Tarek Ghazzaoui discusses the 10 types of office people that professionals working in BIM in the AEC field deal with, based on his personal experience.
Author: Tarek Ghazzaoui, Eng.
Tarek Ghazzaoui, Eng.
Tarek is a building engineer with experience in Design Technology since 2010. He is passionate about helping AEC firms manage change and leverage the use of technology and computational design to improve organizational cultures, tackle complex workflows and overcome challenging designs. Tarek worked with and managed interdisciplinary BIM teams up to 70+ members on major construction projects in Canada, ranging from $200M to $2.2B, including airports, hospitals, sports complexes, factories as well as residential, commercial and mixed-use projects. He is a professional member of OIQ, ASHRAE and PMI, and speaks several languages (fluent in English, French and Arabic, intermediate in Russian and beginner in Mandarin Chinese).
BIM Cartoons – Ne niez pas ça.
BIM Cartoons – Don’t deny it.
BIM Cartoons – C’est la vĂ©ritĂ©… Non?
BIM Cartoons – The struggle is real with some HR people.
BIM Cartoons – C’est la vĂ©ritĂ©… Non?
BIM Cartoons – Every. Single. Year
Tarek Ghazzaoui discusses BIM content management systems (CMS) for AEC firms and their desired features, types and pros & cons in the industry.
BIM Cartoons – On a franchement besoin d’un tel poste.
BIM Cartoons – Don’t we need one of those?
Tarek Ghazzaoui shares the 7 key BIM topics that should be discussed in design contracts for AEC firms between different design stakeholders.
BIM Cartoons – La vĂ©ritĂ© regrettable, parfois.
BIM Cartoons – The regrettable reality, sometimes.
BIM Cartoons – Ne dessinez plus. ModĂ©lisez.
BIM Cartoons – Stop drafting. Start modeling.
BIM Cartoons – La hiĂ©rarchie corporative alternative.
BIM Cartoons – The alternative corporate hierarchy.
BIM Cartoons – Le malentendu entre le PM et le gestionnaire BIM
BIM Cartoons – The PM’s misunderstanding of the BIM manager.
BIM Cartoons – La conception de l’architecte vs l’ingĂ©nieur en structure.
BIM Cartoons – The architect’s vs structural engineer’s design.
BIM Cartoons – RĂ©solutions de nouvelle annĂ©e.
BIM Cartoons – New year resolutions.
Tarek Ghazzaoui shares some trust lessons that he learned from his experience with his rescue dog, Stella, that are applicable in the BIM and the AEC industries.
BIM Cartoons – Certaines personnes en BIM sont trop intello.
BIM Cartoons – BIM terminology on the same page.
BIM Cartoons – Terminologie BIM sur la mĂŞme longueur d’ondes.
BIM Cartoons – BIM terminology on the same page.
Tarek Ghazzaoui discusses BIM organizational structures, why they’re important, the industry roles and structures based on personal observations.
BIM Cartoons – Tout Ă propos de ce Lavage BIM.
BIM Cartoons – All about that BIM Wash.
BIM Cartoons – The alternative hierarchy of some BIM teams.
BIM Cartoons – La hiĂ©rarchie alternative de certaines Ă©quipes BIM.
BIM Cartoons – Peux-tu faire la syncro? Non, je ne suis pas amateur de natation.
BIM Cartoons – Can you please sync? Vat should I sync about?
BIM Cartoons – As-tu fait la simulation en BIM pour le nouveau? Genre, simulation de noyade?
BIM Cartoons – Did you onboarding the new hire on BIM? As in, waterboard with BIM?
Tarek Ghazzaoui shares his experience about the notion of training and why it’s important, as well training modes, types, categories and groups. He also shares how to evaluate employees.
BIM Cartoons – Peux-tu abandonner les Ă©lĂ©ments dans le modèle stp, pour la 4ième fois?
BIM Cartoons – Can you please relinquish elements in the model, for the 4th time?
BIM Cartoons – Jean s’est joint Ă notre Ă©quipe d’ingĂ©nierie. Sa spĂ©cialitĂ© est de blâmer l’architecte.
BIM Cartoons – John recently joined our engineering team. His specialty is blaming the architect.
BIM Cartoons – BIM est comme les taxes. Si on ne s’y rend pas, ca viendnra nous chercher.
BIM Cartoons – BIM is like tax collection. If you don’t go to it, it will come to you.
Tarek Ghazzaoui discusses what Level of Development (LOD) is, why we need it, where to specify it and why it is beneficial. He also discusses the use of LOD in the UK versus the United States.
Tarek Ghazzaoui announces a new initiative, BIM Cartoons™, which are satirical cartoons about BIM projects and the workplace. He also discusses its vision, its topics and its publishing schedule.
Tarek Ghazzaoui discusses the current challenge with BIM executives, its root causes, potential solutions and his personal experience with Canadian and American executives.
Tarek Ghazzaoui discusses how to secure BIM buy-in from different leadership roles, why buy-in is important, the levels of buy-in, the buy-in process and personal anecdotes aboiut the topic.
Tarek Ghazzaoui discusses the measures of BIM effectiveness and its results. He also outlines the 3 traits of effective BIM professionals and his top 5 nightmare BIM professionals.
In this article, Tarek discusses the BIM industry, current issues, the global dilemma, the solution, a case study and some his final thoughts.