Speaker: Miles Walker, KEO -What is the market demand to implement BIM? -Who is asking for BIM processes – clients, contractors, consultants? -What about standards to force the industry? About the Qatar BIM User Day: Qatar University, HOCHTIEF ViCon and Teesside University proudly take the initiative to facilitate modern and innovative methods in the Gulf construction industry. The focus is Building Information Modeling (BIM), and our aim is to establish a knowledge platform with government, research and industry experts. The User Day aims to help people to share knowledge, discuss new technologies, and identify new potentials for BIM. More information: www.bimuserday.com Follow BUD on Twitter @bimuserday

1. BIM Market Demand/Requirements
Miles Walker, Corporate BIM Coordinator
KEO International Consultants
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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. Market Demand: Contractors
Images courtesy of Skanska UK
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9. 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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10. Images courtesy of Skanska UK
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11. Courtesy of Skanska UK and Reading University
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12. Market Demand: Major Projects
11 years (2007 – 2018)
Images courtesy of Crossrail and Aedas
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13. 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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14. Market Demand: Consultants
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15. Al Manshar, Kuwait
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16. Al Manshar, Kuwait
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17. Al Manshar, Kuwait
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18. 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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19. US demand for change
8 years of BIM Awards!!
http://network.aia.org/technologyinarchitecturalpractice/home/buildinginformationmodelingawardsprogram/
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20. http://network.aia.org/technologyinarchitecturalpractice/home/buildinginformationmodelingawardsprogram/
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21. UK demand for change…
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22. 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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23. Middle East
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BuildingSMART
Government
Meetings
?
Images courtesy of BuildingSMART
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24. Mobile technology is leading to change..
$546
16 May 2012
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25. 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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26. Market Demand: Contractors
Images courtesy of
Vela Systems, Inc.
http://www.vela
systems.com/ipa
d‐for‐
construction‐
vela‐mobile/
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27. 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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