Author Archives: Shaun Farrell

About Shaun Farrell

I have been involved in the construction sector since 1986 and over the years I have seen things change dramatically. Much of the change has been directly as a result of technology. This blog will be about the key combinations of People, Process and Technology. Any views expressed here are strictly my own.

A fun packed week

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Shaun Farrell

Many of you based in the UK are most likely going to be as “full on” this week as me. Today Bentley’s Annual Year in Infrastructure event kicks off for 4 days culminating in their awards ceremony on Thursday. Tonight … Continue reading →

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Extrapolation

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Shaun Farrell

Authoring rules for filenames and data is not enough, for a project, you need to extrapolate names as soon as possible to make sure that your name strategy works. I also get fed up when industry says “we don’t know … Continue reading →

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My approach to dealing with subjectivity

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Shaun Farrell

This could turn into a bit of a rambling rant, so consider yourself warned. One of the challenges we face with digitisation is subjectivity. As a former colleague once stated “data is brutal”. Being able to take data, turn it … Continue reading →

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Presenting at Digital Construction Week

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Shaun Farrell

I feel fortunate that I and many of my peers have been selected to present and share at Digital Construction Week 17-18th October at London Excel. The full programme is now up here. I will be running two sessions: A … Continue reading →

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Coding – the “must have” industry discipline!

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Shaun Farrell

I have to admit, up until 2009 I did not really pay that much attention to coding/programming. I was introduced to computer programming circa 1980 as computers entered the education system. My two best friends were very much into early … Continue reading →

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Off-Site Manufacture for Construction

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Shaun Farrell

Reports are like buses, one gets published and then another one comes along. Hot on the heels of last weeks Estate Strategy the House of Lords released 2nd Report – Off-site manufacture for construction: Building for change. This is a stub … Continue reading →

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Government Estate Strategy 2018

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Shaun Farrell

This was published over the weekend which means I have not had a chance to read it yet. But when I do I will post my first thoughts here. Anyone who knows me is aware I am not into politics … Continue reading →

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Coordination

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Shaun Farrell

Whenever I ask people “in one word tell me what BIM is all about”, coordination always makes its way in there. I do remember up until 2004 (when my role shifted) I actually carried out coordination as part of my … Continue reading →

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A New Chapter

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Shaun Farrell

So it has been a while but I may well get back into this blogging lark. Time will tell. So a bit of a change going from BIM to Information Management (IM), or is it? We shall have to just … Continue reading →

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Autodesk University Moscow Keynote

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Shaun Farrell

Risk is that we ignore trends and our competitors don’t. Trends * Growth of cloud computing * Digital everything * Machine learning 35th Anniversary of Autodesk and autocad.  What do we do with cloud/infinite computing.  Generative design for the mass market. … Continue reading →

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