Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment

Building Information Modeling

Major Patrick C. SuermannPhD, PE, LEED AP

AFCEE/CMEAugust 11, 2009

Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment

Building Information Modeling

Major Patrick C. SuermannPhD, PE, LEED AP

AFCEE/CMEAugust 11, 2009

                                                                        

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Personal Background

Experience• Renovation• Construction• Teaching• Technology

EducationEducation• USMAUSMA 19951995• USAFAUSAFA 19971997• TX A&MTX A&M 20032003• UFUF 20092009

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Sir Ronald A. Fisher

Fisher was opposed to conclusion that smoking causedcaused lung cancer.

He compared the correlations to a correlation between the import of apples and the rise of divorce in order to show that “correlation does not imply causation.”

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.A._Fisher

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Overview

NBIMS Interactive Capability Maturity Model (NBIMS I-CMM)

USAF and USACE BIM Initiatives

DoD-wide construction productivity benchmarking

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[A] Building Information Model[ing] (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition. A basic premise of BIM is collaboration by

different stakeholders at different phases of the life cycle of a facility to insert, extract, update or modify information in the BIM to support and reflect the roles of that stakeholder.

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NBIMS I-CMM

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Sections 4.1 & 4.2Sections 4.1 & 4.2

http://www.buildingsmartalliance.org/nbims/

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USAF

http://www.afcesa.af.mil/library/cemagazine/index.asp

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Dynamic Prototyping

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Project Overview

Kit of Parts – Structural Assumes load

bearing exterior masonry

Assumes concrete structure with maximum 30’ spans

Stair Unit A Unit B Unit C Support Commons

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Project Overview

Test Configurations

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Army Transformation

Army TransformationMILCON Transformation

Centers of StandardizationUSACE BIM Implementation

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ERDC TR 06-10

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Attachment F

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Attachment F

Strengths: Promotes BIM use on projects Spells out minimum modeling requirements Platform Neutral for non-COS Projects Promotes Competition Tied to Army BIM Road Map, COBIE, etc.

Challenges: Nebulous “Implementation Plan” Min end product required still = just drawings Without interoperability portfolio-wide, sharing will remain

difficult BIM in FM limited

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USACE

United States Army Corps of EngineersProgram Summary: Evaluated in CCGs

FY10: $34.8 Billion

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USACE

MP6: Amber, 91% Cost Growth

MP7: Red, 76% Project Time Growth

MP8: Red, 76% BOD Time Growth

MP9: Red, 41% Timeline (Duration) Growth

MP10: Red, 27% Financial Closeout

Note: Taken from CCG Report for all on-going projects as of 13 APR 09 for all Program years

Average Score: 62%

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Benchmarking Approach

Compare Projects to Similar Facilities by CAT CODE

Apply the Central Limit Theorem to Summarize/Characterize Traditional Projects

Establish 90% or 95% Confidence Intervals

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Sample View

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NBIMS Interactive Capability Maturity Model (NBIMS I-CMM)

USACE and USAF BIM Initiatives

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Summary

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patrick.suermann@brooks.af.mil210.536.3129

http://www.bimwiki.com

patrick.suermann@brooks.af.mil210.536.3129

http://www.bimwiki.com

                                                                        

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BIM in the Federal Gov’t

Tactical Implementation

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