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Posted: February 24, 2010
Vekasy of KlingStubbins co-led the Winter BIM Forum in Phoenix
KlingStubbins continues to lead the march towards the building industry's adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology as a "best practice" project delivery method. On January 14th and 15th in Phoenix, AZ, Sarah Vekasy, AIA, LEED AP, a project architect with the design firm's Cambridge office, co-led one of the nation's largest assemblies on BIM information exchange. The Winter BIMForum brought together more than 250 designers, engineers, construction professionals, service providers, and owners to discuss a wide range of BIM uses from design to fabrication and installation to facilities management.
The BIMForum is a task force under the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) organization; it consists of over 1,500 members and meets three times a year. Vekasy serves on the BIMForum's Leadership Committee, as the Emerging Leaders Subforum co-chair, along with John Tocci, Jr.
Vekasy served as the project architect for design technology company Autodesk's AEC Headquarters project in Waltham, Mass. The LEED-CI Platinum Certified Autodesk project was the first in New England to use the Integrated Project Delivery approach, one agreement signed by the owner, architect, and general contractor and enabled by the use of BIM technology to encourage collaboration and to expedite the construction process.
The project received national recognition for its design and project delivery excellence, winning awards from BusinessWeek, Architectural Record, Interior Design, and the American Institute of Architects.
KlingStubbins provides professional services in all major disciplines within the realm of architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and landscape architecture. The firm consists of 421 professionals in its Philadelphia, Penn.; Cambridge; Raleigh, N.C.; San Francisco, Calif.; Washington, D.C.; and Beijing, China offices. Its areas of market focus and specialization include corporate/Commercial, government, science and technology, higher education, hospitality/entertainment, institutional/civic, mission critical, and healthcare. The company is a global leader in sustainable design and an innovator in project delivery.
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