Vaughan Harris (AKA The Baron of BIM)

Vaughan, aka 'The Baron of BIM', has a wealth of history working in the think tanks and leadership development arena within the construction industry. His strong business development, succession planning and training development skills have helped him establish and lead the BIM Institute, BIM Academy Africa, and the Exceptional BIM leadership programme. He has been involved in various sectors of the construction industry, locally and internationally, since graduating as a Quantity Surveyor in 1994. His 14 years of quantity surveying with one of South Africa's largest construction companies, Grinaker-LTA, gave him the opportunity to work with a range of professional teams.

As a trained BIM leader, Vaughan has developed a clear view of how the construction sector and its organisations think, act and communicate. He is passionate about inspiring the industry to change the way we work in the digital built environment. He has lectured at the Department of Construction Economics and Management at the University of Cape Town, and established the BIM Academy Africa in 2017. On this episode of the Architecture Social Podcast he talks quantity surveying, BIM standards and measurement, and why gamified, accountability-driven learning beats certificate-chasing.