E216 - Information Exchange Standards - The Role BIM must play

The BIM Student

Arash is the perfect combination of academic awareness and industry exposure and holds a Ph.D. in construction engineering and management technologies and co-founded the Building Innovation Research Centre at the University of Toronto. He is an entrepreneur and innovator who co-founded AECO Innovation Lab in pursuit of engaging the immense talent in our academia to solve the problems of the #aecindustry. Through various initiatives like #OneOntario, he is to lead the digital transformation of #AEC industries and governments through collaborative R&D projects, innovative products, and expert consulting. He was recently named as one of the Top 40 Under 40 in Canadian Construction for his innovative work. Also, he is continuously contributing to the industry serving as Research Chair of the Toronto BIM Community (tBIMc)) and is on the board of directors of buildingSMART Canada.