1. Executive Director, buildingSMART alliance
Projects in progress
Deke Smith, FAIA,
Executive Director, buildingSMART alliance
May 20, 2008

2. W21 – buildingSMART alliance: Projects in Progress
Learn the status of projects related to standardization, education and international tools for implementing sustainable design
Learn how to get involved with promoting sustainability, energy efficiency, safety, education, environmental, standards, collaboration, cost optimization, and other program areas of the Alliance.
Learn what actions and projects need to be implemented today to ensure we design green facilities for the future.

3. Introduction to buildingSMART alliance
Agenda
Introduction to buildingSMART alliance
Projects Approach using COBIE as an example
Projects on the Web
Walk through of Project Status with Project Managers

4. National Institute of Building Sciences
NIBS - Public Law , Sect. 809
Bridge between Private and Public Construction
Non-governmental – Unique 501c3 Organization
Unique in that it represents all disciplines in industry
Facility Information Council Mission
"improve the performance of facilities over their full life-cycle by fostering common and open standards and an integrated life-cycle information model for the A/E/C & FM industry."
NIBS Related Products –
Construction Criteria Base
Whole Building Design Guide
National CAD Standard
National BIM Standard
Some background on NIBS is important as many people don’t know about this unique organization and why it works so well for what we are trying to accomplish.
Congress directed NIBS to “exercise its functions and responsibilities in four general areas, relating to building regulations……………..”
1. Develop & maintain performance criteria for maintenance of life, safety, health, and public welfare for the built environment.
2. Evaluate building technology to meet the above criteria.
3. Conduct related and needed investigations
4. Assemble, store, and disseminate technical data and related information
NIBS acts as a non-threatening open forum host for capital facilities industry collaboration and a recognized consensus process
Twelve groups required to be represented by the legislation:
Consumer and General Interest - Consumers, users, academia, media, and public interest groups.
Architects - Architects and related professionals in private practice.
Engineers - Engineers and related professionals in private practice.
Federal Government - Officials and representatives of federal government agencies.
State and Local Government - Officials and representatives of state and local government including code officials.
Building Construction - Building construction contractors, subcontractors and utilities.
Labor Organizations - Building trade unions.
Housing - Builders, developers and housing producers.
Building Materials and Products - Producers, manufacturers and distributors of materials and products used in the building process.
Codes and Standards – Codes, Standards writing or producing organizations.
Real Estate, Finance, Legal and Insurance - Owners, real estate financial and insurance organizations.
Research, Testing and Other Services - Research organizations, testing laboratories, and other service organizations.

5. 31% of $1.288T = $399B Annually The Numbers
This Does Not Include Operations and Sustainment, Occupation, Renovations, Air Quality Impacts, etc.
Source: CII & LCI 2004
$4.8 T Worldwide Construction Spending
$1.288 T U.S. Construction Spending
57% Waste = $734 B (Construction)
26% Waste = $334 B (Manufacturing)
$400 B
Worldwide Construction Industry 2008 = $4.8T (Source ENR)
US Construction Industry 2008 = $1.288T (Source ENR)
57% - 26% = 31%
31% of $1.288T = $399B Annually

6. The Situation
Waste (non-value added effort) in the construction industry is at minimum a $399B annual problem.
We have the tools to change the way we do business - to make a difference in our future
Apparently we do not have the will or desire as measured by coordinated resources devoted to fixing the problem!
Why?

7. Our industry is an impediment to the owners gratification
The Owners View
Our industry is an impediment to the owners gratification
We don’t communicate well – 90% can’t read drawings
Any time we spend or time we take is taking away from their bottom line
Once they decide to produce a
product they would like to see
it produced providing them the
best possible profit

8. Every discipline works to support themselves
The Problem
Every discipline works to support themselves
Information is not passed due to liability fears
Information is re-gathered by each discipline at each juncture including work orders
Information Value
Time
To-Be
Minimized data loss
Maximized information value
Planning
Construction
Design
Operation
Value of Improvements

9. Collaborative and comprehensive design Build a model then build it
The Solution
Open standards
Collaborative and comprehensive design
Build a model then build it
Collect data once, sustain it, and repurpose it
Share results

10. We are All Headed in the Same Direction
Building Information Modeling
Virtual Design and Construction
Lean Construction
High Performance Building Standards
Building Green
Integrated Project Delivery
Code Compliance Checking
Real Property Asset Management
Sustainability
Preventative Maintenance
Energy Conservation
Environmental Stewardship
Value Engineering
Life Cycle Costing
All benefit from collecting information in a model and providing it to future lifecycle phases
Focus

11. Building Electronically First
Photo courtesy of Dennis R. Shelden, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Gehry Technologies. The picture is of the Disney Conference Hall, designed by Frank Gehry.

