I had the opportunity to present at the Bluebeam eXtreme Conference in Stockholm and London. Bluebeam eXtreme conference is a premier meeting place for Bluebeam users from the world’s top architecture, engineering and construction firms who are seeking to push the limits of project communication and collaboration. My session, “Using Bluebeam Revu to preserve value across a project’s entire lifecycle” (presentation and demonstration) focused on how I use Bluebeam Revu to preserve the value of data and extend ROI across the entire project lifecycle, from the initial design phase through site inspection, engineering, construction, maintenance and building operation.

1. USING BLUEBEAM REVU TO PRESERVE
VALUE ACROSS A PROJECT’S ENTIRE
LIFECYCLE
Thijs Lansink
Project Leader BAM Bouw en Techniek

2. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Leverage the collaborative and intuitive power of Bluebeam Revu to manage commercial construction
projects from conception to completion and beyond. Given the increasing complexity
of large building projects, utilising and sharing information across teams has never been more
important. In this session, Thijs will demonstrate how BAM Bouw en Techniek use Revu to preserve
the value of data and extend ROI across the entire project lifecycle, from the initial design phase
through site inspection, engineering, construction, maintenance and building operation.

3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Creating custom profiles
• Setting up layer structures
• Custom columns & formula editor
• Making reports on site plans
• Using hyperlinks on site plans

4. ROYAL BAM GROUP NV
• Headquarters in Bunnik, Netherlands
• Revenue €7.4 billion (2015)
• Approx. 21,500 employees

5. THIJS LANSINK
• Project leader at BAM Bouw en Techniek
• Netherlands
• Non-residential construction projects
• Commercial and technical development, preparation, realisation and maintenance
• Bluebeam key-user at BAM Bouw en Techniek

6. FACTS ISALA HOSPITAL
• Engineer & build contract
• 108.000 m2 hospital - construction time 4 years
• Organic design with complex details
• 10 years maintenance

7. ADDED VALUE – COMPARED TO
OTHER SOFTWARE
Functionality
• Best-in-class in functionality
• User-friendly interface
• Runs on other devices
• Edited PDFs can still be
viewed in other PDF software
Performance
• Iterative draw handles on
large documents
• Other software is frustrating in
daily use
Connectivity
• Other software (Revit/Naviswork, etc.)
• Bluebeam Studio
• SharePoint & ProjectWise

8. TAKE PDF-BASED WORKFLOWS
TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL
Demonstration

9. Sketch &
edit
Photos on
site plan
Estimating
using
profiles
Reports on
site plans
Sharing
project info
Hyperlink
photos on
site plan
Design
Site
inspection
Takeoff
Engineering
Construction
site
Maintenance

10. PDF WORKFLOWS
• Site inspection • Saving photos on site plans using iPad
• Design • Sketching & editing
• Takeoff • Using layers & profiles
• Maintenance • Hyperlink photos
• Construction site • Sharing project information
• Engineering • Reports on site plans

11. CONCLUSION
Communicate issues faster
Enables project members to
quickly find up-to-date information
Bring documents into the field
without needing to print
Easy to learn for basic users
Decreased avoidable field errors
Increasing overall project quality

12. QUESTIONS?