A presentation given by Richard Waterhouse, CEO of NBS/ RIBA Enterprises Ltd at Ecobuild 2016 on the future of BIM.

1. The future of BIM
Richard Waterhouse
Chief Executive, RIBA Enterprises

2. Overview
About us
BIM – what is it?
Digital Built Britain
Digital disruption
BIM and international standards
NBS – a knowledge management system
Summary

3. About us

4. Newcastle upon Tyne
St Nicholas Street

5. NBS and RIBA Enterprises

6. NBS model

7. BIM – what is it?

8. Economic change‘What depresses me infinitely is
that we seem to have moved
hardly at all towards getting the
design skills together, getting the
professional institutes together,
and getting the designers and
constructors together. All this
internecine struggle is very
destructive. We ought to stop it.’
Sir Andrew Derbyshire

9. BIM – the ISO definition
Shared digital representation of physical and functional
characteristics of any built object (including buildings, bridges,
roads, etc.) which forms a reliable basis for decisions
BS ISO 29481-1 2010

10. BIM – the NBS definition
A Building Information Model is a rich information model,
consisting of potentially multiple data sources, elements of
which can be shared across all stakeholders and be maintained
across the life of a building from inception to recycling (cradle
to cradle). The information model can include contract and
specification properties, personnel, programming, quantities,
cost, spaces and geometry.
NBS, 2010

11. The Big BIM issue
The Big BIM issue:
The output of the design is not drawings. It is the
information that is represented on the drawings. The
‘drawings’ are a representation of multiple information
models that support the design and construction workflow.

12. Digital Built Britain

13. UK Government strategy
"This Government's four year strategy for BIM
implementation will change the dynamics and
behaviours of the construction supply chain,
unlocking new, more efficient and collaborative
ways of working. This whole sector adoption of
BIM will put us at the vanguard of a new digital
construction era and position the UK to become
the world leaders in BIM.“
Francis Maude
Minister for the Cabinet Office

14. Economic change

15. UK Government strategy - objectives
Simple objectives and requirements:
3D collaborative environment by 2016
COBie output at key stages including handover
20% capital cost reduction for construction phase

16. UK Government strategy - implementation
The Bew : Richards wedge

17. UK Government strategy - standards
PAS 1192:2:2013 Production of co-ordinated design and construction (CAPEX) information,
PAS 1192:3:2014 Development of operational strategies and the effective transfer of data
into operations (OPEX)
BS 1192:4:2014 COBie - Data definition for information deliveries
BS 1192:5:2015 Data security
BIM Protocol A suite of BIM commercial and contractual advice documents and standard forms
Gov Soft Landings Policy and processes to ensure effective handover and Post Occupation
Effectiveness
Classification A structured and standardised information classification system
DPoW An industry standard method of describing geometric, requirements and data
deliveries at key stages of the project cycle

18. UK Government strategy - DPoW

19. UK Government strategy – the results
Progress and savings made
£9.6bn government work completed
£4bn private sector work from just 3 clients
Audited savings delivered on government projects
2011 / 2012 £72m saving on £476m spend (13.1%)
2012 / 2013 £447m saving on £2.4bn spend (15.6%)
2013 / 2014 £840m saving on £3.5bn spend (19.6%)
2014 / 2015 £855m saving on £3.6bn spend (23.6%)

20. UK Government strategy 2025

21. UK Government strategy 2025 - objectives
Lower emissions
50%
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
in the built environment.
Faster delivery
50%
Reduction in the overall time, from inception to
completion, for
new build and refurbished assets.
Lower costs
33%
Reduction in the initial cost of
construction and the whole life cost of
built assets.
Improvement in exports
50%
Reduction in the trade gap between total
Exports and total imports for construction
products and materials.

22. UK Government strategy 2025 - objectives
Lower emissions
50%
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
in the built environment.
Faster delivery
50%
Reduction in the overall time, from inception to
completion, for
new build and refurbished assets.
Lower costs
33%
Reduction in the initial cost of
construction and the whole life cost of
built assets.
Improvement in exports
50%
Reduction in the trade gap between total
Exports and total imports for construction
products and materials.

23. UK Government strategy 2025 - objectives
Lower emissions
50%
Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
in the built environment.
Faster delivery
50%
Reduction in the overall time, from inception to
completion, for
new build and refurbished assets.
Lower costs
33%
Reduction in the initial cost of
construction and the whole life cost of
built assets.
Improvement in exports
50%
Reduction in the trade gap between total
Exports and total imports for construction
products and materials.

