Casey Rutland becomes Vice Chair of UK BIM Alliance

"I'm really looking forward to bringing my experience and outlook to the UK BIM Alliance Vice Chair role; there remains a significant need for 'BIM for Beginners' resources to bring along the masses of existing small companies that form our industry - it's this task that drives me.

Having seen (and continue to see) the immense potential for BIM and digital to transform the industry, I derive great pride from seeing others do the same through the work of the Alliance.

Last of all, I intend to work with Anne and the fantastic team to build upon their work so far, with a healthy dose of fun along the way!"

Dr Anne Kemp, Chair of the UK BIM Alliance welcomes Casey. “The Alliance has made great inroads in driving the digital transformation of our Industry. To continue this drive we welcome Casey to the Executive team as Vice Chair. Casey’s level of passion, experience and knowledge is outstanding and shows a great commitment to not only the Alliance but to the Industry as whole. I and the rest of the Executive Team look forward to working with him. Welcome to the team Casey!”

About the Alliance The UK BIM Alliance understands the value of a digitally enabled industry and is driving the industry to make BIM become business as usual. The UK BIM Alliance is also the UK & Ireland chapter of buildingSMART. For more information visit the website.

About Casey Rutland Casey is a digital advocate with a focus on company transformation from a people perspective. With over 20 years of experience as an architect working in and leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver sports stadia, city centre developments, healthcare facilities and heritage buildings, he brings a clear, concise empathy-driven communication method to the seemingly vast topic of 'digital transformation'.

As UK Director of Digital at Royal HaskoningDHV, he is responsible for driving the adoption of emergent technologies that enable the company to perform optimally, generate new products or services and engage staff in a thriving agile environment. As Founding Director of digitalgreen.io, Casey helps businesses realise the value of digital, through workshops, written papers and the successful (and free) BIMOpenMic series of events.

During his time as Associate Director at Arup, his primary focus was the implementation of digital working processes to transform the productivity of the architectural teams around the globe.

Casey is regularly invited to speak at conferences on topics relating to the new digital era of our industry, guest lectures at various universities around the world and is a proud STEM Ambassador.