LEBONAH ARCHITECTS

Building
Information
Modelling
Detailed Description
 Let's Talk
DETAILS ABOUT TODAY'S TALK

01 What is BIM? 02 BIM Acronym

Levels &
03 Principles of BIM 03 a
Dimensions of BIM

Software used in
04 05 Uses of BIM
BIM
What is BIM?
PROCESS OF COLLOBORATION...

Is it a software? No Will the approach to BIM be the

Is it only for Fancy Buildings? No same for an owner, Architect or
Is it a Fad? No an Engineer or contractor? No
It costs too much Money? No
BIM We need to understand the
traditional process...
 Traditional Process
ARCHITECT ENGINEER CONTRACTOR

Conceptual Design Hand Made Construction at

Design Development Detailed drawings site
 UPGRADATION in the
Traditional Process
replaced by

Hand Made
Detailed drawings

This actually eased our work a little bit.

Yet the contractor had to shuffle back
and forth for every detail to work at site.
Clearances given by the Emails exchanged in
Architect in a project a project
Space Planning

Architect
Height HVAC
Equipments to Project
Contractor
Consultant
be used
External MEP HVAC
Features Engineer Consultant
Colour of the
Exterior
Interior
Site
Design
Colour of the Engineer
Consultant
Interior Type of
Fenestration
Structural Supplier
Engineer
Electrical Flooring
Fitting Toilet Details
Draftsman Civil
Positions Details
Client Contractor
 DIFFICULTIES IN A
TRADITIONAL PROCESS
Too many emails shared

Loss of peace of mind

Too many discussions

Loss of people & Money

MAJOR - TIME LOSS

What is
BIM?
It is a process where this
collaboration happens in a
peaceful manner between
the Architects, Clients,
Contractors, Manufacturers,
Suppliers, Consultants and
whomsoever associated
with the project.
 OWNER
BUILDING
Idea

Architect
BIM is more than
BIM just this. It is
sharing
PLATFORM Engineers
Common Data information with
Environment each other and
Contractors working
harmoniously.
INFORMATION

Operators
A POSITIVE WAY TO START...
BIM ACRONYMN

BUILDING
Officially it is
INFORMATION Building
Information
Modelling
Modelling
Model
Management
BIM ACRONYMN
THE 3 M'S OF BIM
BIM is a PROCESS
MODELLING Sharing Information
Defining the execution plan
Implementing the process
Common Data Environment

3D Model Just a model for

MODEL vs
3D BIM Model
visualization
Just a model for visualization
and a load of information
(DATA).
SMART MODEL
(We need special software to
help us do that)
MANAGEMENT To ensure the process is
followed without interfering on
the project development.

A COLLOBORATION PROCESS TO SHARE INFORMATION USING A SMART 3D MODEL FOR THE

BENEFIT OF THE PROJECT WITHOUT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Principles of BIM

1 2 3
LEVEL DIMENSIONS LOD
LEVEL OF
DEVELOPMENT
 The BIM levels depict maturity levels.
THE LEVELS &
DIMENSIONS OF BIM There are 5 levels of Building Information Modeling
and they are related to BIM dimensions, i.e., 2D, 3D,
4D, 5D, 6D and 7D.
2D is the 2-Dimensional view
3D is the 3-Dimensional view
4D is related to time, schedule and program
5D is related to costs
6D is related to sustainability
7D is related to facility management.
Some of them also mention 8D, which is related to
health and safety.
LOD - LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT

It refers to each Project phase which helps us to understand better.

We need to add detail to our project in 2 different ways
Level of Detail (Geometry, Maturity)
Level of Information (Quantity of Data)
This is very much needed to focus on the work that is exactly required
for the project.
This will be determined at the very beginning of the project.
6 Levels from 100 - 500.
LOD - LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT

100 - Preliminary Design

200 - Schematic Design
300 - Design Development
350 - Construction Document
400 - Construction
500 - As built
LOD - LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT - EG: COLUMN
Basic Idea of the shape
No Data
Graphically represented in the
model with a symbol
New level for coordination purposes
Components need to be developed
with base plate, exact shape and
location.

Column starts to take shape of a

Defined by the mounting detail,
steel column
Model assembly detail and
Approximate Dimension, Shapes
Information
and location.

To enable Facility Management

Keeps previous information 3D/
Data to augment it.
Specific size and correct location
and orientation with material
definition. LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT
Developed by BIM Forum,
US Chapter of BuildingSMART
BUILDING LIFECYCLE - ROLES & BENEFITS

Owners
Designers and Engineers
Contractors, Subcontractors
and Fabricators
Operations
Maintenance
 SOFTWARES THAT HELP YOU TO
WORK ON BIM
3D BIM MODEL SOFTWARE CLASH DETECTION PARAMETRIC QUALITY
SOFTWARE MODELLING ANALYSIS
SOFTWARE SOFTWARE

There are many more

software but I am PROJECT
mentioning only a few of MANAGEMENT
them. SOFTWARE
BIM USAGE

DESIGN AUTHORING
VISUALIZATION
COORDINATION & CLASH DETECTION
ENERGY ANALYSIS
PHASE PLANNING