BIM (Building Information Model) is something everyone is talking about these days. While it is clear how BIM is changing the way the back office works it is still a big challenge to understand how the construction site will be involved, and how the BIM will be used by the Foreman and other stakeholder in the field.

1. How BIM and Technologies
will change how we build in the field

2. Thomas Goubau
Co-Founder & CEO @ Aproplan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomasgoubau
LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/thomasgoubau

3. Agenda

4. Agenda
- Introduction
- Current state of the construction sector
- Idea’s that could help the construction sector
- How BIM & real on-site collaboration could improve significantly project delivery
- What is needed for good on-site project collaboration

5. Current State of the construction
sector

6. MEGA TRENDS OF CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
30% of global greenhouse gas emissions are attributed to buildings.
UK Government has set a target of 50% reduction in today’s level of greenhouse gas emissions in the country
built environment
Population of the world’s urban areas is increasing by 200,000 people
per day.
Need for affordable housing as well as social, transportation, and utility infrastructure
Source: Shaping the future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology, May ‘16 World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group

7. CURRENT SITUATION
Project take 20% longer to finish than expected and
are up to 80% over budget 1
Construction productivity has declined in some
markets since 1990 2
Regulation increasing, getting more complex around
the world2
R&D is well behind other sectors >1% of revenue (vs
3,5-4,5%) . IT investment are also behind with
less than 1% of revenue1
1 Source Imagining construction’s digital future, by Mc Kinsey & Company June 2016
2 Source: Shaping the future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology, May ‘16 World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group

8. INTERNAL CHALLENGES
Lack of innovation
Informal processes
Insufficient knowledge transfer
Weak Project Monitoring
Little cross functional cooperation
Conservative company culture
Lack of young talent & People Development
“Looking at construction
projects today, I don’t see
much difference in the
execution of the work in
comparison to 50 years ago”
John M. Beck, Executive Chairman, Aecon Group,
Canada
Source: Shaping the future of Construction: A Breakthrough in Mindset and Technology, May ‘16 World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group

9. COST OF CHANGE
Cost of Change in the construction
Life Cycle.
Companies need to ensure that,
already during the design and
engineering phase, they keep the
actual construction process in mind,
as well as the final operations phase.

10. Idea’s that could help the
construction sector

11. Five trends will shape construction and capital projects.
1 Higher-definition surveying and geolocation
Rapid digital mapping and estimating
2 Next Generation 5-D building information modeling
Design platform for the future
3 Digital collaboration and mobility
Moving to paperless projects, from the office to the workforce
4
5
The Internet of Things and advanced analytics
Intelligent asset management and decision making
Future-proof design and construction
Designing with materials and methods of the future
Digital
construction
organization
Developing next generation of
digital native leaders to deliver
projects of the future

12. Five trends will shape construction and capital projects.
1 Higher-definition surveying and geolocation
Rapid digital mapping and estimating
2 Next Generation 5-D building information modeling
Design platform for the future
3 Digital collaboration and mobility
Moving to paperless projects, from the office to the workforce
4
5
The Internet of Things and advanced analytics
Intelligent asset management and decision making
Future-proof design and construction
Designing with materials and methods of the future
Digital
construction
organization
Developing next generation of
digital native leaders to deliver
projects of the future

13. How BIM & real on-site
collaboration could improve
significantly project delivery

15. BIM MODELS

16. BIM MODELS
Doc
Plan 2.1 V3
Plan 3.1 V1
Plan 01 V1
Plan 3.4 V1
Tasks
Task 1
Task 2
Task 0
Task 3
Due Status
31/2
15/6
22/5
25/6
Checked
Checked
Done
In Progress
BudgetDemolition
Beton
Electricity
Painting
100%
45%
60%
30%
Planning
PROJECT

17. BIM MODELS
Doc
Plan 2.1 V3
Plan 3.1 V1
Plan 01 V1
Plan 3.4 V1
Tasks
Task 1
Task 2
Task 0
Task 3
Due Status
31/2
15/6
22/5
25/6
Checked
Checked
Done
In Progress
Budget
Demolition
Beton
Electricity
Painting
100%
45%
60%
30%
Planning
ERP
Company
Planning
Budget
Demolitio
nBeton
Electricity
Painting
100%
45%
60%
30%
Tasks
Task 1
Task 2
Task 0
Task 3
Due Status
31/2
15/6
22/5
25/6
Checked
Checked
Done
In
Progress
Doc
Plan 2.1
V3Plan 3.1
V1
Plan 01
V1
Report
Uniform company
dashboard
PROJECT
BudgetDemolition
Beton
Electricity
Painting
100%
45%
60%
30%
Planning

18. Object oriented documentation and annotations

19. Object oriented documentation and annotations

20. 5-D BIM model information
Data synced to BIM model
and company ERP to update
budget and planning

21. What is needed for good on-site
project collaboration

22. PEN AND PAPER IS THE BOTTLENECK TO PROPER BIM IMPLEMENTATION
DOCUMENTS
ADMIN
COMMUNICATION
FIELD
Getting one versions of documents on site is
difficult as Paper is still very dominant
The number of stakeholders complicates the
communication, especially on big projects
80% of work is done on site today, but 80% of
technology is still in the office.
Each visit creates an administrative burden:
1 hour of work on site is equivalent to 1 hour of
administration in the office.

23. ONE VERSION OF THE TRUTH

24. BIM MODELS
BIM in the field:
● Simple to use
● Object-Oriented
● Relevant information
● 2D & view only
● Form & Annotation

25. Collaboration Principles
- Ground Rules
- Everyone should contribute
- Avoid multiple systems
- Avoid manual work
- Use best of breed tools that do one thing very well but is deeply integrated

26. Kick-Off with all parties
Agree on standards
Naming (plans, status,..)
Role & Responsibilities
SLA between parties

27. Deep dive into digital collaboration
on-site using APROPLAN

28. Thomas Goubau
Co-Founder & CEO @ Aproplan
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thomasgoubau
LinkedIn: https://be.linkedin.com/in/thomasgoubau