SOLIBRISOLIBRI JOURNAL JOURNAL #5 #5 EXCELLENCEEXCELLENCE

++ THETHE NEWNEW STANDARDSTANDARD COBieCOBie 2016 2016 – – BIM BIM just just got got serious serious COLLABORATIONCOLLABORATION ISIS KEYKEY WhyWhy many many heads heads are are better better than than one one HKPHKP ARCHITECTSARCHITECTS BIM:BIM: There There is is no no going going back back MUSIIKKITALO Musiikkitalo, the new Music Hall is one of the new modern landmarks in Central Helsinki. Solibri Model Checker was used extensively in the construction of this building. We are happy to have played our part in helping to shape the future of this city. 4 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL INDEX INDEX SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 5

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Cover story / Banking on BIM Collaboration is key to BIM Managing a complex hospital complex Jonas Thornqvist & the Stockholm subway

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California dreaming Visiting HKP Architects Visiting Rijnboutt in Amsterdam UK COBie Update in Helsinki

PREFACE CUSTOMER INTERVIEWS TECHNOLOGY TIME CREDITS A journal overview ...... 4 HKP Architects ...... 8 GMP Hamburg ...... 28 UK COBie Update ...... 44 Editors letter ...... 58 Veidekke ...... 14 Rijnboutt ...... 30 AUTOCODES PHASE III ...... 48 Contact & credits ...... 59 Powerhouse ...... 16 PEAB ...... 34 Bond Bryan Architects ...... 50 David Jellings ...... 20 J .P . van Eesteren ...... 36 Importance of training ...... 52 WSP Stockholm ...... 24 Harpaceas ...... 38 Tips&Tricks ...... 54 Projektlederhuset ...... 26 6 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL PREFACE PREFACE SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 7

FUTURE . CONNECTED .

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the ‘Respecting the environment’ is a company Solibri Journal. It’s been one year since we last value we continue to uphold. BIM continues to compiled all the good things that have been develop new ways of measuring ‘green values’ happening to us. We’ve seen a continued growth throughout the construction process. Today, in BIM and Quality Assurance and Quality many owners wish to construct ecofriendly Control (QA/QC). There’s been the continued buildings with a recognized certification. We are advance of technology and a range of new at the stage where the manufacturing industry customers who share the view of what ‘Quality’ can list the CO2 level of many building compo- can mean to construction. With those things in nents from production and transportation to mind, we’ve have run a series of events where assembly on work sites (whether it be a concrete we promote Solibri as being ‘Future. Connected’. HEIKKI slab to specific window type). Now these values More of that later… KULUSJÄRVI exist, you can measure and visualize them in This year’s journal focuses on several Heikki is the founder SMC. From the very first design draft to the topics. Firstly we wanted to share and promote and CEO of Solibri. final building design, you will be able to see customers who are doing a fantastic job with the building’s eco ‘hot spots’. By using SMC, the Solibri Model Checker (SMC). You’ll see a whole owner and design team can be confident the range of global stories that showcase their environmental need is recognized and handled skills and the benefits gained by mastering responsibly. BIM. We’ve included updates on industry wide In the short term we are not standing still developments around COBie and Autocodes. in the area of our core model checking capabil- Finally we’ve also included a ‘Tips & Tricks’ ities. Our latest SMC software release offers an announcement for SMC users that allow improved interface, improved performance and you to maximize your SMC usage. You’ll find more extensions than ever before to support there’s more ‘slices of the cake’ so to speak when your localized checking needs. using our solution. Read those and you’ll be I hope this gives you an idea of what’s mastering QA/QC in a way that pays back for happening in the Solibri world. I’ll promise your company. The fact that we have a near you will be hearing more great news from us. 100% customer loyalty tells me it’s something Our team will continue to travel from Norway valuable our team has done for our customers. to Japan (and not forgetting the Americas) to ‘Future. Connected’ refers to the fact that meet our customers. We will continue to work you can trust us to deliver the necessary model with partners that help us expand the world of checking solutions in the long term. This year QA/QC. Thank you to those that share good sees a new team focusing on the delivery of development ideas with us. We would like to a future cloud based checking solution. Our meet as many of you as possible. If our travel intention is to take QA/QC to the next level plans and schedules do not match, feel free to on both the desktop and the cloud. We are contact us via email or social media. excited about offering new types of accessi- Let’s keep doing great ‘quality’ work that bility, checking and validation in the cloud. we can all be proud of! Quality was never a process of ‘do it once and forget about the results’. Quality for Solibri Yours, is about maintaining value throughout the HEIKKI KULUSJÄRVI – Solibri whole workflow. We look forward to sharing our ideas when ready. 8 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 9

Customer Interviews Helping our customers in their daily work . Read what customers say and think about us, our solutions and the BIM revolution . 10 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 11

PEOPLE NEED TO SEE WHAT BIM REALLY MEANS

INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL PALM

“There’s no going back after using Solibri for 30 minutes.” That’s a bold statement by HKP’s resident BIM expert, architect Michael Palm. It’s a statement headline that requires further investigation. As with most Finns, Michael delivers this thought with a subtle honesty. We spend the next few hours talking with Michael to better understand how him, HKP and Solibri are helping shape some of the largest construc- tion projects in the Helsinki metropolitan area. HKP Architects were founded in 1968. They have been responsible for some of the largest public construction projects in Finland. Their first notable building being the Helsinki Opera House. Their latest project is the construction of a large complex called Matinkylä Metro Centre. This project is the expansion of a transport terminal and shopping mall in the adjoining Espoo County. The space will now host 3300 car parking spaces, a new metro station, commer- cial retail floors, an apartment building and a combined public library with health care center. As Mikael explains “We like the idea of allowing people to utilize the library while waiting to see the doctor. It should provide an enhanced personal experience while waiting”. HKP’s strategy is one of focusing on large commercial projects. By doing so, they maintain one of the 12 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL CUSTOMER INTERVIEW HKP / HELSINKI SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 13

MATINKYLÄ METRO CENTRE The current HKP project involving “Put quite Michael Palm. This project will be ready by 2016 and will cover an simply, area of 92,000 m². there is no going back”

largest architectural offices in Finland and help for the new Matinkylä Metro Centre. The shape modern Helsinki. They do this from an project has been designated a BIM project by impressive reconditioned downtown office the building owners. The construction compa- building. The combination of exposed brick nies – NCC and Citycon both supported this work and modern features makes it a wonderful decision. HKP then needed to find the best work space for any creative endeavor. man for the job. That man was Michael. Since Michael has been working in architecture then, Michael has helped train the office in BIM. since 2000. He joined HKP in 2012 and hit the Michael explains his thoughts on BIM adoption. ground running. He had previously used Revit “We’re now in a good place inside HKP. The team and BIM and in a nearby project in Keilaranta, is trained and we have gone from asking my Espoo. It was these skills that interested HKP help every day to watching the team ask each 14 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL CUSTOMER INTERVIEW HKP / HELSINKI SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 15

