A REVOLUTIONARY WAY TO OPTIMISE AND FUTURE-PROOF YOUR BUILDINGS IN A DIGITAL AGE

BIM:SAM – Building Information Modelling for Strategic Asset Management

August 2017

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INTRODUCING BIM:SAM A ‘ONE STOP SHOP’ FOR MANAGING REAL ESTATE CHALLENGES

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM)

An intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architecture, engineering, and construction professionals the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure.

EVORA EDGE has created a methodology for combining BIM technologies with SAM processes into a ‘one stop shop’ solution that informs the building management process, resulting in a useful transferable asset – the building information model.

As you can see, the BIM can be created for a number of solutions, such as a high-level MEES risk assessment, a Health and Wellbeing study, or as part of a building services design project.

Whatever the requirement, the same BIM can be used as a ‘digital passport’ for your building, recording data and information of the building and its services – one model, multiple functionalities.

STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE BIM ENVIRONMENTBRINGING ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED INTO ONE BUILDING MODEL

EVORA EDGE’s remit is to support clients to implement sustainability at fund, portfolio and asset levels. We do this by helping to design, deliver and manage technical engineering solutions to the built environment.

To support our delivery of these technical services, EVORA EDGE has developed an innovative management approach, which we call BIM:SAM – Building Information Modelling for Strategic Asset Management.

BIM:SAM is nothing mysterious or untested. It’s our way of delivering a connected, intelligent approach to designing, maintaining, monitoring and reporting asset performance within the Commercial Real Estate sector.

STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT (SAM)

Involves the balancing of costs, opportunities and risks against the desired performance of assets.

Fig 1: Acting as a Technical Manager, we use BIM:SAM to manage commercial real estate and developments

BIMPROJECTS

Capital Costs (RICS NRM

format)Life Cycle

Costs

Life Cycle Assessment

(resource efficiency)

PlannedPreventative Maintenance

Feasibility Studies

Minimum Energy

Efficiency Standards

Planning & Building

Regulations

Occupier Comfort

Modelling

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MERGING REAL INTELLIGENCE AND INNOVATION WITH STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT

The typical M&E/FM service model below illustrates how the M&E consultant’s role can be restricted to periodic checking and/or specific project involvement:

Fig 2: Typical M&E/FM service model

Conversely, our BIM:SAM model below illustrates how EVORA EDGE, as a Technical Manager, continuously interacts with the Property Manager by using a dynamic building information model.

This BIM can be integrated with our SIERA software to create a powerful monitoring and targeting (M&T) toolset. BIM:SAM merges real intelligence and innovation with strategic asset management.

At the heart of BIM:SAM is the relationship between our Technical Manager and the Property Manager. We develop and provide the building information model that informs the decision-making process.

Within our model and our SIERA platform, we collate the information required such as energy usage, CO2 emissions (embodied carbon and operational), asset condition reporting, maintenance scheduling and life expectancy reporting.

Fig 3: BIM:SAM approach

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GROUNDBREAKING APPROACH TO BIM SUPPORTS GUILDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL IN ITS CO2 REDUCTION STRATEGY

THE CHALLENGE

Since 2011, Guildford Borough Council (GBC) has had a requirement in place toreduce carbon dioxide emissions by 10% through the use of Low and Zero Carbon(LZC) technologies. This is set out in Action 4 of its Sustainable Design and Construction Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).

To encourage sustainable growth, GBC set out what the additional cost would be for a developer if this target was strengthened to 15% and 20% against a 10% baseline cost.

OUR APPROACHGBC commissioned EVORA EDGE to provide a report detailing the typical costs of implementing LZC technologies that would meet these standards. In doing so, it aims to support the policies contained in the new Local Plan and in the existing SPD.

A core part of our work involved the creation of a building information model (BIM) using IES engineering software - the Virtual Environment (VE).

Uniquely, EDGE used its BIM:SAM processes to undertake the project. Building costs were taken from SPONS Architects & Builders Price Book and SPONS Mechanical & Electrical Price Book – 2017 editions, and incorporated within our engineering software.

• Undertook carbon dioxide emission calculations using the same model(s). This helped to ensure our approach and calculations were consistent and auditable

• Construction costs for domestic and non-domestic properties were all undertaken within the BIM using IMPACT software CostPlan - this is level 5D BIM

• BIM and the SAP outputs and models are available for future use and the nomenclature of itemised costs are based on the RICS New Rules of Measurement Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works.

OUR EXPERTISEIn order to provide a detailed report and recommendations, we carried out the following:

• Undertook SAP modelling for domestic properties and SBEM/DSM modelling for non-domestic properties to determine each type of asset’s possible built emissions rate - or baseline rate. This allowed us to measure CO2 reductions against a baseline for any given technology

• Converted PDF drawings provided into DWG files and scaled using Autodesk AutoCAD

• Imported converted DXF drawings into the VE with additional models of commercial buildings from previous projects (using gbXML and/or GEM files) to create a ‘virtual mixed use scheme’

• Modelled various types and numbers of buildings using a federated (level 2) BIM which was shared between two principal energy modellers – one dealing with SAP and one dealing with SBEM

KEY OUTCOMESAs a result of our study, GBC has proposed in its consultation documents a reduction in CO2 emissions of 20% for all new developments.

CASE STUDY

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EVORA EDGE is experienced in using BIM processes to manage MEES risks, engineering and energy efficiency, resource efficiency and capital cost planning.

Our systems follow the recommendations in the RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM) Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works. This ensures that any outputs can be easily understood and integrated into capital cost planning and asset management by non-engineering professionals.

THE BENEFITS OF OUR BIM:SAM APPROACH:

✓ Managed by technical M&E specialists

✓ Centralised data collation, consistent processes and simplified reporting structures

✓ BIM ‘Digital Passport’

✓ Data quality and performance modelling

✓ Conditioned-based monitoring and intelligent PPMP

✓ Performance Management – energy and productivity

✓ Future-proofing of assets

✓ Health and Wellbeing planning

✓ Improved portfolio and fund performance

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OUTPUTS THAT ARE EASILY INTEGRATED AND SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND

“BIM:SAM is nothing mysterious or untested. It’s our way of delivering a connected, intelligent approach to designing, maintaining, monitoring and reporting asset performance within the Commercial Real Estate sector.”

Neil Dady, Director, EVORA EDGE

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EVORA EDGETECHNICAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

EVORA EDGE, being an acronym for Energy, Design, Generation and Engineering, further positions EVORA as a leading full service provider to meet the ever-evolving needs of the commercial real estate sector. EVORA EDGE complements our current energy and M&E consulting provision with a much more comprehensive breadth and depth of engineering solutions.

EVORA EDGE not only significantly strengthens our existing technical offering, which includes the delivery of Part L of Building Regulations, energy audits, EPC work and MEES (Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards) compliance, but also provides us with a wealth of new services, including:

• Building services specification and management• Compliance with the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations and with

CIBSE CP1(Heat Networks: Code of Practice of the UK)• Indoor air quality performance auditing (health and wellbeing)• Life cycle assessment including embodied carbon

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