My first exposure to BCS was last year in Aarhus, Denmark. I got involved as I joined Uponor with a task to build a good BIM business for the group – before that my experience in BIM content had been very limited and mostly from a consumer point of view.
I’ve attended several BIM conferences, but they are usually set up for a certain trade (contractor, designer..) and to users of certain software or service. That makes the content homogenous and everything is solver with the same medicine. The same tool, process etc.
BCS was different from the get-go. In Aarhus I was struck with a great mix on people and experience. The program is there to boost the natural networking of people and getting everyone working on some relevant topics and getting results. Having architects, designers, builders and manufacturers in the same room makes a ton of difference. You have to consider the big picture and make sure all view points a covered, when suggesting a solution. As people come from…