The document provides an introduction to building information modeling (BIM) for beginners. It discusses common BIM acronyms and myths, the benefits of BIM for projects and companies, different BIM tools available, and the importance of developing a BIM culture within an organization. It encourages readers to start adopting BIM now rather than waiting, and provides tips on where to learn more and take initial steps towards BIM competence.

2. BIM FOR
BEGINNERS…

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Introduction
BIM Acronyms - It means what?!
BIM Myths & Pitfalls - Avoiding bad outcomes
BIM Benefits - Your Projects
BIM Benefits - Your Company
BIM Tools - They’re not always what you think…
BIM Culture - The culture of integration
What next?

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Introduction
Consultants
Global
Why?
Operators
When?
Who?
Users
Local
SME
How?
Contractors
Designers
Facility
Managers
Micro-SME
National
What?
Clients

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Why?
● Government has mandated the use of BIM at Level 2 by 2016 -
possibly sooner.
● Accompanied by a 20% reduction in cost.
● BUT...
● The private sector is getting there faster.

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Why?
Cost Productivity
Years of under-delivering to clients.

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Why? – Building Lifecycle costs
2%
Design
34%
Construction
64%
Operation / FM

8. OUR EXPERIENCE

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Timeline
1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
AutoCAD
3DS Max
X-Steel
AutoCAD
3DS Max
3D+
3DS Max
3D DWF
CAD-Duct
Navisworks Timeliner
AutoCAD MEP
BSLink
3D+
ABS
Revit Structure
Navisworks Clash
Revit Structure
Tekla Structures
Revit MEP
Grasshopper

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Our experience

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Our Experience

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Our Experience

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Our Maturity?...

14. BIM ACRONYMS – IT
MEANS WHAT?!

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BIM Acronyms – it means what?!
LOD1
LOD2
LOD3
BIM
BIMM
QTO
4D
5D
6D
AEC
CIC
PAS 1192-2
AIA-E202
BEP
BxP
MEA
IFC COBie
CDE
AIP
IFDBIM4
…
NBIMS-US
GSL
MVDGIS
SPie
HVACie
LCie
CPIC
nD
iBIM
CAD
Data Drop
PPT
Data Drop
IPDOBDC
xml
csv

16. BIM MYTHS…

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BIM Myths & Pitfalls – Avoiding bad outcomes…
Myth No.1 - I have to spend £10k per person to ‘do’ BIM.
Myth No.2 - BIM is just a 3D model.
Myth No.3 - This means more work for me & it takes longer.
Myth No.4 - Revit = BIM

18. BIM PITFALLS…

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BIM Myths & Pitfalls – Avoiding bad outcomes…
Pitfall No.1 - Hollywood BIM
Pitfall No.2 - Over-selling your own capability
Pitfall No.3 - Over-modelling
Pitfall No.4 - Don’t ignore the challenge. You must respond to your
buyers and to theirs. An increasing number will want BIM
deliverables or workflow

20. BIM BENEFITS – YOUR
PROJECTS

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BIM Benefits – Your Projects
'Better' buildings.
Less waste.
Smoother info exchange.
A 'nicer' way to work

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Demo.
BIM Benefits – Your Projects
Briefing
Design, Analysis & Documentation
(Pre)
Fabrication
Construction
Operation &
Maintenance
Refurbishment

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BIM Benefits – Your Projects
Briefing
○ Clear, data –driven brief.
○ Measureable against the
model.
○ Employers Info Requirements
in a common format
○ …which informs the Project
BIM Execution Plan

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BIM Benefits – Your Projects
Design, Analysis & Documentation
○ Early stage, actionable
information
○ Turn data into knowledge
○ A single source of truth for
multiple uses
○ Swift document production &
control
○ Evolution of information
through the project
○ Easier use of surveyed
existing conditions
○ Greater accuracy

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BIM Benefits – Your Projects
(Pre)
Fabrication
○ Evolving design data into pre-
fabrication – avoid
remodelling from scratch
● Cheaper
● Quicker
● Easier
○ Information fed into
procurement programme
○ Constructability checking

