A small group of not-so-small airports have seized positions of leadership in the aviation industry as adopters of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and integration with geographic information system (GIS) and asset management. As part of that position of leadership, they’ve also taken on the roles of mentors and teachers for other airports, sharing their victories, their failings, and their lessons learned. We will discuss what these airports are doing to lead the way and what other airports are doing as they surge to catch up.

You may have heard that an airport is like a small city. Implementing Building Information Modeling (BIM) at this scale can quickly get complicated; what's possible and what's practical don't necessarily align. In this class we'll look at some special considerations for airports, ways in which to scope an implementation, and ways in which to use Autodesk, Inc., software systems (such as InfraWorks software, Revit software, and AutoCAD Civil 3D software). We'll also take a look at effective practices, and we'll discuss lessons learned from some specific large-scale BIM programs involving airports.

Flying a drone around an airport comes with a unique set of challenges. In this class, Atkins and 3DR will walk you through how we were able to obtain the first FAA waiver to fly inside protected airspace, and what kinds of hoops we had to jump through to convince the busiest airport in the world that this was an innovative technology worth pursuing. We'll walk through the process of obtaining the waiver and capturing the data, and review what we've done with the captured images and the models we've built for design.

Airspace, air side, land side, curb side, public transport, utilities coordination, facility management, and how to use BIM to coordinate them—in as long as it takes to pass through security check! Become a part of this engaging exploration of ideas for integrated workflows applied to airport design, where multiple interdependent constraints and challenging operational requirements call for a most coordinated and well-planned design and construction. We will engage in examples and workflows that will deliver ideas to architects and engineers about how to collaborate, coordinate, and deliver the best outcomes on airport development projects! This session features InfraWorks 360, Navisworks Manage, and Revit. AIA Approved

The challenges for an owner-operator of one of the world's busiest airports are tremendous, involving multiple disciplines, sectors, and business functions. This class looks at the solutions, products, and workflows delivered in key areas—including aircraft tracking, stands management, a works approval interface, asset management integration, and supply chain model management—during a recent engagement at Heathrow Airport, London. We demonstrate how the solution, which was designed for mobile devices including Apple® iPads®, allows Heathrow access to Building Information Modeling (BIM) and other key business data in the field. It also links the aircraft and stands status to infrastructure and asset information from IBM® Maximo® and a works approval solution. From incident handling and airline management to regulatory reports and business workflows, we show how the complexities of managing airport systems can be as demanding as a running a mini-city.

Undertaking the monumental effort of organizing data within an organization is difficult alone. Add standardization and, ultimately, the development of specifications to provide guidance to all who do business with your organization, and you really have a mountain to climb. Airports have unique requirements that set them apart from other asset management systems. During this panel discussion, we’ll share the obstacles encountered from the conception of an asset management program all the way through to an enterprise-level BIM (Building Information Modeling), geographic information system (GIS), and computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). We’ll share experiences on how these obstacles were handled both temporarily and permanently to achieve steps toward a single source of truth. Panel members will offer their unique perspectives on the various issues confronted through the implementation of these programs.

Airport design necessitates collaboration between numerous teams with a wide range of skill sets generally coming from various locations. This requires well-established strategies and methodical use of tools and technologies for a successful delivery of a large-scale project. This session will present strategies for utilizing cloud collaboration tools such as Collaboration for Revit, BIM 360 Team and Fusion Team (formerly A360 Team), BIM 360 Glue software, and BIM 360 Docs software in order to help teams communicate and collaborate effectively in delivering a complex project. We will showcase San Francisco's $2.4 billion International Airport project as an example of utilizing these strategies to enable effective collaboration between more than 200 architects, engineers, and builders from Woods Bagot, HKS Architects, Gensler, and numerous core trades and consultants on this design-build project. This session will present Building Information Modeling (BIM) strategies for cloud collaboration and data management on airport projects.

