Unisearch Director and Senior Staff have significant experience in both the Construction Industry and Academia (from the top UK University in the Built Environment field). They played a strong role in contributing to the development of BIM since its inception back in the early 1990’s when it was known as “Integrated Building databases”. Below is a list of accomplishments of Unisearch Director and Senior Staff.

Early Production

Produced one of the very few integrated prototype environment in 1996 demonstrating how project partners can work together through a single project data repository.

Automatic Recognition

Produced object-based CAD system with automatic recognition of building elements in 1995.

IFC Standards

Participated in the development of the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) standards since the late 1990’s.

Initial Process & Data Models

Produced one of the very few initial process and data models which mapped the way designers and contractors work based on traditional contracts.

Concept of Integration

Produced the concept of integration of design and construction.

Collaborative Environment

Promoted collaborative environment (project document management systems) and web-based project management.

Maturity Tools & Models

Introduced models/tools to measure the maturity of organisations to successfully implement IT in their organisations.

Reports, Papers & Articles

Published more than one hundred reports, papers and articles in this field.

30 Years Experience

Had more than 30 years of project management experience.

Development of BIM Standards

Contributed to the development of BIM Standards.

Benchmarking

Benchmarked the performance of organisations to introduce business improvement and move towards business excellence.

IT-Based Project Management

Contributed to the advancement of IT-based Project Management.

Briefing Process

Modelling and improving the “briefing process” of construction projects.

Information Exchange

Improving project information exchange and management among project partners.

Mapping The Needs

Mapping the need of partners to accessing documents and objects at various stages of projects development.

Managing team performance.

Managing team performance.

Tender Process

Streamlining the tender process for large construction projects.

Maturity Approaches

Introducing maturity approaches to evaluate management practices of construction projects.

Strategic Approaches

Streamlining purchasing through strategic approaches