We are pleased to have Claudia Cozzitorto, Principal at BIM DnA Group, offer a three-part series of 90-minute webinars on BIM Concepts in which the following will be covered:
Learning Outcomes
• Solid foundational understanding of key BIM concepts
• Gain insights regarding BIM-enabled regulatory reviews
• Have a working vocabulary and a realistic sense of digitalization
• Learners will leave with enough comfort with the material that BIM feels like a manageable evolution of their existing review process rather than a disruptive threat to it.
Session 1: BIM Concepts
In this session we will cover fundamental Concepts.
The concepts will be important to understand the digital transformation and changes in the industry from traditional processes to current and future processes. Providing a background on the journey to BIM and methods to get to Digital Twins.
Agenda
• What is BIM?
• Concepts & Terms
• International examples
• How BIM can support the Building Department
Date: November 3, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM PST
Where: MS Teams
Cost: $100 plus GST
Registration: Via Member Portal – Professional Development -> External Offerings
**MS Teams meeting links will be emailed to participants the Friday prior to each session**
CPD Eligibility: 1.5 points – Category A4 (you will need to self-report these points)
Session 2: BIM Demonstration
In this session we will demonstrate BIM.
The concepts that were covered in Session1 will be solidified in the review of a model. We will show the many tools, formats and ways to access information from a building Information model.
Agenda
• BIM demonstrations
• openBIM
• Cloud-based collaboration
Date: November 17, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM PST
Where: MS Teams
Cost: $100 plus GST
Registration: Via Member Portal – Professional Development -> External Offerings
**MS Teams meeting links will be emailed to participants the Friday prior to each session**
CPD Eligibility: 1.5 points – Category A4 (you will need to self-report these points)
Session 3: BIM Process
In this session we will imagine a future state.
This session will tie together the new BIM concepts with the Building Information Model to understand new processes. We will compare traditional processes to the new processes, how have other sectors of the industry made this transition.
Agenda
• Overview of BIM Process
• Future State
• BIM Benefits
Date: December 1, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM PST
Where: MS Teams
Cost: $100 plus GST
Registration: Via Member Portal – Professional Development -> External Offerings
**MS Teams meeting links will be emailed to participants the Friday prior to each session**
CPD Eligibility: 1.5 points – Category A4 (you will need to self-report these points)
BIM Bundle (includes all three sessions)
Cost: $250 plus GST
Registration: Via Member Portal – Professional Development -> External Offerings
**MS Teams meeting links will be emailed to participants the Friday prior to each session**
CPD Eligibility: 4.5 points – Category A4 (you will need to self report these points)
Note: for non-member registration please email: info@boabc.org
Presenter Bio
Claudia Cozzitorto
OAA, CCMP, MRAIC, LEED AP
Claudia honed her expertise as an architect with over fifteen years practicing in Ontario and British Columbia, working across a range of typologies. She applied her Honours Bachelor of Architectural Studies from Ryerson University and a Master of Architecture from the University of British Columbia to a concentration on BIM, collaborative workflows, data analysis, computational BIM and open BIM are areas of great interest as well as her extensive advocacy of BIM in Canada.
She extensively advocates for the use of BIM in Canada and serves as the founder and chair of the Toronto BIM Community (tBIMc), is the CEO of buildingSMART Canada, and is an active OAA mentor. Her experience includes a former board member of the Institute for BIM in Canada (IBC) Steering Committee as a Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) representative, a BIM subject matter expert for the Canadian Handbook of Practice, Leading member of the Canadian BIM Survey and has spoken at a several conferences and guest speaker on openBIM and technology’s influence on architectural practice.
Claudia has led the BIM Management by developing the BIM Execution Plan, training the project team on new tools and workflows, as well as monitoring compliance of models throughout the design and construction phase to project handover to ensure smooth delivery of project deliverables at all phases. She believes that efficient and effective BIM project delivery is a result of true collaboration.