1. Beck Technology
Innovation in all Dimensions

2. Chief Operating Officer
Introduction
Stewart Carroll
Beck Technology
Chief Operating Officer

3. Company Overview The Beck Group: Beck Technology Ltd.:
Award winning Design and Construction
Operating since 1912
Privately held – 3rd generation
90% repeat customers
Beck Technology Ltd.:
Patented BIM Software
Cost Modeling Services
Customers include many competitors of The Beck Group

4. Construction Documents
What's the Problem?
Rework
Conceptual Phase
Schematic Phase
Design Development
Construction Documents
Bid Phase
Construction Phase
Deliverable from A/E to Owner
Concept plans
Preliminary cost estimate % (Limited GC involvement)
Preliminary schedule (Limited GC involvement)
Value Engineering = Cost Reduction

5. The Solution Ability to impact project cost Cost associated
with change
Traditional Design
Process
Preferred Design
Process
EFFORT
EFFECT
Greatest ability to make
changes at the lowest cost PD SD DD CD PR CA OP
TIME
Original Graphics: Patrick MacLeamy AIA/HOK

6. The Solution Rethinking: Process
How and why do we do things the way we currently do them
Content
When we provide deliverables, what are our assumptions
Technology
What tools do we use and when do we use them

7. Collaboration vs. Integration

8. Collaboration Earlier involvement of all participants
Sharing data between disciplines in a data-centric environment
Consensus docs only partially align the participants
The disciplines are not motivated to make long-term investments

9. Integration
Based on sharing knowledge across disciplines in a knowledge-centric environment
Investing in improvements unrelated to specific projects
Teams stay together over many projects
Each discipline develops a deeper understanding of the other disciplines

10. Delivering a better value through Integration vs. Collaboration
$9.48/bldg. sf for skin
$9.73/bldg. sf for skin
42% precast, 58% glass
66% precast, 34% glass

11. Better value through Integration
$76.07/sf Shell Bldg. Cost
$72.10/sf Shell Bldg. Cost

12. Collaboration vs. Integration
Project Schedule from programming to commissioning

13. A recent completion using an integrated approach
R square > 66%
A recent completion using an integrated approach

14. Some Key Aspects of Integration
Contractual barriers must be removed
Knowledge in the supply-chain is “pulled up” into the initial design process…sole-sourcing
Disciplines must merge in order to:
take contractual responsibility for each other
create the incentive to invest in process improvement

15. Content

16. Develop content that serves the need of all project participants
Aligning Content
Keeping the end goal in mind
Architect
General Contractor
Develop content that serves the need of all project participants

17. Technology

18. What is BIM?
AIA’s A Simple Working Definition

19. A BIM Strategy Revit Navisworks DProfiler Innovaya Timberline CMIC
Conceptual SD DD CD CA
Construction
Revit
Navisworks
DProfiler
Innovaya
Timberline
CMIC
Advisor

20. Building Information Modeling Construction Documents
If?
How?
Planning Phase
Conceptual Phase
Schematic Phase
Design Development
Construction Documents
Construction Phase
Macro Model
DProfiler
Revit
Bentley Architecture
ArchiCad
Micro Model

21. Macro BIM Simple Images Geo referenced Models Cost Estimate
Scope Criteria
Building Codes
Geo referenced Models
Cost Estimate
Simple Images
Energy Analysis
Pro Forma

22. Demo
Start with as little or as much data available

23. Examples

24. Government

25. Hospitality

26. Retail

27. Mid-Rise

28. Benefits

29. Construction Documents
Where should value engineering occur?
Rework
Rework
Conceptual Phase
Schematic Phase
Design Development
Construction Documents
Bid Phase
Construction Phase

30. Defined Project Scope

31. Provide Project Alternatives
Alternatives can be evaluated to provide real-time cost comparisons of building envelopes, MEP systems, structural systems, levels of interior finish out, alternate sites, different parking ratios and landscaping proportions.
Granite and Glass Cladding
Glass and Spandrel Glass Cladding

32. What-Ifs Tilt-up Precast Precast and Masonry Curtainwall

33. 92% man hour reduction 1% delta in accuracy
Fast, Reliable, & Defendable Results
Traditional Estimating
240 Hours (2 estimators 120 hrs)
Deliverable: project cost estimate
vs.
DProfiler
20 Hours
Deliverable: project cost estimate, and
Project Proforma
Design Criteria Document
Three-Dimensional Model
92% man hour reduction
1% delta in accuracy

34. Benefit: Capturing Knowledge
Capture and reuse of industry experience and knowledge.
All employees can leverage company knowledgebase and be productive.

35. Conclusion www.beck-technology.com Technology, Content and Process
BIM can add value at all phases of a project
BIM can be used on all types of building
Faster, Cheaper and Better

36. Q & A
Contact Info
Stewart Carroll
Beck Technology
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