Professor Arto Kiviniemi

Professor of Digital Architectural Design

• Maxwell Building Room 507
• T: +44 (0)161 295 6689
• M: +44 (0)7814 677 493
• E: a.kiviniemi@salford.ac.uk
• SEEK: Research profile

It is not possible to fix a certain day of week or time when I am available because of my active participation in many UK and International BIM workgroups and conferences. If you want to meet me, please come to my office or send me an email and I will try to find an available time as soon as possible.

I started as a designing architect and made an extensive design career 1972-96 in one of the leading architect offices in Finland at that time. Since 1996 I have developed Integrated Building Information Modelling (BIM) both in Finland and internationally.

In 1996-2008 I worked at VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) and in 1997 Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) invited me to lead the national BIM R&D programme that created the foundation for Finland’s position as one of the leading countries adopting BIM in the industry. In 2008-2010 I worked as the Vice President of Innovation and Development at Granlund, the leading Building Services Engineering company in Finland and in May 2010 I moved to my current position at the University of Salford.

Internationally my main activities have been related to the buildingSMART where I have acted in several leading positions 1998-2007; Chair and Deputy Chair of the International Council and Executive Committee and Chair of the International Technical Management Committee. In addition I have been the Chair of SCRI Steering Committee 2002-2009, member of Industry Advisory Board and Technical Advisory Committee of CIFE at Stanford University 1999-2005, member of the Scientific Committee of the ‘BuildingEnvelopes.org’ project at Harvard University 2001-2004, and member of scientific or organizing committees in over 20 international conferences. I have presented over 100 keynote and invited lectures in international seminars and conferences since 1996.

MSc BIM and Integrated Design, BIM related PhDs

Building Information Modelling and its impacts in the AECOO industry including work processes, business models, culture, education and technology.

PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Stanford University, USA 2005

MSc with Distinction in Architecture at the Helsinki University of Technology, Finland 1982

Member BIM Work Group and leader of the Benchmarking & Maturity Gap Work Group of CIOB since 2012.

Representative of CEBE (Centre for Education in the Built Environment) in the CIC (Construction Industry Council) BIM Forum since 2011.

Member of FIATECH’s Academic, Interoperability, European Advisory and Programme Committees since 2011.

Member of ASHRAE’s BIM Committee since 2009.

Member of the International Technical Advisory Group in buildingSMART International since 2005.

Member of SAFA (Association of Finnish Architects) since 1982.

Journal papers:

• Laakso, M. & Kiviniemi, A. (2012). The IFC Standard - A Review of History, Development, and Standardization, Information Technology in Construction, ITcon Vol. 17, pg. 134-161, http://www.itcon.org/2012/9
• Owen, R., Amor, R., Palmer, M., Dickinson, J., Tatum, C.B., Kazi A.S., Prins, M., Kiviniemi, A. & East, B. (2010). Challenges for Integrated Design and Delivery Solutions. Architectural Engineering and Design Management Journal, IDDS Special Edition (10.3763/aedm.2010.IDDS1), November 2010, pp. 232-240
• Wilkins, C. & Kiviniemi, A. (2008). Engineering-centric BIM. ASHRAE Journal, Volume 50, No 12, December 2008, pp. 44-48
• Garcia, A.C.B., Kunz, J., Ekström, M. & Kiviniemi, A. (2004). Building a Project Ontology with Extreme Collaboration and Virtual Design and Construction. Advanced Engineering Informatics, Volume 18, Issue 2, April 2004, pp. 71-83.

Conference papers:

• Bavafa, M., Kiviniemi, A. & Weekes, L. (2012) Optimised Strategy by Utilising BIM and Set-based Design: Reinforced Concrete Slabs, accepted to the CIB W078 2012 Conference, Beirut October 2012
• Laakso, M., & Kiviniemi, A. (2011). A Review of IFC Standardization – Interoperability Through Complementary Development Approaches. Proceedings of the CIB W078 2011 Conference, p.10. Sophia Antipolis October 2011.
• Häkkinen T., & Kiviniemi, A. (2008). Sustainable building and BIM. Proceedings of the SB08 World Sustainable Building Conference. Melbourne September 2008
• Kiviniemi, A. (2008). IFC Certification Process and Data Exchange Problems. Proceedings of the ECPPM 2008 Conference “eBusiness and eWork in AEC” (ISBN 978-0-415-48245-5), pp. 517-522. Sophia Antipolis September 2008
• Koppinen, T., Kiviniemi, A., Kojima, J., Mäkeläinen, T., Rekola, M., Hietanen, J. & Kulusjärvi H. (2008). Putting the Client in the Back Seat – Philosophy of the BIM Guidelines. Extended abstract in the proceeding of the Joint CIB-W96/102 Conference “Improving Performance” (ISBN 978-951-758-492-0), pp. 93-94 and full paper in the Conference CD. Helsinki June 2008
• Bazjanac, V. & Kiviniemi, A. (2007). Reduction, Simplification, Translation and Interpretation in the Exchange of Model Data. Proceedings of the CIB-W78 2007 Conference “Bringing ITC knowledge to work” (ISBN 978-961-248-033-2), pp. 163-168. Maribor June 2007
• Lahdenperä, P., Korkiala-Tanttu, L. & Kiviniemi, A. (2006). A roadmap for the development of transport infrastructure management. Proceedings of the Joint 2006 CIB W065/W055/W086 Symposium “Construction in the XXI century: Local and global challenges”. Rome October 2006
• Kiviniemi, A. & Haymaker, J. (2005). Integration of Multiple Product Models. Proceedings of the CIB-W78 Conference, CIB publication 304, ISBN 3-86005-478-3, pp. 35. Dresden July 2005
• Kiviniemi, A., Fischer, M. & Bazjanac, V. (2005). Integration of Multiple Product Models: IFC Model Servers as a Potential Solution. Proceedings of the CIB-W78 Conference, CIB publication 304, ISBN 3-86005-478-3, pp. 37-40. Dresden July 2005
• Kiviniemi, A., Fischer, M. & Bazjanac, V. (2005). Multi-model Environment: Links between Objects in Different Building Models. Proceedings of the CIB-W78 Conference, CIB publication 304, ISBN 3-86005-478-3, pp. 277-284. Dresden July 2005
• Kiviniemi, A. & Fischer, M. (2004). Pilot implementation of a requirements model. Proceedings of the ECPPM 2004 Conference “eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction” Balkema, ISBN 04 1535, pp. 117-125. Istanbul September 2004
• Kiviniemi, A. & Fischer, M. (2004). Requirements Management Interface to Building Product Models. Abstract in the proceedings of the ICCCBE-X (10th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering) (ISBN 3-86068-213-X), page 252, full paper on the conference CD. Weimar June 2004
• Kiviniemi, A. & Fischer, M. (2003). Requirements Management with Product Models. Proceedings of the First International nD Workshop by the University of Salford, pp. 25-29. Manchester January 2003