12. Far More Than Visualization
Ceiling Integration – Disney Concert Hall by Frank Gehry
Photo courtesy of Dennis R. Shelden, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Gehry Technologies. The picture is of the Disney Conference Hall, designed by Frank Gehry.

13. Courtesy of Dale Davis, Associate AIA and LEED ap, Jtec HCM, Inc.
Conflict Analysis
Courtesy of Dale Davis, Associate AIA and LEED ap, Jtec HCM, Inc.

14. BuildingSMART alliance: Programs
Alliances & User Group Program (AUG)
Business Process Program (BPR)
Education Program (EDU)
Energy and Environmental Program (EEP)
Economic Issues Program (EIP)
Quality of Life Program (QLP)
Research & Development Program (RDP)
Real Property Program (RPP)
Standards & Technology Program (STP)
Visualization, Simulation and Analysis Program (VSA)

15. Projects Soon on the Web
AEOO Testbed
AIA Contracts for BIM
SMARTcodes
BIM Storm
Business Process Integration
COBIE
College & University BIM Programs
ConsensusDOCS
Cost Model / ROI
Early Design
Common Education Principles
GIS - BIM ifc Based Information Exchange
High Performance Buildings
Industry Foundation Class (ifc)
Industry Requirement Definition (IRD)
Information Delivery Manual (IDM)
Integrated Practice (IP)
International Framework Dictionary (IFD)
ISO / ISO/PAS Harmonization
Model View Definition (MVD)
National BIM Standard
National CAD Standard
OmniClass Modifications
Pankow - Architectural Precast
Pankow - Project Delivery
Pankow - Structural
University Research & Development Compendium
UNIFORMAT Consolidation
University Physical Plant Coordination
Photo courtesy of Gehry Technologies
General info open to all
Specific info open to members only

16. Project Site Organization
Active Projects
New Projects Seeking Participation
Types of Projects
Information Exchange Projects
Informational Projects
Best-Practice Projects
Information
About Project Teams
Starting A Project Team
Reaching A Consensus
Demonstrating Your Results
Submitting Products For NBIMS

17. Projects in Progress Approach
Alliance primarily to coordinate projects
What is being done across industry?
How do we coordinate efforts?
What is missing?
Other organizations will be responsible for project development
AGC, AIA, ICC, OGC, OSCRE, many others
Member vs. Non-Member
Various projects – various rules

18. Projects Will be Visible to All
Project Description Open to All

19. Member Sign-In Coming Soon
Member area will provide details and offer additional opportunities:
Project participation
Speaker’s Bureau
Papers, Articles and research

20. Member Area
Clicking on more will take you to more detail

21. Member Area Provides Participation Opportunities
Some projects are open to outside members others are not

22. Developing Open Information Exchange Standards
Dana Smith, FAIA
buildingSMART Alliance Executive Director
E. William East, PE, PhD
buildingSMART Alliance Projects Coordinator

23. Interoperability is Overrated!
Vagueness of this term allowed sloppiness
File swapping during demos insufficient
“Special” configuration settings
Support infrastructure not aware of “special” settings

24. Performance-based specifications for BIM
What is needed?
Performance-based specifications for BIM
Information content
Based on national consensus
Likely to be international variation
Deliverable timing
Format (non-proprietary often needed)
an international standard that is not modified

25. An open process to create these specs
What is needed?
An open process to create these specs
Software that implements the specs
Contract parties to use the specs
Information to reach full community
Demos with full disclosure of settings
Repeatable at local end-user offices

26. It provides repeatable information exchanges in context
Why will this work?
System A
System B
System E
System C
System D
CONTRACTED
INFORMATION
EXCHANGE
It provides repeatable information exchanges in context

27. Presentation Objectives
To describe the buildingSMART Alliance process to define the content, format, timing of deliverables and take a specification for that set of information from inception to national standard.
Demonstrate the process using a project for capture and exchange of building handover data: Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBIE).

