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FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION
25/06/14
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Deadlines make things happen. On
May 31, 2011, the UK Government
Construction Strategy signalled the
intention to mandate collaborative
3D building information modelling
(BIM) as a minimum requirement
by 2016. Essentially, the clock had
started ticking for level 2 (L2) BIM
compliance on all public, centrally
procured projects.
Minister for the Cabinet Office Fran-
cisMaudeheraldedtheintroductionof
specifictargetsforBIMasanewdawnin
thedevelopmentofamodern,compet-
itive industry. According to Mr Maude:
“This Government’s four-year strategy
for BIM implementation will change
the dynamics and behaviours of the
construction supply chain, unlocking
new, more efficient ways of working.
This whole sector adoption of BIM will
put us in the vanguard of a new digital
constructioneraandpositiontheUKto
becomeworldleadersinBIM.”
If we fast-forward to 2014, roughly
half-way towards the effective action
date, has the reality on the ground
matched the rhetoric?
The numbers are positive. The lat-
est NBS National BIM Report found
awarenessofBIMhasbecomealmost
universalthroughoutconstruction,ris-
ingfrom58percentin2010to95per
cent in 2013.
In terms of application on site,
figures from marketers Competitive
Advantage for 2013 show BIM be-
ing used for 3.9 per cent of all UK
construction projects, representing
some £3.8 billion in value. Come
2016, its penetration is forecast to
rise to 50.8 per cent of total work,
worth £55.1 billion.
Furthermore, an architecture, engi-
neeringandconstruction(AEC)supply
chain survey, undertaken by BIM soft-
ware solutions 4Projects by Viewpoint
in February, found 75 per cent of re-
spondentsbelievetheUKgovernment
was right to mandate L2, along with
associated industry foundation class-
es (IFC) and construction operations
buildinginformationexchange(COBie).
However, only 2 per cent of that
sameAECsamplebelievetheyareac-
tuallyL2compliantand,toputmatters
into perspective, 65 per cent still only
use e-mail as their primary informa-
tion-sharing mechanism.
It seems clear that, while under-
standing the direction of travel might
be one thing, determining the busi-
ness case for how and when to jump
aboard the BIM train is quite another.
Theindustrystillhasgroundtomake
up, as Rebecca Hodgson-Jones, head
of BIM at Sir Robert McAlpine, and
steering lead for the BIM 2050 Group,
acknowledges: “The government task
grouphavesetsolidfoundationswhich
will enable the industry to deliver im-
proved outcomes and, although we
still have a long way to go, with many
challenges ahead, BIM is here to stay
andmomentumisrapidlybuilding.”
In her analysis, BIM opens the door
to the kind of industry-wide progress
thebuiltenvironmentsectorhasbeen
seeking for some time. “BIM provides
a golden opportunity to drive efficien-
cies and deliver safer, more sustaina-
ble solutions,” she says. “Numerous
industry leaders have commented on
theneedfortheconstructionindustry
to become technology-enabled and
wenowhavetheperfectstorm.Capa-
bility in the market is evolving and the
gap between aspiration and capacity
is closing.”
Collaborationiskey,sheconcludes:
“Successfully implementing BIM re-
quiresco-operationfromthecomplete
team.Itisessentialthoseengagedat
the outset are on board.”
With construction rethinking how it
doesbusiness,thistechnology-driven
culturalshiftmustbedirectlymanifest
in appropriate contractual terms.
The existing legal landscape, how-
ever, is not an ideal place to start
such a journey, as Chris Hallam,
partner at law firm Pinsent Masons,
explains: “Collaboration is not a new
concept for the industry. For over a
generation, the government and in-
dustry stakeholders have striven to
create a Utopia of a more collabora-
tive construction industry.
BIM: The clock is ticking
– time to act is now
Adoption of efficient building information modelling
using shared data will bring UK construction into
the 21st century,says 4Projects by Viewpoint
Alun Baker, managing director, EMEA
BIM provides a
golden opportunity to
drive efficiencies and
deliver safer, more
sustainable solutions
Theanswer,accordingtoMrSpark,
issoftware-as-a-service(SaaS).“This
is the beauty of SaaS – it offers the
flexibility of having all the function-
ality of a comprehensive BIM eco
system, but simply in a browser,” he
says. “With the BIM boom imminent,
the priority is getting firms over the
decision-making hurdle and into the
gameintimetomakethemostofthe
opportunities emerging. SaaS takes
awaythe‘fearfactor’andputsallyour
players on the pitch.”
