Tim Platts, Construction Yorkshire - Overview of BIM Implementation including Government Perspective.

1. Construction Yorkshire
ThinkBIM
Seminar
Overview of BIM implementation
including Government perspective
15th March 2012

2. Key areas to cover today
• Some definitions
• Why do we need it / what does it do / who is
it for?
• Where are we coming from / going to?
• Who is dealing with this in Government?
• How much is it being adopted?
• What’s in it for ‘me’ ?
• What’s happening in Y&H

3. What is BIM? A definition
• BIM is the process of generating and managing
information about a building during its entire life cycle.
BIM is a suite of technologies and processes that
integrate to form the ‘system’ at the heart of which is a
component-based 3D representation of each building
element. This replaces traditional design tools currently
in use.
• Each component is generated from a product library and
can have embedded information about the product and
its placement, material, specification, fire rating, U-value,
fittings, finishes, costs, ‘carbon content’ and any special
requirements, which is stored in the system.
• “The term BIM is to an extent limiting; it is not all about
buildings with walls and roofs, we need to include roads,
bridges, railways, process plants and infrastructure.”

4. Information
(2D)
Model
Data

5. Why do it?
“……..using the best available technology
to do things faster and better, eliminate
waste and repeated work at the interfaces.
To drive out the inefficiencies we need to
normalise data, enter information once
and reuse it many times, turning data into
an asset. It could be as simple as entering
the name and address of a supplier once
in a single place at the inception of a
project” Dick Barker (Privica/Laing O’Rourke)
NBS website

6. Why do we need it?
Courtesy Mervyn
Enough Said? Richards

7. How can it help us do things better?
Key Benefits of BIM:
Early cost certainty
Prototyping Reduced delivery costs
Reduced operational costs
Green performance
Reduced risk
Predictable planning
Who should use BIM?
Enables modularity
Contractors
Architects
Designers
Structural engineers
Building Services Engineers
Cost consultants
Manufacturers
Clients
Delivers fit and
improved productivity

8. How can BIM data be used?
How can the Clash Detection
constructor use
the information
in the model?
Cost planning
Planning/scheduling
Courtesy Vico

9. Evolution Not Revolution
Bew Richards BIM Maturity diagram
Key
IFC Industry Foundation Classes
IFD International Framework Dictionary
IDM Information Delivery Manual
iBIM Integrated BIM
CPIC Construction Project Information
Committee
AIM Architectural information model
SIM Structural information model
FIM Facilities information model
BSIM Building services information model
BrIM Bridge information model
The majority of the UK market is still working with Level 1 processes, and the best in
class are experiencing significant benefits by moving to Level 2

10. Govt Hypothesis
“Government as a client can derive
significant improvements in cost, value
and carbon performance through the
use of open sharable asset
information”
Courtesy BIS

11. Government Policy
(2.30) “A lack of compatible
systems, standards and protocols,
and the differing requirements of
clients and designers, have
inhibited widespread adoption of a
technology which has the capacity
to ensure that all team members
are working from the same data”
Government will require fully collaborative
3D BIM (with all project and asset
information, documentation and data being
electronic) as a minimum by 2016.

12. What is the (HMG) Strategy?
• Pull (Government)
– Be good at buying data (as well as
assets and services)
– Do it consistently
– Leave the “How” to the Supply Chain
• Push (Supply Chain) PROJECT
– Early Warning to Mobilise PUSH PULL
– Training How can we make it
easier for the supply chain
to move forward?
How do we ensure we get the
information we need to
operate the Asset we have
bought?
But not force or distort the How do we gather the
market? information we need to
– Methods & Documentation •
•
•
Contracts
Training
Technology
manage the asset?
How do we make it fair so we
don’t force or distort the
• Legal's market?
• Make it clear what we want
• Deliver Level 2 BIM by 2016 •
•
•
When we want it
Collect it electronically
Keep it simple to start

13. And who is it driving this in Govt?
GCB Steering Group
HMG BIM Mobilisation Structure
Paul Morrell 1 September 2011 v4
Dept Heads
Work stream Coordination Group
Andrew Wolstenholme
Work stream Chairs
BIM Work Stream
Steering Group
Steering Group – Mark Bew (MBE for BIM!)
Mark Bew BIM Implementation – David Philp
Other key figures –
Pull
Head of BIM
Push
Simon Rawlinson (ECH) – legal
Implementation
Adam Matthews (Autodesk)-
David Philp
Training and Education
BIM Implementation Training
Media Liaison
Group Delivery Operational &
BIM Project Software Vendors CIC - Institution’s
Supply Chain Supply Chain Education
Supply Chain Group Group
BIM PM
Barry
Andy Watson/HA
David Philp Bill Healey Rob Manning Blackwell
Rachel /P4S Bill Price Roy Evans Adam Matthews
Keith Heard/IESE and
Software Team
NIEP
Documentation Team
David Holmes/DIO
Deliverables Team
Bill Davis/MoJ/NOMS
etc
Cliff Jones/DoH/P21
Rosie Seymour/CLG
Departmental
Groups
Delivery
Groups
Stakeholder
Groups Courtesy BIS

