IKERD Consulting is a firm that provides consulting services for building Owners, Contractors, and Designers with a focus on integrated projects utilizing VDC with BIM. The company originally began in North Texas in 2003 when Brenda Ikerd started Information Integration Concepts (i2concepts) which provided BIM and A\E\C\O computer integration services to the design and construction industry. In January of 2010 the company was renamed to IKERD Consulting, LLC with i2concepts remaining as a subsidiary and received HUB and NCTRCA certifications as a woman owned business in Texas. In 2011 the firm’s management team was further expanded by Will Ikerd, PE joining as principal. They currently have offices in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Denton Texas. A new Houston area office will be opening in May of 2013. To date, Ikerd Consulting is recognized as a national leader in the area of integrated project consulting that utilizes Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) with BIM. The firm’s management team chairs two national committees on BIM for Structural Engineering and the AGC BIM Forum. They have been active members of national BIM committees and task forces for the steel (AISC), concrete (ACI) and glass (GANA) industries. The firm has achieved steady growth over its initial years with a talented team of BIM consultants that bring state of the art technology and consulting to the build environment.