BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING COORDINATOR

Start strong: meet your instructor, get the lay of the land, and see how BIM is reshaping the AEC industry. This session sets the tone, the expectations, and the “why now?” behind everything you’ll build in the weeks ahead.

• Instructor intro 
• Course structure 
• Assignments & final project overview
• BIM today: Current state of the architecture, engineering, and construction industry
• The case for BIM: BIM mandates, benefits, ROI, industry adoption

This session gets you grounded in the BIM basics — the concepts, the roles, the documents. You’ll walk away knowing exactly where a BIM Coordinator fits in the big picture and why a solid BEP/EIR setup keeps everything running smoothly.

• Key BIM concepts, misconceptions, terminology, acronyms
• BIM coordinator's central role: Mapping stakeholders
• Responsibilities & key considerations
• BIM Execution Plan (BEP): BEP template, key sections, purpose
• Robust Employer’s/Exchange Information Requirements doc (EIR)
• Case Study: BIM concepts, ISO terminology, coordinator roles

This class turns BEPs from intimidating documents into practical tools. You’ll decode roles, workflows, file rules, and LOD expectations so you can show up to any project knowing the playbook, not chasing it.

• Key roles & responsibilities
• BIM uses for project
• Common Data Environment: Purpose, workflows, key functionality
• Typical LOD matrix/MPDT
• Approved project file formats for authoring & data exchange
• File numbering, versioning, deliverables list

Assignment #1: Complete a BIM Execution Plan for key content gaps.

Learn how to tame the mess of files, versions, and permissions that slow projects down. We’ll dig into CDE best practices and walk through ACC hands-on so you can manage project data professionally.

• Best practices for Common Data Environments (CDEs)
• Examples of CDE: ACC, Sharepoint, Procore, ProjectWise, Trimble Connect, Dalux
• ACC Admin: Project creation, templates, adding users, permissions
• ACC Docs: Folder creation, file naming, and version control
• ACC Docs: Uploading & downloading files, viewing models & drawings
• Demo: ACC platform

Continue working with ACC and see how design collaboration, model coordination, and insights come together in real workflows. Navigate ACC and understand how to keep projects coordinated and data-driven.

• ACC Design Collaboration
• ACC Model Coordination
• ACC Insights
• Demo: ACC platform 

Assignment #2: Build a small ACC project. Create a project from a template, add folders, roles, users, and permissions. 

Get hands-on with Revit 2024 and see how BIM comes to life. Explore the interface, worksharing, and model management while following a live demo that turns theory into a sample project you can navigate and experiment with.

• Revit fundamental concepts
• Interface: Ribbon Menu, Project Browser, Properties Panel, Navigation
• For BIM Coordinator
• Demo: Creating a Revit model from a template

Dive deeper into Revit’s core tools and workflows — from title blocks to schedules, coordinate systems to exports — and see it all in action through a hands-on demo that connects concepts to real-world project efficiency.

• Creating title block, keyplan, view, sheet
• Overview of Revit parameters
• Creating a schedule, exporting options, linking, importing 
• Coordinate systems explained
• Introduction to Revit productivity plugins, Dynamo
• Demo: Revit deep dive

Assignment #3: Create worksets, views, sheets, filters, view templates in a Revit model. Create and export a schedule.

Get hands-on with Navisworks and other coordination tools to combine and manage models from multiple disciplines. Learn how to federate files, automate workflows, and review models efficiently — and explore how tools like Revizto and BIMcollab fit into modern BIM coordination.

• File formats (RVT, DWG, NWC, IFC) & interoperability
• Creating a federated model from multiple discipline-specific files
• Automating model federation: Navisworks Batch Utility, CMD scripts, RoboCopy, Task Scheduler
• Demo: Intro to Navisworks

Get hands-on with Navisworks Clash Detective and learn to spot, analyse, and resolve conflicts before they snowball. By the end, you’ll navigate clash reports and explore strategies to prevent clashes before they even happen.

• Principles of clash detection
• Managing clash results
• Demo: Setting up and running a clash test
• Reporting: Formats, details, audiences
• Analysing a clash report and the strategies for resolving conflicts
• Clash avoidance concepts & spatial planning

Assignment #4: Create a Navisworks NWF, append NWC models. Create system search sets & viewpoints. Create and run a clash test, save a clash report. Publish a NWD.

Master model auditing and data workflows to ensure your BIM projects run clean, compliant, and clash-free. Learn to spot inconsistencies, validate inputs, and turn raw model data into actionable insights using dashboards, analytics, and AI tools.

• Auditing model health: Autodesk tools, Solibri, Sniffer
• Validating & working with data 
• Ensuring compliance
• Demo: Model audit tool
• Model QA/QC Verification
• Working with Laser Scans

Assignment #5: Include validated data inputs.

Connect your BIM models to time and cost, turning static designs into dynamic, data-driven project simulations. Learn 4D sequencing, 5D cost integration, and get a sneak peek at 6D sustainability — all with a hands-on Navisworks demo.

• Linking the BIM model to time (4D) and cost (5D) data
• Demo: Linking a construction schedule to a model in Navisworks + visualisation
• 4D sequencing animation
• 5D QS estimating
• 6D sustainability

Assignment #6: Deliver the final, clean federated model and a professional summary of the entire coordination process.

Get fluent in BIM standards and protocols, from ISO 19650 to project-specific workflows, and see firsthand how following or ignoring these rules can make or break a project.

• BIM standards overview: ISO 19650, AIA, CIC, CANBIM, ANZ
• BuildingSmart, UniClass, IFC
• Deep dive into industry standards 
• Developing project-specific protocols
• Case study: Analysis of a project that failed vs. one that succeeded

Explore the cutting edge of BIM and digital construction tech. From generative design and AR/VR experiences to IoT, digital twins, and robotics, this class shows how emerging tools are transforming building design, delivery, and operations.

• BIM 2.0: A new generation of BIM softwares
• AI: Adoption examples, generative design, future uses
• The use of AR/VR 
• Reality capture 
• Overview of 7D BIM
• Internet of Things & Digital Twins, robotics & 3D printing

Show off your work and get actionable feedback. Present your final project, see how your peers and instructors respond, and walk away with insights to refine your skills and strengthen your work.

• Final presentations
• Peer & instructor feedback

Chart your path in BIM with confidence. Learn how to craft a portfolio that stands out, tackle common interview questions, and get insider guidance on landing your next role.

• Career guidance & portfolio guidelines 
• Interview prep: Common interview questions 
• Next steps