BIM

AGENDA
• Definition(s)
• BIM vs CAD
• Why BIM?
• Myths vs reality
• Efficiency slopes
• Lessons
• Nature
 Definitions of BIM
According to Defined As

IPWEA (Institute of Public Work A digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility before, during and after
Engineering Australasia) construction

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the management of information through the whole life cycle of a built
BSI (British Standards Institute- UK) asset, from initial design all the way through to construction, maintaining and finally de-commissioning,
through the use of digital modeling.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a
US National Building Information
facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for
Model Standard Project
decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition.

BIM is a collaborative process, controlled by set of standards, and supported by technology, that aims to produce
intelligent model that incorporates the geographic, technical, commercial, environmental and operational data of the
facility components
BIM Maturity Model
Implementation Levels (Dimensions)
BIM VS CAD
A light comparison
Comparison Point 3D CAD BIM
Visualization Outer skin of the project facility Outer skin AND underlying systems
Construction sequence

Purpose • Presentation • Presentation

• BD/marketing purposes • Data exchange/collaboration
• Decision making
• Energy modeling & environmental analysis
• Quantity take-off
• Scheduling
• Safety
• Network & systems operation simulation
• Geo-location & spatial analysis
Contained information • Dumb graphics; i.e. shapes, colors, material All design components’ attributes as engineering, graphic, physical,
• Layer based information commercial, environmental and operational data

Design Drafting-no intelligence Intelligent design through validation against rules & standards
Three worlds of BIM
The Lifecycle
Why BIM? 1: Asset Owner
• Better decision making
• More predictability
• Improved communication
• Less cost

3: Design Consultant 2: Stakeholders

• Better proposals • Better collaboration
• Improved communication • Communication transparency
• Better collaboration- less rework • On demand update
• More efficient designs • Documentation

BIM
4: Contractor Benefits 6: End Users
• Optimized prefabrication • Enhanced visualization
• Better onsite coordination • Better usage of space
• Reduced wastage &
environmental footprint
• Improved field productivity
through virtual building

5: Facility Manager
• Accurate As-built documents
• Operation simulation
• Integration with facility/asset management
5D BIM (Cost Integration)

5min video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0LiBQ6Jhl0
Efficiency Slope

Effort

BIM based
workflow CAD based
Where missing BIM workflow
Where BIM faces
is regretted
resistance

Time
Efficiency Slope

Production BIM based

workflow

Production Updating/Rework Modeling Production

CAD based
workflow

Effort
BIM in Design stage
• BIM is not separate from design, it should form the business as usual
workflows. Parallel workflows negatively impact efficiency
• Adoption of various (& sometimes hybrid BIM/CAD) tools to
overcome the technical limitations of the drafting/modeling tools
• Understand object-based modeling to reach model-based design
maturity
• CDE & data exchange practices steer the entire implementation (BIG
Data)
Design stage - cont.
• Space allocation: Standard detail referencing is not advised (unlike
CAD); all design components should exist with its actual size and
location
• QA/QC; Review process should be clear to all stakeholders, model
reviews checklists should be in place before the start of the process
• Evaluation: Success criteria is the tool to spot and rectify poor
performance
• Metadata documentation and versioning is key
BIM is
• A game changer for the entire design development framework
• A live process (has all the characteristics of living organisms)
• About intelligence, efficiency, and collaboration
• Business driven- Socio pulled
BIM is NOT
• A technology based initiative
• A tool…or a model
• A replacement of CAD
• An automatically evolving process
• A separate product
• Static, no comfort zones