novaCITYNETS

VIRTUAL CONSTRUCTION

CAD / CAE SOLUTION

novaCITYNETS offers a comprehensive and integrated line of engineering

solutions and services to meet the diversified requirement of construction

and building industry. We have partnered with many world renowned AEC

softare developers, bringing their state-of-the-art technology to benefit the

local building. NovaCITYNETS is always at the forefront of computer aided-

design/modelling and management technology. With an impeccable

reputation in structural analysis and design, we provide solutions in Civil &

Structural, Architectural, Geotechnical, MEPS, Construction and Facility

Management.

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING SERVICE

In 2007, we started a service department in BIM & VC (Virtual Construction)

and since then we have been engaged in numerous projects locally as well

as regionally. Some of the more prestigious projects in Singapore include the Orchard Central, Viz@Holland,

Reflection@Keppel Bay and Garden by the Bay@Marina. Others in the region includes The River@Bangkok,

Palm-Trump Hotel@Dubai and Centum City@Pusan, Korea and Anglier Hydroelectric Dam@Canada. Currently

we have offices in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines. Most of our staffs have either engineering or

Architectural background.

NOVACITYNETS SERVICES

• Building Information Modelling

• Building Constructability Analysis

• 4D/5D Construction

• Software Localization/ Customization Service

• CAD Management/ Consultancy

• Engineering Design and Analysis Service

• BIM Implementation Service and Hand-holding

• Customised Software Training

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

novaCITYNETS Services’ mission is to help owners and construction firms maximize efficiency by

deploying the fastest and safest path to integrated construction processes.

Our team, comprises of construction professionals, provides the implementation and delivery of

advanced and proven concepts to achieve far more accurate planning and control. The employment of a

unique leveraged Integration process allows us to progressively increase the intelligence of the

construction data model and support informed decision-making. The benefits of these processes are:

• The early elimination of design & coordination errors

• Significantly improved cost management accuracy and turnaround times

• Optimized schedule planning and production control provides superior performance over

traditional techniques

With deep industry and business process expertise, a broad global presence, and a proven track record,

novaCITYNETS’s dedicated team minimizes disruption, assures productivity from day one, and helps our

customers to reduce risk, shorten schedules, increase profitability, and win more business.

BENEFITS OF OUR SERVICES

• Constructability Analysis: The BIM modeling process highlights potential problems in project’s

design and identifies missing information in the construction documents. The list of problems

identified is provided to the project team in a discrepancy report. Elimination of these errors

has been proven to reduce project cost by 2-3% savings in constructability issues.

• Communication: The BIM model connects the design to both the cost and time aspects of the

project. It is the ideal tool to communicate project status and issues to all project stakeholders.

Usage of the model for communication purposes ranges from high level meetings with the

project stakeholders, to detailed planning meetings with individual subcontractors, foremen,

and site staff.

• Cost Planning: The BIM model produces highly accurate material quantities, which are

combined with a company database to rapidly create the project estimate. Once the project

estimate has been processed, the time required to update it based on design changes is

dramatically reduced. Additionally, the project team can use the graphical tools included with

the system to communicate the estimate and the variance to either the initial budget or

previous estimates to all project stakeholders. Construction companies can achieve 3% - 5%

savings utilizing the full solution, that includes better estimating data for negotiations and a

schedule plan with reduced labor

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES PROCESS OVERVIEW

• Define the Project Plan

• Create the 3D Model

• Configure the Estimating Database

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• Develop the estimate

• Analyze sequences

• Update & maintain the 5D model

PROJECT HANDHOLDING AND IMPLEMENTATION

The move to BIM required company to deploy a comprehensive strategy. Our BIM deployment strategy

includes careful studies of company standards, software, IT setup and resource requirement, . A tested

approach is to identify a live pilot project with a core team to be trained with BIM technology. In

novaCITYNETS, we have assisted many companies from zero knowledge to BIM ready for future projects.