28. Business Process Change: COBIE Construction Operations Building Information Exchange
Conception & Definition Phases
Identify items from the specifications that will require warranty information
Procurement & Execution Phases
Collect information as items are ordered and delivered such as who is warranting, when the warranty starts, how long is the warranty period, what preventive maintenance is required to keep the warranty in force
Utilization & Closure Phases
Read the information collected directly into your CMMS software to ensure that the warranties are supported
One of the examples we are using in NBIMS is the COBIE project.
We are not as interested in the actual product as the process as it is one of the few that demonstrate how information flows from design through construction to the operations phase of the project.
COBIE will demonstrate the flow of information through the phases of a facility something that is not yet happening yet Is critical to realize the total potential ROI

29. Worksheets Contact Design Submittal Installation Commissioning
Start with COBIE
Worksheets
Contact
Design
Submittal
Installation
Commissioning
Job Plan Resource
Job Plan Task
These represent the various items being collected in the current version of COBIE.

30. Maintaining Information Must Be Easy Also
Product Selection
Analysis
Ordering &
Invoicing
Maintain
COBIE
A key element is being able to change business processes to take advantage of the opportunity. Some of these business and culture changes will be profound and potentially disruptive.
Close Work Order
When Model is Updated

31. National BIM Standard Basis

32. Information Exchange Process
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
Process designed to have questions answered up-front
Subject matter experts, not consultants, drive the process
It is a “problem solving” not a “technology tinkering” process
Technical work and pilots can be done in months
Goal is to meet 80% solution, don’t let perfection get in the way of progress
Industry-wide adoption, well, we’ll all work on that one!

33. Form Team
Form
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
Teams are formed by subject matter experts to solve specific problems
Teams need to have appropriate stakeholder representation
The Alliance supports teams with websites, listserv
If team are Bronze or better, Alliance will hire ‘guide’ through process
A concise statement about specific exchanges causing problem
Lessons learned – don’t start with IFC, start with clear problem statement

34. COBIE - problem
Today, handover information is created and lost several times
Designer creates space and equipment layouts
Construction contractor post-construction survey
Surveys “stored” in boiler rooms
Maintenance contractor paid to survey building
Hand load data into maintenance system

35. Owners, designers, builders, operators, 3rd party providers
COBIE – Team
Owners, designers, builders, operators, 3rd party providers
i.e. all parties who contribute/produce/use handover data

36. Process Maps Who needs what information when
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
Who needs what information when
Uses Business Process Modeling Notation (
Creates “swim lane” diagrams
Identifies what information is given to whom, when
Clearly defines the exchanges that, if resolved, would solve the problem

37. COBIE – Process Maps
ref:

38. COBIE – Simplified Process Map
ref:

39. Exchange Requirements
Form
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
Based on “swim lane” diagram
Define what information is exchanged, during context of process
Compare to existing sources of data for this exchange
Find out where the gaps are between today and what’s needed
A concise statement about specific data on “swim lane” arrows

40. COBIE – Exchange Requirements
Subject matter experts document
what data is needed when…
ref:

41. ifc Mapping First step to consider actual ifc model
Form
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
First step to consider actual ifc model
ifc modeler support recommended for this step
“Model View Definition” is coordinated with international IAI
Identify if existing IAI activities have/are working on this
Implementation formats developed in “human usable” format also

42. COBIE - ifc Mapping (e.g. ifcSpace)
ref:
Ref:
cobie-specific ifc model:

43. Candidate Standard “A picture is worth a thousand words”
Form
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
“A picture is worth a thousand words”
Examples from real, but “sanitized” projects for public release
Examples should exercise several exchange parts
Examples should demonstrate who provides what data
Examples help exercise problem statement and prior steps

44. Multiple mappings to formal ifc definitions may be required
COBIE - Example Files
Multiple mappings to formal ifc definitions may be required
spreadsheet format (for us humans!) can also be used!
ifcXML file of ifcSpace object
cobie format translator available to vendors
cobie spreadsheet examples available through WBDG

45. Contract Specs If it is not in a contract, it won’t be used
Form
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
If it is not in a contract, it won’t be used
Find current information exchanges on which project is based
Modify those examples to change “format” and “content” of deliverable
Specification states who provides what data, when
Specification must include true cost of information exchange failure

46. COBIE - Contract Specs Replaces paper-based specifications
Designer submits space and equipment layouts with plans and specs
Construction contractor loads mfg, serial, and tag no’s
Commissioning agent provides job plans
Final deliverable eliminates paper reproduction
ref:

47. Pilot Project Ensure release of “sanitized” data is possible
Form
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
Ensure release of “sanitized” data is possible
Use real project and pay for the data by-hand if needed
Results verify format and specifications
Results validate scope of problem statement and value of information

