Jan Karlshøj
Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Section of Digital Building Technologies
Brovej
Building 118 Room 243
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Danmark
Building Information Modeling (BIM) Holistic design Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) Data modeling OpenBIM Process modelling
Jan Karlshøj has more than 20 years of experience in consulting engineering companies and has participated in research, development, and deployment activities related to interoperability — that is, seamless digital communication with high semantic content. He has experience in the structural design of office buildings and cultural institutions. Jan has taken part in research and development projects on digital construction, economic benefits from the use of IT in the construction sector, and sustainable solutions based on the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) at Danish, Nordic, and international levels. He has both participated in and led ISO standardization activities. He has also contributed to the development of standards within buildingSMART, several of which have been adopted by ISO and CEN as official standards.