IFC/COBie Trial In this issue: Official Publication of the OPEN BIM Network. OPEN BIM Network Activity including the IFC/COBie Trial Stage 2

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1 Official Publication of the OPEN BIM Network Issue 7 February 2013 IFC/COBie Trial 2013 In this issue: OPEN BIM Network Activity including the IFC/COBie Trial Stage 2 ECOBUILD Seminar Programme OPEN BIM Network Sponsors Member Directory As the regular publication of the network, OPEN BIM Focus features all aspects of BIM including theory, planning, implementation, mandatory requirements and case studies. Articles and features are written in a clear and concise style, without the use of unnecessary or unexplained jargon. OPEN BIM Focus is aimed at intelligent professionals within construction and related industries at all levels from the most senior to operator.

2 Stage 1 of the OPEN BIM Network IFC/COBie trial has attracted much attention and commendation. As the wheels are set in motion for Stage 2, government has requested that the OPEN BIM Network has an official voice to report and record its activities and findings to both itself and vendors. Consequently, a cooperative partnership between the BIM Technologies Alliance (the official Government vendor group) and the OPEN BIM Network has been established. This represents a major step forward and confers official recognition to OPEN BIM Network activities. ECOBUILD is almost here and for the first time, the OPEN BIM Network will be represented at a major public exhibition. Organisations that support the OPEN BIM process will be show cased in a dedicated OPEN BIM Network pavilion (Stand N320). An interesting and informative seminar programme is scheduled. You are invited to drop by to see what is going on and/or to attend the seminars. The Editor 2 OPEN BIM Network 2013

3 OPEN BIM Network Activity including the IFC/COBie Trial Stage 2 From a standing start last summer, the OPEN BIM Network (OBN), has become a voice for the construction industry. The OBN will now also work with the BIM Technologies Alliance (BTA) to provide both a formal working relationship with the key industry vendors and a written record of that activity to the government s BIM steering committee. This will significantly raise the profile of the OBN, whilst also enhancing the crucial involvement and support of vendors. Membership of the OBN continues to grow and members report that being able to use the OBN logo, adds to their credibility in the OPEN BIM arena. The market is currently polarising into two approaches to data exchange, open BIM and closed BIM. Competition is healthy, but we must avoid at all costs any repeat of the VHS/Betamax scenario, as this would be disastrous for the industry in the long term. David Jellings, Director OPEN BIM Network IFC/COBie Trial Stage 1 As regular readers will know in the latter half of 2012, the OBN, with the support of leading Tier 1 contractors, initiated an IFC/COBie trial to validate the viability of IFC workflow. As COBie is a mandated requirement of the UK government client and a subset of IFC, this was selected as a focus for the trial. The concept trial report has now been published by NBS. Unequivocally, the group believed that with improved tools they can use IFC as the primary data format to meet the Government s COBie data requirement. IFC/COBie Report OPEN BIM Network 2013

4 IFC/COBie Trial 2013 Following the success of the first stage of the trial, support has grown further and given that there is now a need to provide more data, to inform both vendors and those developing standards what is required from those being asked to deliver, Stage 2 of the trial is underway. The objectives of the 2013 trial are to: Use IFC as the primary schema for data exchange. Test various technologies and workflows to produce COBie outputs. Ensure that trial activities incorporate current definitions of COBie data requirement at various drop points and CIC work stages (COBie demand matrix), using the current IFC schema. Use various models, including the classroom test models to be issued by government early in Identify problems, uncovered during the trial, with existing technology, standards and workflow (or use of the same) that inhibit efficient working. Review and communicate those problems with relevant sources via the official and ad hoc communication channels. Present to industry (via the OBN User Group*), those solutions deemed to be best in class (date and format to be agreed). * See page 5 There are now 11 major Tier 1 contractors involved in the OBN trial, BAM, Brookfield Multiplex, Carillion, Laing O Rourke, Lend Lease, Mace, Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska, Wates, Willmott Dixon and Vinci UK. It is supported by expert bodies including AEC3, buildingsmart, BIM Academy and NBS. The trial is co-ordinated by the OBN, who also represents views to government and vendors. Members of the BTA (including Autodesk, Bentley Systems, Graphisoft, Tekla, 4Projects, Conject, NBS, Causeway) will be approached to support all trial activities via the BTA. Non BTA members who are vendors will be approached separately to support trial activities. These include (but not exclusively) Vectorworks, DDS CAD, Plancal, Solibri, BIM Server, AEC3, BIMX and XBIM. 4 OPEN BIM Network 2013