In the current market, with recov-
ery only recently the word on con-
struction lips, clients, designers,
contractors and suppliers alike are
all under pressure, both to ena-
ble innovation on live projects
as a matter of urgency and
future-proof investment
at the same time. The
combination of inclu-
sive interoperability
through CDE, plus
speed of deploy-
ment, affordability
and flexibility via
SaaS, help create
optimum condi-
tionsforreturnon
investment (ROI).
A recent Smart-
Market report for
McGraw Hill Con-
struction found 75
percentofBIMusers
reportedROIbenefits.
Market confidence is
building and a sense of
urgency growing. Latest
figures from the Royal Insti-
tution of Chartered Surveyors
(RICS) show 72 per cent surveyed
now believe it is crucial to invest in
BIM within the next 12 months.
Engagementiseverywhereandthe
benefits of BIM are all dependent on
who you are and what you do within
the construction lifecycle, concludes
Alun Baker, managing director EMEA,
4Projects by Viewpoint. “Clients are
concerned with whole life cost, from
concepttooperation,andefficiencies
that can be made to bring this down,”
says Mr Baker.
“Contractors want to win BIM work
which could be adversely affected if
they don’t adapt. Driving the efficien-
cies of BIM helps them in their involve-
mentinthelifecycle.
“Therefore, across the board, the
businessimperativeisclear–thetime
to act on BIM is now.”
To find out more contact 4Projects
by Viewpoint on 0845 330 9007
or e-mail info@4projects.com
www.4projects.com/4BIM
With the BIM boom imminent,
the priority is getting firms
over the decision-making hurdle and
into the game in time to make the
most of the opportunities emerging
“The problem is that the majority
of construction contracts are not very
collaborative.Therelationshipbetween
parties often ends up being an adver-
sarialone,witheachpartyincentivised
to look after its own interests, rather
thanthewiderinterestsofaproject.”
For the industry to get where it
wantstogo,thingswillneedtochange.
Old ways of working will be out and, in
the opinion of Mr Hallam, BIM has the
potential to fulfil the transformative
roleandbetheengineofchangeneed-
ed, pushing and pulling construction
across the innovation threshold.
Themarketisreadyfornewmindsets
andlegalmodels,heconcludes,asevi-
dencedbytheresultsofarecentsurvey
undertakenbyPinsentMasons.“There
is a feeling that BIM and associated
technologicaladvancesarefosteringa
more connected, communicative and
joined-upapproachintheconstruction
industry, particularly among the ‘lead-
ersoftomorrow’,”hesays.
This could be a catalyst that finally
drivestheconstructionsectortowards
a truly collaborative way of working. If
so, it is inevitable that forms of con-
tract will need to change.
OFRICSDELEGATESSAYIT’SCRUCIALTO
INVESTINNEXT12MONTHS
“This sentiment is supported in the
survey,” says Mr Hallam. “Two-thirds
believed that the existing forms of
contract and approaches taken to
contracting are not fit for purpose in
a BIM-enabled world. Further, 69 per
cent said that existing contracts fail
to adequately address the means by
whichcollaborativecontractingcanbe
achieved.Thisisevidenceofanindus-
trycryingoutforadifferentapproach.”
This appetite for change is being
fuelled not just by government policy,
but by opportunity for competitive ad-
vantage for business differentiators,
according to Steve Spark, vice presi-
dent business development, EMEA,
at 4Projects by Viewpoint. “For pro-
ject delivery teams, benefits can in-
clude improved cost efficiencies and
control, time savings, risk mitigation
and defect minimisation, reduced re-
sourceconsumptionandwastecosts,
plus better workflow management,”
he says.
“For asset managers, on the other
hand, benefits are being realised in
terms of reduced cost of construc-
tion, operation and maintenance,
enhanced facilities management,
smarter decision-making on design
issues, better lifecycle management
and ‘soft landings’.
“Forallconcerned,supply-chaininte-
grationandprocessmanagementhold
thekeystounlockingprojectandasset
data, and to bringing home the bene-
fits.Ultimately,itisallaboutthedata.”
Toturninformationintointelligence,
projectdatacommunicationneedsto
beinalanguageandformatthateach
individual recipient can both under-
stand and use in their own business
environment, as well as share with
other actors, no matter what their re-
spective system.
