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BIG BIM : little bim

Change is on the Horizon

Many of the slides in this presentation have been provided with permission from Mr. Dana ‘Deke’

Smith, the founding chair of NIBS’ Facility Information Council (FIC) and the executive

director of the buildingSMART Alliance. Reproduction, distribution, display and use of the

presentation without written permission of Mr. Smith is prohibited.

Acknowledgement

Agenda

• What is BIM?

• Promise of BIM

• Current State

• Barriers

• Next Steps

What exactly is “BIM”?What exactly is “BIM”?

• Building Information Modeling• Perhaps one of the most misused terms in the

industry• Contains graphical as well other types of

information

• That information can be either graphical or non-graphical, either contained directly in the building model or accessible from the building model through linked data that is stored elsewhere.

NBIMS Vision and Mission

• Mission:

Improve the performance of facilities over their full lifecycle by fostering a common, standard, and integrated lifecycle information model from the Architect, Engineering, Construction (AEC) and Facility Management industry.

NBIMS Vision and Mission

• Vision:

An improved planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance process using a standardized machine-readable information model for each facility, new or old, which contains all appropriate information created or gathered about that facility in a format useable throughout its lifecycle by all.

Key Distinctions

• Building Information Model – A digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility.  As such it serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle from inception onward.

• Building Information Modeling – How one uses the information model to support collaboration by different stakeholders at different phases of the life cycle of a facility to insert, extract, update or modify information in the BIM process to support and reflect the roles of that stakeholder.

• buildingSMART alliance – The North American chapter of an international organization with the mission to improve all aspects of the facility and infrastructure lifecycle by promoting collaboration, technology, integrated practices, and open standards.

Facility Lifecycle Costs

20-35%

50-70%

10-25%

Facility Lifecycle View

Courtesy of Kurt Maldovan – Jacobs

Planning Design Construction Operations Sustainment

Support All Stakeholders in Facility Lifecycle

Photo courtesy of Dennis R. Shelden, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Gehry Technologies. The picture is of the Disney Conference Hall, designed by Frank Gehry.

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BOD CEO CFO CIO Legal Conts Personnel Occupant Space Mgr Portfolio Graphics Comm. Security Network

IFC + IFD IFC + IFD product product modelmodel

Simulations-Comfort-Ventilation, heating-Light / day lighting-Energy use-Insulation-Fire, usage-Environment-Life time predictions-Acoustics-Indoor air quality

Briefing-Functional req.-Estimates-Conditions-Requirements

Knowledge databases-Best practice knowledge-Own practice

Laws and regulations-Building regulations-Building specifications

Modelling software-Drawings, calculations-Architect, engineer,…

VRML-Visualisation, 3D models

Specifications-Specification sheets-Classification standards-

Procurement-Product databases-Price databases

Facility management-Letting, sale, operations-Maintenance-Guaranties

Demolition, refurbishment-Rebuild-Demolition-Restoration

Construction management-Scheduling-Lean Construction-Logistics, 4D

Costing-Initial Costs-Life-cycle costs-Value engineering-Sustainability analysis

Image courtesy Deke Smith – buildingSMART Initiative

IFC Model Relationships

Agenda

• What is BIM?

• Promise of BIM

• Current State

• Barriers

• Next Steps

The Promise of BIM

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The Promise of BIMThe Promise of BIM

The Promise of BIM

• Owner and Occupant– Be able to walk into an electronic model and know

what they are getting– Be able to glean more information from the Model

than from the facility itself• Designer and Contractor

– Be able to simulate and visualize– Be able to identify problems before they are physical

• Asset Manager– Be able to visually identify issues and focus on true

problems– Be able to continuously commission and determine

performance – Get top dollar for re-sale by validating performance

• Better visualization

• Improved productivity

• Elimination of conflicts

• Faster delivery times

• Automated shop drawings

• Enhanced material fabrication

• Reduced data collection

• Higher quality buildings w/ better operating capabilities

The Promise of BIM

Benefits

Information Exchange Losses

Management support information Management support information should beshould be::• Collected continuously throughout facility life-cycle (created once)Collected continuously throughout facility life-cycle (created once)• Managed uniformly in standard frameworkManaged uniformly in standard framework• Securely available 24x7Securely available 24x7

Management support information Management support information should beshould be::• Collected continuously throughout facility life-cycle (created once)Collected continuously throughout facility life-cycle (created once)• Managed uniformly in standard frameworkManaged uniformly in standard framework• Securely available 24x7Securely available 24x7

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Value of Improvements

As-Is• Continuous data loss• Value of information reduced

Image courtesy Deke Smith – buildingSMART Initiative

Agenda

• What is BIM?