ITEMS COVERED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION

ITEM

Formation of BIM Core Team

BIM Competency Assessment

Team Structure & Role Assignment

Study Project

Establish Project Approach

Assist on Task Assignment

Create Project Schedule

Establish Project File Structure

Establishing Project Template File

Custom Object Creation

Project Setup

Create a Reference Model

Model Creation Assistance (if required)

Assistance on Internal Collaboration

Assistance on External Collaboration

Monitor Progress

Provide Visual Checking

Provide Standard Checks

Provide Interference Check

Provide Check Model Consistency & Integrity

Assistance on Issuing the Central Master File

Assistance on Updating Linked Structural Model

Perform Coordination Review

Assistance Publishing Files

Assistance on Submission Requirement

Provide Team/Project Report & Summary

Provide an Implementation Guideline

BIM TRAINING PROGRAM

OVERVIEW

NovaCITYNETS provides a modularized training program to guide BIM Trainees from beginner to expert level

in their respective discipline and gain an understanding of how the complete process fits together.

Interactive training guides (ITGs) are also available to download & allow users to go through the basic learning

steps of each part of the software suite at their convenience.

NovaCITYNETS recommends that all users complete the level 1 basic course & ITGs. Discipline-specific higher

level training should then be undertaken at an agreed pace and program to suit the Client’s requirements.

A training matrix will be developed to document the training path required for all users

SOME OF THE BIM TRAINING SYLLABUS

AUTODESK REVIT ARCHITECTURE

Day 1- Basic Training 01

Day 2- Basic Training 02

Day 3- Documentation

Day 4- Advance Training

Day 5- Collaboration & Coordination

AUTODESK REVIT STRUCTURE

Day 1- Basic Training 01

Day 2- Basic Training 02

Day 3- Documentation

Day 4- Advance Training

Day 5- Collaboration & Coordination

AUTODESK REVIT MEP

Day 1- Basic Training 01

Day 2- Basic Training 02

Day 3- Documentation

Day 4- Advance Training

Day 5- Collaboration & Coordination

BIM AUTHORITY SUBMISSION

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Authority Submission

3D Submission Template Training on how to use and customize template

Publishing Training on how to produce single lightweight dwf

file for submission.

Certification Training Preparation for the BIM Certification exam

BEST PRACTICES

Workshops about best practices that will help boost productivity and upgrade knowledge of the team. The

session covers the following topics.

TOPICS

Project Setup

Project Templates

Family Templates

Content Libraries

File/Folder Management

Starting a Project

File Maintenance

Work Sharing

Remote Working

Collaboration Tools

Collaboration Methods

Collaboration with Structure

Collaboration with MEP

Tips & tricks

SUPPORT

NOVACITYNETS COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT INCLUDES OFF-SITE AND ON-SITE ASSISTANCE

Off-site assistance: Make the most of BIM technology using a full range of communication methods: e-mail,

telephone, and web-based meetings.

On-site support: Be productive from day one with experts from our experience services Team.

BIM PROJECTS PORTFOLIO

ANGELIER HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, CANADA

The project was based at an isolated location in Northern

Canada. The client was an independent developer bidding

on the right to supply power to the government at a fixed

rate. The problem facing the developer was that he had to

provide a firm fixed rate for power supplied, without the

completed engineering drawings and to do so within a

three week period. Because of the limited information

provided and the short time period, there would be

insufficient time to complete the engineering drawings and

procure detailed proposals or quotations from contractors

and material suppliers. NovaCITYNETS was engaged by the

Project consultant to provide a high level estimate, within

the tight time scale utilising BIM technology. Using Model Based Estimating methodology to calculate the

quantities and prepare the estimate, the client was able to reduce their project contingency with total

confidence and submit their proposal within three weeks. As a result they were successful in procuring the

contract

WHITE RIVER HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT, CANADA

NovaCITYNETS’s BIM team sucessfully utilising Model based Estimating to reduce project contingency for this

hydroelectric project. From the 2D DWG drawings given by the consultants, the BIM team created a high

standard 3D BIM which volumes of the various excavated materials, concrete quantities, form-work surface

areas, building areas, building cladding areas, roof areas and building finishing quantities, were automatically

generated from the model.

THE REFLECTIONS@KEPPEL BAY PROJECT, SINGAPORE

This iconic luxurious waterfront living development located at

Keppel Bay in Singapore, features six high-rise glass-facade towers

of 24 and 41-storeys, 11 spacious 6 to 8-storey villas and two

complexly designed clubhouses surrounded by 100,000 sq ft

reflective pool which also skirting the towers and villas. Each tower

is topped with sky gardens on a sloping roof lines. Sky bridges

connecting each pair of towers, providing pocket platforms of open

spaces above the ground to appreciate the panoramic view of

Singapore skyline and the surrounding sea.

