Open BIM technologies in Russia Usage and development of Open BIM in Russia LAB UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Double degree program in Civil and Construction Engineering Spring 2021 Richard Kurilov Abstract Author(s) Publication type Completion year Kurilov Richard Bachelor`s thesis Spring 2021 Number of pages 97 Title of the thesis Open BIM technologies in Russia Usage and development of Open BIM in Russia Degree e.g. Engineer (UAS) Name, title and organisation of the client Juri Stolbikhin, Deputy Dean of Academic Work Phd (Eng.), BIM-ICE Project Abstract BIM-ICE project standing for BIM education development has launched a survey aimed to explain how BIM and Open BIM technologies used in Russian Federation. This research explains the basic points of BIM such as BIM standards, use cases, team, structure, levels and dimensions. The explanation is made for those who don`t understand the basics to make the research open for everyone who is involved in the construction industry someway or just wants to. The results of the research are listed at the end of the thesis and fully describe the formats of BIM usage, software and process that is used in the Russian construction market. The main results can be interesting for those who wants to know in which di- rection the BIM development in Russia is going. The main results of the surveys are briefly explaining the aim and some key points. The most widespread disadvantage of BIM is the high implementation cost. The most popular reason to implement BIM is project quality improvement. The most popular BIM programs are Revit and Navisworks. The main part (66%) of responders uses the IFC format in their work. BIM and Open BIM as a part of it are used worldwide and also in the Russian con- struction market having the potential to widespread. Russia is a big country and will implement a lot of big projects in the future across the big territory. Keywords Building Information Modelling, management, Open BIM, survey, analysis Contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 2 BIM Integration in Higher and Continuing Education .................................................. 2 2.1 Project goals ....................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Expected results ................................................................................................. 2 2.3 Collaboration with companies ............................................................................. 3 2.4 Key facts about the project ................................................................................. 3 3 Building Information Modelling ................................................................................... 4 3.1 BIM definitions .................................................................................................... 4 3.2 BIM usage .......................................................................................................... 5 3.2.1 Visualization and troubleshooting ................................................................ 5 3.2.2 Cost estimation ............................................................................................ 5 3.2.3 Exploring different solutions ......................................................................... 6 3.2.4 Facility management .................................................................................... 6 3.2.5 Project coordination ..................................................................................... 6 3.3 BIM structure ...................................................................................................... 6 3.3.1 Information requirements ............................................................................. 7 3.3.2 Information models ...................................................................................... 9 3.3.3 Collaborative practices ...............................................................................10 3.3.4 Level of development/details (LOD) ............................................................12 3.4 BIM levels ..........................................................................................................12 3.5 BIM team and roles ............................................................................................14 3.5.1 BIM manager ..............................................................................................15 3.5.2 BIM coordinator ..........................................................................................16 3.5.3 BIM modeller, engineer and draftsman .......................................................16 3.6 BIM dimensions .................................................................................................17 3.7 Software ............................................................................................................18 3.8 Benefits of using BIM .........................................................................................19 3.8.1 Benefits for architects .................................................................................19 3.8.2 Benefits for structural engineers .................................................................20 3.8.3 Benefits for MEP engineers ........................................................................20 3.8.4 Benefits for asset owner .............................................................................20 3.8.5 Other positive factors ..................................................................................21 4 Open BIM .................................................................................................................22 4.1 Vendor-neutral formats and software .................................................................23 4.1.1 Formats ......................................................................................................23 4.1.2 Software .....................................................................................................26 4.2 Open BIM workflow ............................................................................................27 4.2.1 Step 1 – filtering elements ..........................................................................27 4.2.2 Step 2 – elements classification ..................................................................27 4.2.3 Step 3 – model export .................................................................................27 4.2.4 Step 4 – model coordination .......................................................................28 4.2.5 Conclusion ..................................................................................................28 4.3 Open and closed BIM ........................................................................................28 4.4 Digital twins .......................................................................................................29 4.4.1 Digital twins in project delivery ....................................................................29 4.4.2 Digital twins in asset management ..............................................................30 4.5 Internet of things (IoT) .......................................................................................31 4.5.1 IoT and Open BIM ......................................................................................33 4.6 Open BIM in Finland ..........................................................................................34 4.6.1 Common BIM requirements (COBIM) .........................................................34 4.6.2 Common Infra BIM requirements ................................................................36 4.6.3 Infra model data exchange .........................................................................37 4.6.4 Standards ...................................................................................................38 4.6.5 Combined house + infa + city model ...........................................................38 4.6.6 Future perspectives of Open BIM in Finland ...............................................38 5 BIM workflow and technologies in Russia .................................................................40 5.1 Heads of organizations survey ...........................................................................40 5.1.1 List of responders .......................................................................................40 5.1.2 Main survey questions ................................................................................42 5.2 Employees survey .............................................................................................51 5.2.1 List of responders .......................................................................................51 5.2.2 Main survey questions ................................................................................58 6 Surveys` conclusion ..................................................................................................85 7 Summary ..................................................................................................................88 Figures ............................................................................................................................90 References ......................................................................................................................93 1 1 Introduction