24. Digital disruption

25. Offsite and 3D printing
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26. Offsite and 3D printing
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27. Offsite and 3D printing
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30. The end of the construction disciplines…

31. The end of the construction disciplines…

32. Economic change

33. Economic change

35. The end of the construction disciplines…

36. Competiton
‘Look around you. The architects, surveyors and engineers
that you know so well are trying to take the food off your
table. They may be your friends, but they are also your
competitors.’
Justin King

37. Off site and 3D printing

38. Offsite and 3D printing
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39. Offsite and 3D printing
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40. Offsite and 3D printing
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41. The problem
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42. Offsite and 3D printing
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43. BIM and international standards

44. EMEA
• Statsbygg – Norway
• Transport Agency – Finland
• Rijksgebouwendienst Ministry of the Interior and
United Relations – Netherlands
• Cabinet Office – UK
• Department of Housing & Equal Territories –
France
• Public Procurement Rules – Austria
• EU Public Procurement Directive – Brussels
• Bygst (National Property Agency) – Denmark
• BIM for tall buildings and Green Building Directive
– Dubai
• BIM requirements for rail schemes - Qatar
APAC
• Hong Kong Housing Authority
• Building and Construction Authority – Singapore
• Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural
Development (MOHURD)
• Japanese Ministry of Land Infrastructure and
Transportation (MLIT)
• Korean Ministry of Land Infrastructure and
Transportation
• Australia National BIM Specification
Who is asking for BIM? – Published BIM Mandates
As BIM adoption continues to grow around the world, governments are promoting its
Ability to eliminate waste on public projects and even mandating its use as part of
Construction sector reform, cost-saving efforts and climate change mitigation.
McGraw Hill Construction Smart Market Report, February 2014
Source:
International activity – global requirements
AMER
• U.S Army Corps of Engineers (ASACE)
• U.S General Services Administration
• U.S National Institute of Building Sciences
• U.S Veterans Affairs
• New York City Department of Design and
Construction
• State of Ohio General Service Division
• State Architects Office
• State of Tennessee Office of the State
• Architect
• State of Maryland and Washington D.C
• Public Schools
• NY School Construction Authority
• State of Wisconsin

45. International drivers
Client demand including governments
Withdrawal of market barriers
International, regional and national standardisation
International design and construction practice
International manufacturers

46. European Public Estate Owners
Building Information Modelling (BIM) Conference
22 October 2013, Brussels

47. International activity – EU Public Estate

48. Standards
ISO Standards
CEN Standards
British Standards
Other Standards

49. ISO standards
ISO 16739 Industry Foundation Classes for data sharing in the
construction and facility management industries
ISO 12006-2:2015 Building construction – Organization of information
about construction works – Framework for classification of
information
ISO 12006-3:2007 Building construction - Organisation of information about
construction works Part 3: Framework for object- oriented
information
ISO 29481-1:2010 Building information modelling - Information delivery
manual - Part 1: Methodology and format
ISO 29481-2:2012 Building information models - Information delivery manual
Part 2: Interaction framework
ISO/TS 12911:2012 Framework for building information modelling (BIM) guidance.

50. CEN standards – CEN/TC 442
CEN TC 442 BIM
WG1
Strategy and Planning
WG2
Exchange Information
WG3
Information Delivery
WG4
Data Dictionaries

51. CEN standards – CEN/TC 442
ISO 16739:2013 Industry Foundation Classes.
ISO 29481-1 Building Information Modeling – Information
Delivery Manual – Part 1 Methodology and
Format.
ISO 29481-2 Building Information Modeling – Information
Delivery Manual – Part 2 Interaction Framework
ISO 12006-3 Building Construction – Organisation of
Information about Construction Works – Part 3:
Framework for object oriented information.

52. Standards

53. Starting to sweat yet?

54. Summary

55. NBS - A knowledge system

56. System overview
NBS have developed an integrated BIM platform that has been
designed to work across the globe and support global design and
construction. It currently has four major components:
NBS BIM Toolkit. BIM execution plan, roles and responsibilities
NBS Create. BIM specification and knowledge platform
NBS National BIM Library. BIM object library, generic and actual
Construction Information Service (CIS). Standards and regulations

57. Linking the tools – the product map
Geometry model
Specification and guidance
BIM objects library
Standards/Technical Building code
Classification &
Process Management

58. NBS BIM Toolkit
The Digital Plan of Work (DPoW)

59. Stages of a project

60. UK Government strategy - DPoW
Defines roles,
responsibilities and
information at key
stages during the
life of the project

61. LOD

62. LOI

64. NBS Create
NBS - A global specification and knowledge system

66. NBS National BIM Library
NBS - A global specification and knowledge system

67. Linking the tools – construction products

68. Linking the tools – construction products

69. Summary

70. Linking the tools – the product map
Geometry model
Specification and guidance
BIM objects library
Standards/Technical Building code
Classification &
Process Management

71. Summary
We are at the start of the BIM journey
The technology will change many existing processes
The culture of the industry will resist this change
Global standards will lead to low cost delivery
A combination of offsite and 3D printing will lead to new
methods of assembly

72. Summary
‘The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your
competition…is to do an outstanding job with information. How you
gather, manage and use information will determine whether you win or
lose’
Bill Gates

73. Summary
‘The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your
competition…is to do an outstanding job with information. How you
gather, manage and use information will determine whether you win or
lose’
Bill Gates

74. www.theNBS.com
@rpwaterhouse
richard.waterhouse@ribaenterprises.com