5 OPEN BIM Network User Group Following discussions a more formal set-up has been agreed and the Tier 1 contractors involved in the ongoing trial, are to be collectively known as the OPEN BIM Network User Group (OBN User Group). The OBN User Group is a powerful body assessed on its joint contribution towards the UK built environment alone. Its views can be considered to be a good representation of the contractor industry as a whole. Additionally, its supply chains, who are being asked to support BIM implementation, provide further crucial input. Having already agreed that IFC underpins the preferred business process, the remit of the OBN User Group is to: Identify what needs to be done to enable IFC to work effectively (primarily to identify key development needs of associated technologies, standards and workflow). Use its voice and commercial strength to accelerate the required development. It is the belief of the OBN User Group, that open BIM is the best approach for its members and the industry as a whole. Whilst there are many reasons for this, the OBN as the representative voice of the OBN User Group, has summarised the main ones in OPEN BIM Focus Issue 6. 5 OPEN BIM Network 2013

6 ECOBUILD ECOBUILD - the world s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment and the UKs largest construction event of any kind. Organisations that support the OPEN BIM process will be show cased in a dedicated OPEN BIM Network pavilion (Stand N320). The pavilion includes a general meeting/seminar area with seating for about twenty this will be used to deliver short workshops and the series of exhibitor seminars detailed below. ECOBUILD Seminar Programme Exhibitor Title Synopsis OPEN BIM Network OPEN BIM Explained This seminar examines why and explains in simple terms what Open BIM and IFC actually means and provides an update on the IFC/COBie industry trials. Solibri Graphisoft Tekla Competitive advantage through Quality Assurance Collaboration using IFCs - The architects story Collaboration using IFCs - The engineers story Using open BIM standards, Solibri Model Checker provides unique, quality assurance solutions to validate model data from many sources, and includes ground-breaking work supporting the Government's COBie requirements. ArchiCAD uses IFC technology to provide smooth workflows between architects and engineers regardless of their discipline or application they prefer working with. A real project demonstration of interdiscipline collaboration is shown. Tekla provides software that facilitates and enhances Building Information Modelling processes supporting open standards that allows trades to collaborate efficiently. A real project demonstration of inter-discipline collaboration is shown. Vectorworks Arboleda - an OPEN BIM Project View, through the eyes of an architectural team, the execution of a successful Open BIM workflow utilising Vectorworks Architect and a range of other Open BIM compatible software. DDS-CAD Plancal Conject DDS-CAD the Open BIM tool for MEP engineers Plancal Nova - Complete MEP Open BIM solution Using a central COBie database to integrate project teams DDS-CAD is an advanced open BIM tool for the design and documentation of electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems for buildings. The software is certified for import and export of IFC data, either file based, or through direct connection to a model server. Leading software solutions for building services, Plancal Nova offers integrated CAD/BIM and engineering calculations in one unified system; the software has been developed specifically for building services firms and has advanced functionally as a result. Working collaboratively with BIM across supply chains requires more than just IFC compatibility. Conject helps team s utilise data across an entire asset s lifecycle and without the need to acquire new CAD/BIM products. TUESDAY 5TH MARCH WEDNESDAY 6TH MARCH THURSDAY 7TH MARCH 11:00 OPEN BIM Network 11:00 Graphisoft 10:30 OPEN BIM Network 11:45 Solibri 11:45 Conject 11:10 Tekla 12:30 Graphisoft 12:30 Solibri 11:50 Vectorworks 13:15 Tekla 13:15 OPEN BIM Network 12:30 DDS-CAD 14:00 Vectorworks 14:00 Tekla 13:10 Conject 14:45 DDS-CAD 14:45 Plancal 13:50 Solibri 15:00 Plancal 15:00 Vectorworks 14:30 Graphisoft 15:45 Conject 15:45 DDS-CAD 15:10 Plancal 6 OPEN BIM Network 2013

7 OPEN BIM Network Sponsor Conject BIM As one of Europe's leading providers of software solutions to the real estate, infrastructure & construction market, we have implemented a strategy incorporating a range of new capabilities providing customers with a comprehensive, collaborative platform to manage and govern all BIM information flows throughout an asset s Plan-Build-Operate lifecycle. As part of our participation in the Open BIM Network we will be exhibiting on pavilion N320 at ECOBUILD from 5th to 7th March. We will be demonstrating how to use a central COBie database to integrate project teams. The CONJECT team can help organisations adapt their internal and external working practices around the new data structures demanded when embracing BIM, including: Sharing and interoperating with IFC models & associated data Full 3D visualisation and interaction The linking of occupational systems & spaces in design and operations with work breakdown structures in the build process Automation of change processes across supply chains to feed 5D time & cost forecasting The capture of detailed data and attributes relating to space, systems & equipment, stored in a COBie compliant database Managing FM processes i.e. reactive & preventative maintenance, space planning, etc To find out more please enquiries@conject.com. 7 OPEN BIM Network 2013

