back to where we once belonged - construction...
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By
Thomas A. GayAssistant Vice PresidentFM Global - Engineering Plan ServicesPast Chair – Board of DirectionbuildingSMART allianceVice Chair – buildingSMART InternationalUser Group
Back to Where WeOnce Belonged…FM Global’s road to
“SlimBIM”…
Not Your Average CAD/BIMUser
The Factory Mutual Insurance Company
…the company…
FM Global provides comprehensive global commercialand industrial property insurance, engineering-driven
underwriting and risk management solutions,groundbreaking property loss prevention research and
prompt, professional claims handling.
The Factory Mutual Insurance Company
…the company…
Based in Johnston, RI, USA with more than 5000employees operating in more than 120 countries, FM
Global offers a unique combination of insuranceproducts and engineering services seamlessly aroundthe globe, and through a single point of contact. FM
Global offers products and services that can overcomeglobal risk management challenges, and accommodateany/all commercial property insurance and protection
needs
The Factory Mutual Insurance Company
…the history…
Founded in 1835 by Zachariah Allen, a prominent textile millowner, the idea that property improvements would minimize
the chance of fire loss was virtually unheard of at the time. Butto Allen and his partners, a proactive approach to preventing
losses made good economic sense.
The Factory Mutual Insurance Company
…the history…
179 years later FM Global, a Fortune 1000 Company, hasemerged as an international property insurance and loss-
prevention engineering leader with market-leading capacityand coverage.
The Work…
The facilities we insure vary in size, scope,location and occupancy…
The services provided arevaried…
1500GPM FIRE PUMP TEST
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FLOW (GPM)
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Test Data
The documentationextensive!
ConstructionOccupancyProtectionExposure
COPE
All in pursuit of understanding:
But… No Longer Business as Usual…
The building industry, in general, and FM Global,specifically, is faced with a need for change…
…and future requirements are for not just “construction” butimproved costing, functional and performance efficiency!!
FM Global has always recognized the need to evolve …
…with varied but consistent documentation throughout ourhistory…
…and Our Clients are Focused on the Future
The Factory Mutual Insurance Company
…the Challenge…
Respond to Client capabilities/needs in regards to technology
Consume information from any source (Client/Brokers/AEC)
Combine information from multiple disciplines(CAD/BIM/GIS/Images)
Start our process with Virtual Inspections
Convey that information in a standard coordinated format
Export information back to drawings/models/maps
Reduce Operating Costs for better “Mutual” Performance
How about going from this method…
…for this product…
…to Pre & Post Visit Research…
…for this interactive product…
Highlighting Recommendations for Improvement
But it may not be quite enough…
Our Engineering is improving, our Clients arebecoming more sophisticated and everyone is
asking harder questions.
The Problem…
…FM Global’s “Standard”Drawing has evolved over our
almost 180 year history…
Our Clients challenged us tocontinue to improve…
The road to BIM does not appear tobe as easy…
Virtual Design, Construction& Ownership
…then use the model/data for real analysis of“exposure”…
So… why Building Information Modeling?
Why buildingSMART?
And why a National BIM Standard?
BIM is, BIM is not, BIM can be…
The Business Value of a
National BIM Standard
BIM is definitely not…
a High Performance Building
Hazard Mitigation or Planning
Building Enclosure Technology
Building Safety Codes or Standards
Facility Management or Operations
Finance, Insurance or Real Estate
Standards or Metrics
Social, Economic or Environmental Performance
...It’s not even, as many people would describe it, “3d”…
BIM “promises” to be…
…all of those things!
The BIM software industry, much like the CAD softwareindustry of 30years ago, has been “discipline” specific with
very little “interoperability” built in.
FM Global alone (and this is not uncommon) requiresmultiple software platforms to service our client base…
True “BIM” Authoring
• Autodesk Revit Architecture
• Autodesk Revit Structure
• Autodesk Revit MEP
• Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture
• Autodesk AutoCAD MEP
• Autodesk AutoCAD Structural Detailing
• Graphisoft ArchiCAD
CAD/3d Modeling
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Autodesk Inventor + Fusion
• Bentley MicroStation
• Informatix MicroGDS
• Avia Scan2CAD
• IMSI TurboCAD
• Google SketchUp
• Eos Systems PhotoModeler
• Autodesk Photofly (now called 123D Catch)
BIM Analysis/Viewing
• Autodesk Navisworks Manage
• Autodesk Navisworks Freedom
• Autodesk Quantity Takeoff
• Autodesk Revit Architecture Viewer
• Tekla BIMsight
• Solibri Model Viewer
• NIST IFC File Analyzer
Presentation/Viewing• Autodesk 3ds Max Design
• Composite (Film compositing and visual effects add-on)
• Backburner (Render farm utility add-on)
• FBX (file import/export utility)
• Autodesk Showcase (Interactive 3d presentation tool)
• Graphisoft Virtual Building Explorer
• Graphisoft BIM Explorer
• Autodesk SketchBook Designer (illustration and markup)
• RasterEx Rx Highlight
• Autodesk Design Review
• Autodesk DWG True View
• Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended
…all for the lack of a solid and fully implementedsuite of standards!