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BIM Benefits – Your Projects
Construction
○ Easier 4D sequencing.
○ Use of design data as open
sharable data
○ Integrated supply chain data
○ Potential for shorter
programme
○ Potential for safer
construction through
simulation
○ Asset tagging & tracking
○ Fewer RFI’s

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BIM Benefits – Your Projects
Operation &
Maintenance
○ Fully linked asset information
model
○ Ability to run scenario
simulation
○ Remote access to all virtual
representations
○ Links to the BMS
○ More efficient operation.

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BIM Benefits – Your Projects
Demo.
Refurbishment
○ Modifications use original
design criteria
○ The ability to simulate
proposed changes.
○ Full asset information model
listing material volumes and
recyclability
○ Deconstruction information
held within model

29. BIM BENEFITS – YOUR
COMPANY

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BIM Benefits – Your Company
○ More control, greater QA.
○ Easier access to information
○ Fewer resources/ more work undertaken.
○ Opportunities open to larger projects.
But don’t…
○ Wait till 2016 and find you’ve missed out on BIM.
○ Assume everything you hear is true. Lots of people profess to be ahead of
the game, whereas the reality is somewhat different.
○ Presume that you can buy BIM in a box. It’s not just about software.

31. BIM TOOLS - THEY’RE
NOT ALWAYS WHAT
YOU THINK…

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BIM Tools - They’re not always what you think…

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BIM Tools - They’re not always what you think…
Software list.
Briefing, Authoring, reading/ viewing, sharing, FM
Free software
Briefing Design Analyse Manage ReviewBriefing Design Analyse Manage Review
Excel
Trelligence Affinity
Ideate BIMlink
Newforma
Onuma
Revit
MicroStation
NBS Create
Archicad
AutoCAD
Vasari
GC
CADMEP
Codebook
Catia
Rhino
Vectorworks
Autodesk Civil 3D
SketchUp
Tekla
Solidworks
Plant3D
DDS Cad
CadWorks
Allplan
3DS Max
Inventor
Ecotect
IES
AECOSim
MassMotion
STEPS
4Projects
Asite
Asta
MS Project
Synchro
BIW
VICO
Exactal
Navisworks
Archibus
FM:Systems
Projectwise
Solibri
Design Review
Bentley View V8i
Adobe Acrobat
Tekla BIMSight
BIMx

34. BIM SOCIOLOGY

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BIM Sociology - The culture of integration
Invest in your people and treat it like a business tool rather than an
add-on.

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BIM Tools - They’re not always what you think…
“The first rule of any technology used in a business is
that automation applied to an efficient operation will
magnify the efficiency. The second rule is that
automation applied to an inefficient operation will
magnify the inefficiency”
Bill Gates

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Knowledge/Skill spread
Stra
tegi
c
Management
Technical / Project Staff
Knowledge
Skill

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Design Effort Curve
● Bring forward the effort curve
● Re-profile resource loading
● Re-profile fee draw down to suit

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The industry is becoming more sophisticated…

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● The native model
● A 'read only' version
● DWF's or PDF's
● a COBie 2.4 spreadsheet
(Construction Operation Building Information Exchange)
Same information, Different deliverables…

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COBie sample

42. WHAT NEXT?

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What next?...
Start now. The first step on a journey is often the hardest. But make the
steps small and manageable projects that work in BIM.
Think about the i in BIM and know how information travels in your firm;
Who drives it? Where? And why?
Seek out as many events as possible. Go to those that seem the best.
Surf the Web. Discover your Regional BIM hub.
Check what technology you need and who can offer it. Some BIM
software is free (some is very expensive).
First Steps to BIM Competence A Guide for Specialist Contractors (SEC, NSCC & BIM Academy)

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BIM Sociology - The culture of integration
@caseyrutland & @agdunc
search #UKBIMCrew or #GlobalBIMcrew
Casey Rutland / Andrew Duncan