Slides from a presentation by Richard Waterhouse at the Empowering you in a BIM world event from NBS in June 2016. Richard is a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and chair of the B555 British Standards committee covering the development of Building Information Modelling in the UK. He is a member of the European CEN/BT WG215 BIM committee and has been involved in liaison with BuildingSMART for over 15 years. He has recently spoken at conferences across the EU, US and Asia.

1. Supporting the digital
construction industry
Richard Waterhouse
richard.waterhouse@ribaenterprises.com

2. Scope of the presentation
Introduction
Why BIM and what is it?
The UK Government’s agenda
Standards
An international perspective
Looking into the future…
Scope

3. Why BIM and what is it?

4. ‘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

5. 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
What is BIM?

6. 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
What is BIM?

7. Its about the information and collaboration!
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
The big BIM issue

8. The UK Government’s agenda

9. "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
The UK Government’s agenda

10. The UK Government’s agenda

11. Simple objectives and requirements:
 3D collaborative environment by 2016
 COBie output at key stages including handover
 20% capital cost reduction for construction phase
The UK Government’s agenda

12. The UK Government’s agenda

13. The UK Government’s agenda
£9.6bn government work completed
Audited savings on Govt projects:
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%)

14. BIM Standards

15. Freely available tools and 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 Specification for security minded BIM, digital
built environments and smart asset
management
BIM Standards

16. Freely available tools and standards
BIM Protocol A suite of BIM commercial and contractual
advice documents and standard forms
Govt 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
BIM Standards

17. BIM Standards

18. Geometry model
Specification and guidance
BIM objects library
Standards/Technical Building code
Classification &
Process Management
The BIM Ecosystem

19. An international perspective

20. International drivers
 Client demand including governments
 Withdrawal of market barriers
 International, regional and national standardisation
 Sourcing products from global locations
 International design and construction practice
 International manufacturers
International

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

22. International

23. International standards
ISO Standards
CEN Standards
British Standards
Other Standards

24. International standards
CEN TC 442 BIM
WG1
Strategy and Planning
WG2
Exchange Information
WG3
Information Delivery
WG4
Data Dictionaries

25. Looking into the future…

26. Level 3 BIM

27. The UK Government’s agenda

28. The future
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.

29. Lets start the journey….
Richard Waterhouse
Chief Executive