Mr. Knight's presentation focuses on the value and uses of BIM to Owners, Architects, Engineers, and the community. It provides a consistent definition of BIM and provides the Mechanical Engineer with the information needed to begin the process of adopting and using BIM as an integrated design tool to optimize mechanical systems design, improve collaboration, minimize coordination errors and deliver better work products and results.

Dennis has 35 years of experience providing engineering, design and construction related services within the building industry. Active at the local, state and national levels with various agencies and professional societies, he works to help develop sustainable, integrated building design guidelines.
Nationally, as a member of ASHRAE, Mr. Knight is the Vice Chairman for Research Promotion and also serves as the Chair of Technical Committee (TC) 7.1 Integrated Building Design and serves on the ASHRAE BIM Steering Committee. He has also served as the President of the Charleston Chapter twice since he joined the Society in 1979.
As Liollio Architecture s Principal and Director of Practice Management, Mr. Knight utilizes his extensive experience in the design and construction indust ries to assist the architectural and design professionals, project managers, business development department and corporate management within the firm and our consultants and clients in the preparation of construction documents (procurement documents, drawings and specifications) and contracts, performs code analysis and product research, prepares LEED Documentation, and prepares design and construction cost estimates. In addition, he develops quality assurance checklists and guidelines to help facilitate interdisciplinary coordination during the design and construction phases of a project.
Prior to joining Liollio Architecture, Dennis was an owner and managing member of a local engineering and construction company for 23 years. He strives to facilitate the integration of each element and discipline required in a project, with consideration for the life-cycle costs and benefits related to those elements, so that all the pieces and parts of a design work together in concert with each other and their surroundings.
Mr. Knight holds an assortment of professional registrations and accreditations. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Wisconsin. He is a LEED Accredited Professional and is affiliated with the US Green Building Council. Mr. Knight is also a CSI Certified Construction Document Technologist and Const ructional Specialist , as well as a ACG Certified Commissioning Authority.