SENIOR & JUNIOR Injecting new skills was a good move from HKP CEO Mikko Suvisto

time. Something they couldn’t additionally lot of money and errors. If we hadn’t found HKP HIGHLIGHTS charge for. Now it’s becoming mandatory and those faults, they would have ended up on the HKP focuses on large something’s wrong if you feel you’re doing construction site. Better to fix them earlier”. As commercial projects - free work for someone else and can’t see the Michael continues to explain, BIM offers him Public libraries, benefits for your own office”. a better use of your time designing a space in universtiy buildings, I can see Michael is an early adopter a form that creates better drawings for you in transport hubs and without him ever using that term about the long term. retail centers. himself. He trains BIM within HKP. He’s Visualization within Solibri Model fluent and enthusiastic when opening Solibri Checker benefits HKP. Solibri offers the user a other on how to solve BIM related questions. the link between those first design ideas and Model Checker (SMC) to see how they use it. fluent and easily understood view of the model. Now half of the office know how to use Revit final creative delivery”. Incidentally, he was testing electric cars on “Last spring, Citycon marketing division came and Solibri. There is a threshold but once you Interestingly, HKP had little reservations the previous weekend. I ask about this and he to learn about SMC and reading IFC files. After learn, you get enthusiastic. More customers for this being a BIM designated project. It was sees the similarity between BIM, Solibri and 30 minutes they understood the basic func- demand BIM and sometimes it does feel like a case of delivering what was needed for the electric cars like Telsa. “It was funny when we tionality and there was no going back. Within a ‘generation-shift’ type situation. I do believe success of the project. HKP also understood tried the electric car. It had been recommended two hours, they were really comfortable with many architects think a ‘BIM type approach’ that not just the construction but the facility by a friend. No noise, fast acceleration – why the idea of viewing 3D models and faults in will take more time and money. Those that management of the building would require couldn’t driving always be like this? This is how SMC. 2D models can never give you that kind work here with BIM will tell you the opposite. BIM. The design simply had to work with BIM. I perceive BIM to construction”. of understanding in such a short time”. BIM projects are faster and more problem free”. I ask Michael about BIM and Finland. What I turn to his comments about Solibri and We talk of the future and what technolog- MICHAEL PALM I ask Michael how he balances his role is the level of BIM adoption? Is it the ‘norm’ ‘no going back’. Michael explains how they use ical developments would interest Michael. He Lead Architect in as BIM advocate and project architect. “It’s these days? Where will the market be in five Solibri in every part of the planning for Metro sees shared cloud based solutions as the way BIM & Solibri at HKP a rollercoaster. Sometimes you just need to years? “To be honest, BIM is still not as common Centre. He tried alternative software but the forward. With ever increasing file sizes, a cloud- Architects, Helsinki. focus and can’t do both. I was hired for BIM but as it should be. There are many 2D projects level of checking was better with Solibri. based model and automatic clash detection it’s a big cake and you can spend a lot of time in Finland, especially smaller construction “Everyone has Solibri running on their desk- would help enormously. He is also interested managing the BIM model quality. Fortunately projects. There should be more BIM. Perhaps it’s tops. If it’s a ‘Solibri day’, I focus first on clash in ‘point clouds’ and building mapping. I take for me, the overall BIM project management the fact that big BIM projects take several years detection. When we have a ‘BIM week’, we have these notes for our development team. I can’t for the Metro Keskus is done by NCC. They do to complete before you can prove the benefits. I to make reports and what’s the status of our IFC. wait to share our existing development plans overall co-ordination and that’s a big relief. I do have been here since 2012 and still I’m working I do clash detection every day. The rest of the for the near future. Great minds think alike. weekly and monthly model updates for them. on the same project. It makes sense to use BIM team is cross checking the model. Especially the Or at least creative minds needing useful It’s a big project with over 100 IFC files going on large projects. It keeps the quality and retail spaces to check the shop facilities match solutions think alike. Thank you Michael for back and forth. I have been previously asked if I allows better collaboration. I think all people the overall design for water and ventilation an interesting day. would rather be a full time BIM project lead or need to understand the benefits. In the short pipes. I make a lot of communication reports architect. I answer that you need to be both in term, the construction company benefits from and share if I see problems arising”. RUSSELL ANDERSON my profession. You first start by being a creative. BIM. However, the real winner is the building I ask about what savings Michael finds As the project progresses, your role transforms owner that runs the building for the next 50 with Solibri? “It’s really hard to say how much more and more into a project manager. I do years. Previously, I felt architects saw BIM as time is saved with Solibri. I can say that after feel that’s best as the creator shouldn’t lose additional work. 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athias P Nilsson is a lucky man. through Solibri Model Checker to check for He works in probably the best clashes and to do a visual run through before project room I have ever seen. the next meeting.” It’s like the result of an interior Mathias shares his thoughts with us M designer’s perfect brief. On the regarding BIM and the industry as a whole. BANKING one wall is an interactive screen running Solibri He believes the term ‘BIM’ is misleading as it Model Checker. The remaining walls have means different things to different people. He monitors and traditional date boards covered prefers VDC (Virtual Design Co-ordination) as in different colored sticky notes. It certainly he feels it encompasses more than merely a ‘flat gives the sense of a well ordered project HQ. It 3D model’ which some feels is not as useful also overlooks the current construction site as once hoped. Moving towards the future, I MATHIAS P ON BIM for the new SEB bank office complex in Solna, am interested to hear what Mathias sees for NILSSON Stockholm. This complex will be a combination the industry. The cloud is something that will Mathias is Veidekke’s of 3 large office blocks. continue to integrate into Mathias’ world. He VDC engineer. Mathias is Veidekke’s VDC engineer. He sees it as the easiest way for multi discipline He co-ordinates co-ordinates BIM information management projects to come together when sharing huge BIM information for the current bank project. He studied at the file sizes. He also sees environmental issues management for Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. He playing a larger role in everyone’s consideration. a current bank did his senior thesis with Veidekke and went “I read the heating of buildings consumes 50% construction project to straight to work for them after graduating. of used energy. Lighting accounts for approx- Veidekke is a Norwegian construction company imately 25% of the remaining consumption. with projects throughout the Nordic region. Anything we can do to help efficiency has a We took time to interview Mathias between massive consequences all over the world. Our project meetings. work can play a part.” “Anyone who has dealt with a large With that we say goodbye. Mathias has scale BIM project will tell you the amount another project meeting and we take some stills of information you need to keep tabs on is of this project ‘war room’ for when we edit a film overwhelming. To do that without Solibri is of this interview. I look forward to catching up impossible if you want any kind of assurance with Mathias and Robert Priller of Graphisoft that what is being delivered is what has been Sweden in the near future. Solna, Stockholm is agreed upon.” Tells Mathias. one busy place for construction at present. “In the design phase, it is often chaotic and hard to foresee the risks that are being designed RUSSELL ANDERSON into the building. With Solibri, you are able to eliminate clashes between installations. In the last two projects where we ran Solibri, we have had zero installation clashes on produc- tion sites. It’s hard to say the value of that in financial terms but it’s safe to say if definitely saves money.” Mathias continues to explain how Solibri offers him all round visualization in the design phase. “The Project you see through the window is for SEB. They are consolidating their offices with a planned completion date in 2018. When ready, it will house 4-6000 employees. For this project, our design team publishes new IFC files on a weekly basis. We then put these models ILLUSTRATION JANNE IIVONEN JANNE ILLUSTRATION COLLABORATION IS THE KEY TO BIM

INTERVIEW WITH STEFAN PRINS

oung, eager and innovative. 3D models hold. For the first time I actually felt Those are the words to describe like I was designing a building prototype with the team from Powerhouse the help of software.” Company. Stefan Prins, associate Stefan believes the essence of BIM to be Y and architect at this full service collaboration and communication. And both architectural firm, will share his are really strong qualities of Solibri. “The Solibri take on BIM and Solibri. Model Viewer already was one of our favou- “Although some believe we already rite tools, and when we started working with achieved pretty high standards with BIM, I Solibri Model Checker our engineering team

think we are still on the verge. If you only look was over the moon.” We have a team of young at how much the software we use has changed professionals working at Powerhouse Company over the years. We went from drawing lines Stefan tells, and they all share their love for on paper, to drawing lines on a computer to innovation. “We are constantly improving our actually 3D modelling software, like ARCHICAD. workflow and our use of Solibri and ARCHICAD. This BIM software was our first step into the With every new project we gain new insights world of BIM. I’m still amazed by the power that and develop better uses of the software.” IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF OF ARE THE PROPERTY IMAGES NETHERLANDS ARCHITECTS, POWERHOUSE Powerhouse is still discovering all the Stefan still encounters companies that could incorporate everything. Throughout the possibilities of Solibri. “The rulesets really got “I don’t even want to mandate specific software. “Our only demand process we checked everything with Solibri. The my attention. I was eager to customize our own is that everybody uses IFC, then, everybody can first part is now completed, without any major rulesets. But with the KeyMember Edition from think about how much use the software they prefer. And to assure the issues. Solibri gave us control over the quality KUBUS they cover 90% of the rulesets we want quality throughout the process, we use Solibri.” assurance throughout the project. I don’t even to use. It is developed according to Dutch stan- time it would take to To conclude the interview Stefan shares want to think about how much time it would dards, including laws and regulations.” with us their experience of how essential take if we hadn’t had Solibri.” I ask Stefan how he feels BIM changed get the same level of BIM is during the redesign of the passages of their workflow. “Besides the usual changes Amsterdam Central station. “We started out ROSA VAN TOUR that come with BIM, I noticed changes in quality if we hadn’t with traditional 2D drawings from the model to STEFAN PRINS the way we design buildings. It forces you to tender the design for a contractor Then repre- Solibri Partner - really think about how you build something, had Solibri ”. senting the existing status of the passages. Then Stefan is an associate understand how, for instance, floors and ceil- the constructor measured the actual building and architect at ings intersect. With a 3D model this process to compare with ours. It turned out that our Powerhouse. comes natural with the software we use; model diverged quite a lot from the real world. Solibri and ARCHICAD. You get instant visual We decided to ‘upgrade’ our model to a 3D BIM feedback about the consequences of changes model. At that point we asked our suppliers in the design.” to deliver their part of the model in IFC so we SOLIBRI / UK SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 23

THE IMPERATIVE OPEN COMMUNICATION STANDARD

DAVID JELLINGS BuildingSMART has reshaped itself into a that the BIM process improves predictability, David is Managing business-led organisation and met in June increases asset value in addition to reducing Director of Solibri this year for a major meeting in Paris. The costs, delivery time and carbon. UK – global leaders buildingSMART International Council Meeting For Petrie, the challenge is for building- in BIM validation. & Chapter Conference 2015 bought all the chap- SMART ‘to become the credible go-to inter- He is also a visiting ters together to develop the next steps. The national standards body’ by expanding its professor in the common theme for buildingSMART is open operations and strengthening relations with faculty of Technology, standards, which came across very clearly at governments and the wider industry. The goal Engineering and the meeting. The agenda centred on using the is to enable full benefits from digital ways of the Environment, combined skills of chapter representatives, working in the built asset industry, meaning Birmingham City via a series of workshops, to shape the future to succeed, they must have: University. of buildingSMART activities and standards. • Standards Body of Reference; They needed to understand how to harness • Vibrant Chapters; the skills and develop a united message – the • Quality Mark in demand. need for open standards. Together with the new appointment Mark Bew, Chairman HM Government BIM of Richard Kelly, Operations Director, this Task Group, gave a presentation: ‘Building open and inclusive approach clearly shows Information Modelling – Level 2 by 2016; Just that buildingSMART is evolving into a more the beginning?’ Bew outlined that UK construc- professional and pro-active organisation, better tion contributes nearly £90bn to the economy, equipped to drive the global open BIM agenda. with BIM in the UK government being led by The Council meeting was planned to allow the Highways Agency, Ministry of Justice and a balance of communication from building- Environment Agency, (who are close to 100% SMART International Management and full adoption of Level 2). He said that almost £10bn engagement from members. This collaboration worth of projects had been delivered, or were in is essential to facilitate development of the progress by the end of 2014. All UK government business model. departments reported significant cost reductions At the meeting Richard Petrie, CEO of (in the region of 10-20%), as a result of BIM imple- buildingSMART presented a report highlighting mentation. Moving forward, early definitions of that BIM presents a unique opportunity across what Level 3 may look like were presented – with the full built asset value chain. The continued the key message that buildingSMART standards growth is being driven by the realisation will be an essential part of the solution. 24 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL CUSTOMER INTERVIEW SOLIBRI / UK SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 25

