BIM BOTS

A new business model for modelled knowledge| Léon van Berlo

BIM BOT(S)

BIM Bots

BOT

BIM Bots

BIM

BIM Bots

BIM == DATA

BIM Bots

THE THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH DATA….

BIM Bots

COMMON USE FOR BIM

Simulations (predict behaviour)

Simulations (predict and plan process/ maintenance)

Coordination (“clashdetection”)

Validation (on datalevel and domainlevel)

Knowledge mining (learning from the past)

Production/manufacturing

BIM Bots

WHAT IS BIM + BOT?

BIM Bots

BIM BOT CHARACTERISTICS

Stands ‘alone’

Own server

Is independent from a (BIM) softwaretool

Work autonomous / automatic

Without human interaction/interference

Returns a result (or not)

“Sleeps” until “triggered”

Can be closed source / ask money for specific features (profiles)

Is centralized for the service provider

BIM Bots

EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE

IMPLICATIONS

Business case for each bot

Automating knowledge (getting knowledge to the front of the process)

Data flows between bots

Immediate feedback during work

No quest for centralisation: taking advantage of the fragmented nature of the

industry

BIM Bots

MORE BIM BOTS OUT THERE

Clashdetection

CO2 life cycle calculation

Supplier automators (staircase, floors,etc)

Loggers

Risk identification (stijn)

Validation checkers

BOM extractor

Furniture placer

SpaceInvaders app

2D Floorplan generator

Energy analyses

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BIM Bots

WHAT BOT ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE?

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION