BIM Adoption and Application in Vietnam and Thailand

Expert seminar
27 May 2017
Ho Chi Minh city

AIT Professional Master program in Project Management in Construction (MPM) in collaboration with BIM Vietnam Community organized the seminar: "BIM Adoption and Application in Vietnam and Thailand", last 27th May 2017 in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. There were over 100 participants who are working in construction inductry joined the seminar. Two main speakers: Mr. Nguyen Khuu Trong Luat, BIM Manager of Coteccons and Mr. Grit Ngowtanasuwan, from Thailand. Coteccons is the most reputation contractor in Vietnam and also a pioneer to apply BIM in Design & Build projects. This is main contractor for Landmark 81 project, one of top 10 highest buildings in the wolrd.

Seminar is succesful with the enthusiam participating of construction professionals from both public and private sectors. They raised many questions related to BIM and interested in the topic. 
BIM is currently more and more public in Vietnam and all over the world. As our mission, we try to provide more academic events and activities to support the sustainable development of construction community in Vietnam. 

Below is some moments of the events:

Ass. Prof. Grit Ngowtanasuwan, BIM expert from Thailand




Mr. Lam Thanh Hoang, CEO and President of BIM Vietnam Community


Mr. Nguyen Khuu Trong Luat, BIM Manager of Coteccons



Participant raised questions



Participant raised questions



Participant raised questions



Participant raised questions



Participant raised questions

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CEIM International study visit to HCMC, Vietnam

Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CEIM)
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

AIT successfully organized an international study visit for CEIM to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam during 08 - 10 May 2017. There are 45 students from Thailand, Myanmar, Srilanka, and India. They joined 2 site visits:
1. Estella Heights project, Keppel Land is owner, COFICO is the main contractor that using BIM for whole projects.
2. Lucky Palace projects from contractor AGC, also using BIM for that project. 

Site visit at Estella Height project

Comprehensively and professionally, sites owner presented about BIM system using for the projects, starting from the designing to the building. CEIM students gained a lot of practical knowledge by visiting actual construction sites and listening to the presentation there.

Site visit at Lucky Palace project

Besides, representative from Coteccons, BIM Manager, delivered a presentation about BIM application for D&B contractors in Vietnam. This broadened their minds about the development of constructional industry in Vietnam as well as provided practical knowledge and experience. BIM now becomes a powerful tools and necessary for the development of constructional contractors and owners.

This trip is a compulsory activity for CEIM students. Meanwhile, MPM students will participate in a fieldtrip in Thailand.



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MPM seminar: BIM - Adoption and Application in Vietnam and Thailand