Development of controlled vocabularies by CSI, CSC, Netherlands, Norway, and others to establish an international buildingSMART Dictionary (IFD), its importance and benefits to practitioners, interoperability, and BIM development for the AEC Industry.
1. Terminology, Vocabularies
and BIM
Roger Grant, CSI, CDT
Stephen Hagan, FAIA
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2. About interoperability
• EU Commission through IDABC
(Interoperable Delivery of
European eGovernment
Services to public
Administrations, Businesses
and Citizens)
– The aspects of interoperability
identified as being in need of
consideration by the European
Interoperability Framework v.1.0 (EIF)
are: Organizational, Semantic and
Technical interoperability (EIF,
section 2.1.2)
• For buildingSMART this
corresponds to IDM, IFD Library
and IFC
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3. About interoperability
• Beyond the ability of two or more
computer systems to exchange
information, semantic
interoperability is the ability to
automatically interpret the
information exchanged
meaningfully and accurately in
order to produce useful results as
defined by the end users of both
systems.
• Meaning of language,
definitions…
• Terms and the relationship
between terms …
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4. Interoperability through standards
ISO 10303-203, 209, 212, 214, 239, IFC (ISO 16739)
ASD 9300-110
Aeronautics & Space Built Environment
(AEC-BIM)
Digital Storage
ISO 15926-2
PLCS (ISO 10303-239),
ASD/AIA S1000D,
ADL SCORM Oil & Gas
Defense
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5. IFD Library
• Objectives – semantic
interoperability in B&C sector
– Open, international and multilingual
Library based on the principles of ISO
12006-3, 2007
– Financially non-profit but self-
supporting
– Operate as a group under
buildingSMART International
– Support implementation of
buildingSMART technology in the
global building and construction industry
through extension of IFC and integration
of IFC with IDM
– Provide for controlled use of content
– Wide use and adoption
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6. IFD Library – a mapping mechanism
In a CAD system
In a briefing document IFD dictionary
Properties
Properties Properties
In a calculation system
In product catalogues
Properties
Properties
In a Facility management system
In classification systems
Properties
Properties
For demolition and reconstruction
In building specifications
Properties
Properties
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7. IFD Library
• IFD Library provides:
– A generic API and content
– Multilingual and translation capabilities
– Unique global reference to any concept
– GUID
– IFC model enrichment and link to
product specific data
– Database of terminology, definitions
and relationships
– A way to structure libraries
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12. IFD Library Product
Thickness 92 millimeter
Hand of door Right
Width 890 millimeter
Height 2090 millimeter
Material + MDF =
Surface finishing Painted
Color NCS S0502
Hinge 2465 snap-in
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13. Window in IFD Library
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14. IFD Library status
Content
• Agreed how to handle classification
• Norway – generic properties and
definitions for products
– Generic products
– Classification
• The Netherlands
– LexiCon data – comprehensive terminology
– Content management tool
• US and Canada Timber
– Generic terminology Planed timber Structural timber Precision timber
– Product Data (SPie, IFACT)
– Classification Glued laminated
timber (glulam)
Roof truss Structural timber
• Others Floor board
Plain edge spruce Indoor paneling
– Increased interest – working to clarify how Indoor sub paneling
Trim Outdoor paneling
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16. Mapping accross classification systems
NS3457 (NO) 7 Health facilities CI-SfB (NL) 4 Health, welfare facilities
71 Hospitals 41 Hospital facilities
713 Regional hospitals 411 Teaching hospitals
Concept
Example SSB Kartverket (NO) 7 Health facilities Uniclass (UK) D4 Medical, health, welfare facilitie
71 Hospitals D41 Medical facilities (hospitals)
719 Hospitals D412 District general hospitals
BE PBL (NO) Risk Fire: ???? Omniclass (US) 11-13 00 00 Public service
Energy use: Hospital 11-13 24 00 Health facilities
Control class: Hospital 11-13 24 11 Hospital
Forsvarsbygg EBA (NO) Bygg.kl.94 (SF) F Buildings for institutional care
New Ahus 30 Medical services F21 Health care buildings
Regional university hospital F211 General hospital
take up area 330.000
w/o some specialities Eurostat CC (EU) 1 Building 12 Non residential
DBK 2006 (DK) N Treatment, care
NA Treatment of illness NC Nursing 126 Public entertainment, education, hospitals
NAB Treatment building NCE Bedward 1264 Hospitals, ints. care buildings
BKI (DE) BCA (AU) Class 9a
3000 Gebäude des gesundheitswesens A health-care building, including those parts of
3200 Krankenhäuser, universitätskliniken the building set aside as a laboratory.
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18. IFACT
Additional Criteria:
• Standard in use and adopted by industry
(longevity):
OmniClass
– Standard for the National Building
Information Modeling StandardTM
(NBIMS) which is a standard under
the buildingSMARTallianceTM
– Standard for Construction
Operations Building Information
ExchangeTM (COBIE) which is also
a standard for NBIMS and the
Whole Building Design Guide under
the National Institute of Building
Sciences (NIBS).
