BIMvoice
Welcome to BIMvoice, the podcast that provides a platform for Building Information Modeling (BIM) professionals to share their perspectives and insights on the industry. In this podcast, we cover a wide range of topics related to BIM, including its applications in architecture, engineering, and construction, as well as the latest trends and challenges facing the industry. One of the key topics we focus on is OpenBIM, a platform-independent approach to BIM that enables seamless collaboration and data exchange among different stakeholders. We believe that OpenBIM is revolutionizing the AEC industry and has the potential to transform the way we design, construct, and operate buildings. Through our conversations with experts in the field, including architects, engineers, and software developers, we explore the benefits of using OpenBIM, including interoperability, flexibility, and data exchange. We also discuss the challenges of implementing OpenBIM and how organizations can overcome them. Our guests share their personal experiences with OpenBIM tools like IFC, BCF, IDS, and provide insights on how OpenBIM is improving collaboration among different disciplines, increasing efficiency, and reducing errors and rework. We also discuss the latest developments in OpenBIM technology and how it is being used in real-world projects. Whether you’re an architect, engineer, contractor, or software developer, BIMvoice provides you with valuable insights and practical tips to help you get the most out of BIM and OpenBIM. So, join us for our next episode and let’s explore the exciting world of BIM together!
Episodes
In the sixteenth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Maarten Vroegindeweij from the Netherlands.
Maarten is a structural engineer who became an entrepreneur. He runs several companies and now leads OpenAEC, an effort to make construction software open source, built on a long personal belief that the whole industry should run on open tools and open standards.
Open source has been missing in our industry for a long time. There were ...
In episode 15 of openBIMvoice, I talk with Elena Efremova about one of the hardest practical problems in openBIM: converting IFC models back into editable Revit models.
Elena has a background in architecture, construction robotics, and software development. Her work focuses on making IFC models useful again when the original authoring model is missing, when the model was created in another tool, or when a team only receives IFC but...
This is the third episode of The openBIM Practitioner.
In this series, I talk with people who have passed the buildingSMART Practitioner certification and ask them what the process was really like, what changed for them, and w...
This is the second episode of The openBIM Practitioner.
In this series, I talk with people who have passed the buildingSMART Practitioner certification and ask them what the process was really like, what changed for them, and what others should understand before going for it.
In the fourteenth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Elena Efremova.
Elena has a background in architecture, construction robotics, and software development. She is working on one of the most difficult practical problems in openBIM: converting IFC models back into editable Revit models.
IFC is often treated as a simple exchange format.
But in real projects, things are rarely simple.
Sometimes the original authoring model is missi...
This is the first episode of The openBIM Practitioner.
In this series, I talk with people who have passed the buildingSMART Practitioner certification and ask them what the process was really like, what changed for them, and what others should understand before going for it.
My guest in this episode is Karim Abulazm from Germany.
Karim works with BIM consultation, BIM management, and BIM coordination. He is certified as a buildingS...
In the thirteenth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Thor-Erik Johnsrud from Norway.
Thor-Erik has a practical construction background and now works with BIM, IFC, data, internal tools, and openBIM workflows in a Norwegian contractor environment.
Norway is one of the countries where openBIM, IFC, and model based delivery are already part of the industry.
But that does not mean IFC delivery works as well as it should.
The core ide...
In the twelfth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Bruno Postle, a UK based creator and contributor around IfcOpenShell, BonsaiBIM, IFC Git, IFC merge, and related open source tools.
This conversation is about IFCMCP and what happens when AI agents can work with IFC files through proper tools instead of treating them like plain text.
We cover IFC query tools, IFC edit tools, Model Context Protocol, Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, IDS ...
In the eleventh episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Simon Dean, a BIM Lead working on major infrastructure delivery in the UK.
Simon has worked on major infrastructure projects for many years, and in this conversation he shares what openBIM looks like when it is used on a large live project with thousands of IFC files, client requirements, validation workflows, and real delivery pressure.
The core idea is simple. IFC is not just a...
In the tenth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Michael Burij, a BIM and digital planning lead based in Berlin, about why IFC is becoming a practical necessity on German projects.
Michael shares how public procurement rules, ...
In the ninth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Stefano Verugi, a quantity surveyor who took an unusual path into openBIM. Instead of starting with IFC models from designers, he began by converting 2D drawings into IFC models himself so he could extract quantities in a more structured and reliable way.
In the eighth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Agron Deralla about a different kind of openBIM story: what happens when an architecture office decides not to wait for clients to ask for it.
Agron works in Vienna and has spent years helping push openBIM from inside the design side. We talk about architectural practice, internal BIM workflows, information exchange, buildingSMART, and why openBIM can be a strategic choice even bef...
In the seventh episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Janis Berkis about one of the biggest problems in BIM right now: too many requirements, too much information, and too little value in return.
Janis has more than 12 years of BIM consulting experience and works with public and infrastructure projects in Latvia. We talk about Rail Baltica, BIM mandates, openBIM adoption, and why many projects make BIM harder than it needs to be.
The...
openBIM Is Becoming Mandatory in the Netherlands with Jordan Schuit | openBIMvoice 06
In the sixth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Jordan Schuit, Global Information Manager for Mobility and Infrastructure at Royal HaskoningDHV and buildingSMART Benelux board member. He leads information managers across Europe and Vietnam, sits on the buildingSMART International Awards jury, and spends roughly 60 hours a week between his day jo...
In the fifth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Thomas Zwielehner, an architect who now manages BIM workflows on large railway infrastructure projects in Germany. On his current project there are more than 500 IFC files. His team asked one question that changed everything: why are designers the bottleneck for data that has nothing to do with their design?
Most projects never ask which properties actually require a modeller to ent...
Stop Modeling for the Project. Start Modeling for the Asset Lifetime with Alexander Worp | openBIMvoice 04
In the fourth episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Alexander Worp, Asset Information Manager at Waternet, the department responsible for drinking water and sewage in the Amsterdam region. Alexander manages infrastructure that goes back to 1850. Some of those original drawings are still more useful today than digital models pro...
I Stopped Opening Revit. My Entire Workflow Is Now IFC with Jocelyn Sapin | openBIMvoice 03
In the third episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Jocelyn Sapin, a BIM consultant from Switzerland who made a decision most BIM professionals have not: he stopped opening Revit models entirely. His whole workflow runs on IFC. In this conversation he explains exactly how and why he got there.
Jocelyn works exclusively on the client side, whic...
OpenBIM from the Contractor's Perspective with Daniel Phillips | openBIMvoice 02
In the second episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with Daniel Phillips about how openBIM is actually being used on the ground by general contractors. We discuss his journey from 14 years of structural modeling to using Bonsai BIM and Python to fix model loopholes in 2026.
Daniel shares his experience working on massive hospital projects in Norway and why s...
openBIM Needs an Open Mind with Menno Mekes | openBIMvoice 01
In the first episode of openBIMvoice, I talk with my friend Menno Mekes about why openBIM adoption is more about mindset than technology. We dig into how the industry is changing in 2026 and what's actually working.
Menno shares how he moved away from proprietary silos toward workflows where data is the single source of truth. If you've ever struggled to explain to clien...
🎙️Building with Data: Emma Hooper's Vision for Information Management in Construction
Join me in a captivating conversation with Emma Hooper, associate director and head of R&D at Bond Bryan Digital an Information Management consultancy.
We delved deep into the world of information management in construction, discussing the pivotal role of open standards like IFC, the tools that are shaping the industry, and the future of col...
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