48. COBIE - Pilot Projects Spreadsheet deliverables
Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), U.S. Dept of State
NAVFAC
Corps of Engineers
New electronic submittal process
OBO
NASA
presentations and how to guides:
ref:

49. Vendor Use
Form
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
By-hand (or partially by-hand) has value now but has limited application
Ultimately these exchanges should be transparent to users
Consider the example of the ASCII format
Vendors demonstrate compliance with information exchange specification
Results of demonstrations made public to allow replication of results

50. COBIE – Vendor Use
Alliance, National Academy of Engineers (Federal Facility Council), and USACE co-sponsoring meeting
July 23-25, 2008, Washington, DC. registration recommended
Currently ten vendors signed-up to demonstrate and provide sufficient information to allow demonstrations to be repeated on your computers.
ref:

51. Submit Results Re-package information per NBIMS guidelines
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
Re-package information per NBIMS guidelines
Key 1. Demonstrate wide stakeholder participation
Key 2. Non-proprietary, performance-based specification
Key 3. No follow-on “harmonization” with “competing standards”

52. Consensus Standard
Form
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
NBIMS voting process allows members to make suggestions
Key 1. If you left out a group up-front, they may participate now
Key 2. Non-proprietary, performance-based specification
Key 3. No follow-on “harmonization” with “competing standards”

53. Operational Standard
Form
Team
Process
Maps
Exchange
Rqmts
IFC
Mapping
Candidate
Standard
Contract
Specs
Pilot
Project
Vendor
Use
Submit
Results
Consensus
Standard
Operational
Standard
NBIMS will develop process for updating standards over time
Key 1. requirements not technology driven
Key 2. changes based on problem statement scope and definition
Key 3. integration with wider international efforts following use

54. Why do all of this hard work?
rapid adoption
of non-proprietary
specifications for
content, timing
(and format)
Service
providers
Performance
specifications
integrators,
support
contractors
Cost effective solution
from stable open standards
that are not subject to
project-specific deviations.
Users benefit from
non-version specific
data exchanges
Long term innovation
Allows support ecosystem for widespread implementation

55. We have a lot more to cover
Break
Please take a 5 minute break…
We have a lot more to cover

56. AECOO Testbed - OGC

57. Contract Documents - AIA

58. SMARTcodes - ICC

59. SMARTcodes Fact Sheet

60. BIMStorm™

61. Business Process Integration

62. Construction Operations Building Information Exchange

63. Construction Operations Building Information Exchange

64. Baseline and Compendium – Colleges & Universities

65. ConsensusDOCS - OGC

66. Cost Model / ROI

67. Spatial Compliance Information Exchange

68. Common Education Principles

69. Principles - What Is Really Important?
Information entered once by the authoritative source
Build confidence - use metadata – who did what when? Provide secure environment
Sustain information as part of business process not a separate task
You can summarize detail but cannot go the other way
Eliminate non-value added effort - Waste

70. GIS-BIM ifc Based Information Exchange

71. High Performance Buildings - NIBS

72. Industry Foundation Class (ifc)

73. Industry Requirements Definition (IRD)

74. Information Delivery Manual (IDM)

75. Integrated Project Delivery / Integrated Practice - AIA

76. International Framework Dictionary (IFD)

77. ISO 15926 / ISO/PAS 16739 (ifc) Harmonization - FIATECH

78. Legal & Risk Group

79. Model View Definition (MVD)

80. National BIM Standard - NIBS

81. National CAD Standard - NIBS

82. OmniClass Modifications - CSI

83. Architectural Precast - Pankow

84. BIM Execution Planning – Pankow

85. Structural - Pankow

86. University Research & Development Compendium

87. Uniformat Consolidation - CSI

88. University Physical Plant Coordination

89. Certification Coordination

90. Specifiers Properties Information Exchange

91. buildingSMART alliance Benefits
Over 50 active open standards projects
NBIMS Development
AECOO Testbed (Cost & Energy)
Education baseline and projects
International (ifc, IDM, MVD, IFD)
Sponsors $25K and above become International Members
Speakers Bureau
Conferences
Workshops
Local user groups
Magazine
Web Site

92. Investing in the Future
Early adopters of ifc’s support Big BIM
Invest 1% of recovered costs in your future by leveraging through buildingSMART alliance
Implementers of little bim
Invest 1% of recovered costs in your future by leveraging thought the buildingSMART alliance
Planning to Implement ifc based BIM?
Plan now to invest in your future
Waiting on sideline?
Reconsider!
Photo courtesy of Mortenson

93. Questions?
Deke Smith
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94. Thank You
Deke Smith
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