8 OPEN BIM Network Sponsor Graphisoft ArchiCAD In 2012 ArchiCAD won the Construction Computing Awards BIM Product of the Year for the second consecutive year. Graphisoft s BIMX won Mobile Product of the Year. ArchiCAD 16 also won the overall prize for Product of the Year In 1982 Graphisoft produced the first personal computer based 3D CAD. This was followed in 1986 by ArchiCAD, the first integrated BIM System. Since then, using its unrivalled knowledge of building designers needs, Graphisoft has continued to innovate, ensuring that ArchiCAD remains an acknowledged frontrunner in terms of BIM authoring tools 2. Graphisoft believes that focusing on the needs of designers makes the ArchiCAD user experience a better one than that faced by those using products that attempt to be jack of all trades. However, concentrating on one key area of BIM means that it is essential for ArchiCAD to collaborate with tools that specialise in other areas. buildingsmart International s ISO standard 3 Industry Foundation Classes (IFC), provides a non-proprietary internationally agreed specification, for the exchange of BIM information between platforms. IFC is also the standard identified as the basis for the future delivery of BIM information in the UK Governments BIS BIM Strategy Paper 4. Graphisoft is active in supporting buildingsmart and works with other leading software vendors to promote the Open BIM Network in the UK. Graphisoft uses IFC technology to facilitate collaboration between architects and engineers, regardless of their discipline or the name/version of the application they prefer working with. ArchiCAD supports the import, export and data structure of the latest IFC release: IFC2x Edition 3. ArchiCAD also uses its robust IFC data exchange capabilities to produce data output that is easily converted into COBie documentation 5. COBie is a subset of IFC relating to the operation and management of buildings. By using IFC, ArchiCAD have automated more of the process of generating COBie data than those who have chosen to go down a proprietary route. At Ecobuild, on the OPEN BIM Network Pavilion (stand N320), there will be a demonstration of workflows between ArchiCAD and other software using IFCs. The Leadenhall Building pre-contract ArchiCAD BIM Model by Laing O'Rourke, used for transparent quantification, challenging sequence and developing a safe construction methodology. Key ArchiCAD 16 Features: Mac and PC interoperable with 64-bit and multi processor support. BIMX Cloud integrated model-sharing service for tablet and smart phone. Smooth large team, multiple office capability using the Graphisoft BIM Server. Award winning renovation, refurbishment and retrofit facilities. The intuitive push/pull Morph tool delivers extraordinary modelling flexibility. Built-in EcoDesigner offers dynamic energy evaluation of designs. Clash detection and change control functions. Fully integrated web portal for accessing and sharing BIM components. ArchiCAD Solo 16 offers affordable BIM to the small practice. If you have any questions or interest in ArchiCAD, COBie production or IFC support, please contact mail@graphisoft.co.uk ISO/PAS BIS: A report for the Government Construction Client Group Building Information Modelling (BIM) Working Party Strategy Paper March See Page For a detailed explanation of how to input and export data to COBie from ArchiCAD, please, go to the following GRAPHISOFT website: 8 OPEN BIM Network 2013

9 OPEN BIM Network Sponsor QUALITY ASSURANCE OF ALL DATA IN BIM MODELS DELIVERS ACCURATE INFORMATION As the market increases its adoption of BIM, the reality is that your work is far more visible to others than ever before. Likewise, the impact of errors on other stakeholders have much greater implications. It is therefore imperative that the quality of model data is confirmed as early as possible and maintained throughout the design/build cycle. Solibri Model Checker is an established and proven software which, through an intuitive environment, ensures that any stakeholder can quality assure any and all data in BIM models. Through IFC file transfer, models from multiple sources create a single federated model which can be investigated against a wide range of predefined rules to check data integrity. Inbuilt data mapping also means that information can be easily selected and extracted and presented in common formats such as xls and pdf. The result is a business solution that mitigates risk by identifying errors in the virtual world, by providing an audit trail of fixes, and ultimately by delivering accurate of information, especially quantification. Configuration flexibility ensures quality assurance of common requirements, such as constructability and collision as well as more advanced demands including code compliance, safety and COBie. At ECOBUILD, Solibri will demonstrate how users can gain competitive advantage through quality assurance. This will include the groundbreaking work undertaken to support the Government's COBie requirements. Join us in the OPEN BIM Network Pavilion (stand N320) for the Solibri experience. DESCRIBE IT CHECK IT ASSURE IT info-uk@solibri.com COBie spread sheet to model correlation 9 OPEN BIM Network 2013