Theuniversalplatformthatenables
thisdegreeofintegratedworkflowand
unleashes the true collaboration po-
tential of BIM,
the game-changer
for construction, is
a common data environ-
ment (CDE), as marketing pro-
grammes manager at 4Projects by
Viewpoint Adam Page explains.
“The4ProjectsCDEbringstogether
all project information in one place. It
is the central point for data. Multiple
parties feed their data, such as doc-
uments, drawings and plans, into the
CDEand,eventhougheachstakehold-
er might be using different software
withintheBIMtechnologyecosystem,
it all integrates so it can be accessed
byeveryone–therearenotechnology
barriers,” he says.
“Utilised across the full lifecycle,
the CDE is vital for control and visibil-
ity, efficiency and performance, plus
delivery of the quality of information
necessaryforasset-phaseutilisation.
Who you are dictates what data you
need from the CDE, with data the key
driver for BIM.”
Satisfying data requirements is not
just a matter of what is accessed or
shared, but how, when and where. Col-
laborativeBIMneedstobeeasyandcost
effec-
tive to
rolloutbeyondor-
ganisational barriers across
adiversesupplychain.Thereshouldbe
no limits on users and no need for IT or
procurementdepartments.
Source: McGraw Hill Construction 2013
TOP BENEFITS CITED BY CONTRACTORS IN EUROPE
EUROPE ALLREGIONS
PROCESSBENEFITSOFBIM
COLLABORATEWITH
OWNERS/DESIGN FIRMS
BETTER COST
CONTROLS/
PREDICTABILITY
PROJECTBENEFITSOFBIM
REDUCE ERRORS
AND OMISSIONS
REDUCE OVERALL
PROJECT DURATION
14%
INTERNALBENEFITSOFBIM
ENHANCINGYOUR
ORGANISATION’S IMAGE
INCREASED PROFITS
BIM
20132014
WHATISSUESDOYOUFACEWHENIMPLEMENTINGBIM?
COST 5%
13%
TRAINING 17%
15%
CULTURE
CHANGE
53%
23%
LEGAL 1%
0%
SOFTWARE 10%
13%
EFFECTIVE
COLLABORATION
13%
15%
Source: RICS Conference Survey 2014
HAVEYOU BEEN ONA PROJECT USING BIM INTHE PASTYEAR?
NOYES
2014
2013
54%
54%
47%
47%
BIMTECHNOLOGY
ECOSYSTEM
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BimCert the Future of Construction

  • 1. FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION 25/06/14 EDITION #0265 FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION 25/06/14 EDITION #0265 RACONTEUR.NET /COMPANY/RACONTEUR-MEDIA /RACONTEURMEDIA @RACONTEURMEDIA 1 i f t RACONTEUR.NET /COMPANY/RACONTEUR-MEDIA /RACONTEURMEDIA @RACONTEUR 1 i f t P13P12 Deadlines make things happen. On May 31, 2011, the UK Government Construction Strategy signalled the intention to mandate collaborative 3D building information modelling (BIM) as a minimum requirement by 2016. Essentially, the clock had started ticking for level 2 (L2) BIM compliance on all public, centrally procured projects. Minister for the Cabinet Office Fran- cisMaudeheraldedtheintroductionof specifictargetsforBIMasanewdawnin thedevelopmentofamodern,compet- itive industry. According to Mr Maude: “This Government’s four-year strategy for BIM implementation will change the dynamics and behaviours of the construction supply chain, unlocking new, more efficient ways of working. This whole sector adoption of BIM will put us in the vanguard of a new digital constructioneraandpositiontheUKto becomeworldleadersinBIM.” If we fast-forward to 2014, roughly half-way towards the effective action date, has the reality on the ground matched the rhetoric? The numbers are positive. The lat- est NBS National BIM Report found awarenessofBIMhasbecomealmost universalthroughoutconstruction,ris- ingfrom58percentin2010to95per cent in 2013. In terms of application on site, figures from marketers Competitive Advantage for 2013 show BIM be- ing used for 3.9 per cent of all UK construction projects, representing some £3.8 billion in value. Come 2016, its penetration is forecast to rise to 50.8 per cent of total work, worth £55.1 billion. Furthermore, an architecture, engi- neeringandconstruction(AEC)supply chain survey, undertaken by BIM soft- ware solutions 4Projects by Viewpoint in February, found 75 per cent of re- spondentsbelievetheUKgovernment was right to mandate L2, along with associated industry foundation class- es (IFC) and construction operations buildinginformationexchange(COBie). However, only 2 per cent of that sameAECsamplebelievetheyareac- tuallyL2compliantand,toputmatters into perspective, 65 per cent still only use e-mail as their primary informa- tion-sharing mechanism. It seems clear that, while under- standing the direction of travel might be one