CERTIFICATION OF APPROVED readable format. It’s free from the point of use if you’re not producing COBie from IFC files chain is the big challenge. Once we can crack SYSTEMS and ubiquitous (IFC data is compatable with you’re making more work for yourself. Jellings that then the physical numbers of people I asked Jellings how successful the certifica- past versions). Jellings believes the industry noted that: “The construction industry is very doing BIM will start to increase,” says Jellings. tion of approved systems have been to prove has to understand that: “The IFC is something traditional, but BIM is a major transformation In terms of ever reaching Level 3 BIM, the compliance with open standards. For him, open that is absolutely required and we will not be which means they have to rethink and reassess most important point to make is to get Level standards are fundamental to successful BIM, able to do BIM successfully unless we have a their processes. COBie and IFC are just elements 2 ready first. Mark Bew has put a team together and buildingSMART look at a lot of standards! communication protocol. It will be free but of BIM, with COBie being a way of presenting to start to define what Level 3 may look like, He mentioned that in construction, there is a it also has to be complied with by software asset data (which is a specified requirement). but the success of that depends on Level 2 as two-fold problem. vendors. “This was something of It’s been great for BIM as the UK government the bedrock. We can start to define what Level • A misunderstanding of what a challenge at first – ensuring the have said they want COBie. 3 looks like but until Level 2 is up and running we mean by an open commu- software vendors understood the out to the majority of the industry, it will be nication standard; need for compliance – but that WHERE ARE WE NOW? difficult if not impossible to implement. • The resistance to change. “From my has somewhat dissipated now they As the 2016 deadline gets ever closer, one of the buildingSMART’s major have realised the importance. After most common BIM question rears its head. Are BIM IS SIMPLE! driver is how to work toward experience, the all, the industry wants it and the UK we there yet? Jellings replied: “Ask 5 different Jellings is an enthusiastic and passionate BIM a common communication government have recognised that people this question and you’ll get 5 different advocate who has been experiencing the BIM standard. This is the back- bigger contractors, the core and centre of Level 3 BIM answers but I believe that the adoption of BIM idea since the 1980’s. His background was in bone for BIM and how it will be an open communication is not as great as most of the industry surveys manufacturing and during that time, he went will be successful. Why? For the bigger design protocol (or IFC). The emphasis for show. However, statistics depend on how you through what was termed, the ‘Integrated Jellings it’s perhaps easier to buildingSMART is to develop the interpret the results. If we look at the actual Process’. He explained: “That’s what BIM is – understand if you consider the houses and the IFC going forward.” Jellings says. number of companies in the UK – of which an integrated business process. It’s important development of the mobile “It’s good but not perfect. To there are tens of thousands – and ask what not to get hung up on the complexities of BIM. phone. He said: “Remember engineering develop it we need to concentrate is the percentage of those that have adopted BIM is simply a way of allowing people to have the old mobile phones? on an IFC for infrastructure. There BIM, I believe the answer is very low. The many access to the information they need when they They were very heavy, with a groups are all are projects underway to do this thousands of companies in the UK are micro need it. If you think about that, everything else battery pack that lasted for and we are working with some of businesses doing small works – extensions etc. starts to fall into place. two minutes. Making a short doing BIM . “. the biggest construction projects These people will never use BIM, or need to use “The most important aspect we have to call to the same network was globally, as well as in the UK to it,” he says. “However, if you look at the volume understand is that for BIM to work, we have to easy, but to talk on a different do this. The likes of HS2 and the aspect of the businesses, or, if you take the top trust people and share information – and that network was far too expensive, Thames Tideway Tunnel have a twenty or so of contractors, they are all trying is the biggest barrier in construction. As an and this was because everyone vested interest in making IFC for to seriously develop BIM programmes. This industry, we have rarely in the past worked on had their own communication protocol. In the infrastructure a success.” A second level of top twenty of businesses probably account for that principle, so we have to do the opposite and 90’s it was eventually agreed that a common emphasis for buildingSMART is for software around 30-40% of the UK construction business. realise it’s only a way of sharing information. communications protocol was needed to fix the vendors to ensure their products can comply In terms of cash, then you could say that BIM Once you get your head around it it’s simple. problem. Within a short time frame the solution with the IFC, and that requires a rigorous and adoption is now above 30% in the UK. For me, You can’t do BIM by yourself and you can’t do was there. Billions of dollars were poured into robust certification process. it all depends on how you ask the question. BIM unless you change the way you think.” the development of mobile phones and they From my experience, the bigger contractors, became the preferred way to communicate. COBIE the bigger design houses and the engineering LISA CARNWELL That’s just one example of where an open COBie was originally developed by Bill East groups are all doing BIM, be it at it different Editor communications standard provided a total of the US Army Corp of Engineers to develop levels or different degrees (with some better solution. “When we look at software within and record asset data for their establishments than others), but all making a concerted and [email protected] the construction industry we have to find a way throughout the world. Firstly and most impor- serious attempt to do it. planningandbuildingcontroltoday.co.uk of creating interoperability between multiple tantly, COBie was developed as a sub-set of IFC. “Our major issue now, is spreading BIM twitter.com/LCarnwell products – it needs an open standard.” COBie has a hierarchical structure which goes down the supply chain. A large company with REPRINTED WITH KIND PERMISSION The IFC schema is simply a way of into building, spaces types, objects, compo- available staff and cash will be able to it, but OF LISA CARNWELL presenting the data we need to build and nents, property sets etc. and that structure is if you’re a fifty man construction company it’s operate built assets in a common computer exactly the same as the IFC structure. Basically, more difficult. This integration of the supply 26 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL CUSTOMER INTERVIEW SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 27

We meet Jonas Thornqvist in the clouds. Well, 3D model with indicated issues allows us to not literally but we’re on the top floor of the have solution driven discussion, not a problem WSP Stockholm building. There’s a great view driven discussion. That’s how WSP operates, over the city and the interior design team must thoroughly with a sense of responsibility. It’s have taken this as inspiration when designing the best thing for the project and we have only ‘QUALITY’ MEANS this lofty space. Above us hangs wireframe one earth, we should preserve its resources cloud installations. A perfect backdrop for what where possible.” I GET TO SLEEP ON A Jonas, Robert Priller/Graphisoft and I are soon I wonder if Jonas sees savings with Solibri to talk about. Model Checker. “It’s hard to give a specific SUNDAY NIGHT Jonas has great experience in WSP and BIM. number but I see savings in work efficiency He’s the BIM Coordinator and Product Manager JONAS and communication. We can now define within WSP. It’s why we wanted to talk with him. THORNQVIST improved success in the early design phases I wanted to hear how WSP is using BIM in their WSP BIM Coordinator and then manage them before they become a processes. I also wanted to understand how and Product Manager, big problem. I believe one hour of changes in the Solibri fitted into all this. Jonas explained he’s explains how WSP design phase is worth 1000 hours in the project been working with 3D since 1994 and has watched is using BIM in their phase.” Jonas is also driving the improved usage technologies come of age. It’s only been in the last processes. of components and classifications. He under- 2 years that IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) stands that better BIM models from the start have truly come of age in Sweden. They have means improved data down the line. offered Jonas an excellent export format to share Jonas goes on to discuss quality and what and coordinate information between different he sees to be the future of construction. “Quality BIM programs. Different disciplines are now to me means I can sleep on a Sunday night. If much more integrated in the workflow. We’ll the information is correct and I can control hear more of that later as we speak with Jonas. it, then the Monday coordination meeting is WSP is involved in building city and local going to go well.” This is especially important government projects – schools, hospitals and when he looks towards the future. Builds are the new subway line in central Stockholm. WSP becoming increasingly complex with envi- does not have a BIM manual as such but does ronmental regulation and energy efficiency. use BIM in all large scale projects. Jonas tells Today you don’t have the amount of human us “WSP has investigated the value of BIM to ROBERT PRILLER site resource like in previous years. You need its business. By using BIM, we can reduce the Robert Priller works to make sure the project is perfect before you number of modifications on a project from 10% at Graphisoft Sweden start the building phase. He believes ‘the cloud’ to 3%. It’s a big difference when you’re talking and is the co–author and shared databases will be the way to go to projects with a cost of over 1 billion Swedish of this article. handle these large files on the move and on site. crowns. It’s a good argument for our clients WSP and their team are professional and consci- to demand BIM and it’s a big reason for us to entious. They want to do a good job and for offer it.” the right reasons. Jonas is one of those team “BIM to me is all about communication, members making that happen. not just clash detection. The government has seen the value of BIM in the lifecycle of a RUSSELL ANDERSON building. They are starting to understand that BIM isn’t just used in the design phase. It’s also valuable for the facility management process of their buildings. IFC files provide that link.” I question Jonas on the benefits of Solibri to his work. I’m interested how he uses it for himself and within the project team. “Solibri is a very easy software to use in the building environment. You prepare the clash detection, then create a presentation with notes and share with the building manager. You reduce the number of issues, solve problems upfront and then you start to see the benefits. One of my key favorite features is the visualization. A colorful ILLUSTRATION MIKKO VÄYRYNEN MIKKO ILLUSTRATION 28 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL CUSTOMER INTERVIEW PROJEKTLEDERHUSET / STOCKHOLM SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 29

