as: Urban Decarb, World of Volvo and Fælledby.