10 Tekla offers the AEC industry open BIM workflows that truly integrate. OPEN BIM Network Sponsor With Tekla software, engineers, fabricators and construction contractors can easily enjoy the benefits of coordinated, rich data and use that information to improve their performance, appearance, and cost-effectiveness. At the same time they can reliably deliver the projects faster and more economically. Reliable, coordinated and more accurate information about a building, provides better design insight, production documentation and construction predictability. Project inefficiencies can be minimised with Tekla software and projects that stay on time and on budget, mean more satisfied clients and opportunities for repeat business. With Tekla software you can: Create and combine constructible 3D models, rich in detailed building information Tekla puts AEC professionals in control Make better design and business decisions Improve productivity and project quality Deliver projects faster and more economically Easier and more effective communication with partners and clients helps to accelerate the design process Greater accuracy and better coordination can translate to less waste and higher profits The OPEN BIM approach allows project members to collaborate, design and construct regardless of the tools they use. Using Tekla BIMsight, a professional tool for construction project collaboration, enables the entire construction workflow to combine models, check for clashes, and share information using the same easy-touse Open BIM environment. At ECOBUILD Tekla will be demonstrating collaboration using IFCs from an engineer s perspective. If you have any questions or interest in Tekla BIMsight, please sales.uk@tekla.com. 10 OPEN BIM Network 2013

11 Member Directory The OPEN BIM Network Member Directory is currently being developed for inclusion in OPEN BIM Focus and as a page on the website. If you would like a logo and/or url to be included, please details. Please also advise errors/omissions. AEC 3 UK ltd AMEY - International Design Hub ARCH-I Architects Co-Partnership Astins Ltd Baily Garner LLP Balfour Beatty Bite Design Ltd Bond Bryan Brookfield Multiplex Europe Cabinet of Curiosity CADfaster Inc Carillion Construction Services Caunton Engineering Ltd CIOB Clarkebond Conject Constructive Thinking Studio Coventry University Dedicated CAD Systems East Riding of Yorkshire Council Eleni Markopoulou ELJ Consultancy ESB Services Ltd Formed Architects & Designers G&H Building Services Ltd GHA Livigunn Graphisoft Connect Graphisoft UK Green Tea Architects LLP Hans Haenlein Architects JDP JHD Architects Jordan and Bateman Architects Kier Construction Laing O'Rourke Maber Architects Mace Group Ltd Mitchellson Formwork & Civil Engineering Limited NG Bailey Northumbria University Nottingham Trent Uni Oakwood Eng Solutions Panter Hudsmith Architects Parker Bromley Ltd Peter Bryson Power and Line Ltd Price and Myers Reading University RIBA Enterprises Schofield Lothian Ltd Simon de Gale Architects Sir Robert McAlpine Smallwood Architects SmartBIM Solutions Solibri Spark IFC Specialist Contracting Services Ltd Swapp Architect Ltd Tekla UK Thomas Vale Construction van Heyningen and Haward Architects LLP VINCI Construction UK Ltd Virtechs Ltd Walker Troup Architects Wates Group Ltd Westminster University Wilmott Dixon Wren Architecture and Design Yorkshire and Humber BIM Hub 11 OPEN BIM Network 2013

12 The OPEN BIM Network is a UK based independent, open and non-product specific group. The primary function of the OPEN BIM Network is to inform industry about Open BIM, what it means, why it is increasingly becoming the global solution of choice, how it can be done and what, collectively, industry can do to accelerate its adoption. OPEN BIM is a global initiative of buildingsmart International and leading software vendors. Open BIM is a universal approach to the collaborative design, realisation and operation of buildings based on open standards and workflows. It utilises the open buildingsmart Data Model. OPEN BIM Network Objectives Represent the views of the international OPEN BIM Programme in the UK Engage with the UK Construction Industry as the neutral voice of open communication process and protocols Support the UK government client strategy Represent the views of its members to industry and government Inform the industry of Open BIM process/technology developments and applications Offer non-proprietary implementation guidance Work with academia on the development of Open BIM education OPEN BIM Network Activities Communicate and promote the activities of the network to the wider industry via media articles, advertising, partners and members. Write and distribute a regular newsletter containing application features and case studies Deliver regular informative seminars throughout the UK, with specific focus of Open BIM in practice eg live demonstration of vendor interoperability Provide media for members information exchange eg web site/forums, conferences Act as a conduit for the delivery of accredited industry courses As a member of the OPEN BIM Network you will be able to demonstrate support for a common platform and show commitment to collaborative design and engagement. The OPEN BIM Network is open to all stakeholders including clients, consultants, designers, contractors, vendors and operators of assets providing that they meet the simple criteria of endorsing OPEN BIM as the internationally accepted standard for collaboration. To find out more, including how to join, visit: 12 OPEN BIM Network 2013

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