14. But is BIM being used in the UK?
2010 2011
Health warning
Courtesy NBS

15. Generic & Specific Building and Civils Delivery Stages
How will it
The Project
Management
Framework
Stage 1 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 6 Stage 7
(PFM) Stage 0 Stage 2 Stage 5
Outcome Concept Detailed Project Benefits
Strategy Feasibility Delivery
Lifecycle Definition Design Design Close Realisation
Gate 0 Gate 1 Gate 2 Gate 3 Gate 4 Gate 5 Gate 6 Gate 7
fit into the TfL
(CGAP)
Develop
A
Commence
Develop
B Option
Select
Undertake
C
Pre-tender
D
Award
Design
Establish
E
Close
Manage
process?
Business Delivery Competitive Build
Service Asset
OGC Case Strategy Procurement Test
Gateways
Gate 1 Gate 2 Gate 3 Gate 4 Gate 5
GRIP 4 GRIP 6/7
Network Rail GRIP 1 GRIP 2/3 GRIP 5 GRIP 8
Single Const, Test
Output Pre Feasibility Detailed Project
GRIP Definition Option Select
Option
Design
Comm &
Closeout
Selection Handback
TfL Define Procure / Deliver /
Pipeling Startup Develop (Build)
CIMM Requirements Design Close
TfL
Startup Initiation Delivery Close
Spearmint
Plan of
Documentation
Tender Action
Development
Construction
to Practical
Mobilisation
Completion
Des ign Br ief
Information
Production
Technical
Appraisal
Concept
Des ign
Design
RIBA
Tender
Post Practical Completion
Work stage
A B C D E F G H J K L
Operational Use
Works
P re perati on Design Pre-Construction Construction
Gather
1 2 3 4
20
40
Maintain N N N N
% Benefit
CIC 60
Check against O&M Data Data and information to manage the asset base
Check against Package in a safe, clean and cost effective manner.
project brief Handover
clients brief Scope check Actual Costs
Cost planning
Use Cost planning Cost Checks Data drops (N) will be provided as often as is
Tender Actual
Risk Carbon necessary, reflecting notifiable changes to the
transparency Programme
Management Checks asset either through maintenance or re- 80
Environmental Actual Carbon
Checks Performance purposing
Does the brief Has anything Has anything Did I get what I Transparency and clear availability of
meet my changed? changed? asked for? information to proactively managed cost and
Key requirements in What is being Has the design Data to carbon performance of the asset.
Client terms of priced by the been over value effectively
Benefits function, cost Easy presentation of HMG reporting systems for
main contractor? engineered? manage my asset
and carbon? future planning and performance management
Key
X Data Drops Savings Achieved
Data
Management
Anticipated Savings
Industry
Delivery Stages

16. What are the benefits?
• Better communication
• Earlier decision making
• Review and clash detect
• Improved design coordination
• Integrated approach to project delivery
• Rapid take-off of geometric properties
• Linking construction planning to model
timeline (4D) up to 15% savings
• Link to Cost (5D) and automated
materials scheduling

17. “what’s in it for me?”
• Better visualisation of design and end product
• Design and interfaces more easily articulated in 3D
– Both leading to improved customer satisfaction
• Resulting in better ‘fit’, less site work and greater
programme certainty
• Construction methodology can be tested in ‘prototype’
leading to smoother delivery (“build twice – once
virtually - then for real”)
– Reduced site costs, disruption
– Programme optimisation
• Ability to better forecast costs and interrogate budgets
• Asset rich information handed over to client / FM on
completion within the model
• Government driven policy – MoJ framework

18. Leeds leading?
• Resulting from work in and around Leeds Met, thinkBIM
and CSN, we are starting to be at the centre of things in
the UK
• Meeting held and promoted by Leeds at DLA Piper in
London Dec 2011 with most leading insurers attending
• Leeds Met founder members of UK BIM Academic Forum
• Government recognition for leading work in dealing with
Insurance and Legal issues around BIM
• Task group set up to deal with key issues – stage 1 –
develop standard BIM ‘protocols’ etc.

19. Top tips
• Start at the beginning
• Review your business objectives / goals
• Understand your supply chain
• Gather knowledge on the process and
various technology
• Speak to vendors
• Get involved!

20. “what is the next step?”
• Understand your supply chain capabilities / constraints
• Get to use the software – several free BIM viewers
available e.g.
• Join ThinkBIM and share concerns / knowledge
• ThinkBIM and CSN agenda moving towards education
and training
• SME toolkit / diagnostics in development early 2012
• Standard BIM protocols - ditto

21. BIM in 123 words
BIM is an acronym for Building Information Modelling,
or Building Information Model. It describes the
process of designing a building collaboratively using
one coherent system of computer models rather than
as separate sets of drawings. Don’t be misled by the
word ‘building’ – BIM is just as relevant to the civil
engineering sector. It offers enormous gains in saving
in cost and time, much greater accuracy in estimation,
and the avoidance of error, alterations and rework
due to information loss. But adopting BIM involves
much more than simply changing the software we
use. To achieve all the benefits it offers, everyone in
the architecture, engineering and construction
industries will have to learn to work in fundamentally
new ways. BIM is a whole new paradigm.
WSP 10 Truths about BIM

22. THANK YOU