Pushing the boundaries of BIM

Congratulations to Tom Povey, GHD’s Civil and Structural Technician in Chester, UK, who has been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Keep your eyes on this one’ accolade at February’s Building Information Modelling (BIM) Awards, honouring digital construction excellence.

The ‘Keep your eyes on this one’ award honours individuals who have influenced the built environment or shown significant promise for future contributions to live projects.

Tom was nominated by his colleague Joe Charles, Engineering Manager, Chester. Joe commended Tom’s determination to push the boundaries of BIM use, driving GHD as a leading innovator in the industry.

Collaborating with other BIM users across the GHD network, Tom gained a better understanding of what software packages are in use, identifying highly efficient workflows that can save days’ worth of effort.

In conjunction with experienced users in other parts of the business, Tom is now planning to publish his findings and deploy training in innovative workflows to all BIM users.

Tom comments, “By sharing workflows that have been working well for us with other users, and by sharing scripts which anyone can use to automate tasks, we can significantly increase workflow efficiency.”

Craig Stockton, GHD’s Managing Director UK, says, “Tom is a self-taught programmer who has used his interest in coding to develop innovative ways of using BIM to improve safety, accuracy, value and efficiency across the industry. His work has produced multiple tangible benefits to our business and industry around the world – congratulations Tom!”