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CSR009–STANDARDS

Thisreportisintendedtoreviewthecurrentstateofstandardsinthe3DImagingindustrybasedonresponsesandopinionsfromstakeholderswithinthebuildingdocumentationindustry.

U.S.InstituteofBuildingDocumentationUSIBD.org

TABLEOFCONTENTS

TableofContents

Introduction_______________________________________________________________________________________________1

presidentsmessage_______________________________________________________________________________________________1

Forward____________________________________________________________________________________________________2

interpretationofdata_____________________________________________________________________________________3

1. Basedontherespondents,who’sinvestedinunderstandingstandards? ______________________________3

2. Doesaprevelentstandardexistforbuildingdocumentation? __________________________________________3

3. Doyouhaveyourownstandardsforhowyoudeliveryourbuildingdocumentationdeliverablesyouuseforallyourprojects? _________________________________________________________________________________________4

4. Ifyoucurrentuseastandard,howwasitestablished?__________________________________________________4

5. Howhavestandardsimpactedyourorganization?_______________________________________________________5

6. Whichindustrydoyoubelieveisthemostdevelopedintermsofstandardization?__________________5

7. WhodowethinkhasthemostinfluenceinIMPLEMENTINGstandards?______________________________6

8. TheimpactofUSIBD’sreleaseofstandardsdocuments_________________________________________________6

Informationregardingpollparticipants________________________________________________________________8

IndustryType _____________________________________________________________________________________________________8

CompanySize______________________________________________________________________________________________________8

Regionsrepresented______________________________________________________________________________________________9

PositionwithinCompany_________________________________________________________________________________________9

ContactInformation____________________________________________________________________________________10

INTRODUCTION

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Introduction

PRESIDENTSMESSAGE

I am pleased to present to you the ninth issue of the USIBD’s Cornerstone Report. This issue of the Cornerstone Report is our second report on Standards in the Building Documentation industry. In particular, this issue looks at the adoption of Standards in the industry. It has been a couple of years since we last looked at Standards, so we are in a unique position to see how the industry is developing. We offer a comparison between our 2017 survey responses and those we received in 2015. Are stakeholders aware of standards? Do they use industry standards or establish their own? How are Standards being established? These are just a few of the questions this report will help answer.

We hope you will continue to participate in future Cornerstone Report Surveys and invite your friends and colleagues to participate as well. On behalf of the USIBD’s Board of Directors and the Technology Committee, we hope you will enjoy this issue of the USIBD’s Cornerstone Report.

JohnM.Russo,AIAPresident,USIBDMay4,2017

FORWARD

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Forward

WehavechosenthetermCornerstonetonamethereportafterforitssymbolicimportanceinthecreationofabuilding.

Thecornerstone(orfoundationstone)conceptisderivedfromthefirststonesetintheconstructionofamasonryfoundation,importantsinceallotherstoneswillbesetinreferencetothisstone,thusdeterminingthepositionoftheentirestructure.

Overtimeacornerstonebecameaceremonialmasonrystone,orreplica,setinaprominentlocationontheoutsideofabuilding,withaninscriptiononthestoneindicatingtheconstructiondatesofthebuildingandthenamesofarchitect,builderandothersignificantindividuals.Theriteoflayingacornerstoneisanimportantculturalcomponentofeasternarchitectureandmetaphoricallyinsacredarchitecturegenerally.

Muchlikethewayabuildingcornerstoneservesasareferencefordeterminingthepositionoftheentirestructure,theCornerstoneReportwillserveasareferenceforthoseinthebuildingdocumentationindustrytohelpidentifywheretheindustryispositionedandwhereitisheading.

TheCornerstoneReportwillbeaquarterlyreviewofselectaspectsofthebuildingdocumentationindustrybasedonresponsesandopinionsfromserviceprovidersandconsumers.Theinformationandanalysispresentedinthesereportsisderivedfromdatawegatherthroughindustrysurveysthatareopentoallstakeholdergroupstoparticipatein.

Itisourdesiretoprovideunbiasedinformation,onrelevanttopicsofinteresttothebuildingdocumentationcommunity.Assuch,wewelcomeyourfeedbackonwhatyouwouldliketoseeinfutureissuesoftheCornerstoneReport.FromallofusattheUSIBDwehopeyouwillenjoythisissueoftheCornerstoneReport.

INTERPRETATIONOFDATA

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InterpretationofData

1. BASEDONTHERESPONDENTS,WHO’SINVESTEDINUNDERSTANDINGSTANDARDS?

2. DOESAPREVELENTSTANDARDEXISTFORBUILDINGDOCUMENTATION?

Therehasbeenalargeshiftinawarenessofstandardsintheindustrybetween2015and2017.Whensurveyedonthissamesubjectin2015,theclearmajorityofrespondents(73%)didnotbelievetherewasawell-knownstandard.TheUSIBDStandardshassincereleaseditsLevelof

Technician8%

Manager27%

Executive/Owner57%

Other8%

Yes12%

No73%

NotSure12%

N/A3%

2015

Yes44%

No35%

NotSure16%

N/A5%

2017


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Accuracy(LOA)specification,whichmayhaveplayedasignificantroleinincreasingthisawareness.Certainlyawarenessandperceptionofdocumentationstandardsaretrendingintherightdirection.However,35%ofrespondentscontesttheexistenceofaprevalentstandard.Indicatingthereisstillplentyofroomforimprovement.Twopossibleconsiderationsfortheseresultsare:lackofawarenessofavailability,oradisbeliefinanysinglestandardbeingconsideredwidely-used.

