Free Building Information Modeling webinar

Words: Jamie Davis, Jeff Elder, Darrell McMillian, Russell Gentry, Art TheuschThe Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) will present Building Information Modeling for Masonry (BIM-M): A First Year Retrospective on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 10:00 AM CST.

In 2012, the masonry industries of the United States and Canada embarked upon a program to accelerate the use of building information modeling for masonry construction. In 2013, four BIM-M development projects were introduced regarding masonry units, software, masonry walls, and contractor education and input. This webinar will highlight some of the key successes on each of those projects.

The speakers will include lead consultant, Russell Gentry, and team members from Georgia Institute of Technology's Digital Building Laboratory and BIM-M project managers Jeff Elder of Interstate Brick, Jamie Davis of Ryan-Biggs Associates, Darrell McMillian of Masonry institute of St. Louis and Art Theusch of Collaborative Consulting Group.

Mason contractors registered for Masonry Certification will receive 1.00 credits in the Bidding Practices discipline upon completion of this course.

Register for Building Information Modeling for Masonry (BIM-M): A First Year Retrospective at www.masoncontractors.org/live.

2014 Live Webinar Season Pass

The Live Webinar Season Pass gives you and your entire company year-round access to all live and on demand recorded webinars for the calendar year. Sign up today for as little as $300.00.

Visit www.masoncontractors.org/live for more information and to view a full schedule of MCAA’s Live Webinar Series.
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