International User Group

P07 BIM Guidelines

Sylvain MARIE, IDM Coordinator, French Speaking chapterbuildingSMART Process Room

Stockholm, March 19, 2014

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Previously…

• NBIMS repository– US only– Ballots system: accepted/rejected

• Need for an international repository of all BIM Guidelines available• This repository should be a collaborative effort

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(Some) Process Room resolutions, Munich, October 2013

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BIM Guidelines Pilot project – Effort

• 9 participating countries: FR – USA – CAD – DE – NO – DK – AUS – FI – UK

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BIM Guidelines Pilot project – Effort

• 17 online meetings held – every Monday 2:00PM GMT+1• XWIKI (2nd generation wiki) platform used

– XWiki is an Open Source Java-based software developed under the LGPL license.

– XWiki distinguishes itself from the other wikis by offering enterprise-oriented features such as:

• The management of unstructured data (like Wikipedia), as well as structured data (forms, spreadsheets...)

• Fine rights management (by space, page, user groups...)• Export of the data in many formats (PDF, HTML, XAR...)• http://www.xwiki.com

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BIM Guidelines Pilot project – Development

• BIM Guidelines Review template

– A/ Document overview

• 1. Document details– Name, Country, publication date, summary, compliant with ISO/TS 12911,…

• 2. Intended use and audience

– Stakeholders: Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Subcontractors

– Disciplines: MEP, HVAC, Electrical, Structural, Civil, Other

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BIM Guidelines Pilot project – Development

• BIM Guidelines Review template (cont’d)

– A/ Document overview (cont’d)

• 3. Document position by type and content

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BIM Guidelines Pilot project – Development

• BIM Guidelines Review template (cont’d)– B/ Document content

Possible answers: Mandatory / Recommended / Advisory / Not mentioned

• Project Definition and Planning– Phases, Specifications, maturity, uses cases, ….

• Technical Specifications– Classification systems, file formats, LoD (Detail/Development), IDM, ….

• Implementation processes– Execution planning, collaboration procedures, handovers, …

• Supporting Tools– Software, hardware, file storage, …

• Legal aspects– Fee structure, procurement strategies, liability & risk, insurances, ….

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BIM Guidelines Pilot project – Outcomes

• Infrastructure: Web site : http://bimguides.vtreem.com– Prototype instance hosted on Amazon Web Services (please be gentle)– Main interaction: Filtered ‘LiveTable’ of BIM Guidelines

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BIM Guidelines Pilot project – Outcomes

• 57 guidelines registered

• 10 guidelines reviewed by 3 different reviewers

• Presentations– 2014 January 6th: NIBS conference, Washington DC., USA– 2014 February 7th: French Speaking Chapter, Paris, France – 2014 February 24th: Qatar BIM user day, Doha, Qatar

• bSI newsletter & news extra

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BIM Guidelines Pilot project – Results

• Tremendous team effort from multiple bSI chapters

• Good response from the audience during public presentations

• Feasibility has been demonstrated, answering Munich’s Process Room’s resolutions. Next step is to address sustainability.

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BIM Guidelines Pilot project – Questions

• Should the wiki be open to everyone, or led by a reviewers committee?

Provide 10 more reviews (by 3 independent reviewers) before the Toronto meeting

• Should mvdXML be linked to the BIM guidelines when available?

That would be great.

• Should this repository include/endorse guidelines which bind data exchanges to proprietary file formats?

bSI should not endorse proprietary file formats. A public statement is required, and discarded guidelines should still be listed as such, and notified.

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BIM Guidelines Pilot project – Going forward

• Query engine development

• Key guidelines statistics listed on the home page

• BIM Guidelines mix’n’match

• Securing Funding for proper web hosting, and for the complex search feature

• Generic Guideline structure – Link to P03 RLOM

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BIM Guidelines Pilot project