In the rapidly evolving field of airport architecture, integrating advanced design tools is crucial for optimizing performance and Sustainable Design. This presentation explores how Autodesk Forma and its extensions can be leveraged to enhance airport building design. Forma’s AI capabilities offer unparalleled design optimization for Sustainable Design from the earliest stages in the design process, and by utilizing powerful extensions to the Forma platform, it can provide real-time analysis of the envelope performance and the implications of substantial glazing systems and shading. This enables designers to optimize rapidly and allows for quick prototyping and feedback. Attendees will learn how these workflows can empower designers to integrate energy performance into their workflows, and gain insights into the latest tools to unlock new possibilities for achieving Sustainable Design goals in building design.

In the summer of 2020, as the world struggled through the COVID-19 pandemic, Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL) selected an international team to design Noida International Airport (NIA) in Delhi. The Delhi National Capital Region aims to serve 200 million passengers by the year 2060. The architectural team consists of Nordic, Grimshaw, Haptic, and STUP, and represents offices across the globe—Norway, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It became clear that the only way to work together, even without a pandemic, would be to the most-advanced cloud services—BIM 360 software. Maximizing a combination of BIM 360 Docs, BIM 360 Design, and BIM 360 Collaboration software, the team has designed the most-optimal workflows to suit the project. As the team members proceed with the four-phased architectural design from their home offices, this demo aims to present the routines we used, the collaboration processes we introduced and discovered, and the ways we brought together an international team to create sustainable world-class architecture.

This class will illustrate the storytelling process undertaken for a recent international airport design competition in Dalian, China, and the critical role storytelling played in the firm’s competition submittal. The class will demonstrate how a variety of media was used to create an inspiring video that set the firm’s submittal apart from its competition. We will explore each phase of the project, starting with discovery and storyboards. Then we will move into a discussion of production for both live and CG elements, and we’ll end with compositing and editing. We will explain why key decisions were made and when they were made to get the best results. The audience will gain an understanding for each part of the process by seeing real-world examples and behind-the-scenes footage during each phase. Finally, we will share successes and lessons learned from our experience working with 2 Design and Production Teams that were on opposite sides of the world and 14 hours apart.

On April 27, 2017, the new extension for Oslo Gardermoen Airport in Norway opened its doors, increasing its capacity from 19 million passengers to 30 million. The project was delivered on time and on budget, with practically no errors during design or construction. The terminal has received a BREEAM Excellent certification, using many innovative solutions, making it the world's greenest airport. While we are waiting for electric airplanes, we'll show how the terminal building is ready for the future, drastically reducing energy consumption. The class will also focus on how we managed to pull off this massive project through the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM). What were the key factors in the project's success? We'll discuss project organization and communication through visualization, BIM quality assessment through new tools and workflows developed for Revit software, and how Navisworks software helped us combine what may very well be the world's largest BIM model.

This class will show you several tools from the toolbox for airports from Autodesk, Inc. These tools will help with the many types of tasks, such as airspace surface analysis, airport geographic information system (AGIS), planning, and design. They will save you time and money, and give you a powerful visual so everyone can understand the obstacles and outcomes of airport design. This class will cover many everyday tasks and provide tips to help you accomplish them more efficiently and effectively. After this class, you will be able to grab a tool out of your toolbox, look at it, and think to yourself: “I know I can use this tool for this task; why wouldn’t it also work for this task in front of me?” This session features InfraWorks 360 and AutoCAD Civil 3D.

The Denver International Airport (DEN) is widely recognized for its leadership in BIM. As part of a recent modernization initiative, DEN took a major leap forward by extending that BIM vision into geographic information system (GIS) technology—transforming how spaces inside the airport are mapped, managed, and maintained. In this session, you’ll learn how digital facilities and infrastructure (DFI) and GIS collaborated to build an 18-million-square-foot ArcGIS Indoors database spanning the entire campus using detailed Revit models. More than 7,000 rooms in this space management Digital Workplace are now spatially enabled and linked to identifiers used in asset and facilities systems. We’ll share key milestones from our 10-year and cover how recent breakthroughs connected Revit and ArcGIS workflows. From exporting BIM to ArcGIS Indoors to now strategizing about how to push data back to Revit, DEN is building a truly bidirectional BIM-GIS environment—bringing spatial intelligence to new disciplines and teams across the airport.

