Canada BIM Council prepares for 2016 CanBIM Awards, introducing discipline based awards CADCR staff writer The Canada BIM Council (CanBIM) held the first ever National CanBIM Awards on Sept. 30, 2015, recognizing excellence in Canada’s Building Informa- tion Modeling (BIM) com- munity. CanBIM handed out awards in the following three cate- gories: Innovation, Interoperability, and Best In BIM. In September 2016, CanBIM will di- versify the awards categories and begin awarding BIM excellence by discipline. “In 2015, CanBIM awarded for inno- vation and interoperability, which are two very important components of any project,” Canada BIM Council reported in a news release. “Like the 2015 awards, the 2016 awards will also con- sider the needs of innovation and inter- operability, but we will do so within the various disciplines. Each discipline within the lifecycle of a building has its own challenges and solutions. We felt it was important to distinguish between these disciplines and offer an opportu- nity for various project stakeholders to benefit from within their area of expertise and be com- pared against their coun- terparts from within their sector.” Here are the proposed 2016 CAN BIM awards: • Design & Engineering Award • Builders & Sub Trades Award • Owners & Facility Manager Award • Software & Technology Award • Academic & Student Award • International Award • Best In BIM (Mixed Discipline) The finer points for these awards are currently being evaluated and devel- oped to be ready for release closer to 14 – January 2016 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report the February CanBIM Regional Session Feb. 16 and 17 in Vancouver, CanBIM said in its announcement. “The inaugural CamBIM Awards are a major landmark not only for CanBIM, but also for Canada’s BIM community,” said Pietro Ferrari, CanBIM Awards emcee, CanBIM director and chair of the organization’s education and re- search committee. “The awards bring to the forefront the significant achieve- ments of this country’s BIM profession- als and are proof of the success that occurs when art, science, technology and industry converge and collaborate. It’s a great time to be a part of CanBIM as it rapidly becomes a mature, vital, and leading organization representing Canada’s BIM community. The success of the CanBIM Awards and the ever growing interest in the CanBIM Certification Program are clearly an in- dication of this momentum.”