CIBSE has appointed leading BIM and digital expert Carl Collins to lead a range of initiatives planned for imminent launch to members and the building services supply chain.

Carl has more than 30 years of experience working in engineering environments, including Arup, for whom he worked in the unified design group and Arup Associates. He has worked with CIBSE developing its approach to BIM for the last five years and joins as one of the industry’s foremost experts on the use of BIM in the built environment.

CIBSE says the appointment reinforces its leadership and role in developing BIM tools for the MEP sector and for the operation and performance of built assets, seeking to spread the benefits of a data-led approach across the whole life of buildings, especially in the operational phase, when MEP engineers can use digital asset information to add real value to owners and occupiers.