ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION END-TO-END COLLABORATION ENABLED BY BIM LEVEL 3 An industry approach based on best practices from manufacturing SUMMARY Industrialization techniques have been commonly used in Manufacturing industries for decades. Now the use of Industrialized Construction is expanding in the Architecture, Engineering & Construction industry to help improve planning, design, construction, and assembly for increased sustainability, optimized operations, lower costs, and greater safety. With the growing adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM), companies can further benefit by implementing a Building Lifecycle Management (BLM) system. BLM puts into practice a BIM Level 3 approach that enables a highly efficient Extended Collaboration model based on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Manufacturing industry best practices. Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE® platform applications can be part of an integrated Extended Collaboration process, bringing together all project design and delivery elements for a productive workflow. CONTENTS Executive Overview �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1 Maturation of the Design & Construction Industry: BIM Levels and Collaboration Methods �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1 Adapting Manufacturing Industry Best Practices for Design & Construction � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 5 Outcomes of a Building Lifecycle Management System �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7 Architecture, Engineering & Construction Solutions on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform �� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9 Implementing a BLM System to Achieve BIM Level 3 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 11 EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW The prevalence of waste and rework in the Design & Construction industry are symptoms of ineffective practices and fragmented data� As a result, the industry suffers from poor Definitions of Key Acronyms productivity, high risk, and low profitability� BIM = Building Information Building Information Modeling (BIM) has started to expand the opportunities for project Modeling contributors to collaborate and use technology to improve efficiencies� More and more BLM = Building Lifecycle benefits are gained with each BIM Level of Maturity (Level 0 to 3)� The most advanced state, Management BIM Level 3, is achieved when building data is fully “transactable” across project contributors, DMU = Digital Mock-Up not locked in proprietary systems� PLM = Product Lifecycle BIM Level 3 is required for Extended Collaboration, an end-to-end cooperative process Management designed to improve efficiency and reduce waste for designers, builders, and operators� As a significant portion of most nations’ gross domestic product (GDP), the Construction industry has much to gain by applying lessons from more efficient manufacturing practices� In Manufacturing industries, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems have been refined for decades, enabling Extended Collaboration principles to systematically reduce cost, improve sustainability, and maximize value� Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform is widely adopted in Aerospace & Defense, Industrial Equipment, Automotive, and many other Manufacturing industries� The 3DEXPERIENCE platform offers world-class PLM applications designed to unlock the value of BIM� BIM data combined with PLM capabilities and processes create “Building Lifecycle Management” (BLM), which can increase construction predictability, long-term value for project owners, and profitability for project contributors� BLM solutions on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform help enhance collaboration and outcomes for the Architecture, Engineering & Construction industry� As a world leader in collaborative 3D technology, Dassault Systèmes advocates a universal understanding of BIM, BIM Levels, Extended Collaboration, and PLM principles to help reduce waste and costs, improve sustainability, and realize more value from construction processes� MATURATION OF THE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: BIM LEVELS AND COLLABORATION METHODS Architecture, Engineering & Construction companies are under great pressure to build faster, create less waste, improve quality, and comply with environmental regulations� These conditions are forcing a change in the way the industry operates� Industrialization of Construction With traditional construction processes, projects are often over budget and behind schedule� “Industrialized construction” uses improved planning and data-driven simulation to move construction of structural elements off the job site, which lowers the chances that the countless complex interactions in the construction process will collide at the point of final assembly� This shift in construction delivery processes affords better quality control, optimized operations, lower labor costs, and greater safety� Industrialization techniques have been common in Manufacturing industries for decades, but applying the concepts to the Design & Construction industry has the promise to be revolutionary� Building Information Modeling (BIM) BIM has been the Design & Construction industry’s answer to improve the flow of data through the building process, and, therefore, help to create efficiencies� Industrialized practices work well when design information is structured appropriately for downstream application by builders, fabricators, and operators� BIM data standards have been gradually maturing to meet this purpose� Building owners and operators are driving the industry to achieve higher levels of BIM maturity by demanding process improvements and technological innovations that reduce costs, increase value from suppliers, and increase sustainability� End-to-end Collaboration Enabled by BIM Level 3 1 AN UPDATED BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) MATURITY MODEL FROM COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN TO BUILDING LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT BIM LEVEL 0 BIM LEVEL 1 BIM LEVEL 2 BIM LEVEL 3 Maturity BLM BIM Building Lifecycle Management CAD 2D, 3D (Point Solutions) (BIM + PLM Platform) 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Figure 1 Models, Objects, Transactable, Drawings Collaboration Interoperable Data The BIM Maturity Model by Formats Mark Bew and Mervyn Richards adapted to reflect BLM’s BS1192:2007 IFC BS1192:2 BS1192:3 relationship to Level 3� BS7000:4 IDM Standards BS8541:2 BS8541:1:3:4 IFD Integrated Web Services Paper Files Files + Libraries “BIM Hub” Dassault Systèmes Dassault Tools Much of the industry is now moving from BIM Level 1 to Level 2, thanks in part to a directive by the U�K� government to adopt BIM practices by 2016� While some companies are trying to find efficiencies with BIM Level 2 processes, traditional workflows, and point solutions, industry innovators are rethinking collaboration and leveraging integrated BIM Level 3 technologies to become more competitive� Construction teams that successfully adopt BIM Level 3 processes benefit from strategic advantages: they create less waste, deliver in less time, and produce a better outcome while retaining a healthy profit margin� BIM Level 2 vs. Level 3 In 2013, the U�K� government mandated that all government projects utilize BIM Level 2 by 2016 in order to reduce information ambiguity� While BIM Level 2 has indeed brought significant benefits to architects, Level 2 tools tend to focus ondesign coordination problems, and do not maintain much of a role in construction processes� Models produced using Level 2 point solutions are ultimately exported and imported into disconnected systems� This handoff can create unintended consequences: data silos, errors, version control problems, and rework� Data produced by the design team at the beginning of the project does not flow seamlessly through to the rest of the project delivery� Architects ultimately miss the opportunity to adjust for means and methods,1 lose control of their design intent, and are pulled into a reactive process of responding to Requests for Information (RFIs)� Under Level 2, with no integrated system to leverage BIM data, builders and suppliers are removed from fully collaborating on the model and are left to absorb the cost of rework� Jump to page 7 to learn more about BLM� BIM Level 3 is the only approach that fully connects the data chain from start to finish, helping to create end-to-end efficiencies� In a Level 3 system, BIM data is not converted into files and emailed or sent via FTP sites to various parties� A Single Source of Truth is established, stored 1 Means and methods are often thought to contain hidden legal dangers for architects. As a result, design teams may be wary of working closely with builders and systems manufacturers. Any legal objections are neutralized when cross-team collaboration is formalized and traceable in a closed system. End-to-end Collaboration Enabled by BIM Level 3 2 in a database on the cloud, and accessible by all project contributors through web services�2 BIM Level 3 allows data to be transactable for construction, fabrication, and even facility management purposes, enabling open collaboration and building lifecycle management