This document summarizes a presentation given by Peter Marchese of Microdesk and Clive Jordan of Plannerly about better managing BIM projects. It introduces challenges like unclear responsibilities and scopes, too many clashes, and wasted time. Plannerly is presented as a solution to plan scopes and schedules collaboratively in one platform, track tasks, and verify BIM compliance. An example project describes how Plannerly helped create clear LOD tables for a large, multi-phase project in less time than traditional methods. The presentation concludes by inviting questions.
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• AECO Technology Consulting
Firm
• Established in 1994
• 13 locations in the United States
and United Kingdom
• 300 Professionals
• Over 230 AECO Consulting
Specialists and Software
Developers
• All sectors, All Disciplines, All
Stages
About Microdesk
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• 2,5 billion people will move into urban centers in the next 30 years
• 86 million people in the US will move into urban centers in that time
period
• We will go from 28 to 43 mega cities by the year 2030.
Urbanization
• Technology and science have been a major driving force of
globalization, driving standards of living across the globe.
Globalization
• Cities consume 78% of global energy, and produce more than 60% of
global greenhouse gas emissions.
• Addressing Climate change requires reimaging the built environment.
• Architecture 2030 Challenge.
Sustainability
About Microdesk
Sources: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social
Affairs, 2018 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects.
Architecture 2030.
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Today’sPresenters
Co-Founder & CEOSenior Technology Evangelist
Peter Marchese
• Emerging Technologies, VR/ AR, UAV’s,
Cloud Services, BIM Processes
• Expert knowledge of Revit, BIM 360
Services, Navisworks, Insight 360, FormIt
• Customizations, standards, content creation
& workflows
• Over 20 years experience in AECO
Clive Jordan
• BIM nerd who interned as an architect,
built big stuff at a contractor, rode the first
BIM software startup wave, wore a tie at
one of the world’s largest real estate
developers and now helping our
AECO industry fight “Evil BIM” as a co-
founder at Plannerly - TheBIM
Management Platform.
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Too Long To Create?
No One Reads BEP?
Unclear
Responsibilities?
Missing/Dupe
Scope?
Too Many
Clashes?
Challenges?
Many BIM Standards?
Too Many
Schedules?
Waste In Projects?
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Too Long To Create?
No One Reads BEP?
Unclear
Responsibilities?
Missing/Dupe
Scope?
Too Many
Clashes?
Challenges?
Many BIM Standards?
Too Many
Schedules?
Waste In Projects?
21. PLAN
Simple BIM
Execution Planning
Drag and drop from hundreds of
templates to create and agree on
your BIM standards, processes and
contracts
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▷ WATCH DEMO
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Too Long To Create?
No One Reads BEP?
Unclear
Responsibilities?
Missing/Dupe
Scope?
Too Many
Clashes?
Challenges?
Many BIM Standards?
Too Many
Schedules?
Waste In Projects?
24. SCOPE
2
Visual BIM scopes that
everyone can understand
A visual and collaborative framework to
define Geometry, Documentation and
Information requirements.
▷ WATCH DEMO
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Too Long To Create?
No One Reads BEP?
Unclear
Responsibilities?
Missing/Dupe
Scope?
Too Many
Clashes?
Challenges?
Many BIM Standards?
Too Many
Schedules?
Waste In Projects?
27. The BIM timeline that
teams build together
Multi-Team Task Collaboration
providing 53% Fewer Coordination
Issues*
SCHEDULE
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*Case Study:
http://bit.ly/SaveTimeWithLeanBIM ▷ WATCH DEMO
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Too Long To Create?
No One Reads BEP?
Unclear
Responsibilities?
Missing/Dupe
Scope?
Too Many
Clashes?
Challenges?
Many BIM Standards?
Too Many
Schedules?
Waste In Projects?
30. TRACK
BIM tasks that
manage themselves
Stop starting; Start finishing.
The Lean approach to project
management allowing you to
focus on continuous BIM delivery.
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▷ WATCH DEMO
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CoordinationOptions
Issue we were trying to solve:
• Scope out the project and
understand what the deliverables will
be at specific milestones, and at in
the end.
• Traditionally, LOD tables are either
not filled out, clunky, back of house
users fill it out, and not good looking
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Successes:
• Created very clear tables and responsibilities in
less time than it would normally have taken.
• The tables were sent out with RFP’s so firms
bidding on the project have a clear indication of
what is required
• Received these tables back when sub’s reached
out for help with their modelling requirements
• Able to inform and consult the owner in a
meaningful way, showing them what and when
they’ll get in regards to modelling
ProjectCaseStudy
Before we get started, I’d like to take a moment to introduce Microdesk and our presenter
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is more than a new approach to design, but a workflow that can encompass and benefit the whole design and construction process. However not everyone is on board to implement and streamline an entire new process and way of design, at least not until they have seen it’s advantages.