Chapters in books:

• Kiviniemi, A. (2011). The Effects of Integrated BIM in Processes and Business Models. Book “Distributed Intelligence in Design”, eds. Tuba Kocaturk, T. & Medjdoub B. Wiley Blackwell, ISBN 978-1-4443-3338-1, pp. 125-135
• Kiviniemi, A. & Fischer, M. (2009). Potential Obstacles to Use BIM in Architectural Design. Book “Collaborative Construction Information Management”, eds. Shen, G., Brandon, P. & Baldwin, A. Taylor & Francis, ISBN 978-0-415-48422-0, pp. 36-54

Technical reports and working papers

• Owen, R., Amor, R., Dickinson, J., Prins, M. & Kiviniemi, A. (2013). Research Roadmap Report – Integrated Design & Delivery Solutions (IDDS) http://cibworld.xs4all.nl/dl/publications/pub_370.pdf
• Dave B., Koskela, L., Kiviniemi, A., Owen, R. & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2013) Implementing Lean in Construction. CIRIA Research Publication RPP978, London
• Codinhoto, R., Kiviniemi, A., Kemmer, S. & Gravina da Rocha, C. (2011). BIM Implementation: Manchester Town Hall Complex - Research Report. University of Salford & Manchester City Council http://live.scri.salford.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/MCC_Final_Research_Report.pdf
• Kiviniemi, A., Tzortozopoulos Fazenda, P. & Kocaturk, T. (2011). Use of Building Information Modelling in the Management of Supply Chain and Product Information. Internal report for VTT
• Kiviniemi, A., Tarandi, V., Karlshøj, J., Bell, H. & Karud, O.J. (2008). Review of the Development and Implementation of IFC compatible BIM, a technical report with for the ERAbuild funders in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands. Published at http://www.deaca.dk/publicationsconstruction/76491/1/0
• Koppinen, T. & Kiviniemi, A. (2007). Requirements Management and Critical Decision Points. VTT Working Papers 74, ISBN 978-951-38-7153-6 and ISSN 1459-7683 (electronic)
• Hyvärinen, J., Porkka, J., Pienimäki, M., Korkiala-Tanttu, L., Mäkeläinen, T. & Kiviniemi, A. (2006). InfraPDM Report 1: Objectives and Ramifications of Product Model Based System in Finnish Infra Sector. VTT Net Publications http://www.infra2010.fi/Aineisto/Report%201.pdf
• Hyvärinen, J., Porkka, J., Pienimäki, M., Korkiala-Tanttu, L., Mäkeläinen, T. & Kiviniemi, A. (2006). InfraPDM Report 2: Quadri General - Properties of Quadri Product Model Concept. Concept Usage in Norway. VTT Net Publications http://www.infra2010.fi/Aineisto/Report2_Quadri_General.pdf
• Hyvärinen, J., Porkka, J., Pienimäki, M., Korkiala-Tanttu, L., Mäkeläinen, T. & Kiviniemi, A. (2006). InfraPDM Report 3: Technical Evaluation of Quadri Concept for Finnish Conditions. VTT Net Publications http://www.infra2010.fi/Aineisto/Report%203.pdf
• Carroll, T.N., Burton, R.M., Levitt, R.E. & Kiviniemi, A. (2004). Fallacies of Fast Track Tactics: Implications for Organization Theory and Project Management, with. Stanford University, CRGP Working Paper 005

Doctoral dissertation:

• Requirements Management Interface to Building Product Models, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Stanford University, USA CIFE Technical report TR161 2005, URL: http://cife.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/WP161.pdf