Presenter: Mark Fessenden

BIM technology is a dynamic and powerful tool for use in all phases of the facilities industry, and interest and acceptance of this technology is growing worldwide. Since the use of BIM is relatively new in the field of fire protection engineering, this session will discuss the challenge of implementation of BIM in the fire protection industry. In this session, representatives from various user groups will discuss how BIM is currently implemented in the fire protection community and how its use needs to evolve. The representatives will include a fire protection engineer, a fire protection contractor, a manufacturer, and an end user. The panel will highlight the benefits and difficulties of implementing BIM in current fire protection design.