17 2018 Roca sponsors the European BIM Summit for the fourth year running The company is a world pioneer in the use of this methodology and in the digitalisation of its products The summit for the BIM methodology, which this year reaches its fourth edition, has already become one of the benchmark events at a global level for these new building processes. The European BIM Summit is organised by the Col·legi d’Aparelladors de Barcelona (CAATEEB) along with the BIM Academy and Building SMART Spain, and Roca is the main sponsor. The commitment of the company to innovative processes like BIM translates into year-on-year support through the provision of the Roca Barcelona Gallery space for the press conference and the organisation of the dinner for speakers and congress attendees. BIM, building information modelling, is a methodology based on the digitalisation of construction that facilitates its industrialisation and permits better monitoring of the entire construction process, from the project design through to its construction, maintenance and possible demolition. In his introductory speech at the summit, the president of CAATEEB, Jordi Gosalves, stressed their intention for the congress to continue being a leading event in this sector.Leaders from the construction and development sector attended the round table The Secretary at Building SMART Spain, Sergio Muñoz, pointed out the incorporation of Patrick McLearny, Globalpresentation, the EBSDay involved a round table entitledmethod based on the management of information President of Building SMART, as Honorary Advisor. “360° View of the Application of BIM and LEAN”, with agenerated during the life cycle of a construction project. In The implementation of BIM processes in the constructiondiscussion on how the BIM and LEAN methodologies haverecent years BIM has become an indispensable tool in sector is opening up a new field of business in the form ofbeen introduced into everyday business processes,obtaining a controlled building process with the aim of start-ups and investment funds specialising in the financingranging from the viewpoint of the technical personnel whoimproving the quality, efficiency and efficacy of any project, of businesses that focus on this methodology, as reportedare involved in the process to the role of developers andwhether for buildings or for infrastructures. by the director of content for the European BIM Summit,construction companies. Ignasi Pérez Arnal, during the introduction to this congress,During the congress, held in March, presentations were which took place at the Roca Barcelona Gallery. After thegiven on the latest innovations and the impact of this work The annual international congress is held in Barcelona Ignasi Pérez Arnal, director of content for the European BIM Summit 15