Robert Lakey

With over 35 years’ of experience, Robert Thomas Lakey has worked in the Construction Industry for 30 years and more recently in Asset Management and Information Technology.

Robert has contributed to a wide range of construction projects, spanning from roads and bridges, flood defences, and factories, to ports and harbours, water utilities and underground stations.

Throughout his career, he has played a critical role in BIM implementation, software restructuring, and digital transformation for several multi-national consulting businesses. His illustrious career has seen him in roles such as European Consultancy Director, Global Director of Digital Engineering, and BIM Director.

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Ireland's BIM Mandate: A Guide to ISO19650 for Design Organizations

Since January 2024, the Irish government introduced BIM requirements for publicly procured projects of €100M and above. The BIM mandate implementation is spread out over a 4 year period with key milestones for the mandate to be entirely adopted across...

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Supporting the Design & Achieving Requirements for SuDS: On Demand Webinar

The drive towards Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDs) as a preferable alternative to traditional drainage types is becoming ever more popular with asset owners, both in the private and public sectors. Globally, extreme weather events that cause increased flood risk...

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The Building Safety Act and What it Means for you

Whilst the Building Safety Act is clearly only applicable in the UK, sadly the recent tragedy in Spain highlights that many regions could benefit from improved health and safety systems.It seems that every industry webinar and blog published at the...

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Using Autodesk Docs: Enhancing Collaboration and Productivity

Learn how to utilise Autodesk Docs to enhance collaboration and productivity in your construction projects. When we look at digital transformation across the construction industry, it is easy to put more emphasis on aspects such as 3D modelling driving robust...

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Digital transformation should be helping you deliver on your sustainability goals

With the world facing increasingly dire environmental crises, construction is one of the most significant contributors to global emissions, around 39% of carbon emissions globally, out of which 28% is from energy consumption and 11% from construction materials, also known...

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How Autodesk Construction Cloud can Accelerate Your Project Delivery

In this webinar Jonathan Reinhardt and Jonathan Brookfield, both accredited Autodesk experts and practitioners with years of industry experience, discuss how Autodesk's Construction Cloud (ACC) can boost project speed and efficiency.  Learn how ACC unifies project teams from design to handover, ensuring...

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Don't Miss Out on the Autodesk September Flash Sale! - Ends Thursday 21st September

Supercharge your design projects with industry-leading software at unbeatable prices. The Autodesk September Flash Sale is here, and it's your golden opportunity to save big on the most popular Autodesk products! Between the 18th and 21st of September 2023, we're offering...

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Autodesk Software License Management: 4 Steps to Effective Compliance

By Robert Lakey, Commercial Director - Autodesk DivisionEnsuring your organisation stays within its purchased allocation and within the Terms of Use as detailed in your Autodesk end-user license agreement is extremely important.​ Failing to do so can result in your organisation...

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12 Revit 2024 Updates for Structural Engineers

Revit 2024 presents significant enhancements for structural engineers. This article looks at just twelve of the great new features. It introduces alignment choices for free form rebar and the ability to adjust stirrup orientation, boosting control over 3D rebar modelling....

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