Digital Climate Podcast with John Messner

In this episode of our Digital Climate podcast series, host Andrew Johnson talks to John Messner of Penn State University about digital skills education and where the skills gaps are in industry today within the digital built environment.

John is the Charles and Elinor Matts Professor of Architectural Engineering and the Director of the Computer Integrated Construction Research Program at Penn State University. John specialises in BIM, digital twin, lean construction and automation in construction research. His research team developed several core BIM planning guidelines incorporated into the US. National BIM Standard. John currently chairs the US National BIM Standard initiative and he is a Board member of the Lean Construction Institute.

Listen as Andrew and John discuss BIM adoption in US and the importance of incorporating digital skills training into education for all ages.