HVAC channels look like? What is the model to evolve despite the slow development cycles quality? We then make rules for the design by his standards. phase and later on, use Solibri’s rulesets to check I ask Peter to leave us with one success for fire safety, sound proofing, collisions and example of Solibri in action. “There was one finally estimations and scheduling. The benefits project recently that had an incredibly short really are different depending on what situation design phase. There was a big pressure on the I’m in. I think it’s vital for the construction site architects and construction team to deliver. to rely on the model. With Solibri, you can do There was also the added issue of adopting a virtual safety check to minimize dangers – BIM and new working methods. It was here you can show big shafts that need fencing off that I used Solibri to make a statement. I ran and you can reduce risk. It also allows me to checks on the model and found 899 issues. It think long term by questioning how will this actually took me 4 days to compile the report school fulfill its demands over the next 50 to for the team. Seeing that kind of value helped 100 years?” shake things up.” “BIM models help us discuss with the PETER DUFVENBERG building Peter Dufvenberg COMMUNICATION works as a project owner” manager and IS ABOUT PEOPLE BIM strategist in Projektlederhuset, his AND THE REST IS current Solibri projects include a school and TECHNOLOGY university laboratory We turn our attention to BIM. Peter I look forward to Peter making more explains, “BIM models help us discuss with the presentations in the future. I see him a ‘change Peter Dufvenberg works as a project manager high quality models with the right information building owner. Owners tell us what they want agent’ that could shake things up within the and BIM strategist in Projektlederhuset, Stock- at the right time. It allows us in the project team in the early phases. They want to see different industry. If the progress of BIM has been holm. He’s a structural engineer by education to avoid ‘information islands’ and to use this alternatives. We use the model to do this and slower than desired by many, I suggest that and has worked with Vico software. His current information to lift each other. We can estimate can then see how much these choices will cost. more people talk with Peter. He also makes a projects include a school and university labo- models properly and these maximize time and How much carpet? How many windows and good coffee… ratory. He has just presented at a Graphisoft money.” doors? Even how much space can I get for rental industry event and I’m eager to hear his “Communication is very important to me. purposes to make my money back? 3D models RUSSELL ANDERSON thoughts on BIM, Solibri and the industry as Communication is about people and the rest is really make the difference. Even more so if it’s a whole. technology. If you don’t communicate properly, a quality checked model with the necessary Peter offers us a coffee in his office. It’s a what’s the point?” It’s Solibri that helps Peter information.” converted tobacco storage warehouse with high communicate. I asked him to explain what he Peter still wishes to see the evolution ceilings and fantastic light. It feels like the first sees as Solibri Model Checker’s core value. of BIM in Sweden. It’s in the early stages and day and spring and it’s a good place to get to “I see Solibri’s features and benefits as there is confusion on what it means and what know each other. Peter shares his thoughts… multiple and changing all the time. In the early it should do and when. The industry needs “I first heard about Solibri when working design phase, we put the models together and to get ‘over that hill’ and to understand the in Vico software. I discovered Solibri assured me start talking strategy. For example, how do the value it gives. Peter is hopeful it will continue 30 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL CUSTOMER INTERVIEW GMP HAMBURG / GERMANY SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 31

for many years. It’s difficult to acquire projects notices the mistake at first. It’s also likely that in Asia and the Anglo-Saxon countries without no opening is provided for some of the many BIM, explains Markus Carlsen, who has been hundreds of ventilation ducts. Such an error responsible for the systematic development of may even go under the radar in the 3D view. BIM infrastructure at GMP since he took the It’s precisely this kind of error that SMC position of BIM Manager and Developer a year found during reproduction of these projects. ago. GMP’s BIM team now has 6 employees at Files were periodically exported from Autodesk their German locations. Revit, the building services and structural “Luckily, we’ve had the right partner from engineering software, as IFC data (Industry the very beginning: Mensch und Maschine,” Foundation Class, a software-neutral model explains Markus Carlsen. Mensch und description language), and then Maschine (MuM) has provided the archi- imported into SMC and tested. The tectural agency with CAD software for indicated errors could then be fixed a long time, mainly from the Autodesk “Our ideal quickly and easily. software corporation, but also with their own tools and interfaces that facilitate is to make A MORE PRECISE design and documentation work. MuM CALCULATION IN ORDER also knew that GMP was interested in our designs TO CONFIDENTLY MEET Building Information Modeling, so their DEADLINES consultants presented new software, so simple Solibri Model Checker helps to detect new approaches, new ideas. very complex errors early—errors that they will which, in the worst case, wouldn’t A DISCOVERY FOR QUALITY be visible until construction work MANAGEMENT stand the test had already started. The people at MuM were looking at the If the model of planning through bigger picture: The software supplier of time ”. to construction were to remain the invited its customers to a BIM Day at same, errors would be nearly unavoid- a Hamburg building services agency. able. Huge numbers of them can be In addition to CAD software, they were also found quickly and easily using BIM. To be sure, The software supplier Mensch und GMP HAMBURG presenting the Solibri Model Checker (SMC). the model has to be present from very early on WORTH Maschine (MuM) made a major contribution to GMP Hamburg are “We needed a quality assurance tool for our with a great level of detail. However, this effort this upgrade: not only are they providing GMP architects making a designs,” recalls Markus Carlsen. “But we didn’t in the earliest phase pays off later in a big way. ITS WEIGHT with CAD software and training, but they’re splash on the world have a precise idea yet. After the presentation, We have to try to avoid changes as much as also offering a never-ending supply of good stage. They are we at least knew where to look.” possible. They result in high costs later in the IN GOLD ideas for making GMP’s work easier and safer. involved in building 13 Contacts with Solibri and MuM followed; planing process, even with BIM. Shanghai’s Oriental Sport Center, Estadio international locations a trial version of SMC was installed. The Can the savings from the use of SMC be Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, Estadio Bernabeu that influence BIM team at GMP simulated the quasi-ideal quantified? Markus Carlsen laughs: “I can’t in Madrid, Berlin’s Hauptbahnhof, Villa Guna thousands of lives. sequence of a BIM project. The project was express it in terms of numbers. But one thing The architects at GMP in Jurmala, Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban replicated with the existing tools. They inten- is for sure: It’s A LOT! …GMP will spare them- ... Anyone who wants to visit the construction tionally accepted the kind of errors that occur selves a lot of anxiety, a lot of money and a in Hamburg will spare projects of the GMP architects, Gerkan, Marg in the daily work of architects, building services lot of time once the Solibri Model Checker themselves a lot of anxiety, and Partners, can look forward to an interesting planners and structural engineers. is firmly incorporated into the team’s work. trip around the world.. With 13 locations from “We know that we’re on the right track,” says a lot of money and a lot of Rio de Janeiro to Shanghai, the agency focuses SMC FINDS ERRORS QUICKLY AND Markus Carlsen. “And we’re very grateful to time by using the Solibri on diversity, unity and unmistakable unique- RELIABLY the people at MuM that they always keep the ness. As it says on their website, “Our ideal is Markus Carlsen mentions two examples of easier and safer work of their customers in Model Checker for their to make our designs so simple that they will typical errors: When designers are marking mind. Their tip about SMC has already proven future projects . stand the test of time.” supports in the floor plan view, all it takes is to be worth its weight in gold.” for the phone to ring at the wrong moment, BIM, OBVIOUSLY and suddenly they’ve clicked the top edge ROSWITHA MENKE It’s obvious from the global scope of their of the floor in the story above as a reference Brünnenstrasse 59 activities that GMP has been dealing with the height, instead of the bottom of the finished 3018 Bern issue of Building Information Modeling (BIM) ceiling. In large building projects, often nobody Schweiz 32 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 33

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INTERVIEW WITH MARIËLLE VISSERS OF RIJNBOUTT

Rijnboutt, a multidisciplinary architectural firm, is located in the heart of Amsterdam with a beautiful view over the Westerdok waters from where we sit. Today I am interviewing Mariëlle Vissers, BIM specialist and quality coordinator, about her belief in the power of BIM. Rijnboutt counts over 50 employees, and Mariëlle has a busy job monitoring the overall quality insurance of the entire firm; including developing and guarding the implementation of BIM protocols, office templates and helping out colleagues with questions about ARCHICAD and Solibri. Mariëlle has seen, and experienced first hand, the (r)evolution of BIM in the Dutch construction industry. “A remarkable thing about BIM is that the changes that come with it, are less radical then most people think. The tools we use are getting more advanced, but we still design buildings. Therefore we need to 34 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL CUSTOMER INTERVIEW RIJNBOUTT / AMSTERDAM SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 35

