The CanBIM Professional Achievement Award is given to the individual(s) who have made a significant and meaningful contribution to the advancement of BIM and VDC in Canada. The 2019 CanBIM Professional Achievement Award was presented to Patrick Saavedra, Director, Planning, Architectural Design and Renovations Facilities Services at York University. For over a decade, Patrick has been implementing BIM and digital work flows in planning, architecture and construction at York University, leading the completion of seven major capital projects and a significant number of major renovations valued over $500M. Patrick is pushing BIM and the digital workflows by collaborating with ESRI Canada to better integrate BIM models with GIS as a way to create a fully integrated environment where every capital asset is geo-positioned, tracked and maintained.
