ALHOSN University & building SMART ME organize Building Information Modeling workshop

ALHOSN University, an Abu Dhabi–based private educational institution dedicated to ‘global knowledge with a local vision,’ has conducted a Building Information Modeling (BIM) Workshop in cooperation with building SMART ME (BSME), the regional arm of the non-profit international alliance representing construction-related businesses. The event is the first of a series of BIM workshops and events that will mold ALHOSN into Abu Dhabi City’s BIM center.

The university’s Society of Women in Engineering (SOWIE) sponsored the initiative with BSME. Two workshops were separately conducted in mid-December for female and male students and covered Demolition, Operation and Maintenance, Construction Logistics, 4D/5D Construction, Fabrication, Documentation, Analysis, Detailed and Conceptual Design, Programming, and Renovation.

Workshop participants qualified for a Certificate in Building Information Modeling (BIM Level I) and will be able to enroll in future higher-level BIM training programs. ALHOSN’s Departments of Civil and Architectural Engineering jointly coordinated the BIM events at  the ALHOSN Campus.

“BIM is becoming a major platform for project management and engineering as it represents a new way of approaching the design and documentation of building projects. It offers numerous time, quality and profitability advantages over traditional methods such as computer-aided design. As a member of BSME, ALHOSN feels privileged to be sharing key concepts of the BIM paradigm, especially among female faculty and students whom we highly encourage to take active roles in the engineering field,” said Dr. Reem Sabouni, Assistant Professor at the Civil Engineering Department and Vice President of SOWIE, ALHOSN University.

Named after Abu Dhabi’s historic ALHOSN Palace, ALHOSN University was founded in 2005 by the Abu Dhabi Holding Company in response to growing local demand for high-quality, value-based educational institutions. It currently offers 11 undergraduate and 7 graduate programs under the Faculties of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Business, and Arts and Social Sciences. ALHOSN accepts students of all nationalities and also accommodates youths with special needs. All its programs are accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. As a key member of BSME, ALHOSN has been teaming up with the alliance on various seminars, conferences and workshops to spread awareness on BIM and its benefits.