NIBS conference 2013: BIM Quickscan benchmark of BIM performance

State of the BIM in the NetherlandsTwo years of BIM QuickScan® benchmark data

Léon van Berlo M.Sc.

Introductions…

Léon van Berlo M.Sc.State of the BIM in Holland

TNO: Netherlands organisation for applied scientific research

TNO creates innovations that boost the sustainable competitive strength of industry and well-being of society.

4500 peopleWorking in 7 themesBiggest research organization in the Netherlands; top 5 in Europe

Operating in the ‘gap’ between universities and industry20% government funded (for new, high level research)20-30% co-financed projects (for prototyping)50-60% market research (consultancy)


RESEARCH IS ABOUT THE RESULT

In everything we do, impact is the key.

Our product and process innovations and recommendations are only worth something if our customers can use them to boost their competitiveness.


Léon van Berlo M.Sc.

TNO BIM team

Projects:BIMserver.org platformBIM QuickScan®Open source BIM collectiveBIM Surfer WebGL viewer (open source)BIMSie (bSa)GeoBIM standardNLOD (Dutch levels of detail/development)Dutch National BIM standardAdvisory board national BIM conferencesLots more….

History:CarpenterZie Ommezijde publisherBerlotti bicycles


Todays topic: BIM QuickScan®


How it all started…



I’m a building owner and I wanted my project to be designed, engineered and build using BIM (because that would bring me zero costs of failure…. right?).

I choose a contractor that said he had 5 years of BIM experience and ordered him to deliver an ‘as build’ BIM

model at the end of the project.

Now look at what kind of rubbish BIM model he delivered. Could you please look at it and write a report

that says this is not a BIM model, but just 3D….?!


I’m a contractor and my client wanted the project to be designed, engineered and build using BIM (I really

don’t know why he wanted that…).

He also ordered us to deliver an ‘as build’ BIM model at the end of the project which we did. We did a lot of

BIM projects and never had any discussions about the quality of the BIM model.

Now he is complaining about the model we delivered. Could you please look at it and write a report that says

this is a great BIM model….?!

What is BIM?

Marketing termDifferent perspectives Different meaningLayered cake


What is BIM?


BIM at the moment in the Netherlands….


WHAT IS SEEN

WHAT IS HIDDEN

What the industry wanted…

Something to define what you mean by ‘BIM’


What we made…

Something to visualize the blind spotsSomething to give insight in your level of BIM competence Something to give insight in your BIM improvement potential


What we made: BIM QuickScan®

Online questionnaire45 multiple choice questions

4 chapters:Organization and Management,

Mentality and Culture,

Data structures and Workflow,

Tools and Technology.

10 aspects (across chapters resources, standards, education, etc..)

Answers go into a TNO developed algorithm that calculates result shown in graphs


Example questions

Is the term “BIM” a part of the vision and strategy of your company? Is it clear what your organization wants to achieve (both long and short term) with the use of BIM?Do you provide for structured (external) training of staff (training)?Where in the process do you use BIM?Are the information flows within your company described?Do you use software tools for revision and version management?Etc…

Also: some benchmark questions like ‘what software do you use?’ and ‘what kind of company are you?’


Example output result


BIM QuickScan®

Gives insight (visualizes) the current BIM status within a companyGives insight in blind spots for improvementDoes nót say anything about ambition levelThe BIM level in this QuickScan is not a sliding scale

2 appearancesSelf scanExpert scan


Certified consultants


Benchmark

Between May 2010 and June 2012Quickscan: 130 scans by 11 certified consultants*Self scans: 682 scans via website

Goals of the benchmarkTo get insight in BIM level in the NetherlandsTo find R&D topicsTo learn new stuff we didn’t know yet….

* = since June 2012 almost 100 more scans were done by certified consultants


Benchmark data reporting


Lots of result graphs…..


Conclusion

The average BIM level of Dutch companies is quite high.

There is a lot of potential in the use of technology and use of tools.

Changes in a BIM level is seen over the full with of the scan results. This, again, shows that BIM should be seen as an integrated topic and not a single, standalone development.

Lots of disclaimers/reflection: please read the paper (or report if you know Dutch)


Typical answers



Is the term “BIM” a part of the vision and strategy of your company?


Do employees like working with BIM? Do they enjoy it?


Are there potential applications for which you could use BIM, but don’t (BIM potential)?

And 90 more of these pie charts….


Some other pictures/conclusions that could be interesting….



71% likelihood Use of open standards Defining BIM goal(s)


BIM level per software tool

To round up…

A last remark:BIM Quickscan® is about finding the optimal BIM level for your company (not trying to get a high score)It’s for companies that already use BIM (not for starters)

New developments:Current QuickScan gives insight of BIM within a companyNew QuickScan will give insight in projects/teams

Internationalization:Seeking partners outside NetherlandsCurrent: Denmark, Australia


Thank you!

www.bimquickscan.nl

[email protected]@berlotti


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