• Promise of BIM

• Current State

• Barriers

• Next Steps

• Architects and Contractors are using BIM, however information is not yet flowing as the holistic vision has not been realized

74% of Architects Use Some Level of 3D Digital Modeling

74% of Architects Use Some Level of 3D Digital Modeling

The State of BIM

NIBS - Results of AIA LFRT Survey

Standard: NBIMS V1 P1

• Delivered Dec 27, 2007• International Core (ISO

16739)• National Specific

– OmniClass

• Information Exchange Concepts

• Standard Development Process

• Information Assurance• Capability Maturity Model• References and

Appendices• Over 30 contributors

Current Applications

Enhanced Asset Management

3-D & 4-D Modeling

How most currently reconcile clashes

A far better way to reconcile clashes

Clash Detection Improvement

Courtesy of Jim Bedrick Webcor Builders

Comparative Clash Detection Using BIM

Courtesy of Jim Bedrick Webcor Builders

Automated Code/Model Checking

(Spell Check for Designers)

Solibri Model Checker

International Code Council - SMARTcodes

Construction Sequencing

Construction - Steel Fabrication

Lighting Analysis

10:00 AM 10:00 PM

Air Flow Analysis

Physical Security Assessment

• Simulates Blast Effects

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design coupled

with Response Enhancing Design

Emergency Response Using BIM

BIM & LEED

• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)– Validating LEED projects through commissioning and operations– Version 3.0 requires more detailed information– Provide feedback loop to improve process

Design Assumptions and analysis

Design Testing and Validation

Construction

Comparison – If not equal then root cause analysis of difference and correction of assumptions and

analysis tools

BIM Case Studies

The Beijing National Swimming Centre

The Denver Art Museum

Loblolly House

The Sydney Opera House

Lucas Films School of Cinematic Arts

Lucas Films - School of Cinematic Arts

Lucas Films - School of Cinematic Arts

The donor’s vision for the building:• Architectural function and

aesthetics are the highest priority.• The building should exist for the

next 100 years.• All design should be coordinated

through the use of a “3D” model.• At completion, USC will have a

fully integrated BIM model.

Letterman Digital Arts Center

• “Despite numerous design layout changes that were required by Lucas Film Ltd. due to company restructuring, the LDAC project was completed on time and below the estimated budget….over two hundred design and construction conflicts were identified, most of which were corrected before construction, resulting in an estimated savings of over

$10 million on this $350 million project.”

Courtesy of AECbytes "Building the Future" Article (September 30, 2006)

Building Owners Driving BIM: The "Letterman Digital Arts Center" StoryMieczyslaw (Mitch) Boryslawski, Associate AIA

Founder, View By View, Inc.

Parking Garage

Courtesy Bob Knochenhauer, McCarthy

Courtesy of Dale Davis, Associate AIA and LEED ap, Jtec HCM, Inc.

“On a recent hospital job the first phase was done in 2D and the follow-on phases were done in 3D – We had an 18% improvement in productivity in the follow-on phases.”

-- Matt Cramer – Dee Cramer Sheet Metal

Strong Business Case

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Agenda

• What is BIM?

• Promise of BIM

• Current State

• Barriers

• Next Steps

• Highly fragmented A/E/C community

• Legal and financial climate

• Change processes and workflow

• Lack of Interoperability

• Low investment in IT

• Additional staff training

Barriers – What’s Holding Us Back?

Agenda

• What is BIM?

• Promise of BIM

• Current State

• Barriers

• Next Steps

What’s Next?

• Visualization

• Integration

• Automation

Phases of Implementation

What’s Next: BIM Part of Doing Business

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Analysis

Product Selection

Ordering & Invoicing

Close Work Order When Model is Updated

More Information

From the Expert:

Deke Smith, AIA Executive Director, buildingSMART alliance™ dsmith@nibs.org or Deke@dksic.net

For more information:

http://www.nibs.org http://www.facilityinformationcouncil.org/bim/index.php http://www.buildingsmartalliance.org http://www.construction-innovation.info