FEBRUARY 22, 2012
BUILDING INFORMATION
MODELING
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ROBERT A. VAN HET HOF
BARCH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, 1994
3D AUTOCAD, ARCHICAD, REVIT
HELPED LAUNCH A CHICAGO BIM USER GROUP
CURRENTLY PROJECT MANAGER AT WARE MALCOMB
TEACH REVIT COURSES AT TRITON AND HARPER COLLEGES
FROM THE NETHERLANDS
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OUTLINE
HISTORY OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION
INFUSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
IMPACT TECHNOLOGY HAS ON THE PROFESSION
ADDITIONAL FACETS THE TECHNOLOGY OFFERS
WHAT THE FUTURE MAY HOLD...
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HISTORY
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“ARCHITECT”
LATIN:ARCHITECTURA
GREEK:ARKHITEKTON
“CHIEF BUILDER, CARPENTER,
MASON”
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TIMELINE
4000 BC 2000 AD
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TIMELINE
4000 BC 2000 AD
CA
D (
198
0) >
< B
IM (
200
0)
MASTER BUILDER
ARCHITECT+
CONTRACTOR
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TECHNOLOGY
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CAD
WAS INTRODUCED AS EARLY AS THE 1960’S BUT DID NOT BECOME WIDELY USED UNTIL THE 1980’S
ALLOWED EASY REPRODUCTION
ALLOWED EASY REVISIONS
WAS MORE ACCURATE THAN HAND-DRAFTING
MUCH LESS ARCHIVAL SPACE WAS REQUIRED
FILES COULD BE USED IN MACHINING/FABRICATION
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DRAFTER 1 DRAFTER 2
DRAFTER 3 DRAFTER 4
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LEGACY DELIVERABLES
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“3D”
ALLOWED ARCHITECTS TO EASILY COMMUNICATE WITH CLIENTS AND CONTRACTORS
ALLOWED MULTIPLE VIEWS
ALLOWED EASY REVISIONS
DID NOT CONTAIN PERTINENT INFORMATION
DID NOT PRODUCE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS
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BIM
PUTS THE EMPHASIS ON THE VIRTUAL MODEL RATHER THAN DOCUMENTATION
CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE PRODUCED FROM THE VIRTUAL MODEL
VIEWS ARE LINKED AND DATA IS CONSISTENT
CHANGES ARE UNIVERSAL
INSTANT FEEDBACK
ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN A SINGLE DATABASE
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BUILDING DESIGN COURTESY OF DLA, LTD. © 2011
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BUILDING DESIGN COURTESY OF DLA, LTD. © 2011
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BUILDING DESIGN COURTESY OF DLA, LTD. © 2011
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BUILDING DESIGN COURTESY OF DLA, LTD. © 2011
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BUILDING DESIGN COURTESY OF DLA, LTD. © 2011
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IMPACT
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CHANGES
SHIFTING OF WORKFLOW BASED ON EXPERTISE
SHIFTING OF WORK LOAD
NEED TO (RE)DEFINE SCOPE OF WORK AND CONTRACTS
DEMAND ON COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE
DEMAND ON (NETWORK) CONNECTIVITY
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0
12.5
25
37.5
50
SD DD CD CA
CAD BIM
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MACLEAMY CURVEPATRICK MACLEAMY, FAIA
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LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT
LEVEL 100 - CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. BASIC MASSING AND PROGRAMMING. VOLUMES ARE DEFINED BUT HAVE NO SUBDIVISIONS.
LEVEL 200 - DESIGN DEVELOPMENT. CIRCULATION, BUILDING COMPONENTS, AND SYSTEMS ARE DEFINED.
LEVEL 300 - CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. ELEMENTS ARE DEFINED AND ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR CONSTRUCTION IS PRESENT.
LEVEL 400 - FABRICATION. ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO FABRICATE OR INSTALL COMPONENTS IS INCLUDED.
LEVEL 500 - AS-BUILT. THIS IS A COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION OF NOT WHAT WAS PROPOSED, BUT ACTUALLY INSTALLED.
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COLLABORATION
MODELER 2 MODELER 1 MODELER 3
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COMPONENTS
2D (PLANS, ELEVATIONS, SECTIONS, DETAILS)
3D (VIRTUAL MODELS WITH X, Y, Z DIMENSIONS)
4D (TIME)
5D (COST)
6D (SUSTAINABILITY)
7D (FACILITY MANAGEMENT)
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TIMELINE
4000 BC 2000 AD
MASTER BUILDER
ARCHITECT+
CONTRACTOR
IPD
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CAPABILITIES
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BENEFITS
IMMEDIATE VISUAL FEEDBACK TO CLIENTS
IMMEDIATE QUANTITATIVE FEEDBACK TO CLIENTS
IMMEDIATE QUANTITATIVE FEEDBACK TO CONTRACTORS
CONFLICT RESOLUTION BEFORE CHANGE ORDERS
COORDINATED DRAWINGS, DETAILS, SCHEDULES
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BUILDING DESIGN COURTESY OF DLA, LTD. © 2011
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ADDITIONAL FACETS
ENERGY MODELING
COST ESTIMATING
SPECIFICATION WRITING
FACILITY MANAGEMENT
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
MATERIAL TAKE-OFFS
ETC...
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FUTURE
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CONCLUSION
WE HAVE SEEN A SHIFT AWAY FROM THE “MASTER BUILDER” BUT ARE STARTING TO SEE A MOVE BACK IN THAT DIRECTION
BIM TECHNOLOGY GOES FAR BEYOND TRADITIONAL BUILDING DOCUMENTATION
BIM TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS US TO DESIGN BUILDINGS WE COULD NOT WITH TRADITIONAL MEANS
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS ONCE A VIRTUAL MODEL/DATABASE HAS BEEN CREATED
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QUESTIONS ?
THANK YOU...
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