THE ROKIN are doing, and simply are really good at their at Rijnboutt and uses Solibri on a weekly basis. The Rokin in job. “Solibri and ARCHICAD are the tools that I ask her about the importance of BIM and Amsterdam. help us achieve this level,” she said. Solibri. “It is really easy to use and the visual These two former We continue talking about Solibri. She feedback you get from Solibri is instant and warehouses will house mentions they use it to clash models from the very informative. Deadlines become much the flagship stores of constructor and engineer, but also to check their tighter and projects need to be done quicker. Marks & Spencer and own models. “We once tried to help our cost Solibri helps us deliver quality faster, saves us Haussmann. expert by giving him information we derived time and money, but above all helps us to keep from our 3D model to calculate quantities. impressing our commissioners with the work But he set it aside and rather did the required we produce.” Bonnie concludes: “I really like to MARIËLLE calculations like he always did. It turned out work with Solibri, its user friendly, simple and VISSERS he used a wrong measurement at one point, helps me do my job a lot quicker.” RIJNBOUTT which made his calculations incorrect. Luckily Rijnboutt covers we spotted the mistake rather quickly because ROSA VAN TOUR every discipline in the we had our own quantity lists.” fields of architecture: For the last part of the interview Bonnie urban planning, Snoek joins us. She is one of the project leaders landscaping and heritage design. They believe in the power of communication through structured design with open processes and “Solibri helps us standards. collaborate, easily monitor and check every model . For HET ZONNEHUIS us, that’s the real A nursing home ‘Het Zonnehuis’ in power of BIM ”. Amstelveen.

communicate and collaborate with construc- want to derive parameters for listing and costs, tors, engineers and commissioners, and have and commissioners want to use it for facility to make sure we manage the complete process management. Same BIM, different goals. So while designing timeless, robust buildings and BIM is not some kind of magic word or action spaces. The 3D model, compared to 2D, leaves that clears the path to perfect collaboration and less room for mistakes in this process and reliable information. You have to agree on a set generates dynamic information. This is a huge of ground rules and make sure the mindset of development and benefit of BIM. ” Mariëlle all parties are on the same page.” explains. Rijnboutt recognized the potential and She continues: “Important to acknowl- need for BIM, and Mariëlle assisted with the edge is we need to be aware of the fact that incorporation of BIM into their core business. everyone has a different perception of BIM. For Where others struggle with their role as an us, BIM is a tool to check each other’s work to architect, Rijnboutt thrives in this changing avoid unnecessary cost failures. But, engineers market, because they are agile, know what they 36 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL CUSTOMER INTERVIEW PEAB / STOCKHOLM SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 37

in the arctic-circle with his family. On his free all the file formats and co-ordinates by working days, he likes extreme snowmobiling. Today, to agreed common standards. We also need to his Lenovo computer is his weapon of choice. have a successful BIM manual. Success to me “PEAB is one of the biggest contractors means that both contractors and designers are within the Swedish market. We do a mix comfortable in using the manual in a common of commercial and residential projects. I’m way. It shouldn’t be left with the designers with currently running a large residential project up little collaboration. I still feel we leave each North. I’m using BIM and Solibri to lead that other too much alone.” project. I have two personal missions within We haven’t much time left before the PEAB. Firstly I wish to drive BIM implemen- thesis presentations begin. Mattias also shares tation within the workflow. Secondly I wish his thoughts on time and money savings. “It MATTIAS to introduce a 5D modelling process that will goes without saying that time and money LINDSTRÖM increase profit and customer satisfaction.” Says are very important to us as contractors. We PEAB Development Mattias. continue to push for a streamlined workflow to Engineer explains how I would like to know more on the benefits improve collaboration and gain better results. he is driving the BIM that Solibri brings to his projects. “I first heard However, that’s not the be-all and end-all for process within the about Solibri from within PEAB. I needed a good me. Savings that support the environment company while living software solution for introducing BIM collabo- fits very much with our belief in sustainable in the Arctic Circle. ration. I started to use Solibri and found it to be building development. Our customers expect an easy-to-learn tool. Many people have a fear of this and BIM and Solibri help to enforce these new technology. I don’t find that when referring activities. It’s the right thing to do and PEAB is Solibri to others. I also realized you can’t destroy very much pushing this agenda.” anything with Solibri. If you make a mistake, On that note, Mattias leaves to be inspired you know the model will be unaffected.” by his colleague’s educational projects. We Mattias continues, “There’s several things took some pictures to include in this inter- I enjoy about Solibri. The 3D viewer is some- view. I didn’t get the picture of him on his PC thing I really like. I can easily visualize what screensaver. It shows Mattias jumping off a the project contains. My team and I can then steep mountain hill on his snowmobile. What control the building projects from day one. may seem like madness to some is simply Solibri Model Checker gives me the assurance I exhilarating to him. Taking a calculated risk need to trust the model. Also, in my work with to experience something new is what Mattias 5D BIM, I use Solibri for quality checking and does best. I now understand why he’s the best quantity take off. Compared to regular clash man to push BIM within PEAB... detection software, you can successfully define the conditions to do much more than just this.” RUSSELL ANDERSON “Solibri offers me quality assurance within the construction project. When I get a 3D model, It’s a good day to arrive in Stockholm. It’s early it’s hard to manually find issues. Solibri finds BIM AT THE March and Sweden has thrown off its winter 90% of the project issues that should concern coat. The sun is shining and the temperature me. It may not replace the human eye but it’s a TOP OF THE gauge is showing double digits. There’s a smile great tool to support the building phase.” on people’s faces that tells me spring is in the air. I ask Mattias his opinions on BIM and its WORLD . Today we’re meeting Mattias Lindström. adoption within PEAB and the industry as a He’s the Development Engineer in PEAB. He’s whole. “BIM is very important for the industry NEWS one of the people that is driving the BIM process as a whole. It firstly defines what information within the company. He is in Stockholm to hear and tasks we need to know today to run the the thesis presentations of other staff members. project. It then solves tomorrow’s problems, FROM THE He’s excited to see development and new ideas today. It finally offers us an insight on how to within the company. We’re lucky to find time run future projects in a completely different ARCTIC with Matthias. His home and work base is 800 way. I see BIM as an unbroken chain of infor- kilometers up North from Stockholm. When mation. With BIM, you don’t lose information CIRCLE . not being a BIM ambassador, you’ll find him up and money. It’s not yet perfect. We need to fix 38 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL CUSTOMER INTERVIEW J. P. VAN EESTEREN / NETHERLANDS SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 39

NETHERLANDS Population: 16.8 million Solibri Gold Partner in the Netherlands is KUBUS BV

“The insights

we gain with MARK MOERMAN Mark Moerman, BIM Solibri are Director at J.P. van Eesteren, and a real priceless “. ambassador for BIM. loves Solibri, he tells me. The visualization is Then Mark started talking about so simple, effective, and a really flexible tool. BIMcollab. “There are only few tools that When Mark starts talking about Solibri, really add value to the BIM workflow”, he says. you can tell he really knows his stuff. And when “BIMcollab is one of them, together with Solibri THE COLLABORATION WITH he explains how they use Solibri you know they of course. We already used BIMcollab on a small really made it their own. They design their project, and people got really excited about BIMCOLLAB – ADDING VALUE own rulesets and classifications for every working with it. It really makes the process project. “We do not believe in learning every more cohesive. That is, what I believe, BIM TO THE WORKFLOW single functionality Solibri has. We just wing should do. Make all the fragmented informa- it. Whenever we come across an issue during tion whole again.” a project, we will then start designing rulesets Even for such a big construction company, INTERVIEW WITH MARK MOERMAN, J.P. VAN EESTEREN. for that specific project. We act on the needs or maybe because of it, it’s a though job to and demands of a project, not the other way convince everybody that BIM works. Mark ROSA VAN TOUR around. Of course we also use basic rulesets never doubted that. He knew BIM when he Rosa is part of the that provide us the information we often need saw it. “My first real experience with Solibri marketing team for The understanding of BIM is still a challenge. I guess it takes some time before people are during a construction project.” happened when I was working in the Middle KUBUS BV. She sees That’s why I met with Mark Moerman, BIM used to another way of working and believing The fact that you can easily customize East as BIM manager. We used Navisworks to a challenge in turning director at J.P. van Eesteren, and a real ambas- in it as well. We got the tools for it, now we only rulesets and classifications within Solibri clash our models and hired an external firm strategic concepts sador for BIM. J.P. van Eesteren is part of TBI need the right mindset.” really can make a difference. The project where to do additional quality control checks on our into concrete and holding, which is in the top 5 largest construc- According to Mark a 3D model is the Mark and his team are currently working on is models. They used Solibri and the results were practical actions. tion companies in the Netherlands. start to get everyone in that right mindset a cancer treatment center. Because of the radi- really impressive. That’s when I knew Solibri Using a combination I wanted to talk to him about BIM and his and to understand BIM. “Even with the most ation, there are a lot of requirements regarding is a unique tool. And there still isn’t any other of creative thinking take on its maturity in the last few years, and experienced experts you can talk about issues the installations within the concrete walls. tool that can match it.” and positive actions the ones to come. He tells how he envisioned from a 2D drawing, and it still seems that after “Solibri instantly showed us if the installations five years ago that by this time BIM would be the meeting you were all speaking a different deviated at any point. And because we could ROSA VAN TOUR the standard. “It is hard sometimes to under- language. We need the 3D model to talk and assure the quality of the building, we got stand why BIM is still a struggle for people. visualize for us.” This is one of the reasons he approval for this project.” HARPACEAS / ITALY SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 41

