The impact of BIM: An Architect’s Perspective

About Stride Treglown

Formed in 1953

10th largest practice in the UK

76th largest practice in the world

£14m turnover (2012)

80% retained clients

Secured over 50 frameworks throughout the UK

245 members of staff

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What is BIM?

BIM is ‘Building Information Modelling’

• A collaborative process of virtual design, construction and management of buildings

• The use of BIM unites design phase; construction phase and post construction phases including facility management.

• It means understanding and controlling the data flow through these phases, ensuring leanness in its handling and therefore driving efficiency.

• If we make the construction process more efficient and eliminate uncertainties before construction, we can drive down cost

4D Time (Phasing/Sequencing)

5D Cost. (Measuring/Estimating)

6D Life Cycle. (Building Owner / FM)

And the list goes on...

11D?

More dimensions

Levels of BIM Collaboration

Level 1•Lonely BIM

Level 2•Shared BIM

Level 3• Integrated BIM

Contractor

Architect

Structure M+E

Architect

Contractor

Structure M+E

Structure

M+EArchitect

Contractor

Why BIM?

Reduce Operation Costs

Most of a buildings cost is in it’s operation

Design Construct Operate

£1=£10=£100

Why from the Government?

Digital Leaders

Inefficient Industry

UK construction costs 20% more than Europe

Singapore takes ½ hour to register a planning application

All US projects have to be delivered in BIM

Zero Change contracts now possible

2016 All Government projects to be Level 2 Shared BIM

• A shared knowledge resource to support decision-making

• Improved coordination

• Increased efficiency

• Better decisions

“A model should provide access to all graphic and non graphic information about a building, as an integrated resource”

Access to Information

The Design Process

3D Virtual Design

2D Formation

Use

Construction

More Output for Less Input

BIM forces collaboration

"BIM is a 21st Century campfire - it gathers people together."

David Philp, Cabinet Office

What are the challenges?

A whole new world

The process of change

denial

resistance

commitment

exploration

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Sub-Structure

Super-Structure

Mechanical & Electrical

Fit-out

Shell

We have this…

… and hope for this…

… to produce this

But we get this…

… and this…

… and have to produce this.

Twin tracking

traditional bim

bim

Exemplar industry response?

Furniture’s Light Bulb Moment

Embedded data

…driving 100 hits a day

When are you having yours?

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