Academic Institutions

City Governments	Provide city governments with strategies to use BIM/GIS databases to manage energy and resources.  Work closely with city officials (i.e. paid internships and research opportunities), to develop an open-source file format to convert or combine data from each tool.  Develop a comprehensive plan for using such data for tracking building impacts on city resources (i.e. electricity, water, gas, transportation…etc).
Academic Institutions	Role: a) integrate BIM tools and workflows within academic pedagogies, and b) use BIM as an educational and learning tool to engage various stakeholders throughout the design and construction process.
Non-Profit Organizations	Partner with non-profit groups to develop innovative strategies for leveraging financing opportunities through BIM.  For example, use BIM model data to perform energy analysis for a proposed PV production compared against annual electric consumption to demonstrate a return-on-investment (ROI).  Use the data to adjust affordable/sustainable housing funding requests based on the long-term paybacks.
Owners & Developers	Partner with owners and developers to explore how BIM can used to meet project requirements including budget, programming, neighborhood context…etc.  Explore “low-tech” software solutions that can either “plug-in” to BIM tool or can use interoperable file formats.  For example, create a programming schedule (room name, area, and volume) using a BIM tool and export/link the data to a spreadsheet with preset budget formulas, which will update automatically.
Architects & Designers	Work closely with architects and designers to create standardized BIM templates specifically for affordable/sustainable housing.  Develop a server database preferably through the academic institution, which can provide a secure access and storage point for intelligent components and datasets for use in BIM models.
Builders & Contractors	Use BIM to both incorporate local building practices and [visually] demonstrate improvements specifically for affordable/sustainable housing.  For instance, place comments about local building practices per preset building material type(s) of construction component(s) (i.e. for a “Tyvek” wall component layer, a comment could read “this material is not typically used by local builders – instead refer to building paper for a cost-effective alternative”).
Green Industries	Work with ‘green’ industries to develop innovative strategies for integrating sustainable technologies using intelligent BIM components.  For instance, coordinate with local PV installers/distributers to create a parametric solar object for use in BIM modeling tools, which would have preset efficiency ratings and output data based on user-defined altitude, azimuth, and latitude.
Local Residents	Perform R&D to improve communication of BIM design concepts in a tactile and interactive manner.  Work with local residents to develop appropriate communication methods and information feedback loops that can be incorporated back into the BIM tool.  For instance, experiment with a “town-hall” meeting format between the design team and local residents where the design is communicated via digital format and comments (meeting minutes) from participants are recorded in a linked file, which can be accessed online by the public at a later time.
BIM Developers	Partner with BIM developers to help improve software capabilities to address curriculum challenges.  Create integrated training workshops for students and faculty.  Engage students and faculty to overcome pedagogical and technological challenges associated with BIM.  Consider the development of training workshops provided by BIM developers, which would be required for students and faculty.  This should be an integrated part of academic software licensing agreements.