BIM Call for Papers

2019

3rd International Conference on Building Information

Modelling (BIM) in Design, Construction and Operations

9 – 11 October 2019 | Seville, Spain

Organised by
University of the West of England, UK
Wessex Institute, UK
University of Alicante, Spain
Sponsored by
WIT Transactions on the Built Environment
International Journal of Sustainable
Development and Planning

www.witconferences.com/bim2019
The first International Conference on Building Information Modelling (BIM)
in Design, Construction and Operations took place in Bristol, UK in 2015 and
reconvened in Alicante, Spain in 2017.

The modern construction industry and have offered project teams multi-sensory
built environment disciplines have been collaborative tools and opportunities for new
transformed through the development of communication structures.
new and innovative BIM tools and techniques.
The conference fulfils the vital task of bringing
These have fundamentally altered the manner
together experts from industry, practice and
in which construction teams operate; the
academia to debate those key topics, to develop
processes through which designs are evolved;
innovative solutions, and predict future trends.
and the relationships between conceptual,
The conference includes a range of presentation
detail, construction and life cycle stages.
forums, including plenary papers, workshops,
BIM is essentially value-creating collaboration seminars, and panel sessions.
throughout the entire life-cycle of an asset,
Papers presented at these conference series as
underpinned by the data attached to them.
well as others sponsored by the Wessex Institute
BIM has far and reaching consequences on
are permanently available to the International
both building procurement and infrastructure.
Scientific Community through the e-library of
This recent emergence constitutes one of
the Institute http://www.witpress.com/elibrary
the most exciting developments in the field
of the Built Environment. These advances

Conference Chairmen E Hjelseth

Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
P de Wilde Norway
Free University of Brussels, Belgium D Huston
Member of WIT Board of Directors University of Vermont, USA
L Mahdjoubi R Liang
University of the West of England, UK Robert Gordon University, UK
A Galiano Garrigos Y W Lim
University of Alicante, Spain Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
International Scientific Advisory J C Pomares Torres
University of Alicante, Spain
Committee N Saleeb
Middlesex University, UK
M D Andujar-Montoya
University of Alicante, Spain J Smallwood
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
R Angulo
University of Seville, Spain P Stephenson
Sheffield Hallam University, UK
C Cory
Purdue University, USA M Suchocki
Autodesk, UK
F Fadli
Qatar University, Qatar K W J Wong
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
F Garzia
University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Italy L Yang
University of Nottingham-Ningbo, China
J Harty
Copenhagen School of Design & Technology, Denmark
Benefits of Attending
Publication of Papers Papers presented at BIM
2019 will be published by WIT Press in a Volume of
WIT Transactions. Selected papers will appear in
an Issue of the International Journal of Sustainable
Development and Planning instead.
Conference Topics
The following list covers the topics to
be presented at the meeting. Papers
on other subjects related to the
objectives of the conference are also
welcome.

Reviews Abstracts and papers are reviewed by BIM in design coordination

members of the International Scientific Advisory
Committee and other experts. BIM in construction operations

BIM in building operation

Open Access WIT Press is an advocate of Open
and maintenance
Access which offers maximum dissemination of your
work. All WIT Transactions and Journal papers can be
downloaded for free of charge from the WIT elibrary BIM and sustainability
(www.witpress.com/elibrary).
BIM and collaborative working
and practices
Indexing and Archiving Papers presented at
Wessex Institute conferences are referenced by
BIM-Facilities management
CrossRef and have appeared in notable reviews and
integration
databases. Papers are submitted to various indexing
services such as Web of Science, Google Scholar and
Scopus. All conference books are listed in the British BIM-GIS integration
Library and American Library of Congress.
BIM and automation
in construction
Conference Proceedings At registration delegates
will be given copies of the papers presented at the
BIM and health and safety
Conference on a USB Flash drive. Following the
Conference, delegates will receive an electronic copy
of the final publication in which their paper has BIM standards
been published.
BIM and interoperability
Digital Archive All conference papers are archived BIM and life cycle project
online in the WIT eLibrary (www.witpress.com/ management
elibrary) where they are permanently and freely
available to the international scientific community.
BIM and cultural heritage

Networking Participants can present their research BIM and Robotics

and interact with experts from around the world, as
part of a unique community. BIM in risk analysis
and management
Reduced Fee for PhD Students The Wessex
Institute believes in the importance of encouraging BIM in building cost control
PhD students to present and publish innovative
research at its conferences. As a result, the Institute BIM and building representation
offers PhD students a much reduced conference fee.
BIM in education at university level
Location
Seville is the capital of the Andalusia region and
is situated on the river Guadalquivir. The city
is more than 2,200 years old and has a distinct
personality and a large and well-preserved
historical centre. The old town contains three
world heritage sites: the Minaret of La Giralda,
the General Archive of the Indies and the
Alcázar Palace. The city is also home to many
convents, churches, palaces, museums and
gardens including the Museum of Fine Arts,
Parque de María Luisa and the Gothic Cathedral
which is the site of Christopher Columbus’s
tomb. It is believed that flamenco originated
in Seville, and there are many flamenco shows
on offer all over the city, as well as the museum
dedicated to the art.
Conference Venue
The conference will take place at the Hotel
Meliá Sevilla, located in the heart of Seville and
situated in a privileged location opposite the
Parque de Maria Luisa and Plaza España. The
hotel has good transport links by bus, tram and
train. The hotel also has an outdoor pool and
fitness area.

Submission Information
Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted as soon as possible.
Abstracts should clearly state the purpose, results and conclusions of the work to be described
in the final paper. Final acceptance will be based on the full-length paper, which if accepted for
publication must be presented at the conference.
The language of the conference will be English.
Online submission: Wessex Institute
www.witconferences.com/bim2019 Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst
Southampton, SO40 7AA, UK
Conference Secretariat
Stephanie Everest Tel: +44 (0) 238 029 3223
severest@wessex.ac.uk Fax: +44 (0) 238 029 2853

For more information visit: www.witconferences.com/bim2019