…all at a $$$$$ to Purchase, Maintain, Train &Operate…
…all of that work to convert from CAD…
…all of that software to work with clients…
The Solution…
The GIS Industry on the other hand does not suffer fromsuch issues.
FM Global uses only 2 GIS Software Suites:
Cadcorp SIS
ESRI ArcInfo
Implemented under the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)Open GIS Standards like WMS, WFS, CityGML, etc.
Enter NBIMS!
The National Building Information Modeling Standard
It’s foundational core:
buildingSMART International’s IFC
It’s implemented definitions:
COBie
SPie
IFCxml
…and more.
“National BIM Standard”(NBIMS) Content Model
B.2. Reference Specifications
B.1. Reference Processes
B.3. Reference Examples
B. Technical References
A.1. ISO Standards (IFC4 – ISO16739)
A.2. Normative Standards
A.3. Information Exchanges
A. 4. Conformance Specifications
A. Core Standards(International Foundation - bSI)
A. 5. Test Suite
C.2. Best Practice Guides
C. Implementation Resources
C.1. Contract Specifications
C. ImplementationResources
B. TechnicalReferences
A. CoreStandard
NBIMS-US™ Consensus…Integrated Success…
Current Active NBIMS-US V3 Ballots Minimum BIM 2nd Edition Practical BIM Contract
Requirements LOD Specification 2013 NCS Reference Standard BIM Planning Guide for Owners The Uses of BIM BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) OmniClass Table 49 OmniClass Table 41 OmniClass Table 34 OmniClass Table 33 OmniClass Table 22 OmniClass Table 31 OmniClass Table 12 OmniClass Table 11
NBIMS V1 Terms - Part 1 NBIMS V1 Terms - Part 2 NBIMS v2 Revised Terms NBIMS
v3 TGS NBIMS v2 Existing Terms NBIMS
v3 TGS TGS Controversial Terms 2013-07-03-COBie2.4-Revised IE
Ballot Building Programming Information
Exchange Lifecycle Information Exchange for
Product Data HVAC Information Exchange Plumbing Information Exchange Electrical Information Exchange
Activity is not only Current butAggressive
Support for Today (0-18 Months)
Education – &
Local networking –
Best practice – Global BIM Guide Wiki
What can apractitioneruse today withwhat level ofrisk?
Support for Tomorrow (2 yr – 5 yr)
National Standards – NCS® & NBIMS-US™
Contract changes to implement open standards
Feedback on practice and modeling analysis
Prepare for what iscomingImprove productivityof what people areworking on
Support for the Future (6 yr – 10 yr)
Culture change
Planning for the future - Road Mapping
The future is defined by•what we do today•what we need to do•What we want to dotomorrow•What the businessdemands
… and a Vision for the Future
The ideais bornDay 1
The ideais socializedYear 1
Idea Included inSoftware VendorProduction - Year 2
DevelopmentYear 3-4
Production andDistributionYear 5
Education andTrainingYear 6
ConstructionYear 8
MultipleSupporting ResultsYear 9
ImplementStandards EffortYear 10
Process can becompressed usingXML, test beds, and
challenges
Inclusionin projectsYear 7
Five Year Plan - Ten Year Results
October, 2013
Energy analysis
Environmental impact
Metrics/Reporting
Recycling
Green is ‘normal’
Actual performance
Sustainability
Maintenance &management
Internal ‘GPS’
Monitor occupancy
People, space,movement
Building sensorscommon
Facility Management/Operations
NBIMS-US ongoing‘cycles’
NBIMS-US certification
Social media aids code &standards development
Automated code checking& permitting
Code cycles dramaticallyreduced
Building Codes & Standards
The “Cloud’
RFID
Drones & Robots
Technology & Safety
Augmented Reality
Smart Glasses
AdvancedManufacturing
Laser Scanning
Technology Advances
Big Data
Interoperability
Open Standards
Accessibility of Data
Lean Construction
Integrated Design,Construction, Operations
Virtual Design,Construction, Operations
Pre-Engineered &Fabricated
Modular
Enterprise Delivery
Processes, Efficiency, Collaboration
Business is enabled, across the industry,through…
open standards – IFC/IDM/MVD & more
specs & commentaries
software implementations
testing procedures & execution
transformation rules & tools
business case analysis
training and support
…to create efficiencies, save $$$ and addressevery practitioners requirements.
The Possibilities…
…the road to “SlimBIM” (and more)
BIM is definitely Cool…
BIM is Design and Construction
BIM is Design/Requirements Validation
BIM is Automated Data Gathering
BIM is Supporting Views of Data
BIM is Focused Views by definedrequirements
BIM is Consistent Analysis by Practitioners
BIM is Information to support the BusinessCase
COBie - http://www.wbdg.org/resources/cobie.php
BIM is a complimentary source to othertechnologies (GIS, CAD, Imaging, etc)
BIM is our Plan for the Future
BIM is Innovation.
For more information on FM GlobalbuildingSMART or bimSMART:
http://www.fmglobal.com
http://www.nibs.org/?page=bsa
http://www.bimsmartfoundation.org
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