Join us on July 12th to hear design & technology expert, Peter Marchese, as he showcases an all BIM workflow that demonstrates the different benefits and aspects of BIM. From preserving data and avoiding re-work, to taking advantage of the big I, information, that allows us to script design and management needs in addition to confirming environmental concerns. Peter will showcase Revit, FormIt, Dynamo and some of the great A360 cloud services!
There are man BIM uses through out a projects life cycle.
No matter the project type there is someone needing a BIM Model for Designing Purposes, Analysis, Clash Detection and Coordination, 4D Simulations in Construction and for Information purposes for Facities Management.
Everyone has a different opinion on what BIM is.
1.misunderstanding, disagreement on the scope
Results - confusion (on what should be modelled, when, by whom) and blame (contractual challenges and huge risk for AECOs)
Text Option 1: Everyone has a different opinion on what BIM is and thus create misunderstanding, disagreement on the scope.
Text Option 2: Everyone has their own BIM Model use. Is this why we can’t get along?
BIMForum, AIA, GSA
Our industry is similar to many others in that it needs tools for Planning, Authoring, Analysis and Use
We have some fantastic tools for Authoring+Analysis+Use
However unfortunately we are still forced to use these tools for planning our BIM
Not only are they disconnected from each other - they are also completely disconnected from all of our brilliant BIM ecosystem
We believe in an integrated workflow with openBIM standards - that can support connections to other tools
That’s why we created LOD Planner
So for a long time we asked ourselves why this was - why is there so much opportunity for miscommunication when it comes to BIM scoping
LOD Planner is dedicated for BIM, connects the function of all of these tools and provides us the opportunity to connect a contract-to-validation workflow between all parties
Our industry is similar to many others in that it needs tools for Planning, Authoring, Analysis and Use
We have some fantastic tools for Authoring+Analysis+Use
However unfortunately we are still forced to use these tools for planning our BIM
Not only are they disconnected from each other - they are also completely disconnected from all of our brilliant BIM ecosystem
We believe in an integrated workflow with openBIM standards - that can support connections to other tools
That’s why we created LOD Planner
So for a long time we asked ourselves why this was - why is there so much opportunity for miscommunication when it comes to BIM scoping
LOD Planner is dedicated for BIM, connects the function of all of these tools and provides us the opportunity to connect a contract-to-validation workflow between all parties
Client is Related. Project is 240 acres, 12 million square feet, 25+ buildings, 6 billion dollars, participants…no idea, in the hundreds
We specifically used it for creating LOD Matrix tables for the purpose of informing the owner and all consultants what level of development their BIMs need to be and when.
Issues and problems we ran into:
Issue we were trying to solve using the app: LOD Tables are critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to scoping, bidding, and managing a BIM enabled project. Traditionally, these tables are either not filled out, clunky, back of house users fill it out, and not good looking
We couldn’t have different LOD’s per element within a section (this is a technical problem with the app, not user)
Not enough Project Management involvement in writing and understanding the LOD Scope (user behavioral problem)
Success stories:
Were able to inform and consult the owner in a meaningful way by showing them what they’ll get and when in regards to modelling
Created very clear tables and responsibilities in less time than it would normally have taken.
The tables were sent out with RFP’s so firms bidding on the project have a clear indication of what is required
Microdesk actually got these tables back when sub’s reached out for help with their modelling requirements
I can provide the LOD tables we created for RSC, note these are over 100 pages long.
LOD Tables are critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to scoping, bidding, and managing a BIM enabled project.
back of house users fill it out – IE not the people who will be doing the work, or really understand what it entails
Good looking – informative, clear
Issues and problems we ran into / Lessons Learned
Issue we were trying to solve using the app: LOD Tables are critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to scoping, bidding, and managing a BIM enabled project. Traditionally, these tables are either not filled out, clunky, back of house users fill it out, and not good looking
We couldn’t have different LOD’s per element within a section (this is a technical problem with the app, not user)
Not enough Project Management involvement in writing and understanding the LOD Scope (user behavioral problem)
Plannerly also includes clearances which is not included in uniformat, but is important for coordination and can be specified for certain phases.
Clearances, Zone of Influence for things like footings
While the alternate option for doing this was excel, it would still track the data, but the clarity you get from this is above and beyond any other options. What is required is clear and who is responsible is color coded.
The all disciplines doc is a 200 page doc.
You can filter this doc in the project to show specific trades or companies too, in the case of the mep and strl doc, it can cut it to 6 pages for a particular company
Its very easy to run through this with an owner and organize and scope out elements to send out for pricing
Gets people to think more strategically about what is necessary and when, why are things important as opposed to just getting into working.
In this project, they have the ability to write the scope, but they don’t have the authority to enforce things. Our client does. So we give them the tools to better manage and track things.
Good comment, its hard to track if you don’t know what you’re tracking