3. DOYOUHAVEYOUROWNSTANDARDSFORHOWYOUDELIVERYOURBUILDINGDOCUMENTATIONDELIVERABLESFORYOURPROJECTS?

Althoughmanyindicatedprovidingbothstandardandcustomizeddeliverables,mostrespondentsindicateuseofestablishedstandardstodeterminehowbuildingdocumentationisperformedwhatdeliverablesareprovidedontheirprojects.

Anintriguingcontrastfromafewyearsagowhen73%ofrespondentssaidtheydidnotfollowanindustrystandard.Onecontributingfactortothischangemaybethemarketgrowthofthelastfewyears.Someorganizationsfindtheconsistencygainedthroughadoptingstandardscaneasethepainsofscalingtomeetincreasingdemands.

4. IFYOUCURRENTLYUSEASTANDARD,HOWWASITESTABLISHED?

EstablishedStandards,38

Customized/FollowClientNeeds,19

Other,8

EstablishedStandards Customized/FollowClientNeeds Other0

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In-House46%

IndustryStandards39%

Consultants6%

Other9%

2015

In-House52%Industry

Standards33%

Consultants4%

Other11%

2017

Themajorityofstandardsofdeliveryhavebeendevelopedin-house,ratherthanadoptedfromknownindustrystandards.Thisisanincreaseof6%from2yearsago.Asserviceprovidercompetitionincreases,perhapssomefirmsarehighlightingin-housedevelopmentasadifferentiator.Theseresultsmayalsobeinfluencedbythedurationtherespondentshavebeeninbusiness.Almost56%havebeeninoperationforover20years.Priortorecentpublicationsfirmshadlittlechoicebuttodeveloptheirownguidelines.

Regardlessofincreaseduse,hiringofoutsideconsultantstodeveloptheirin-housespecificationsisstillrelativelyrare.

5. HOWHAVESTANDARDSIMPACTEDYOURORGANIZATION?Althoughmostrespondents(almost86%)indicatethatstandardshaveapositiveimpactontheirorganization,over76%indicateabetterdefinedstandardforbuildingdocumentationwouldfurtherelevatethatimpact.Thisseemstosuggeststandardsareservingtheirpurposebutperhapsthereisroomforimprovement.

6. WHICHINDUSTRYDOYOUBELIEVEISTHEMOSTDEVELOPEDINTERMSOFSTANDARDIZATION?

ThetopresultsareEngineer(28.5%)andSurveyor(19%).Itisnotsurprisingthatthesetwogroupstendtohavethemoststandardization,becauseoftherisk-basednatureoftheworkperformed.


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What’sinterestingisthegroupswithintheAECspacewiththemostinfluenceareNOTtheonesdevelopingthestandards.Thecurrentdrivefordevelopmentofstandardsseemstobebasedonmitigatingriskratherthanspecifyinganoutcome.

7. WHODOWETHINKHASTHEMOSTINFLUENCEINIMPLEMENTINGSTANDARDS?AssetOwner/Operatorsareinthelead(46%),withArchitectssecond(20.6%).

Arevisedversionofthegoldenrulestates“whoeverhasthegold,makestherules”.ItshouldbenosurprisethatOwnerscontinuetobeseenasthemostinfluentialwhenimplementingstandards.Theyarethegroupwhopaysfor,butalsoultimatelywillbenefitfrom,buildingdocumentation.Manyfacilityownerswhochoosetothoroughlydocumentasconstructionprogressesareseeingthevalueinplanningandmaintenance.

Architectsalsoplayastrongroleinthedecisionmakingprocessforimplementingstandardsbecausetheyareoftenfoundinpositionswheretheycanhelpwritethecontractspecificationsforaprojectduringthepreconstructionphase.ManyarchitectsaremembersoftheConstructionSpecificationsInstitute(CSI)tofacilitatethisprocess.

Othergroupsseemtohavelittleinfluence.Contractors(10%)areoftentaskedwithimplementingthestandardsafterwinningtheproject,andspecificationshavealreadybeenwritten.Toimplementanewstandard–suchasspecificationrevisionstoallowalternativedocumentationtobeusedinplaceoftraditionalred-lineas-builtdrawings–achangeorderwouldberequired.

8. THEIMPACTOFUSIBD’SRELEASEOFSTANDARDSDOCUMENTS


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TheLevelofAccuracyhasattractedthegreatestamountofinterestamongallofthedocumentsreleasedbytheUSIBDsofar.Manycomparethe“LevelofAccuracy(LOA)”assimilartothe“LevelofDevelopment(LOD)”standardestablishedbytheAIAandAGC’sBIMForum,andadoptedbythebuildingSMARTAlliance.

INFORMATIONREGARDINGPOLLPARTICIPANTS

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Informationregardingpollparticipants

INDUSTRYTYPE

COMPANYSIZE

1-2544%

26-506%

51-10010%

100+40%

ServiceProvider31%

Architect14%Surveyor

10%

Contractor17%

Engineer20%

SoftwareProvider3%

Other5%

INFORMATIONREGARDINGPOLLPARTICIPANTS

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REGIONSREPRESENTED

POSITIONWITHINCOMPANY

US-Southwest

US-Northeast

US-Southeast

US-Northwest

US-Midwest

CanadaInternational

Technician

Manager

Executive/Owner

Other

CONTACTINFORMATION

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ContactInformation

JOHNRUSSO,AIAPRESIDENT

PHILIPLORENZOTECHNOLOGYCHAIR

JOSHUADESTEFANOTECHNOLOGYVICE-CHAIR

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