BIM FOR ITALIAN PUBLIC EMPLOYERS – GALLIERA GENOA HOSPITAL EXAMPLE

PREMESSA including logistics and management issues Since May 2015, Galliera Hospital was finally related to: able to restart the procedure for the design of a Maintaining the hospital functioning New Hospital. After a two years standstill, the during the preparation of the area before the MANAGING project of the whole New Hospital has been new building construction. This phase requires A COMPLEX divided into two lots: that the buildings to be demolished are emptied HOSPITAL Lot 1: Consisting of the construction of and that all the sanitary and hospital functions COMPLEX a new structure that will be built on the same are transferred into other existing buildings The government site of the existing hospital; (where some unallocated areas have been decides to use BIM Lot 2: Involving the restoration and repair identified) or in ‘ad hoc’ temporary buildings in the redevelopment of the current historical hospital halls. to be provided just for the costruction period. of a major hospital Maintaining a functioning hospital complex in Genoa. Galliera Hospital is going therefore to manage during the construction of the new building. The Province of a very complex operation, both from the engi- A further issue is the time schedule that Genoa (It. Provincia di neering and design point of view and from the is very restricted, since it is expected that the Genova) is a province managing point of view. new building shall be functioning by the second in the Liguria region of Lot 1 work value is amounts to approx- half of 2021. Italy. Its capital is the imatkley135 million euro and consists of a The New Galliera design, born as a city of Genoa. new building (three basement floors and response to structural inadequacies of the three floors above ground) construction, in a current buildings, provides also an opportunity highly urbanized area, to be realized after four for radical cultural change for all operators existing buildings are removed. The planned involved. It involves the physical realization restructuring of Lot 2 consists of monumental of various initiatives such as the intensive buildings, currently used for hospital activities care hospital, the lean hospital, the digital that will be converted to host logistical and hospital and a green hospital - All initiatives organizational activities. that demonstrate Galliera’s commitment to Therefore the New Galliera Hospital real- innovation. ization does not consist of just a “simple” new This commitment, along with the hospital building construction, but of a much complexity of the work, led the Hospital more complex operation, that will be developed Management and Technical office to iden- in phases and which requires that the existing tify Building Information Modelling as the hospital functionality is kept working, before, fundamental tool in the design process of the during and after the new building construc- third millennium hospital, essential choice tion phase. This aspect involves the complex for managing the complexity of the operation, organization of the so called “transition phase”, further also confirmed at an international level. ILLUSTRATION JANNE HÄNNINEN JANNE ILLUSTRATION 42 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL CUSTOMER INTERVIEW HARPACEAS / ITALY SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 43

Lot 1 and Lot 2 will therefore be developed functionality, for evaluating gross quantities of the design phase to control Lot 1 GALLIERA HOSPITAL AS PILOT SITE with BIM technology and methods, even though and for immediately and very clearly visualize and Lot 2 interaction and to manage OF INDICATE EUROPEAN PROJECT the following have different administrative spaces. the “transition phase ” with the help AND THE PERFECT BALANCE procedures and contracts management. For Spaces, modeled with their hospital func- of 3D modeling and of different clas- BETWEEN BIM AND SUSTAINABLE both Lots, hospital Galliera is going to prepare tions and placed in Solibri Model Checker®, have sification colors. Thanks to Solibri CITIES bid documents containing special “contract been and are going to be mapped and grouped Model Checker® it will be possible to language” requiring the use of building infor- according to specific healt and sanitary clas- identify the different positions of the BIM modelling of Galliera hospital finds mation modelling. Here is the bid document sifications. These classification groupings are hospital functions to be moved from another important application: Galliera to better understand what was wanted for this strategical and functional for cheking the their original site to the ones during the Hospital is one of the 8 partners envolved project: correspondance of the hospital building to “transition phase ”, and corresponding in the European Project development called the Liguria Region health requirements. For areas and volumes compared. ‘Indicate’. The BIM model on the entire existing ELISA this purpose Hospital Bim technicians are • Improve quality and information hospital is going to be used to test and validate SPALLAROSSA THE CURRENT BIM MODELS LEVEL setting rules to check the so called “structural exchange between different involved Indicate tool. Indicate tool will support key Solibri Partner - OF DETAIL (LOD) AND SPACE requirements” such as: parties (designers, contractors, stake- stakeholders in the transformation towards Harpaceas acts as the MANAGEMENT FOR SANITARY • Minimun area of hospital rooms; holders, ecc.) smart & sustainable cities. The project will technology partner in REGULATIONS REQUIREMENTS • Hospital rooms must be provided of less • Generate easily and immediately develop an interactive cloud-based tool to the project with Solibri than 4 beds per room; comprehensible documentation, useful enable dynamic energy assessment of multiple Model Checker. Lot 1 BIM Model – The preliminary design • A room called “medicheria” must be to introduce and show design also to entties within the urban environment. of the new hospital is completed under the provided for each hospitalization zone non- technical operators. traditional methodology because it is the • From a Technical perspective improve Indicate will allow decision makers, planner, reworking of the project approved These rules, testes and fine - tuned design delivery and reduce design errors urban designers and other stakeholders to: in 2011 by the Conference of services, in the Bim model of the historical with clash detection and model checking. • Plan using an energy-based decision reduced by two levels following the buildings, will be used, together • Ensure correspondance of the final result support tool, that utilizes dinamic variant required by the application The 3D object- with other rule sets, to make quality to initial goals. simulation accounting for buildings & of the spending review of metropol- control of the New Galliera building. • Generate the hospital database, in order their occupants, urban environment & itan area. Once the approval of the oriented model Galliera Hospital administra- to follow the lifecycle of the building, energy distribution grids. preliminary design will be approved tive offices are going to write the bid useful for maintenance management • Reduce energy consumption & carbon by Genoa municipality, the project development documents fot the design, execution, and Facility Management. emssions by indicating the impact of will be converted into a BIM model. construction and management of • Use the model for hygienic-functional best practice energy efficiency measures. This BIM model will be used as a will allow the the New Galliera requiring that planning. • Integrate new technologies & services to starting point of tender phases for participants to the bid produce optimize supply & demand via dynamic further investigation of the level model to be a L1 BIM LOD. This model will be The 3D Object-oriented model development simulation modelling, GIS & 3D model- of detail during the progression checked during the bid award phase will allow the model to be visualized and used ling of design phases. The BIM prelim- visualized and and subsequently detailed by the in a shared, interpretable and interoperable way. • Optimize existing systems for local inary design will be developed as contractor. For each contract phase This means that bidder and subsequently balancing through demand response a LOD L0; this means that this used in a shared, different rulesets will be estabil- contractor will have to allow the Employer & tariff analysis via dynamic simulation model will comprise spaces, each ished to grant Galliera Hospital the (Galliera Hospital) the availability of the modelling of the interactions between with corresponding functional use, interpretable and control of the model together with continuously updated model in order to llow various urban entities. main structural and architectural the works progression. them to look at it, to examine it, to compare structures such as slabs, main walls, interoperable Reasons and Objectives the different design options and to check it. The partners, from the UK, Ireland, Italy and secondary walls, stairs, openings, etc. inducing Galliera Hospital to BIM Models will have to be developed according to Switzerland, include: 2 large companies, sSMEs, Lot 2 BIM Model – Together way . bid and contract language the LOD required by the Hospital and checked 2 universities; and 2 public authorities. Exper- with Lot 2 traditional bidimensional The New Galliera Hospital through customized coded quantity and stan- tise include: Dynamic simulation Modelling, design, a digitization campaign of design and construction is a High dards checking procedures. GIS devepolment, 3D urban CAD modelling, historical buildings has begun. BIM models of complexity - Cost, time and quality critical Data stored in the BIM models will be used demant site management, sustainable urban the monumental complex have been developed project. For this reasons it needs for all available for maintenance and management hospital indicators, business model development for at a comparable to L0 level of detail: spaces and QA tools. check. The hospital functionality (structure energy in cities, Integration of Energy efficiency main structural elements and architectural and Mep) and its possible technical improve- Solutions & Demand on fossil fuels. features such as main walls, interior partitions, In the following the main objectives and BIM ment will be granted and maintained through ceilings, windows, doors, stairs and roofs have Uses Galliera Hospital wants to obtain from an adequate maintenance plan, that will be ELISA SPALLAROSSA been modelled. the BIM technology development: realized by using the BIM model. Dirigente Ingegnere S.C. RUP This level of detail allows Galliera hospital • Visual checking - this Bim use will - Nuovo Galliera to use Solibri Model Checker®, Quantity Takeoff be very useful since the beginning 44 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 45

Technology Time An insight into new solutions and the new ways of doing things . 46 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL TECHNOLOGY TIME UK COBIE UPDATE SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 47 UK COBIE UPDATE: BUILDING he date is April 21st. The scene is the prestigious RIBA building in Central London. The theme is DIGITAL COBie (Construction Operations T Building information exchange) and the UK’s preparedness for the Government 2016 mandate on the subject. Solibri took time BRITAIN to attend and present in this BIM Prospects event. We wanted to interview the key players (customers and government spokespeople). We wanted to add a layer of transparency to the term COBie, what it means to the industry and what is Solibri’s part in helping these new ideas become a reality. We started by interviewing David Philp. David is Head of BIM for the UK BIM Task Group. He has been one of the key players leading the planning and implementation of BIM and COBie in the UK. These were David’s thoughts on the subject. “It’s a good question – What is BIM & COBie? We have three key components behind Level 2 BIM here in the UK – Graphical infor- mation, non-graphical information and data sets. In its purist form, COBie is an information exchange in a digital format. It lets all players get involved – it’s an easy point of entry and it allows many ways of exchanging and using data. COBie is really a structured data set. A ‘transparent suitcase’ to quote the Nick Nisbet analogy. It allows me to see the compartments, I can then fill those compartments and take it with me through the stages and a plan of work. It’s a great container system for taking and sharing information. We are now well on the journey towards 2016 and the government mandate. We went through mobilization, getting the BIM task group, testing the hypothesis and building the standards that define Level 2 BIM. Now these standards give all parties access to the same 48 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL CUSTOMERTECHNOLOGY INTERVIEW TIME UKEIGEN COBIE HAARD UPDATE / AMSTERDAM SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 49

