•Robert S. Weygant, CSI, CDT, SCIP

•Robert S. Weygant, CSI, CDT, SCIP
•Email: robert@sumexdesign.com
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Overview & Outline
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What is BIM?
Types of Content - “Objects”, “Systems”, and “Materials”
Product Data – Capitalizing the “I” in BIM
BIM Graphics – How accurate should they be?
Standards and Formats
BIM as a Specification Tool
Creating Models
Discussion – Q + A
What is BIM?
Building Information Modeling (BIM): A technology which
allows relevant graphical and topical information related to the
built environment to be stored in a relational database for
access and management.
• Definitions:
BIM Definitions
– Building (n): Any structure, project, system, or space.
• Construction
• Transportation
• Geospatial
– Information (n): Knowledge of specific events or topics gathered or
received by communication.
– Modeling (v): Creation of a schematic description of a system, theory, or
design that accounts for its known or inferred properties for further study of
its characteristics.
• Definitions as they apply to BIM:
– Building Information (n): Knowledge applicable to a given project, system,
or element.
– Information Modeling (v): A description of the attributes of a design for
further study of its characteristics.
– Building Modeling (v): Description of a structure, project, system or space
by way of visual and graphic representation.
VISION OF BIM
Vision of BIM
• Documenting a Building’s Lifecycle
– Archival of building progress at each phase of
project development
– Global element and system updating facilitates
creation of “As-Built” building models
– As-Built model information leveraged for Facilities
Management building usage and maintenance
forecasting.
Benefits of BIM
• Process Automation – Eliminate Redundant Tasks
• Design Analysis – Structural / Energy Modeling
• Active Specifying – “What-if” scenarios for product
selection
• Conceptualization / Visualization
• Minimize Change Orders through Clash Detection
and Model Analysis
• Financial - $$$
Benefits of BIM
How BIM Content Works
Raw Materials
Concrete
Glass
Wood
Plastics
Building Materials
‐5/8” Laminated Glass
‐45mil TPO Membrane
‐12”x12” Honed and
Filled Travertine
Building
Products
‐Windows, Doors
‐Fixtures, Fittings
‐Lighting
‐Furnishings
Building
Assemblies
‐Roofs
‐Floors
‐Walls
‐Railings
‐MEP
BIM Materials
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Materials
– Raw Materials – Common materials used by
building industry
• Wood, Steel, Concrete, Asphalt, Glass, etc.
• Convey appearance, model behavior, and performance
• Used for development of manufactured “Products”
– System Materials - Actual products within
assemblies
• 5/8” Type X Gypsum Wallboard, 2” Solid Oak Flooring,
¾” CDX Sheathing, .060” TPO Roof Membrane
• Convey appearance, model behavior, performance,
type, classification, usage
• Used for development of assemblies
– Finishes – Finishes used within projects
• Paints, Coatings, Gloss Levels, AAMA/BHMA finishes
• Carry detailed product information for specification
purposes
• Allow designer to select available products and/or
available colors
BIM Objects
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Products carry information relevant to the
performance of the overall building
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Resource and energy consumption data
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Effective lifespan of element
Products contain descriptive indicators which
differentiate similar from same products
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MasterFormat, Uniformat, Omniclass, Annotations Tags
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Identifiers, Descriptions, Comments, Notes
Products carry properties for design and
selection criteria.
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Allows qualification and quantification for product
comparisons.
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Documents what a product is, and why it was chosen
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Creates a reference standard for replacement.
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Elements have a documented standard for future analysis
of the building.
BIM Objects
Sample Object – Hand
Dryer
Assemblies and Systems
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Assemblies and Systems
– Carry information relevant to
individual products as they relate to
an assembly as a whole (Walls,
Floors, Ceilings, Roofs)
• Configuration of systems based
on Logical Design (Rated
Assemblies)
• Configuration based on design
requirements (Thermal, Sound)
• Configuration based on
preference (Color, Finishes)
– Manufacturer specific products with
“As specified” components simplify
design process
Assemblies and Systems
Sample System – Roof Assembly, Specified
Insulation
Product Data
Product Data
• How Much is too Much?
– Data is a minor use of file size and software resources
• Better to have information and not need than to need and not have
• Data is viewed through filters such as schedules and software
“plug-ins” allowing unnecessary data to be “Hidden”
– Quality, not quantity
• Relevance is important
• Avoid descriptive data and terms
• Embed information only where necessary for model analysis
– Structural Properties
– Usage Properties
• Linking to web-based data keeps information current
– Base Information levels on project requirements
• Structural information on interiors project
• Lighting Information on structural project
Product Data
Links
Materials & Finishes
Dimensions
Product ID
Lifecycle
Analysis
Contact
System Data
Product ID
Materials
Dimensions
Links
Lifecycle
Analysis
Contact
BIM Graphics
Product Design vs. Product Implementation
• Graphics - Product Design vs. Product
Implementation
– Product Design Graphics
• AutoCAD, Inventor, Solidworks
• Purpose – Product Development, CNC,
Manufacturing
• Represents values necessary to manufacture.
