15 2017 BIM processes, the shining stars of April The Minister for Public Works and the Regional Minister for Land and Sustainability visit the Roca Barcelona Gallery The seminar “BIM, Toward Smart and SustainableGeneralitat de Catalunya (Catalan regional government),the European BIM Summit, which was held a few days Infrastructures”, held on 6 April, was attended by theJosep Rull. The meeting dealt with the opportunities thatlater as part of the Construmat Trade Fair. Minister for Public Works, Íñigo de la Serna, and thethe Building Information Modelling (BIM) methodology can Regional Minister for Land and Sustainability of theoffer the construction sector and it served as a prelude for The European BIM Summit is presented at the Roca Barcelona Gallery On 20 April, the third edition of the European BIM Summit (EBS) was held as part of the Construmat Trade Fair on 25 and 26 May at the Fira de Barcelona. The summit, organised by the CAATEEB together with BIM Academy and BuildingSMART Spanish Chapter, had Roca as its main sponsor for the third year running. The presentation involved Xavier Torras, Brand Communication Director at Roca; Ignasi Pérez-Arnal, founding partner of BIM Academy and director of content at EBS17; María Molins, territorial board member and delegate member of Osona as a representative of the Col·legi d’Aparelladors (CAATEEB) of Barcelona; and Sergio Muñoz, chairman of buildingSMART. At the end of the presentation, a technical seminar was held in which the guest speakers debated the viability of the BIM (Building Information Modelling) collaborative working methodology and technological innovation in the construction sector. 19