data set and that is really important – We have satisfied customers and BIM offers us this on “We are no longer a a common data environment for all. such projects. The better the data, the happier You may well ask are we getting there. Well, the client with improved asset management. We single team working the hypothesis is tested, and we have had early have gone as far as identifying sixty benefits of adopter projects that did a good job of raising BIM. The three main benefits are these. Projects alone in an office . awareness within supply chain by showing now have more clarity and clarity offers us the potential savings. We still have plenty to reduced costs, reduced programming times It’s about sharing do but the key processes and tools will ready and reduced rework. These in turn lead to cost by summer and we focus on the next horizon savings and increased client satisfaction”. information readily line - The delivery of Level 2 BIM. We also interviewed Philippe Sauvageot, DAVID PHILP We have also challenged ourselves with Principal Architect & BIM Champion of Mace and globally” David Philp, Head the question - Has it been successful? We “COBie to me is a structured data set. It of BIM for the UK currently see 10 billion pounds worth of public ensures data is provided in a common format BIM Task Group. He sector projects in the pipeline with Level 2 BIM that can be used to hand over data at the end has been one of the maturity. Once these come into production, I of the projects. In our public sector projects, we key players leading believe we will be able to prove the success. have invested so our project teams understand the planning and I am happy with the added value we have the government BIM mandate and we have implementation of offered the industry. Supply chain collabora- trained our staff to deliver a ‘soft landing’ on BIM and COBie in tion is improved, risk is reduced and we are forthcoming BIM public sector projects”. the UK. reforming construction – Making a genuine David Jellings, Solibri UK’s Managing difference to digitize it while making advance- Director concludes, “From the Solibri side, we We caught up with ments and innovations in technology. I am see COBie as an opportunity and a challenge – it David at the RIBA convinced the government mandate has helped is simply a way of capturing asset data at the Building in London. accelerate the pace. We have heard interna- time it is created and COBie is a way of sharing tionally how the UK has been audacious in its that data back to an asset manager in a consis- approach. There are now whole projects that tent and standardized way. You can now better have the vision ‘Digitally Built Britain’ and we manage and compare similar things in similar continue with the journey plan. geographic locations. We are ensuring data We have been going through one of the quality in a model and if the model is correct most significant and disruptive changes by and has the correct COBie compliant data, we design. We are creating new ways of working. can simply map that in a COBie format. We all now work globally. We need to share COBie makes absolute sense and we expect information right across the globe. We need COBie to evolve in the big data environment the technologies and the processes that clients of tomorrow. It will be a more integrated data- want. We are no longer a single team working base system and that will link to a multitude alone in an office. It’s about sharing information of applications for facility management and readily and globally”. ongoing support for the maintenance of a It is interesting also hear what our key building. We can ensure the data captured in customers think about the forthcoming COBie in 2016 or 2020 is the correct data and changes in the UK. We asked Balfour Beatty that will be a big help to our customers”. and Mace for their thoughts on what COBie means to them and their business. RUSSELL ANDERSON Peter Trebicock, BIM & Design Programme Director, Balfour Beatty said the following: “COBie means a lot to me in our business. Our public sector clients want to capture their building asset data and COBie is an excellent ways of doing this. Fifty percent of our work is for public projects and it is important we have US AUTOCODES PHASE III SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 51

he AutoCodes Project continues an affirmation of the capabilities of Solibri AUTOCODES to make steady progress while Model Checker (SMC) to verify and validate expanding the areas of focus and the information within the model, and compli- PHASE III – CALIFORNIA coverage. Phase III will continue ance with the CBC. Participants include the T until September 2016, when we project owner (Kaiser Permanente), their design plan to move the project to a new organiza- partner (SmithGroupJJR), the California Office DREAMING tional structure. Currently, the Project operates of Statewide Health Planning and Development under the Fiatech organization, which has (OSHPD) and Solibri LLC. OSHPD is the review served as an excellent forum for the past 4+ authority for ALL healthcare projects in the years to interact with owners and technology CALIFORNIA state of California. enthusiasts. Fiatech has provided a business Capital City: Goal 3 – Engaging with the US Access incubator environment that has fostered a very Sacramento Board and delivering the ability to check for collaborative approach to applying technology Size: 158,706 square compliance with the Americans with Disabil- to address significant industry issues. miles ities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers During the first two phases of the project (3rd largest state) Act (ABA). While SMC has included some we made excellent progress in building a Population: rules for checking compliance with some basic methodology for addressing BIM-based code 37,679,000 ADA/ABA requirements, we have made this a compliance. We executed a successful proof- Nickname: priority in Phase III. This is a very important of-concept program; developed protocols for The Golden State focus area for us, as ADA/ABA compliance is model authoring and developed a Process mandatory in the US, and non-compliance is Transformation Course to educate and assist usually addressed with a formal complaint, and plan review organizations as they evolve from very often, litigation. paper-based processes to a 2D/BIM-based Goal 4 – Continuing to make improve- digital review process. At the time of this ments in the Digital Transition course and writing, more than 600 professionals have sharing the course at more industry forums. attended this training, in the US. This course has been very well received and While the previous phases have been we need to keep the information fresh and largely theoretical or conceptual, in order to easy to access. establish and confirm the seriousness and scope While this recap is relatively short, the of the challenge, the goal of Phase III is to focus scope of the content is enormous. We will on implementation and real-world usage. This continue to keep you updated as we move is an exciting undertaking as we continue to forward in Phase III. These are very exciting encounter people, and organizations, that are times and the issue of inconsistent and extremely interested in extending the benefits seemingly random manual reviews is well of BIM. documented. We don’t have to convince people Our goals for Phase III build upon the work there is a problem, we just need to show them that was started previously, but also include that SMC can be a critical ingredient of the some very specific areas of focus. solution. Goal 1 – As noted in the previous Solibri Journal, we have shifted our International JONATHAN WIDNEY Building Code focus to the 2012 version, rather President of Solibri LLC than 2009. In addition to the IBC requirements, we are also now expanding our matrix (M3) to include the California Building Code (CBC) for 2013. This is a significant effort, as it requires the identification of the differences that exist between the two Code versions. Goal 2 – Pilot Project in the Healthcare Industry with the active assistance of multiple industry partners. This project will focus on a single floor of a hospital, and will serve as ILLUSTRATION MIKKO VÄYRYNEN MIKKO ILLUSTRATION 52 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL TECHNOLOGY TIME BOND BRYAN ARCHITECTS / UK SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 53

With this improvement in our authored models, are surprised at the power of the issues Solibri produce Information Take-off. Our project A JOURNEY it allowed us to return to Solibri and work picks up. Things they thought were thoroughly models have become business development on developing a matching set of rules to the checked manually throw up issues. It becomes a tools in their own right to some sceptical TO BIM authored model standards. Having spent a long positive challenge to resolve these issues rather contractors. Many are amazed about the quality time understanding the data we were creating than a chore. As we have used the rules more of the information we are now starting to MODEL building a set of rules was more straightforward. we have realised that further rules need to be output and they are realising what our approach Our whole approach has been built around the added or existing ones tweaked. can bring to make their lives easier. RIBA Plan of Work 2013, BS1192:2007 (and subse- VALIDATION THE BENEFITS NEXT STEPS quently PAS1192-2:2013) and COBie-UK-2012. As a practice we are keen to integrate as much of Clearly model checking has obvious benefits to So now in 2015 we have 3 licenses (with more COBie as possible, irrespective of whether we the quality of traditional outputs. Ensuring that planned) and are now only a year away from are asked for it. We have always believed that spaces don’t have duplicate numbers means ‘BIM Level 2’ becoming required on all publicly EARLY STEPS TOWARDS VALIDATION standard BIM deliverables should become the there is no chance of duplicated Room Data procured projects. As a practice we are already In early 2013 Bond Bryan Architects invested ‘new norm’ over time rather than something Sheets and it’s a similar story for duplicated seeing projects requiring COBie and we started in a single network license of Solibri Model that is additional to our services. window and door numbers. The benefit of this our first projects, which formally required Checker. We had recognised that validation Whilst we were building our model becomes more pronounced on bigger or more COBie in January 2015. Our model rulesets of information was going to be critical to the validation rules for Solibri, a new version of complex projects. So our outputs are more and Solibri’s COBie functionality are making future of Building Information Modelling (BIM) our authoring tool, Graphisoft ArchiCAD was reliable compared to manual processes. this process relatively straightforward. Live in both our own business and the industry. released. This version allowed us to automate We are also using Solibri to check our projects are providing more valuable learning We began by testing a few of our models much of our data creation through mapping. 3-dimensional models against others models experiences and our processes will continue and quickly realised that we needed to do Changes were also made to make the workflows such as Structure and Building Services. These to evolve. more work implementing standards within simpler for staff. This immediately offered the models are being used in coordination meet- 2015 will also see the publication of the our models before we could develop a viable ROB JACKSON opportunity to integrate more information ings to discuss the resolution of issues. This Digital Plan of Work and updated Uniclass model checking approach. Rob Jackson of Bond as standard. This meant that the validation is allowing issues to be resolved faster and classification system. Both these will need us to So during the summer of 2013 we spent Bryan Architects is process could be more specific and therefore removing the need to resolve these issues on develop our approach further and we also plan a lot of time focussed on the integration of helping to set uniform more robust. So in September 2014 we finally site. This reduction in risk has an obvious cost to introduce more checking for the extended emerging industry standards in our authoring standards for the rolled out our company rulesets for Solibri benefit to contractors and ultimately to clients. requirements of BS1192-4:2014, NRM1 and the tool. At the same time the BIM overlay to the construction industry. Model Checker to be used in anger on our new However the benefits of integrating data NBS BIM Object Standard. So over the summer RIBA Plan of Work became available (which live projects. and being able to validate it is that our infor- we plan to further develop both our authoring was subsequently published as the RIBA Plan mation is more reliable approach and our matching validation process. of Work 2013). THE RULESETS RIBA STAGE 1 for others to use. It can September 2015 will be another step forward So in September 2013 we introduced new Built to align with industry standards but be used for COBie but and the opportunity to further improve our authoring tool templates to our staff for use coupled with a clear understanding of what data No input required 01. INSTRUCTION it can also be used to offering. on live projects. These templates focussed on we should produce at each stage, the rulesets greater data integration and moved away from are split for each RIBA workstage. This means RIBA STAGE 4 ROB JACKSON creating and exporting native data fields to the user can focus solely on the set of rules they Project info 02. CONTACT Associate Director using Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data, are required to pass at each stage. As much is Additional info added Digital Solutions to components which is covered by ISO 16739:2013. Moving to automated, many of these rules will be passed IFC also allowed us to align our data delivera- with very little effort. We actually split out a lot RIBA STAGE 1 Bond Bryan Architects RIBA STAGE 3 bles with COBie-UK-2012. COBie is a subset of of the out-of-the-box rules to create a longer bimblog.bondbryan.com Additional IFC and is the non-graphical data deliverable list. This meant that users would see that they Project info (Project, site @bondbryanBIM info added & building) & IFC Manager 03. FACILITY for all UK Government projects from April 6th had passed an awful lot and not be daunted to spaces for Building Classification) 2016 and is at the core of Solibri Model Checker by the fact that a rule had failed because one (and its free accompanying viewer). So we knew aspect had failed within a single rule. Splitting Storey Settings 08. TYPES that aligning with open international standards the rules also allowed us to make the descrip- & IFC Manager 04. FLOORS would provide us with the best methodology tions simpler and clearer and add information for validating our data and subsequently using about where to fix the rules if they do fail. The Zone Stamp 05. SPACES 07. COMPONENTS Walls, doors, slabs etc. it for other workflows. advantage of this approach also means that a clear report can be provided to others about BUILDING VALIDATION WORKFLOWS what has and hasn’t passed. IFC Magager > IFC Zone 06. ZONES 09. SYSTEMS IFC Magager > IFC System So six months after introducing our new work- We now have a number of projects that flows we were starting to get better models. have implemented our rules. Instantly users 54 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL TECHNOLOGY TIME IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING / AUSTRIA SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 55