– UniFormat (CSI)
– Master Format (CSI)
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19. Specifiers Property information exchange (Spie)
Project
• SPie = Specifiers Properties
information exchange
• Identify basic properties
needed on a BIM object to
connect to Specifications
• Identify for information
needed about products to
integrate with Specifications
• Identify information needed
about products at handover
to support facility
management and meet
COBIE needs
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20. IFD Library Projects
Development projects
• Technical - commercial
– Product Database Connection
– Cost calculation
– Search engine
– Offline API
• Commercial development
• Not by IFD Library – use of IFD
Library
• Expect commercial
implementation available in
2011
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22. IFD Library Group
How to get involved
• IFD Library Group Observer:
– Company/organization with interest in IFD Library and/or pursuing project using
IFD
– Sign up and receive information about development and open sessions
• CATENDA / EPM / Fraunhofer - Norway
• Digicon – Canada
• NATSPEC – Australia
• BSD / ARCOM / Autodesk - USA
• AEC3 / RIBA – UK
• buildingSMART Korea
• buildingSMART Finland
• …and several more underway
– Access to .Net toolkit
– Access to document handling system (PIM)
– Fill out observer form www.ifd-library.org
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23. IFD Library – more information
• http://www.ifd-library.org
– IFD Library website
• http://dev.ifd-library.org/
– The IFD Library technical documentation
• References
– IFD Library Charter
– IFD Library Business Plan
– IFD Library White Paper
– IFD Library Use Case Paper
– IFD Library Technical Tools
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24. NETWORKING INFORMATION
AND MODELS
Why is it Important?
Our 21st Century Challenge
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25. The Problem
• Today
– Buildings are 31% of Global CO2 generation
– Buildings have the largest share of
energy use of all sectors (38%)
– HVAC is largest share (38%) of a building’s energy use
• ...and is dramatically affected by the
performance of the envelope...
– Almost 40% of building energy could be saved by air tight and
well-constructed building envelopes
– Envelopes are also the biggest source of A/E and Construction
Liability claims – 80%
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26. National Priority
• U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of
2007
– Title IV – Sec 401. Definitions - High Performance Building -
The term “high-performance building” means a building that
integrates and optimizes on a life cycle basis all major high
performance attributes, including energy conservation,
environment, safety, security, durability, cost-benefit,
productivity, sustainability, functionality, and operational
considerations.
• Better Buildings Initiative
– The White House, February 3, 2011
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27. Our 21st Century Challenge
• Lots of Research and Dedicated
Industry efforts
– NIBS Building Enclosure Councils
– At least 4 Dept of Energy laboratory efforts
– ASHRAE standards developments
– USGBC LEED and Envelope Commissioning
Requirements
– International Focus and Standards
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28. GSA BIM Guide—The Drive for Open Standard
BIM Vendors
Autodesk
Architectural Desktop
Revit
Bentley
Graphisoft
Onuma
Consultants
Solibri
Digital Alchemy
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29. Priorities—The GSA BIM Guide Series
01—Overview
02—Spatial Program Validation
03—3D Imaging
04—4D Phasing
05—Energy Performance and Operation
06—Circulation and Security Validation
07—Building Elements
08 – Facility Management
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31. Our 21st Century Challenge
• But is there a Focus to these efforts?
• And What Role could BIM + IPD play
• AISC showed us the way
– The CISS2 Steel Standard is both an internationally
recognized interoperable standard...but also adopted
by AISC as the default method for doing work in their
Manual of Practice.
– Steel does things virtually, as a standard of practice.
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32. Our 21st Century Challenge: AISC Role Model
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33. Our 21st Century Challenge: AISC Role Model
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34. Our 21st Century Challenge: AISC Role Model
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35. Our 21st Century Challenge: AISC Role Model
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36. Our 21st Century Challenge: AISC Role Model
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37. Our 21st Century Challenge: AISC Role Model
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38. Our 21st Century Challenge: AISC Role Model
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39. Our 21st Century Challenge: AISC Role Model
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40. Our 21st Century Challenge: AISC Role Model
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41. Our 21st Century Challenge: AISC Role Model
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42. Our 21st Century Challenge: The Building Envelope
“...within this decade...”
• We will be able design and construct building
envelopes
– Virtually before reality,
• Testing and Simulating the Entire Envelope
– against a multitude of energy, seismic, structural and other
environmental forces
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43. Our 21st Century Challenge: The Building Envelope
“...within this decade...”
• Rapidly iterating
– Design, product, and construction alternatives
• Virtually Engaging and Collaborating
– Architects, specifiers, building product manufacturers,
constructors (prime and sub), and trades in collaboration
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44. Let’s Talk!
Roger J. Grant, CSI, CDT
rogerjgrant@gmail.com
Stephen R Hagan, FAIA
stephen.hagan@gsa.gov
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