NovaCITYNETS’s BIM team was engaged by the main contractor to

use BIM models and parametric simulation to resolve setting out &

site co-ordination problem due to complex geometry. With the use

of BIM and adopting an industrial standards know as Industry

Foundation Classes (IFC) for interoperability to promote

collaboration between disciplines, the contractor is able to resolve

incompatitility problems caused by different CAD softwares issued by different subcontractors.

GARDEN BY THE BAY@MARINA BAY

PROJECT, SINGAPORE

It is a 3 distinctive waterfront gardens in

the heart of Marina Bay. It occupies 101

hectares of prime waterfront land. The 54-

hectare garden in Marina South will be a

colourful and vibrant heart of our Garden

City featuring floral displays and tropical

blooms and foliage. The unique feature of

this garden will be a cool conservatory

complex which will allow visitors to enjoy

flowers from around the world in a cool

environment. NovaCITYNETS’s scope in this

project is to model the 2 conservatories (a

cool dry and a cool moist) in BIM. The 3

engineering disciplines are modelled for

constructability and co-ordination studies.

Using BIM models and BIM Data model for

constructability studies in this complex

project proved to be successful in term of

increase productivity and decrease wastage

and error during the design, fabrication and

erection stage.

THE RIVER PROJECT, BANGKOK, THAILAND

Located in the Prime district of Bangkok,

Chareonakorn, BangKok, Thailand. It consists 6

storey of Podium; 2 towers with 70 storey Tower A

and 43 storey TowerB. The developer is Raimon

Land and Architect is Steven J Leach Jr + Associates.

The main contractor for this project is Bouygues Thai Limited. NovaCITYNETS were engaged by the M&E

subcontractor from Dubai, Drake & Skull to use BIM for the co-ordination work and production of construction

shop drawings and combined services drawings. NovaCITYNETS deployed 2 staffs on site to facilitate the

updating of BIM model and production of working drawings for the main contractor.

TRUMP HOTEL@PALM, DUBAI, UAE

This new landmark at Palm Jumeirah is a sheer glass 62 storey sculpture rising dramaticallt from the center of

the Trunk. NovaCITYNETS through associate company in Dubai was engaged to model this beautiful structure

for constructibility and co-ordination purpose.

THE MEYDAN PROJECT, DUBAI, UAE

Heralded as the world's most luxurious integrated racing, business and lifestyle hub, Meydan City is an

interconnected cityscape brought to life by four distinct districts. Located 14km from Dubai's main business

district, Meydan City illlustrates Dubai's vision, development and success. The Jumeirah Meydan Hotel

construction took 3 years. NovaCITYNETS’s scope is to model the reinforcement steel of the structure for 2

residential building in the city.

JABER AHMED AL-JABER AL-SABAH HOSPITAL, SURRA, KUWAIT

It is a 1,120 beds hospital in Surra, Kuwait. It has a total built up area of 270,000 square meters.The hospital is

1,120 beds; the total built up area is 270,000 square metres. The hospital provides a comprehensive range of

medical services; comprises Diagnostic and Treatment services, Trauma Center and Casualty services,

Outpatient services, Dental services, Ob/Gyn services, Inpatient Care services, VIP Suites for the Visiting Heads

of States and also another wing for VIP Suites. The BIM model ceated by NovaCITYNETS’s BIM team is for co-

ordination purpose

SABHA UNIVERSITY, AWBARI BRANCH AT LIBYA

The project consultant, Adnan Saffarini used BIM during the conceptual study stage and during the tender

stage the quantity generated from the BIM model was used for estimation and procurement. The model was

also used for progress presentation to the Miniter of Health and other parties involved in this project.

HOSPITAL AT NAJAF, BAGHDAD, IRAQ

This is a design and build project of a 400 educational hospital (G+4) at Najaf, developed by Ministry of Health,

Iraq. NovaCITYNETS were engaged by the project consultants Adnan Saffarini to train their architects and

engineers on BIM software and assist them to implement BIM on this project. Thirty of their staffs (10 staffs

each from different department) were trained for 15 days before the BIM consultant from NovaCITYNETS

embark on a one-month BIM implementation program on this hospital project in Iraq.