Albert Speer & Partner ZT GmbH, Pichler & Which leaves just two questions: Traupmann Architekten ZT GmbH and Züblin How fast can we use and integrate Solibri are just a few names of companies I visited Model Checker in our projects? DACH last year in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. How do we implement it perfectly into our DACH region Being a trainer of the Vienna based A-NULL quality management and working processes? comprises of Bausoftware I trained huge construction Germany, Austria BETTER TRAINING companies, big and small architectural offices, JUST START AND KEEP THREE and Switzerland. The engineering offices and public authorities: STEPS IN MIND. combined regional MAKES BETTER All of them were tremendously interested in First of all and most importantly is the imple- population is 97.8 Solibri Model Checker. mentation in your company. Everybody on million people. USERS Some companies booked program and the project team has to follow the office stan- training as a package immediately. Others dards of modeling and structuring a project. needed to experience the benefits of Solibri Therefore you will define the standard rules Model Checker for their daily work themselves in Solibri Model Checker and adjust them to before deciding. your individual needs. Training is the ideal setting to show Secondly, now you are ready to start solutions for almost any question. At the end checking the qualities and quantities - like everybody was satisfied to have participated measures or compulsory space in front of doors. in one of my trainings. Subsequently, you can continue checking What I have learnt from my clients is that the integrality of the models: analyse the once they get to know the program they are escape routes and verify if the models comply convinced of its potential for their company with statutory and compulsary standards. - small or big, private or public. Right after these three steps your company What are the main benefits of Solibri is able to secure the quality of models in no HANNES ASMERA Model Checker? Overall the feedback of our time. Hannes Asmera is clients is very similar: presentation - checking On that basis it is advisable to secure the helping to lead the - communication. internal quality and the quality of all partners BIM adoption in involved. Austria. In this article, PRESENTATION Finally you set up the project with all the we here how good Solibri Model Checker offers you the possibility information and data you need in the project training helps new to take a look at different models of the various or to be generated out of the project. That will customers how to specialist plannings in ONE software and to give you an easy to handle overall control of better utilize all the coordinate these models. the project at all times. features of Solibri Following these steps secures high quality Model Checker. CHECKING standards for your company on the long run. Solibri Model Checker is THE tool to spot The short time spend in a training and with mistakes fast and clear and therefore the basis the implementation of the program will pay for decisions on the next steps in projects. It is off quickly. easily adjustable to your needs - your working Your decision for Solibri Model Checker processes and office standards. is a decision for efficiency and high quality.

COMMUNICATION HANNES ASMERA Solibri Model Checker stands for easy and efficient communication. Due to the BCF (BIM Collaboration Format) it can be applied comprehensively in 3D software. You send your questions on the project directly into the programs of your specialist planners. By the end of the training users and exec- utives are convinced of the possibilities and potential of Solibri Model Checker for their company. ILLUSTRATION JANNE HÄNNINEN JANNE ILLUSTRATION 56 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL TIPS&TRICKS SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 57

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Over the years, we have met a range of Solibri Tricks section to solibri.com. There’s always users. Our customers range from small archi- more that can be done with SMC. /TIPS-TRICKS tectural firms to global construction companies. As a SMC user, we ask you to take a SMC provides them all with the latest model moment to check these pages. You will find checking features for Quality Assurance and a range of new ideas how SMC can do more Quality Control (QA/QC). Simply put, we help to support you in the workflow. Try them and BIM to successfully integrate into the workflow. the world of BIM just got easier. Each page has Whether it be a huge hospital complex or a a link to a website where you can dig deeper housing development, you can trust Solibri into each feature set. to support the successful and cost efficient So sit back and let Solibri do all the work. construction of a building. It’s why we use the market slogan - Solibri: We have also noticed that our customers Model Checking for Quality. use Solibri in a multitude of ways. For most, model checking is key. For others, information Regards, take off or accessibility is their focus. It is for THE SOLIBRI TEAM this reason that we have added the Tips and 58 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 59

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7 out of 10 is a pretty nice number

7 out of the top 10 Dutch construction companies use Solibri 7 out of 10 top Nordic construction companies use Solibri SOLIBRI QUALITY 7 out of 10 top Finnish construction companies use Solibri APPROVED Solibri has had a 40% growth in customers since 2013 60 –– SOLIBRI JOURNAL EDITORS LETTER CREDITS & CONTACTS SOLIBRI JOURNAL –– 61

RUSSELL ANDERSON CREDITS Editor in Chief/Solibri Brand & Marketing Editor in chief Director. Russell Anderson

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the momentum in many markets. I also see a OFFICES & CONTACTS Editor in Chief sense of empowerment that model checking offers our customers. They can better deliver Russell Anderson what was expected from them by using Solibri Headquarters Sales with Quality Assurance and Quality Control. Solibri Inc. +358 10 5486809 explains why he’s As I write this, our senior developer has Itälahdenkatu 21A [email protected] just walked past with a 3D headset in his hands. 00210 Helsinki Finland banking on BIM He is helping to lead our cloud development Phone: +358 10 548 6800 and is playing with new technologies to see Fax: +358 10 548 6806 Thank you for taking time to read this year’s what they could mean for Solibri users. I am as [email protected] Solibri Journal. It’s been a year since our last interested as you to see what the future holds. edition. This spring I had the pleasure to Either way, those that use BIM are not going spend time in Stockholm interviewing various back to the old ways. Technology evolves and customers. We discussed their projects and so do our expectations of what it can do for us. Solibri USA Solibri UK Solibri Germany how Solibri helped them in their daily work. Arthur C Clarke said “Any sufficiently advanced Solibri LLC Solibri UK Ltd [email protected] It was great to hear that one customer could technology is indistinguishable from magic”. 17470 N. Pacesetter Way Queen Anne House, rest easy by using our software. Another had a Right now that’s what I feel about the future Scottsdale, Arizona 85255 35 Oxford Street, Sales ‘war room’ filled with interactive screens and when I hear what our development team has USA Newbury RG14 1JG, UK [email protected] boards stuffed with multi-colored sticky notes. planned for Solibri Model Checker. Phone: +1 480 305 2120 +44 (0) 844 854 9250 From here, he leads the BIM co-ordination for If you wish to share any great stories and Fax: +1 480 945 9820 [email protected] the construction of a new major banking HQ. experiences, you can reach me at marketing@ [email protected] He literally was ‘banking on BIM’ to deliver the solibri.com Sales project on budget and on time. Sales +44 (0) 844 854 9250 This year we have more customer stories Yours, +1 480 305 2120 [email protected] and it continues to grow. It seems BIM now has RUSSELL ANDERSON – Solibri [email protected] A BYGONE ERA The architectural office of today has banished paper to the waste bin. WWW.SOLIBRI.COM