Consulting

 AECO CONSULTING 

AECO consulting is uniquely positioned to leverage our AEC subject matter knowledge, software development capabilities, and business partnerships to formulate innovative solutions for deep-rooted challenges facing the AEC industry and government.

Town of Oakville

The Town of Oakville engaged AECO Innovation Lab on several different projects to help reveal and promote the use of technology for improving the property development review and approval process in the coming years. Review some of those projects below. ​

  • Municipal 2040 Vision video 
    This project highlights how recent and upcoming technology like BIM, GIS, Digital Twins, and Reality Capture can offer new perspectives and bring efficiencies to municipal plans review and inspection processes.  

    Municipal Digital Vision
    A digital vision, plan, and roadmap for property development service over the next decade. This project outlines how municipalities can go from having simple digital submissions to unlocking their full digital potential throughout the property development process and use that information to enable new opportunities in city information modelling.

    BIM Pilot for Municipalities
    This project outlines how municipalities can use BIM to change their processes and encourage collaboration between plans examiners and applicants, streamline reviews, and enable automation to improve the review process.

CSA Group

The CSA group worked with AECO on a research project involving a team of experts put together by AECO in collaboration with ÉTS Montreal and the University of British Columbia to develop a roadmap for standards development and diffusion of BIM in Canada. 

  • The team gathered and categorized approximately 500 documents to conduct a thorough literature review to understand the standards and documentation that have been implemented in international jurisdictions.

    The team also developed an extensive survey, interview questions, and workshops to gauge industry’s opinions on the status of BIM in Canada and the need for standards. The results of both the literature review and industry engagement were summarized and a list of action items were developed to inform the next steps for BIM in Canada.

buildingSMART Canada

bSC engaged AECO Innovation Lab as lead consultant on many projects. Through these, AECO developed frameworks and guidelines to drive BIM adoption, supporting streamlined digital processes for project and asset lifecycle management nationwide.​

  • Industry Readiness
    This report evaluates the industry readiness for BIM and ISO 19650 framework implementation in the context of the PSPC’s (Public Services and Procurement Canada) transition towards digital strategies to manage their property assets.

    Digital Delivery for Bridge Construction Projects
    This project aims to assist City of Kingston in understanding the value that BIM and BIM Standards can bring to bridge and other infrastructure projects. This includes developing a framework for organizational and project-based goals for digital delivery, determining what information is needed to make decisions in the city, what City systems the models need to integrate with, and how the models will support City business and operations.

    openBIM Implementations for a Canadian Roadmap
    This comprehensive research project for the NRC (National Research Council) investigates the transformative journey of the Canadian architecture, engineering, construction, owner, operator, and municipality sectors as they adopt BIM and openBIM standards to digitalize the planning, design, construction, and management of built assets.

    Towards a Digital Construction Platform at the National Research Council of Canada
    This report outlines the proposed NRC (National Research Council) Digital Construction Platform (DCP) and develops a research and development roadmap to deliver it. This initiative involves setting the foundation for improved data management systems, enhancing Building Information Modelling (BIM) compatibility, ensuring Common Data Environment (CDE) interoperability, and integrating API connections for seamless information exchanges among the different stakeholders within the Canadian built asset industry.

 BIM CONSULTING 

BIM consulting supports asset owners and contractors in BIM and GIS integration and data management. Through strategic assessments, workflow optimization, and skill development, BIM consulting enables clients to modernize processes and improve project efficiency and asset lifecycles.​

BIM vision and roadmap

Guidance on integrating innovation into your organizational vision, emphasizing how cutting-edge BIM technologies and practices can drive goal achievement and business growth.

Collaboration and openBIM workflow

Ensuring seamless data interoperability by integrating diverse open data formats and standards. Our experts develop robust data management solutions and sharing workflows to organize various data types. We optimize communication processes to deliver relevant project information, ensuring accurate status and version updates across your asset’s lifecycle stages.

Digital readiness assessment

Determining and auditing of the current BIM practices and processes of the clients to identify the inefficiencies. Along with this a critical assessment of skill of resources as well as review of tools & technology employed are assessed.

Management, integration and execution

Designed to streamline your building information processes, our expertise in developing strategies for enhanced BIM data management, execution, and integration helps you achieve higher efficiency, reduced costs, and improved project outcomes.

Optimization and compliance

Optimization of BIM models and processes, including adherence to regulatory compliance codes and enhancing operational efficiency through strategic adjustments. Our experts manage documentation to streamline workflows and maintain compliance. We offer maintenance planning to extend asset lifecycles and improve performance.

Scan to BIM

Transforming physical environments into accurate digital models. Using advanced scanning technology, we capture precise data to create detailed BIM models. This service enhances project planning, design accuracy, compliance checking, and facility management.