John Tocci, CEO of Tocci Building Companies, and Laura Handler, Building Information Modeler, taught a BIM101 class to 30 AGC members. The class was part of the AGC of Massachusetts — Young Contractors Council Technical Series.

John Tocci reviewed basic and intermediate BIM concepts, and Laura Handler led a hands-on demonstration of NavisWorks JetStream. AGC of Massachusetts hopes to schedule more BIM-focused classes in the coming months.

John Tocci, CEO of Tocci Building Companies, has been invited to speak at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, located in Worcester, MA. John Tocci, along with Jaime MacFall, Virtual Construction Coordinator at Tocci, will speak on how Tocci is utilizing VDC to prevent costly field issues and improve building quality.

Tocci has been involved with WPI’s construction management program through Professor Guillermo Salazar for several years. Tocci has sponsored multiple graduate level projects, including studies on sustainability and BIM, and schedule-based subcontractor payment. John Tocci has presented to several WPI graduate classes; this is his first presentation aimed at WPI undergraduates.

During the current initial stages of construction, the Capitol Cove VDC team is using the model to provide information to the field staff.

To date, concrete quantities have been extracted from the model; calculations have been accurate to the 0.1 yd3, having the potential to drastically reduce waste.

3D visualizations of foundation work has enabled the field staff to catch inconsistencies between the architectural and structural designs that could affect sealing the building envelope if not found. These visualizations provide the superintendent with views that aren’t focused on in the structural drawings, enabling better communication with subcontractors and potentially more accurate construction.

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