The document discusses the future of building information modeling (BIM) being open rather than closed or proprietary. It notes that open, documented, and free formats like SQL and XML may be better communication formats for BIM going forward, rather than closed commercial options like Revit or ArchiCAD. The future of BIM is seen as being open like the internet, with open standards allowing building data to be used more flexibly across different analysis and design programs from multiple developers.

1. The Future of BIM is Open
Robert Klaschka

2. About Studio Klaschka
We have been using BIM since the practice start in 2001•
Nearly every project from £100K-£15M in the office has used BIM•
Our business model is to integrate with contractors and consultants to give•
them easy access to information we produce
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
start
BIM
BS1192 implementation
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3. About Studio Klaschka
We have advised other practices on their BIM systems and implementation•
We have sat on numerous industry panels, advisory groups•
We have written for various industry journals•
We have a high profile as a small practice who use BIM through speaking at•
numerous conferences in the UK, Europe and the US.
Our systems, conventions and protocols are based on BS1192•
The Future of BIM is Open

4. Are these the communication formats of BIM?
Closed, proprietary, commercial
Revit AECOSIM ArchiCAD
perhaps unfair!
The Future of BIM is Open

5. Or are these these?
Open, documented, free
SQL XML
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6. The Future of BIM is Open
A Phone The Internet

7. The Future of BIM is Open
A Phone The Internet

8. “Customers need to be given control of their own
data - not being tied into a certain manufacturer
so that when there are problems they are always
obliged to go back to them.”
Tim Berners-Lee
The Future of BIM is Open

9. Locked together or Locked In?
building data data analysis
The Future of BIM is Open

10. building data data analysis
Data and process not linked at all
The Future of BIM is Open

11. “Compared even to the development of the phone
or TV, the Web developed very quickly.”
Tim Berners-Lee
The Future of BIM is Open

12. The Future of BIM is Open
IFC 2x3 : Did you Know?
Geometry•
Unique Asset ID•
Spatial Relationships (Outside/Inside, Space to Space, Enclosure)•
Phasing•
Performance (Fire, Thermal, Structural, Access)•
Management (Capacity, Usage, Lifecycle, Warranty)•
Quantities•
Specification•
Connections•

13. “The client owns the model.”
Paul Morrell
The Future of BIM is Open

14. building data
Thermal Analysis
what
if?
Acoustic Analysis
Upgrade Re-design
Scheduling
Construction Planning
Drawing Production
Facility Management
Spatial Analysis
Data Visualisation
Accessibility Checking
Quantity Take-off
The Future of BIM is Open
Proprietary Data moves a fast as one developer
Forget it you’ll have
to wait in line

15. building data
Thermal Analysis
what
if?
Acoustic Analysis
Upgrade Re-design
Scheduling
Construction Planning
Drawing Production
Facility Management
Spatial Analysis
Data Visualisation
Accessibility Checking
Quantity Take-off
The Future of BIM is Open
Open Building Data is a Marketplace for Services

16. “Data is a precious thing and will last longer than
the systems themselves.”
Tim Berners-Lee
The Future of BIM is Open

17. The Future of BIM is Open