and Halifax based surveying and engi- neering firm Servant, Dunbrack, McKenzie & MacDonald for the BioVec- tra Plant Renovation. “Our independent CanBIM evalua- tors represent a great cross section of the architecture, engineering, construc- tion, owner and operator industries,” said CanBIM executive director Gerry Lattmann. “They did a great job evalu- ating and selecting our outstanding nominees and winners for the inaugu- ral CanBIM Awards.” On Oct. 1, following the CanBIM Awards and AGM, Canada BIM Council hosted its Calgary regional session and technology exhibition, the third and final 2015 regional session of 2015. The presentations and roundtable discussion focused on the “Business of BIM” and how the decision to use BIM has become an important ingredi- ent in the success of the Canadian de- sign and construction community’s businesses and organizations. CanBIM’s board handed out Can- BIM Certification Certificates to a record 43 recipients, more than double the amount of the last two rounds combined. This latest round of CanBIM Certification received more than 70 ap- plications; the assessment process was both rigorous and thorough. No- tably, Turner Fleischer Architects deliv- ered more than 60 of the 70 plus applications. “It’s a great time to be a part of Can- BIM as it rapidly becomes a mature, vital and leading organization repre- senting Canada’s BIM community,” said Pietro Ferrari, chair of CanBIM’s education and research committee. “The success of the awards and the ever growing interest in the certifica- tion program are clearly an indication of this momentum. CanBIM certifica- tion will prove to be the gold standard for benchmarking BIM excellence in Canada.” The CanBIM board elected Chris- tian Proulx, an Aéroport de Québec project manager, as its newest board member. The Canadian Design and Construction Report — November 2015 – 9