Learn how Autodesk Vehicle Tracking can be used in the preliminary design phase of an airport project. Create and then model the movements of both aircraft and ground support vehicles including push-back manoeuvers. But why stop there? It can also be used to model the movements of vehicles inside airport buildings and help to optimize the design and increase safety. Additional transport links can also be designed by using the "Light Rail" module and traffic flow can be improved improved by using the "Roundabout Design" module.

As airports worldwide face increasing demands for Sustainable Design, efficiency, and seamless passenger experiences, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) serves as a forward-thinking example of how data-driven design and emerging technology is transforming aviation infrastructure. The decade-long projects involved a team of 100+ designers, 20+ consultants, and a sophisticated technology approach of 20+ digital tools, bringing together architects, engineers, and contractors in a connected tech environment driving efficiency through construction. Explore how a leading architecture firm, in collaboration with industry partners, used BIM, sustainable strategies, cloud collaboration, data-driven design, and data visualization to enhance operational efficiency and passenger experience, and future-proof major terminals. Gain insights into how connected workflows, predictive analytics, and immersive tools were used to optimize passenger flow, reduce carbon impact, and streamline stakeholder collaboration.

This class will cover the use of many Autodesk, Inc., Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, such as Revit Architecture software, Revit MEP software, Revit Structure software, AutoCAD Civil 3D software, Navisworks software, and cloud services, including BIM 360 Glue software and BIM 360 Field software, in order to assist in the daily maintenance and operations of airports.

In this class we will show several tools from the Autodesk, Inc., toolbox for airports. These tools will help with the many types of tasks, such as airspace surface analysis, airport geographic information system (AGIS), planning, and design. They will save you time and money and give you a powerful visual so everyone can understand the obstacles and outcomes of airport design. This class will cover many everyday tasks and provide tips to help you accomplish them more efficiently and effectively. When finished with this class you will be able to grab a tool out of your toolbox, look at it, and think, “I know I can use this tool for this task; why wouldn’t it also work for this task in front of me?”

The Denver International Airport (DEN) is widely recognized for its leadership in BIM. As part of a recent modernization initiative, DEN took a major leap forward by extending that BIM vision into geographic information system (GIS) technology—transforming how spaces inside the airport are mapped, managed, and maintained. In this session, you’ll learn how digital facilities and infrastructure (DFI) and GIS collaborated to build an 18-million-square-foot ArcGIS Indoors database spanning the entire campus using detailed Revit models. More than 7,000 rooms in this space management Digital Prototyping are now spatially enabled and linked to identifiers used in asset and facilities systems. We’ll share key milestones from our 10-year Management and cover how recent breakthroughs connected Revit and ArcGIS workflows. From exporting BIM to ArcGIS Indoors to now strategizing about how to push data back to Revit, DEN is building a truly bidirectional BIM-GIS environment—bringing spatial intelligence to new disciplines and teams across the airport.

This class looks at the solutions, products, and workflows which enable critical business decisions to be made using real-time information, including the following: Airfield Maps—providing a standard view of the airfield; Community Relations—mapping noise-compensation schemes and vortex strikes; Engineering and Services—providing up-to-date, accurate information on the services of a mini-city; Operational Views—providing awareness of the operational status of the airfield to key internal and external stakeholders (Stand, Blocks; Aircraft Tracking, Vehicle Tracking, Active Works); Space Map Views —providing the terminal floor plans mapped against the space lease data; Service Clearance and Permits—enabling contractors to undertake works within a highly controlled environment; Winter Resilience—enabling critical decision making tools within times of severe operational impact due to adverse weather. The class will provide an overview of the interfaces that make the aggregation of this data possible.

In this class, you’ll hear from two industry experts who’ve been on a 20-year journey, transforming information management. They’ll look back to the turn of the century when the journey began, sharing the vision and aspirations of how the construction of Heathrow’s Terminal 5 could deliver a digital legacy. The changing landscape of technology and ever-increasing digital expectations have taken Heathrow on an amazing journey: new owners, new aspirations, new legislation, and new governance, all underpinned by a new technology landscape, together with new goals. It is the expansion of Europe’s most prestigious airport. Twenty years in 60 minutes—an exploration of Heathrow’s digital journey: what went well, what went not so well, and what the future holds.