BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING
In order to get the most out of a BIM project, it is important to understand the best practices, standards, laws, and responsibilities of all team members, our experience and expertise in delivering BIM projects allows us to pass this knowledge on to our clients, and cut through the confusion and ambiguity that currently surrounds BIM.
Understand Needs
Clients, Designers, Builders, Users and Operators all have different requirements and different roles in a BIM projects.
Having a business case defined by a strategic brief and clearly identified goals will determine how BIM can fit into your business and project.
Manage Expectations
Having a clear plan of action,
using plain language and a clear definition of responsibilities, standards, and deliverables for projects and teams will minimise the risk of misunderstandings, delays and confusion.
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Defining success
Using BIM in your practice or on your project can provide better collaboration
Faster on site deliver
Fewer errors and mistakes
Cost savings
Improved life-cycle management
Achieving Understaning
In order to define a BIM strategy it is necessary to have an understanding of history of BIM.
The terminology and acronyms used when talking about BIM. And the Benefits of being involved with BIM projects.
Obligations
Documenting a plan of action is essential in achieving client expectation. This includes
creating and defining Employers Information Requirements.
BIM Execution Plans.
Responsibility matrices.
Capability Assessments.
Define Levels of details.
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Follow Up
Successful use of BIM does not end with implementation or completion of a project, reviews, constant training, auditing work-flows and models are necessary for continuous to ensure continued success.
STRATEGIC PLANNING guidance:
Business and client needs differ from project to project. In order to provide clients with the best advice on how to implement BIM solutions for their project, it is necessary to define the purpose and scope of the project, as well as how the project will fit into the client portfolio.
By understanding the business and the project plans, we can provide our clients with the right information to define the scope and process of using BIM on their particular project as well as helping outline the Organisations Information Requirements, the Project Execution Plan, and the Employer's Information Requirements (EIR) which will assist the client in appointing the best professional teams for their project.
compliance and regulation AUDITS:
Whether working on a large publicly procured project that falls into the UK government's BIM mandate, or a small private building, clearly identifying and detailing the regulatory guidelines of a project is key to enabling smooth communication and understanding between project teams. This includes the management of governance, policies, contracts, standards, and procedures in simple plain language that avoids ambiguity and confusion.
Governance and Policies are defined by local laws, and will vary from region to region.
Contracts define the scope of work and liabilities for each stakeholder. In order to avoid unnecessary confusion it is important in BIM projects to clarify all aspects from deliverables to copyright as part of the contract negotiation.
Standards and Procedures such as ISO 19650, BS and PAS 1192, or other local standards allow all team members to work from the same play-book.
IMPLEMENTATION MANAGEMENT:
We work with our clients to oversee and evaluate the BIM process on their projects independent of the stage the project is in. Our consultancy includes the appraisal of team capabilities and skills, assessment of data and deliverables based on project agreements and standards, valuation of time lines and project costs.
We are also available to manage early stage set-up including the implementation of BIM Execution Plans, Asset information Requirements, defining Levels of Detail, and information exchange methods and formats. As well later stage management including BIM requirements for facilities management (FM).
project delivery:
As well as consulting and management services, our experience in the building process allows us to provide our clients with services including setting up of company standards and templates, model authoring for projects and assets, BIM project coordination, 2D documentation as well as providing 3D, 4D (time) and 5D (cost) modelling.