thing, determining the busi- ness case for how and when to jump aboard the BIM train is quite another. Theindustrystillhasgroundtomake up, as Rebecca Hodgson-Jones, head of BIM at Sir Robert McAlpine, and steering lead for the BIM 2050 Group, acknowledges: “The government task grouphavesetsolidfoundationswhich will enable the industry to deliver im- proved outcomes and, although we still have a long way to go, with many challenges ahead, BIM is here to stay andmomentumisrapidlybuilding.” In her analysis, BIM opens the door to the kind of industry-wide progress thebuiltenvironmentsectorhasbeen seeking for some time. “BIM provides a golden opportunity to drive efficien- cies and deliver safer, more sustaina- ble solutions,” she says. “Numerous industry leaders have commented on theneedfortheconstructionindustry to become technology-enabled and wenowhavetheperfectstorm.Capa- bility in the market is evolving and the gap between aspiration and capacity is closing.” Collaborationiskey,sheconcludes: “Successfully implementing BIM re- quiresco-operationfromthecomplete team.Itisessentialthoseengagedat the outset are on board.” With construction rethinking how it doesbusiness,thistechnology-driven culturalshiftmustbedirectlymanifest in appropriate contractual terms. The existing legal landscape, how- ever, is not an ideal place to start such a journey, as Chris Hallam, partner at law firm Pinsent Masons, explains: “Collaboration is not a new concept for the industry. For over a generation, the government and in- dustry stakeholders have striven to create a Utopia of a more collabora- tive construction industry. BIM: The clock is ticking – time to act is now Adoption of efficient building information modelling using shared data will bring UK construction into the 21st century,says 4Projects by Viewpoint Alun Baker, managing director, EMEA BIM provides a golden opportunity to drive efficiencies and deliver safer, more sustainable solutions Theanswer,accordingtoMrSpark, issoftware-as-a-service(SaaS).“This is the beauty of SaaS – it offers the flexibility of having all the function- ality of a comprehensive BIM eco system, but simply in a browser,” he says. “With the BIM boom imminent, the priority is getting firms over the decision-making hurdle and into the gameintimetomakethemostofthe opportunities emerging. SaaS takes awaythe‘fearfactor’andputsallyour players on the pitch.” In the current market, with recov- ery only recently the word on con- struction lips, clients, designers, contractors and suppliers alike are all under pressure, both to ena- ble innovation on live projects as a matter of urgency and future-proof investment at the same time. The combination of inclu- sive interoperability through CDE, plus speed of deploy- ment, affordability and flexibility via SaaS, help create optimum condi- tionsforreturnon investment (ROI). A recent Smart- Market report for McGraw Hill Con- struction found 75 percentofBIMusers reportedROIbenefits. Market confidence is building and a sense of urgency growing. Latest figures from the Royal Insti- tution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) show 72 per cent surveyed now believe it is crucial to invest in BIM within the next 12 months. Engagementiseverywhereandthe benefits of BIM are all dependent on who you are and what you do within the construction lifecycle, concludes Alun Baker, managing director EMEA, 4Projects by Viewpoint. “Clients are concerned with whole life cost, from concepttooperation,andefficiencies that can be made to bring this down,” says Mr Baker. “Contractors want to win BIM work which could be adversely affected if they don’t adapt. Driving the efficien- cies of BIM helps them in their involve- mentinthelifecycle. “Therefore, across the board, the businessimperativeisclear–thetime to act on BIM is now.” To find out more contact 4Projects by Viewpoint on 0845 330 9007 or e-mail info@4projects.com www.4projects.com/4BIM With the BIM boom imminent, the priority is getting firms over the decision-making hurdle and into the game in time to make the most of the opportunities emerging “The problem is that the majority of construction contracts are not very collaborative.Therelationshipbetween parties often ends up being an adver- sarialone,witheachpartyincentivised to look after its own interests, rather thanthewiderinterestsofaproject.” For the industry to get where it wantstogo,thingswillneedtochange. Old ways of working will be out and, in the opinion of Mr Hallam, BIM has the potential to fulfil the transformative roleandbetheengineofchangeneed- ed, pushing and pulling construction across the innovation threshold. Themarketisreadyfornewmindsets andlegalmodels,heconcludes,asevi- dencedbytheresultsofarecentsurvey undertakenbyPinsentMasons.