BIM Market Demand/Requirements

Miles Walker, Corporate BIM Coordinator
KEO International Consultants

Miles Walker, KEO International Consultants

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Summary
• What is the market demand to implement BIM? 
• Who is asking for BIM processes – clients, contractors, 
consultants? 
• What about standards to force the industry?
• Open discussion, Q&A

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How is it asked for?
BIM is Not being asked on many projects!
– 62% have not been asked for BIM!
– 43% don’t know anyone who uses BIM!
Source: 2011 ME BIM Survey

Now….BIM is asked for at RFP…..in a single line 
requirement
Now….BIM is asked for at RFP…..in a multiple page 
requirement and BIM specifications
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Clients are demanding BIM in RFP’s!

Courtesy of Mark Baldwin

‘BIM shall be developed using 
Revit Architecture, Revit 
Structure and Revit MEP or 
other IFC/BIM compatible 
software and be compatible 
with Navisworks’

“Design team to supply coordinated IFC model for use by Main contactor”

RFP’s
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What is being asked for?
• BIM Experience: an understanding of BIM and project 
examples
• BIM Standards: need to follow specified project requirements 
and BIM standards
• Integrated Design: collaborative working with coordinated 
model  approach
• Digital models: Revit, Microstation, Navisworks, IFC models
• Quality models: accuracy, compliance and 3D coordination 
clash detections, model checking
• Simulation: walkthroughs and 3D views
• Cost accuracy: quantity take‐off from models
• Construction v Design comparisons: 4D simulation against 
programme
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Market Demand: Clients
Large ME projects are leading and demanding BIM!

Arch Span: 180m (20m wider than the largest 
arch span at Heathrow Terminal 5), weighing 
around 700 tonnes

Image courtesy of Abu Dhabi Airports Company
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Market Demand: Major Projects
BAA T5

SWISS RE

LONDON HOSPITALS

15 years (1997 – 2012)
Images courtesy of BAA and Skanska UK

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Market Demand: Contractors

Images courtesy of Skanska UK
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Market Demand: Contractors

2000
2005

2007

2009

2 sites, 78 buildings, 200,000m2, 190 departments, 10000 rooms, 0.5m items of medical equipment 

2010

2011

2012

Images courtesy of Skanska UK
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Images courtesy of Skanska UK
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Courtesy of Skanska UK and Reading University
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Market Demand: Major Projects

11 years (2007 – 2018)
Images courtesy of Crossrail and Aedas

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Market Demand: Consultants
CEO BIM 
REQUIREMENT
EARLY BIM
MODELING & 
SOFTWARE 
EVALUATION:

2008

2009

Archicad / Revit

LUSAIL, MIXED 
DEVELOPMENT
550,000m2

2010

GHERNATA
KUWAIT
10,000m2

SAFE HANDS
SUADI ARABIA

2011

AL MANSHAR
KUWAIT
200,000m2

2012

Revit

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Market Demand: Consultants

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Al Manshar, Kuwait

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Al Manshar, Kuwait

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Al Manshar, Kuwait

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US demand for change

C191‐2009 
Standard Form 
Multi‐Party 
Agreement for 
Integrated Project 
Delivery (IPD)

2007

2008

2009

May 2012

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US demand for change
8 years of BIM Awards!!

http://network.aia.org/technologyinarchitecturalpractice/home/buildinginformationmodelingawardsprogram/
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http://network.aia.org/technologyinarchitecturalpractice/home/buildinginformationmodelingawardsprogram/
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UK demand for change…

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UK demand for change

Deadline for
UK Government
£5m+ projects 
required to be 
BIM Level 2

March 2011

2012

May 2012

2016

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Middle East

?

BuildingSMART
Government
Meetings

?

Images courtesy of BuildingSMART

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Mobile technology is leading to  change..
$546
16 May 2012

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Mobile technology provides..
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Quick retrieval of drawings, models and information! 
Information at literally @ fingertips
Reduction of waste (paper, man hours)
Savings through rapid take up of mobile is requiring 
industry to get to BIM (information, models, analysis, 
4D and 5D)

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Market Demand: Contractors

Images courtesy of 
Vela Systems, Inc.

http://www.vela
systems.com/ipa
d‐for‐
construction‐
vela‐mobile/

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Open discussion, Q&A
• What Government initiatives/standards are 
influencing change?
• What projects will greatly influence future 
BIM direction in ME?

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1st Qatar BIM User DAY Market demand/requirements