Women in BIM invited Laura Gouk of OMI Architects to tell us why she is championing the use of Vectorworks in her practice and how she has become the practice lead for implementing her go-to BIM software.  

Laura talks with WIB Global Executive Team Member, Henry Fenby-Taylor about their level of design standards at OMI and shares lessons learned on some of her major projects.

After training as an architect, Glynnis Patterson made a monumental career shift to embrace the world of digital and how it was to transform the construction sector. In this latest podcast, host, Women in BIM Global Vice Chair, Marie Grieve talks to Glynnis in her role as Director of Ideate Software at GRAITEC Group about how technology has changed, and is indeed constantly changing, to allow us to build faster and smarter, with less cost and less waste.  

Glynnis’ career journey and her career wins are to be applauded, we know you will agree when you hear to how Glynnis has been instrumental in digital change and an inspiration to others in the digital construction landscape for over two decades. 

Collaboration was the buzz word between WIB Global Vice Chair Marie Grieve and her podcast guest, Stefania Correa, BIM and Agile Manager for Concremat in Brazil.

An experienced engineer with a passion for digital ways of working and a specialism in infrastructure, Stefania shares her career journey to date, how her roles have taken her throughout Brazil and South America, and the current state of BIM adoption in the region.

Tune in to this enlightening conversation as Marie and Stefania share wisdom, inspiration, and practical guidance to help you navigate the BIM environment in Brazil, for which Stefania admits the adoption level is good, but there is room for improvement!

After a life changing accident and a subsequent cancer diagnosis, Shona Hirons realised she needed to slow down in her career and that by taking small steps she could make a big impact, not only on her own life but on those around her.

Now an international behavioural therapist, Shona shares with WIB Global Vice Chair, Marie Grieve, her life story, the bumps along the way and why prioritising our mental health is so important.  For Shona, her aim is to simply make people feel everyday. This is an inspiring conversation that will make you want to get out of your chair! 

With a passion for sustainability from a very young age Lucy Lyons, CEO of Kestrix - a new and innovative construction software that maps how heat escapes from buildings – has always questioned why, as an industry, construction isn’t better a decarbonisation.  In this podcast with Women in BIM Global Vice Chair, Marie Grieve, Lucy shares her long-term passion and why this is the foundation upon which she has built Kestrix.

Born from a need to support the sustainable retrofit of aging housing stock to improve the way we live, particularly in an age when fuel poverty is a colossal issue, Lucy knows that huge steps must be taken to improve this for so many of us – and she is ready to take these steps! 

The actions of individuals are important, but we can’t take action to decarbonise construction alone, we must unite to take on the fight as a collective! And the best weapon to ready ourselves for this fight is data.

With an illustrious career from CEO of the Irish Internet Association to the Creativity, Digitilisation and Sustainability Lead at Siemens, with the many important board member roles she holds, you would be forgiven for expecting someone less humorous, curious and empathetic than Joan Mulvihill. She has built a career on these traits, asking the awkward questions, connecting the dots, and ensuring that no one ever forgets the individual person.

In this candid chat with WiB Global team member Henry Fenby-Taylor, Joan talks about what has shaped her into the person she is today and how she has faced adversity and loss, but come out stronger on the other side, championing Critical Creative Thinking.

Willow Williams leads the conversation today with Henry Fenby-Taylor, talking about their lived experience with Sybil Taunton who leads Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at RICS.

We'll hear about the changing landscape of the sector, what Sybil has learned throughout her diverse career from the US military during a period of pivotal change in its acceptance of the LGBT+ community, and how she's setting an example and being a critical friend that challenges the status quo.

During this  episode  of the Women in BIM Podcast, host Marie Grieve, WIB Global Leadership Team Member and Managing Director of Costello Palmer Communications, talks with an amazing woman who has transformed the way we deliver education in schools to bridge skills and knowledge gaps for the construction industry.

Alison Watson OBE, is the Founder and Chief Executive of Class Of Your Own, the social enterprise which created the award-winning Design Engineer Construct (DEC) education programme.

The two discuss where it all started for Alison with Class Of Your Own, and how it has helped so many young people start a career in the built environment. They discuss the challenges in being heard by those leading the education sector, and the rewards that are gained from helping young people become construction professionals.

Join Marie Grieve, Core Team Member of Women in BIM, as she talks to two data experts: Arisca Droog and Maya Tryfona of Schiphol Airport.

Discover what Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands is doing to advance its data management using the latest techniques, as well as sharing their expertise with the Building smart community.

We'll also learn more about Arisca and May's own personal journeys and the advice that they would give to women entering the sector.

Join Rebecca de Cicco as she talks to Ann Deng, Senior Associate at McGregor Coxall - Quality Assurance Lead, whose multifaceted role requires empathy, patience and a 'can do' attitude as she champions using the right workflow, rather than the age old methods with tools like Vectorworks. 

Ann is an inspirational character who shows that you can work smarter not harder, get more out of your working life, and have balance with your personal life. It was our pleasure to have her on the podcast.

Thank you to Vectorworks, our podcast sponsor, for supporting Women in BIM.