António Aguiar Costa is Research, Development and Innovation Director of BUILTCoLAB – Laboratory for the Digital Built Environment and Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture of the Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. His major research interests are construction innovation, information management and integration in construction, Digital Construction, BIM and standardization . Presently, he is the President of the Portuguese Technical Committee for BIM Standardization, Coordinator of the BIM task force of COTEC (National Association for Innovation), Specialist at CEN/TC442 (BIM European Standards) and member of the EU BIM Task Group supported by European Commission. Additionally, is an Independent Expert for the European Committee, participating on the evaluation of H2020 proposals and Technology projects. As a Consultant, António Aguiar Costa works for companies and public organizations, defining and implementing the digital vision and the respective innovation processes, implementing BIM management procedures and BIM-based procurement frameworks. António Aguiar Costa has published more than 20 papers on BIM, e-business and construction management and procurement and is the principal investigator in several research initiatives and projects.