Tekla played a key role at a conference on ‘building smart’ in the Middle East, which was held  last month at The Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

At the two-day inaugural buildingSmart ME event, Tekla experts highlighted the advantages of building information modelling (BIM) in construction.

Tekla ME managing director Tahir Sharif,  who is also the president of buildingSmart ME, delivered the keynote speech at the conference.

“buildingSmart ME will play a crucial role in driving the transformation of the region’s construction industry. It will promote, adapt and improve standards for interoperability,” said Sharif.

Other speakers at the conference included Bjørn Stangeland, co-CEO, buildingSmart  International and Leif Granholm, Tekla senior vice-president, country director B&C Nordic Area. 

A non-profit organisation that promotes the advantages of technology and business process standards, buildingSmart ME is part of buildingSmart International and is the regional alliance for the Middle East and North Africa.

Initial operations will focus on the UAE and its neighbours, particularly Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Egypt, but buildingSmart ME will respond to specific opportunities across the entire region.