
WDBE UPDATES // WDBE Talks episode 22 released
Reaching Climate Goals with BIM – An Interview with Marzia Bolpagni
Ready to get inspired and learn more about sustainable construction practices? Join us for this WDBE Talks interview with Marzia Bolpagni of Mace, who shares her insights on the importance of BIM in reaching climate goals.
In the interview, Marzia and Aarni Heiskanen discuss
- Marzia’s current position at Mace and how she advances
digital transformation as a leader and influencer - How standardization makes information flow across the life cycle of a building
- How well do BIM mandates actually work
- If clients already want data on a project’s carbon emissions and circularity
- The best strategies for getting this very inhomogeneous industry to use digitalization to become more sustainable
- Women in construction and how digitalization could advance their entry into the industry
- Marzia’s coming WDBE 2023 keynote topic.
Guest of this episode:
Marzia is Head of Building Information Modelling (BIM) International at Mace, where she develops and implements Digital Construction Strategies for international clients in five different hubs using Digital Engineering.
She is passionate about Digital Transformation for the Built Environment and dedicated to filling the gap between academia and industry to inspire the next generation of professionals.
She has won numerous professional awards and is a lead author of EN 17412-1, the European standard on Level of Information Need, and a TEDx Speaker.
Join Marzia at WDBE 2023 where she’ll be a keynote speaker, and connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Meet Marzia Bolpagni, Head of BIM International at Mace
Marzia is a building engineer by background. She became interested in BIM, Building
Information Modeling, during her studies at the University of Brescia, in her hometown in
northern Italy.
You can learn more about Marzia’s thoughts on WDBE Talks, the podcast for the World of
Digital Built Environment. To hear her keynote and meet her in person, come to WBDE in
September 2023.
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Michelle is a prominent voice in the field.
