Building

Information
Modeling

S.GANESH KUMAR,
S.SARAVANAN
K.MURUGAN
Building Information Modeling (BIM)

• What BIM is about

• Emerging Standards
• How communication is improving
• Next steps to adopting BIM
 What is
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
BIM stands for three words. The « B » (Building) and the « I »
(Information) are not ambiguous.
The « M » of the acronym may mean as the case may be :
MODEL, MODELLING, MANAGEMENT.

Building

Information
BIM Modeling
MODEL
MODELLING
BIM Protocol
MANAGEMENT
BIM is not Software

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Tool not BIM
Advantages
Concurrent Engineering provides benefits such as reduced product
development time, reduced design rework, reduced product
development cost and improved communications.
Examples from companies using Concurrent Engineering techniques
show significant increases in overall quality, 30-40% reduction in
project times and costs, and 60-80% reductions in design changes
after release.
REGULATION :
In many countries the use of BIM standard software will be a
legal obligation for all public projects ( 2017 in EU) and, almost
certainly, for all big projects. BIM is not a unique software but a
new standard of design and communication between different
parties.
WHY THE BIM ?
 BIM Tool

• Autodesk • Bently
• Bently Arcitecture
• Revit
• RAM Steel
• Autocad
• Navisworks • Onuma
• OPS
• Graphisoft • Google
• Archicad • Sketchup
 BIM is a Methodology
BIM is a methodology of gathering and maintaining
information about a building for quick decision making
throughout the life cycle or facility cycle of the building.
 BIM Focus
• Communication • Facility Cycle
 Facility Cycle

• Pre design
• Design
• Construction
• Operation
Who uses the Building
Information Model
 BIM is not CAD ("Computer Aided Design")

“CAD helps people to draw. BIM helps people to construct.” (Richard

Saxon, Ecobuild, February 2009)

“BIM is not CAD. BIM was never meant to be CAD. CAD is a

replacement for pen and paper, a documentation tool. By comparison,
BIM programs are design applications in which the documentation flows
from and is a derivative of the process, from schematic design to
construction to facility management.” (Pete Zyskowski, Cadalyst)

“Drawing is Dead – Long Live Modelling” (CPIC)

BIM is not ...

BIM is not
… new
… just an IT "Information Technology" issue... or
just software
… 3D
… something designers do
… just about project delivery
… a short-lived fad
… irrelevant to small projects
… “the silver bullet” or “Holy Grail”
… optional?
BIM LEVELS
There are 3 criteria to know for which BIM process we talk about.
5D + Estimating
1) The use level :
2D visualisation of the 3D on a plan

6D + Sustainability
3D Basic geometrical representation

7D + Facility management applications.

4D + Scheduling

XD The next ones : comfort ? Security ?

Who uses the information from
BIM?

• Architect
• Contractor

• The AEC
 Who uses the information from BIM?
• Owners • Facility Managers
• Planners • Maintenance & Sustainment
• Realtors • Renovation & Restoration
• Appraisers • Disposal & Recycling Scoping, Testing,
Simulation
• Mortgage Bankers • Safety & Occupational Health
• Designers • Environmental & NEPA
• Engineers • Plant Operations
• Cost & Quantity Estimators • Energy, LEED
• Specifiers • Space & Security
• Contracts & Lawyers • Network Managers
• Construction Contractors • CIO’s
• Sub-Contractors • Risk Management
• Fabricators • Occupant Support
• Code Officials • First Responders
Building Information
Modeling
 What is information Modeling?

• 3d Model
• Energy Model
• 4d Model - time
• 5d Model - time and cost
• Business Model
• Financial Model
• Safety plan
• Maintenance plan
PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
Project Management
 AECO Types of Models
• Design Models • LEED Models
• Architecture • Energy
• Civil • Day lighting
• Structural
• Mechanical • Contractor Models
• Plumbing • Architecture
• Electrical • Civil
• Structural
• Construction Document Models • Mechanical
• Architecture • Plumbing
• Civil • Electrical
• Structural • Shop drawing
• Mechanical • Material literature
• Plumbing
• Electrical • Facility Management Models
• Specification
Integrated Project Delivery
Facility Management
Facility Management
Facility Data that Could Be Included in BIM
 Planning scenarios and site information  Invoices
 Architectural Program  Purchases requests
 Floor plans  Organizational occupants
 Space Functions  Personnel lists
 Classified areas, vaults etc.  Seating plans
 Area calculations  Handicap designation
 Specifications  Network diagrams
 Contract documents  Hazardous materials
 Legal description  Operating manuals
 Change orders  Maintenance records
 Supporting documentation for litigation  Inspection records
 Shop drawings  Electronic 3d model
 Procurement documents  Simulations
 Progress photographs  Continuation of operations plan
 Alarm diagrams  Disaster Recovery Plans
 Warranty data  Contingency plans
 Cost Estimates  Furniture inventory
 BIM Execution Plan

• Set clear goals & objectives across organization & teams

• Increase accountability and productivity
• Standardize your communication methods
• Define roles and responsibilities
• Bind all parties early in the RFP process
• Control your project costs, schedule, scope and quality
 Building
Information
Modeling