“There is a feeling that BIM and associated technologicaladvancesarefosteringa more connected, communicative and joined-upapproachintheconstruction industry, particularly among the ‘lead- ersoftomorrow’,”hesays. This could be a catalyst that finally drivestheconstructionsectortowards a truly collaborative way of working. If so, it is inevitable that forms of con- tract will need to change. OFRICSDELEGATESSAYIT’SCRUCIALTO INVESTINNEXT12MONTHS “This sentiment is supported in the survey,” says Mr Hallam. “Two-thirds believed that the existing forms of contract and approaches taken to contracting are not fit for purpose in a BIM-enabled world. Further, 69 per cent said that existing contracts fail to adequately address the means by whichcollaborativecontractingcanbe achieved.Thisisevidenceofanindus- trycryingoutforadifferentapproach.” This appetite for change is being fuelled not just by government policy, but by opportunity for competitive ad- vantage for business differentiators, according to Steve Spark, vice presi- dent business development, EMEA, at 4Projects by Viewpoint. “For pro- ject delivery teams, benefits can in- clude improved cost efficiencies and control, time savings, risk mitigation and defect minimisation, reduced re- sourceconsumptionandwastecosts, plus better workflow management,” he says. “For asset managers, on the other hand, benefits are being realised in terms of reduced cost of construc- tion, operation and maintenance, enhanced facilities management, smarter decision-making on design issues, better lifecycle management and ‘soft landings’. “Forallconcerned,supply-chaininte- grationandprocessmanagementhold thekeystounlockingprojectandasset data, and to bringing home the bene- fits.Ultimately,itisallaboutthedata.” Toturninformationintointelligence, projectdatacommunicationneedsto beinalanguageandformatthateach individual recipient can both under- stand and use in their own business environment, as well as share with other actors, no matter what their re- spective system. Theuniversalplatformthatenables thisdegreeofintegratedworkflowand unleashes the true collaboration po- tential of BIM, the game-changer for construction, is a common data environ- ment (CDE), as marketing pro- grammes manager at 4Projects by Viewpoint Adam Page explains. “The4ProjectsCDEbringstogether all project information in one place. It is the central point for data. Multiple parties feed their data, such as doc- uments, drawings and plans, into the CDEand,eventhougheachstakehold- er might be using different software withintheBIMtechnologyecosystem, it all integrates so it can be accessed byeveryone–therearenotechnology barriers,” he says. “Utilised across the full lifecycle, the CDE is vital for control and visibil- ity, efficiency and performance, plus delivery of the quality of information necessaryforasset-phaseutilisation. Who you are dictates what data you need from the CDE, with data the key driver for BIM.” Satisfying data requirements is not just a matter of what is accessed or shared, but how, when and where. Col- laborativeBIMneedstobeeasyandcost effec- tive to rolloutbeyondor- ganisational barriers across adiversesupplychain.Thereshouldbe no limits on users and no need for IT or procurementdepartments. Source: McGraw Hill Construction 2013 TOP BENEFITS CITED BY CONTRACTORS IN EUROPE EUROPE ALLREGIONS PROCESSBENEFITSOFBIM COLLABORATEWITH OWNERS/DESIGN FIRMS BETTER COST CONTROLS/ PREDICTABILITY PROJECTBENEFITSOFBIM REDUCE ERRORS AND OMISSIONS REDUCE OVERALL PROJECT DURATION 14% INTERNALBENEFITSOFBIM ENHANCINGYOUR ORGANISATION’S IMAGE INCREASED PROFITS BIM 20132014 WHATISSUESDOYOUFACEWHENIMPLEMENTINGBIM? COST 5% 13% TRAINING 17% 15% CULTURE CHANGE 53% 23% LEGAL 1% 0% SOFTWARE 10% 13% EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION 13% 15% Source: RICS Conference Survey 2014 HAVEYOU BEEN ONA PROJECT USING BIM INTHE PASTYEAR? NOYES 2014 2013 54% 54% 47% 47% BIMTECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM Commercial Feature