BIM Show Live 2017

Last week it was fantastic to see over 400 construction professionals in Newcastle for BIM Show Live.  A collection of photographs and videos below from the event...

Space Group Rob welcomes the speakers to Newcastle

The recently refurbished 1820 railway building - 'The Boiler Shop'

Rob explains that this was where Stephen's Rocket was built - the steam engine design chosen in 1829 as best to power the railways

Read more about Stephenson's Rocket:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson's_Rocket

Keynote speaker Mark Shayler looks at the changing world

Watch Mark talk about innovation and change as part of a Ted talk:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwmDortPbMY

Keynote speaker James Pellatt provides his experience of doing BIM as a client over recent years

Over 400 delegates came to the North East

One of my favourite cartoons

Elliott from BDP gives his thoughts on BIM

Other items of interest included:

• A building designed by algorithms:
  - https://www.wired.com/2017/01/happens-algorithms-design-concert-hall-stunning-elbphilharmonie/
• An AI robot designed to remove invasive species (???)
  - http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/18/world/lionfish-robot-killer/
• The man that 'developed the system that led to BIM'
  - http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/news-releases/2016/june/prince-philip-medal-for-engineer-behind-revolution

Each room had a North East feel and was named after a famous geordie

From NBS, both myself and my colleague Drew Wiggett presented - to find out more about NBS products and services for BIM - please see below:
- https://www.thenbs.com/services/bim-projects