Earlier this year I had the opportunity to speak to a full class of enthusiastic, engaging Architectural, Engineering Technology students at Thompson Rivers University, it was a lot of fun and I was asked some great questions by the students.
I spoke to them on how BIM has changed the AECOO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners and Operators) industry and the impact of BIM and technology that utilizes BIM will have in the future. I spoke on a wide range of topics from the transition from the traditional drafting process to the current state of BIM and it impacts on our deliverables including BIM utilization and data management and visualization.
Here are some points I made to the class of young people who are just starting out in their career in BIM.
Diversity is the key, diversity in your experiences and diversity of acquired skills which will lead you too opportunities in the AEC industry.
Specialize, find the one thing you can excel at. If you can specialize and become…