BIM expert and industry leader joins advisory board of fast-rising AEC service provider
ATLANTA, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ — Iain Melville, CEO of Reed Construction Data, a leading international provider of construction information solutions, has joined the Board of Advisors of Atlanta-based RCMS Group, an innovator in providing building information modeling (BIM) services to the building design and construction market.
Melville brings to RCMS Group more than 20 years of experience in leveraging innovation to develop and manage growth for Internet, data, publication and event businesses, in addition to a passion for how BIM can move the AEC community forward.
“I'm attracted to RCMS Group because of a shared vision of the building design and construction industry – a vision driven largely by BIM,” said Melville. “Joining RCMS Group as an advisor is another way to help combine Reed's industry-leading information services with RCMS Group's service-driven BIM modeling expertise.”
Melville’s joining the RCMS Group's Board of Advisors comes shortly after Reed Construction Data and RCMS Group announced a partnership intended to promote the creation and distribution of intelligent building content to the AEC community, including building product manufacturers, architects, general contractors and sub-contractors.
RCMS Group is one of the fastest-rising real estate companies in Atlanta and the Southeast. The company has grown more than 200 percent annually since 2004 in a $15 billion market for new, non-residential building design. By 2020, specialized outsourced services, including building design, are projected to reach $40 billion, according to a NASSCOM/Booz Allen study.
About RCMS Group
RCMS Group is a trusted services partner to the building design and construction community. RCMS Group focuses on the production of high-quality construction drawings and content using Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, which improves project efficiency and profitability for the AEC community, developers and owners. The company bridges the gap between a client's in-house domain expertise and their production workload by teaming RCMS production experts on client projects. For more information on RCMS Group, visit www.rcmsgroup.com.
About Reed Construction Data
Reed Construction Data (www.reedconstructiondata.com) is a leading North American provider of construction information, through a diverse portfolio of innovative products and services. Reed offers its customers timely, accurate and actionable project, product, and cost data, and distributes construction industry information through a suite of online and print references, including Reed Connect(TM), Reed Bulletin(TM), First Source(R), RS Means, and the Associated Construction Publications — all valuable resources for architects, engineers, contractors, manufacturers, distributors and other professionals in the construction industry. Reed Construction Data is a subsidiary of Reed Business Information. For more information, visit www.reedconstructiondata.com or call 877-REED411.
Reed Business Information, a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc (NYSE: RUK, NYSE: ENL), is North America's largest business-to-business information provider, with more than 80 market-leading publications, 55 Websites and a range of leading business-to-business services.
SOURCE Reed Construction Data
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