Dr Effiness Mpakati Gama
Dr Effiness Mpakati Gama is a professional in Construction and Project Management with an Architectural background, and has over 20 years of industrial and academic work experience, internationally.
Location United Kingdom
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Hi Satoshi, that's almost 8 years ago. Could the problem be due to lack of enforcement, lack of interest in the building practitioners or just that most buildings are still under construction?
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Good development.
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Very important highlights presented here and a good question raised 'is BIM not detecting all of this?' Regarding nature conservation, we can cross check with an EIA conducted to explore the extent to which the EIA information was incorporated within BIM. You might be interested to add to your study list, our other module which amalgamates sustainability and...
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Thumbs up for participating in the peer review exercise!!!
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Very true. With such a diversity, there is a hope that there will be universal standards for BIM as technology advances.
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Hi everyone, a warm welcome to all those who joined the course lately. We value all contributions to various discussions and we are here to provide support throughout the course period. Have fun!
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Very good research areas raised here which some of you may endeavour to pursue. The rest of the module shortcourses may enlighten you of further research areas in Building Information Modelling.
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Good points Netikan. The research should not lean on the positive outcomes only.
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Hi Nic, indeed. Coordination is the key.
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@IanJenkinson so, should BIM training focus be only on other practitioners rather than the technicians?
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Dr Effiness Mpakati Gama replied to Robert Harrison
Hi Robert, indeed the implementation aspect is as important as having theoretical knowledge about BIM. We have a sister module of this BIM foundation course that provides further insight about software and application of BIM. You are free to enrol on both modules once launched.
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Dr Effiness Mpakati Gama replied to Daniel Mekonnen
That's a good move. It is a big ad challenging task but everything has to have a beginning. I am certain you have made good collaborations in this forum to seek further advice and support from.
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So, should we consider not to employ BIM at any later stage if it was incorporated at client's briefing/inception?
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Hi Fransisco, sorry about that. Is this about the content or downloading process?
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I think soon or later we will have case studies to show where the main weaknesses with BIM which will be the basis for further improvement. So you have a good point.
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It is really about the mind set - with money attached - and time as well. But as you have suggested, it is a process that needs to be thought through thoroughly by organisations.
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Hi Keith, this is really interesting, hardly would you find this talked about but worthy finding out. Good points raised.
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Well done Jesus. Glad to hear you have first hand experience with BIM, a very helpful resource in this forum. However, you also have an opportunity to learn from others who have or don't have a similar experience. All the best.
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That's true, change is always difficult to embrace. Mine is an experience to change from the drawing board to CAD. I did basics of CAD in my university in the early 1990s but it took almost 5 years or so for the company I worked for to embrace it and almost 10 to incorporate it fully as a design software for building designing. So with BIM, we are not there...
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Welcome Neil. Yes, Canada is really miles ahead with BIM and there are a lot of things to learn from your country and your infrastructure division. Enjoy the course.
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We have another module in this course coming up soon which has such aspects. Be on your look out, you should be able to get answers to such questions. We are trying to address several topics in different modules and every module is important in its own jurisdiction.
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So should we say we need more team work integration then? Could this fall in any of the pillars or is there a "niche" missing?
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Hi Trevor, good to learn that it's none existent in your field. It could be an area of interest to explore further. I am certain as we progress with the course there would be a solution.
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Yes it is a good idea bearing in mind though that the "sustainability" phrase also has a list of pillars, but yea, there is need to explore on this.
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Welcome Yoanmy, how is Cuba? I agree with you, the design stage, probably because of use of digital aid has been associated with BIM more than other stages. However, it is becoming increasingly noticeable that building experts are recognising the importance even at national level. So let's explore this together in this course.
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From these contributions, the integration of software in use and coordination within and among project teams appear to be the main hiccups. I am hoping at the end of this course your ideas will contribute to sustainable solutions.
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The list may go on and on..... never forget the other side of the coin though.
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@JoséAlenadroGómezBautista Hi, how is Mexico? I still have good memories from my 2010 visit of Mexico city but I lost my few Spanish vocabulary. There is indeed more to BIM as we will explore in future units. Glad you chose this course. All the best.
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Thank you very much for the compliments and we appreciate your contributions too to make the learning process entertaining. Good luck.
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We may therefore list technology, cost, leadership, market structure, resources etc as areas BIM managers would need to consider if they are to promote BIM in this region. But as also mentioned the supply chain seems to have a good role to influence BIM in Europe. So the question remains how do we get the supply chain fully involved? This course provides...
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Hi Abigail, this is really a course for you. You will blend in all you got from Malaysia, what you have in Norway and what you will gather from other participants from all over the world as you might have noted the diversity in this forum. Enjoy the course.
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@NetikanLutwyche I am so excited about your ambition to design and build a sustainable house. I am sure you watch loads of Grand Designs or you might be interested to do so. There were Grand Designs live shows in London until last weekend, I did not make it but my daughter did. Anyway, enjoy the course and we would love to hear more from Cardiff.
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Your Colombia case can make a very good study to compare with UK and other countries' catalysts for change for adopting BIM. What do you think?
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Alan you are not alone. There are loads out there who are still reluctant to embrace BIM. I am glad to have you in this course to showcase the pros and cons of the pre-BIM era where we all started from. Welcome on board!
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Well done Robert!! You could be an asset to this course to share how you went about introducing BIM and inspire others who are also working towards that. Looking forward to more of your contributions to this course.
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Hi Daniel, there indeed so many countries who have not yet incorporated BIM in their regulations/policies/standards. You could be one of the people to pioneer BIM in Ethiopia at the end of this course!! All the best.
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Hi Philip, you are right.. this is one of the so many myths about BIM. However, BIM is for any project for those who are keen about waste management. On the contrary, the process itself may affect other aspects of the project processes that's why it is reluctantly implemented in small scale projects.
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The good thing with BIM is that anyone can use it from different perspectives as you will notice when we get into detailed definitions of BIM.
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Hi Amparo, welcome to this course. Indeed this course has a diverse perspective aiming to explore a global developments about BIM. There will be lots of fun I believe to learn from each other as well. All the best.
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Yes you are right. BIM is becoming an important aspect through the AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) industry, so, welcome to the Coventry University Online course!
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Hello Michelle. Welcome to the Coventry BIM Online course. It sounds a very good plan as you prepare for the future in your career. I am hoping loads of people will also benefit from your CAD experience in terms of how this information can be managed. Good luck.
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That sounds great Catharina. I believe you will enjoy one of the sections dealing with Asset Information Management although the rest of the sections are equally important to provide you with a good background. Enjoy the course.
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Hi Aknr, Indeed BIM has value to various construction teams and at the end of the day it lots of savings are also made by the client. All the best.
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Hi Philip, That's great! Hoping this will widen your scope much further. All the best.
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Hi Damian, you are welcome to this programme. We also look forward to your contributions from Colombia.
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Hi Muayad, welcome to the course!!
