Content

• Class 1
  • Presentation of the course, instructors and participants
  • The BIM concept: product and process
  • Open BIM: Collaboration and Interoperability: IFC, CDE
  • Setting up a Common Data Environment (CDE)

• Class 2
  • Introduction to the BIM object concept and demonstrations
  • Introduction to the BIM model concept
  • BIM model uses and demonstrations

• Class 3
  • Collaborative BIM workflow exercise
  • BIM communication process exercise (BCF concept)
  • Examples of BIM teaching experiences

• Class 4
  • Model analysis exercise: identification, spatial hierarchy and element classification

• Class 5
  • Model analysis exercise: assessing geometric clashes in 3D (clash detection)

• Class 6
  • Presentations of BIM adoption proposals by teaching staff

Who is this course for?

This course is for teachers and coordinators of higher education programs in Architecture and Urbanism, Engineering and other areas related to design and construction who wish to incorporate BIM into their teaching. It is suitable for those seeking to plan collaborative activities, guide academic work and assess designs through BIM models, connecting these experiences to course objectives and the curriculum.

Course technical details

• 12 hours of live online classes
• Course materials are provided as BIM models in IFC and other formats, PowerPoint or PDF presentations and Excel tables, and include extensive bibliographic references to further your studies.
• Access all your classes, recorded live on video! You have three months from the start of the course to download your video classes.
• Our courses count as complementary activities in undergraduate architecture, engineering and design programs.
• At the end of the course, a completion certificate is issued to those who attended at least 75% of the live online classes.

About the instructors

Architect Dr. Mônica Salgado

• Permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Architecture PROARQ FAU UFRJ; retired Full Professor at UFRJ's Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism; researcher with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, CNPq (since 2011); and coordinator of the CNPq Universal Project DIGITAL METHODOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: APPLICATIONS IN THE PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE AND SMART BUILDINGS AND CITIES (2023–2026).
• Scientist of Our State at the Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support in the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ), with the research project BIM CELL STRUCTURING AND IMPLEMENTATION (2021–2024).
• Consultant to the Technical Advisory Committee of the Construa Brasil Program at the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC), 2021–2024.
• Member of BuildingSMART Brasil
• Member of the National Association for Built Environment Technology (ANTAC).
• She was a visiting professor at Parsons School of Design, New York (USA), with a CAPESPRINT scholarship (2020).
• Postdoctoral research at École Nationale Supérieure D'Architecture de Toulouse (France), with a CAPESCOFECUB scholarship (2010).
• Architect (FAU UFRJ), Master of Architecture (PROARQ FAU UFRJ) and PhD in Production Engineering (COPPE UFRJ), with postgraduate qualifications in Environmental Management (POLI UFRJ) and Occupational Safety Engineering (POLI UFRJ).
• Her architectural research experience covers design management processes, environmental certifications and sustainability, digital technologies and BIM (Building Information Modeling).
• She coordinated the Graduate Program in Architecture PROARQ FAU UFRJ (2016–2019).
• Member of the University Council of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (CONSUNI), representing Full Professors of the Center for Letters and Arts (UFRJ, 2015–2019).
• Faculty representative for the Center for Letters and Arts on the Graduate Studies and Research Council (UFRJ, 2008–2012).
• Coordinator of the undergraduate Civil Engineering program at the Polytechnic School (UFRJ, 2000–2002).
• Representative of the Polytechnic School, UFRJ, on the Building Materials Committee of Sinduscon, the Rio de Janeiro Construction Industry Union (1995–2005).
• Professor in the Civil Engineering program at the Polytechnic School (UFRJ, 1993–2005) and at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (UFRJ, 2005–2021).

Architect Dr. João Gaspar

• In education, Gaspar has spent 26 years researching BIM-related tools and processes and developing training under the EBBIM – Empresa Brasileira de BIM brand.
• In academia, Gaspar teaches BIM in postgraduate programs at FIA Business School, SENAI-SP/ISEP and Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie.
• Work on the development and editing of BIM guides and manuals:
  • Co-authorship of the teaching materials for the Democratizando BIM – Agentes Públicos course for the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI): 5 workbooks and instructional video scripts, in 2025;
  • Participation in a working group and content review of 3 BIM manuals for the Urban Infrastructure Department of São Paulo City Hall (SIURB), in 2025;
  • Co-writing and co-editing of the Good Practice Guide for BIM Procurement: Volume I – General Guidelines, for the National Union of Architecture and Consulting Engineering Companies (SINAENCO), in 2024;
• Since November 2022, Gaspar has coordinated ABNT Special Study Commission 134, responsible for creating, editing and publishing Brazilian BIM standards. Between 2018 and 2022, within CEE-134, Gaspar participated in the working group that developed parts of ABNT NBR 15965-4:2021. Construction Information Classification System:
  • ABNT NBR 15965-4:2021. Construction Information Classification System. Part 4. Construction Resources;
  • ABNT NBR 15965-5:202. Construction Information Classification System. Part 5. Construction Results
  • ABNT NBR 15965-6: Construction Information Classification System. Part 6. Construction Units and Spaces.
• Since February 2022, he has been a PhD candidate in the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism at FAU-USP, researching the use of BIM in social housing projects under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Gil Garcia de Barros.
• In August 2019, Gaspar obtained a master's degree from the Graduate Program in Architecture, Technology and the City at the University of Campinas (Unicamp), supervised by Prof. Dr. Regina Ruschel.
• With ProBooks Editora, João Gaspar has authored several books, notably “Revit passo a passo – volume I” (co-authored), “ARCHICAD passo a passo”, volumes I and II (co-authored), “Vectorworks passo a passo” and “SketchUp Pro 2013 passo a passo”. With the same publisher, Gaspar edited “101 Conceitos em Arquitetura e Urbanismo na Era Digital”, “Arquitetura contemporânea e automação: prática e reflexão” and “Métricas Urbanas: abordagens paramétricas no planejamento de bairros e cidades sustentáveis”.
• As a researcher, his publications and presentations at major conferences include: Autodesk University (Las Vegas, 2023 and Nashville, 2025), SIGraDI 2024 (Barcelona, 2024), CIB W78 2018 (Chicago, USA), SIGraDI 2017 (Concepción, Chile), CIB W78 2015 (Eindhoven, Netherlands) and TIC 2015 (Recife).