Bilal SuccarChangeAgents AEC
Bilal Succar
PhD
Seeking collaboration with universities to expand the use of the BIM Dictionary project by lecturers and students.
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Introduction
I'm a specialised performance assessor, independent researcher, and visual communicator. I focus on digital transformation in the construction industry.
Founder: BIMexcellence.org | Head Editor: BIMdictionary.com | Director: ChangeAgents.com.au
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December 2024 - present
December 2004 - March 2020
ChangeAgents AEC
Position
- Managing Director
Description
- Change Agents are performance assessors, educators and communicators. We focus on enabling digital transformation across the Built Environment through open innovation and intuitive online tools. https://changeagents.com.au/
September 2016 - March 2018
Education
June 2007 - June 2013
Publications
Publications (36)
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an expansive knowledge domain within the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO) industry. To allow a systematic investigation of BIM's divergent fields, its knowledge components must be defined and expanding boundaries delineated. This paper explores some of the publicly available inter...
The rapid pace of digitalisation within the Construction Industry and the divergence from traditional practice inherent to this transformation requires the development of new knowledge to frame these emerging practices. Acting on increasing digitalisation pressures, many national and international standards, protocols, and specifications have been...
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an expanding collection of concepts and tools which have been attributed with transformative capabilities within the Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Operations (AECO) industry. BIM discussions have grown to accommodate increasing software capabilities, infinitely varied deliverables, and competing...
The accelerating pace of digitalization of the built asset industry is pushing towards a tighter coupling of digital and physical assets and resources. Such coupling shows promise in allowing industry stakeholders to unlock the value generated through integrated information management and processing across an asset's lifecycle. Within the context o...
A Model Use Template (MUT) extends the Model Use definition by explaining the activities and resources needed to deliver it. The aim of an MUT is to satisfy three complementary objectives:
- Educate individuals and organisations about the benefits, requirements, and functioning of each Model Use;
- Assess individuals or organisations’ ability to de...
The document includes answers to160 questions posed by peer reviewers - participants in the validation process. The answers will shed additional light on the concepts introduced within the manuscript.
This document includes Journal Reviewers' comments and author(s) replies to these comments over two Review Rounds.
La Tabla de Competencias se puede usar para organizar los Aspectos de Competencia – ya sean desarrollados por BIMe Initiative o por otros - y proporciona una estructura para: - Desarrollar módulos de evaluación para valorar y comparar las habilidades de individuos, grupos y organizaciones en global; - Desarrollar sistemas de certificación y program...
Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools and workflows can increase design productivity, reduce construction waste, and improve connectivity of facility operations. To achieve such benefits, model-based deliverables (e.g. model-based cost estimation, construction planning, or asset tracking) first need to be clearly specified by owners/clients an...
The BIMe Competency Table is part of the not-for-profit BIMe Initiative. The document introduces the Initiative and then clarifies the Competency Hierarchy and the Competency Item. The Competency Table provides a structure for (a) developing assessment modules, (b) developing competency-based certification regimes; (c) developing competency-based e...
This inaugural BIM Dictionary presentation was delivered at MelBIM on April 13, 2016. The 20-minutes presentation briefly introduced BIM Excellence and its not-for-profit BIM Excellence Initiative. It then explained what the dictionary covers and the different attributes of a single Dictionary Item. Following an online presentation http://BIMdictio...
These are the ”BIM Policy Assessment and Development” slides presented at the European BIM Summit held in Barcelona on Feb 18, 2016. The presentation slides presents: five models for BIM policy assessment and development; sample of results from an international campaign of BIM policy assessment; a case study of BIM roadmap development; a BIM Knowle...
These are the ”BIM Performance Assessment” slides presented at the European BIM Summit held in Barcelona on Feb 18, 2016. The presentation slides explore two main methods for assessing BIM performance within organisations: STAGED and CONTINUOUS. It also briefly explains the 6-phased Performance Improvement Lifecycle that can be applied when conduct...
This PowerPoint presentation and accompanying video (5:00 Minutes) introduces the term Building Information Modelling (BIM) as consistently used across the author’s peer-reviewed papers, industry presentations, and educational videos. The accompanying video can be accessed directly from http://bit.ly/Video-Definition (Closed Captions available in E...
Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools and workflows have the potential to significantly improve the efficiency of design, construction and operation activities. Numerous BIM deliverables and their respective requirements have been widely discussed by industry stakeholders. This is evidenced by the intensity of online communications surrounding...
Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools and workflows have the potential to significantly improve the efficiency of design, construction and operation activities. Numerous BIM deliverables and their respective requirements have been widely discussed by industry stakeholders. This is evidenced by the intensity of online communications surrounding...
Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools and workflows continue to proliferate within the Design, Construction and Operation (DCO) industry. To equip current and future industry professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in collaborative workflows and integrated project deliverables, it is important to identify the competenci...
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a set of technologies, processes and policies enabling multiple stakeholders to collaboratively design, construct and operate a facility.
There are numerous challenges attributed to BIM adoption by industry and academia. These represent a number of knowledge gaps each warranting a focused investigation by do...
Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools and workflows continue to proliferate within the Design, Construction and Operation (DCO) industry. To equip current and future industry professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in collaborative workflows and integrated project deliverables, it is important to identify the competenci...
This presentation has been delivered at the SindusCon-SP, 4th International BIM Seminar in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
BIM concepts and tools have now proliferated across the construction industry. This is evidenced by the comparative results of BIM adoption rates reported through a number of industry surveys. However these surveys typically cover a small number of industry stakeholders; are intended to establish adoption rates by organizations rather than markets;...
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a transformative approach to designing, constructing and operating the built environment. BIM includes a wide range of concepts, tools and workflows which need to be learned and applied by industry stakeholders. BIM Education represents the process of acquiring the necessary knowledge and the required skills...
The term Building Information Modelling (BIM) refers to an expansive knowledge domain within the Design, Construction and Operation (DCO) industry. The voluminous possibilities attributed to BIM represent an array of challenges that can be met through a systematic research and delivery framework spawning a set of performance assessment and improvem...
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an expansive knowledge domain within the Design, Construction and Operation (DCO) industry . The voluminous possibilities attributed to BIM represent an array of challenges that can be met through a systematic research and delivery framework spawning a set of performance assessment and improvement metrics. Th...
These National Guidelines and Case Studies for Digital Modelling are the outcomes from one of a number of Building Information Modelling (BIM)-related projects undertaken by the CRC for Construction Innovation. Since the CRC opened its doors in 2001, the industry has seen a rapid increase in interest in BIM, and widening adoption. These guidelines...
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an expansive knowledge domain within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. To allow a systematic investigation of the domain, research is needed to define BIM knowledge components, connect its divergent fields and delineate its expanding boundaries. This paper introduces a research fr...
Questions
Questions (3)
When one is working in a dynamic research field or domain, newer versions of published frameworks, templates, and tools need to be published on a regular basis. While newer versions - with substantial changes - may or may not be re-published in an academic peer-reviewed format, they still need to be acknowledged.
It is increasingly wasteful to contact authors who have referenced an article I've written in year X to point them to a more updated article in years X+1 or X+8. Similar to many other fellow researchers, I invest much effort in publishing the most updated research findings and new/amended concepts in public presentations and blog posts. But sadly, many researchers - who choose to reference the works - still opt for one of the older versions rather than the latest one clearly and easily available to them.
I suspect this is a prevalent problem but the question is still worth asking: is there a way to address this issue in a meaningful way? Other than stamping older publications with a hyperlink to a continuously updated online resource, what are the techniques that can be followed to encourage researchers to to seek the newest versions, or to discourage those who intentionally reference an outdated version of a concept or set of findings?
Are you developing – or adapting - a Competency Inventory for Building Information Modelling? I have just uploaded a (BIM) Competency Table (see link) and I'm interested in connecting with other researchers focusing on this issue.
I have developed an interconnected online glossary combining all the terms I use in my research and work. It is currently available as a searchable online database, but I prefer to also provide it as an embedded, searchable and expandable map.
Each glossary term is connected to 1-3 concepts (e.g. Tool, Deliverable, Event), many attributes (e.g. Description, Language, Link) and one knowledge view (e.g. an image or table), all derived from a conceptual ontology.
Can you please point me in the right direction, suggest a tool, a research paper or name a researcher to contact? Thank you.
