BIM for Fabricators

Rafael Sacks is an Associate Professor in Construction Management at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. He has researched information technologies for structural engineering and for construction since graduating from MIT in 1985. During that time, he also gained many years experience in industry developing rebar detailing and other software plug-ins for CAD systems, as well as managing construction projects. Rafael leads the BIM Laboratory at the Israel National Building Research Institute and is involved in industry consortiums specifying next-generation BIM tools. He has also pursued numerous research projects in Lean Construction and is the author of two books and some 30 journal papers.Runtime: 22:29 minutesThis symposium was made possible by generous support from Reed Construction Data