– Product Implementation Graphics
• Revit, Bentley, ArchiCAD
• Purpose – Convey design intent, simplify design
process, specify exact product
• Represents values necessary to specify, implement
and maintain.
– Dimensions
– Finishes
– Options
BIM Graphics
Detail Levels
– Coarse – Accurate to ¼”
• Defines geometric space for clash detection
• Depicts basic shape for identification
• Products that are selected by function not by form – Mechanical,
Structural.
– Medium – Accurate to 1/8”
• Accurate geometry
• Products primarily selected by function with some consideration of
form – Windows, Doors
– Fine – Accurate to 1/16”
• Accurate shape and appearance.
• Allows for quality renderings and conceptualizations
• Products selected by Form – Fixtures and Fittings, Decorative
Lighting Devices, Casework and Trim
BIM Graphics
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Determining Detail Level
Determining Detail Requirement
– Consider Design Intent
• What benefit does your model give the Architect / Engineer
– Rendering?
– Analysis?
– Research, Product Selection and Quantity Take Off?
– Consider the Location within the Project
• If nobody’s looking at it, it might as well be a cube.
– Consider How the Product is Selected
• Is a product chosen based on form or function
– Kohler Faucet vs. Taco Hydronic Pump
– Consider Budget
• The less accurate the graphics, the more products it can
represent (ie. 200 electrical receptacles modeled with 1
object). The data drives the differences.
• Products based on aesthetics typically cost more to model
overall.
– Every faucet is its own model
– Every hydronic pump can be represented in one model
STANDARDS AND
FORMATS
Standards and Formats
• MasterFormat™
– Categorization of work results
– Documents “what” work was
performed
– Top level / cross-reference /
keynote
– Acts as reference keynote to
prepared specification
– More depth of knowledge
required for BIM models
• Qualification Data Descriptors
• Quantification Data –
Performance Aspects
Metal Windows: 08
51 00
Standards and Formats
• Uniformat
– Classification of Assemblies and
Elements
– Documents Components and
Systems
– Acts as reference between
Assembly and BIM Model
– Again - More depth of
knowledge required for BIM
models
• Qualification Data Descriptors
• Quantification Data –
Performance Aspects
Aluminum
Windows:
B2020.08520
Standards and Formats
• Omniclass Tables
– Table 23 – Products
• Describes individual products by appearance
• Used in Assemblies (UF) to create Work Results (MF)
– Table 31 – Phases
• Useful as a Data Filter
• Organize data based on need at specific points during project lifecycle
– Table 41 – Materials
• Qualification and Organization of Materials used on the project
– Table 49 – Properties
• Useful as a Taxonomy
• Unify and Quantify physical properties of elements and products.
Standards and Formats
• Other Standards and Formats
– CSI GreenFormat
• Organization of data associated with Sustainability / LEED
– National CAD Standard
• Graphics layering gives way to Information layering.
• Align NCS with BIM to avoid confusion during transition
• Existing format to manage project data – Organize information
with graphics
– Other Property Set Development
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SPIE
IFC / IFD
NIBS
NBIMS
USGBC
BIM AS A SPECIFICATION
TOOL
From This…
To This…
Using BIM to Specify Products
– Product Selections and “What-if” Scenarios
• When attributes are standardized, BIM scheduling tools can create product
comparisons
• Actual products can be inserted and model analysis performed “on-the-fly”
– Research
• BIM Product data can be viewed prior to implementing in the model
• Links allow product research and related information to be found that applies to
the specific product in question
– Product Updates
• Graphics and associated data about products and systems can be changed
throughout the design
• Allows additional information to be added/changed/viewed/removed at various
points in the project
– Tabular Data Outputs (Schedules)
• Virtually anything can be scheduled as long as the data is in the model
• Performance and design data schedules can eliminate paper “data sheets”
Specification Documents from BIM Data
– Project info more organized
• Information comes from well organized data sets including performance criteria, keynotes,
assembly codes, descriptors and notes
• Informational links allow for simplified product solutions research
– More Accurate
• The more information that is provided, the more accurate the documentation can be at an
earlier point.
• Allows more time to develop solutions
– Creates a point of reference
• Singular point of data unifies information
• Model Data = Specification Data
– Accountability
• Date-stamped record of information provided
• Creates a clear division of Work
– 3rd party “plug-ins” which attach to BIM software
• Create baseline specifications
• Typically non-specific to actual manufactured product
• No reference standard
Creating Models
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Selecting Attributes
– BIM is larger than singular participant in the
project
– Provide attributes necessary for project
based on conditions, intent and necessity
– Critical need for development of standards
– Specifier doesn’t know what every
interested party needs
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Hosting vs. Owning – Pros & Cons
– Ownership
• Pro - Full control of model use
• Con - Larger upfront cost,
– Hosting
• Pro – Payment over time, Updates a part of
hosting agreement
• Con – Potentially limited use of Models
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS AND
DISCUSSION
Robert S. Weygant, CSI, CDT, SCIP
Email: robert@sumexdesign.com