USACE BIM Challenges and Successes Stephen Spangler

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1 USACE BIM Challenges and Successes Stephen Spangler LEED AP BD+C, O+M, DTM U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Information Technology Laboratory February 6, 2014

2 success n. 1. The achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted. Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, New College Edition

3 Remember that old Virginia Slims slogan You ve come a long way, baby? USACE has come a long way in its BIM implementation!

4 Challenges Faced Lack of BIM Managers when we started No policy (the Thou shalt document) Establishment of ELAs Back to the apples vs. oranges argument Varied USACE missions MILCON, Civil Works Budget cutbacks/travel restrictions

5 USACE Has Come a Long Way, Baby! October 2005 First official BIM workshop held (Louisville District) March 2006 COS BIM memo released October 2006 USACE BIM Roadmap released Oct/Nov 2006 First BIM Managers Workshop (Bentley) 2007 USACE BIM Roadmap wins FIATECH award November 2008 Advanced BIM Managers Workshop (Bentley)

6 USACE Has Come a Long Way, Baby! June 2009 First BIM Managers Workshop (Autodesk) 2010 Division BIM Implementation Plans developed April 2011 COS Districts shift to vendor neutral for standard facility type deliverables April 2011 First Civil Works BIM Managers Workshop (Bentley) May 2012 Revit BIM Templates released Sept 2012 Update to BIM Roadmap released (addresses Civil Works) July 2013 ECB for BIM released

7 Why Did USACE Become Interested in BIM?

8 Study Identifies $15.8B Annual Loss Interoperability problems in the capital facilities industry stem from the highly fragmented nature of the industry, the industry s continued paper based business practices, a lack of standardization, and inconsistent technology adoption among stakeholders. Based on interviews and survey responses, $15.8 billion in annual interoperability costs were quantified for the capital facilities industry in Of these costs, two-thirds are borne by owners and operators, which incur most of these costs during ongoing facility operation and maintenance (O&M).

9 Information Value Where are the Losses Coming From? WASTE GOAL: Continuous Information Collection Planning Design Time Construction Operations

10 Now Where Did I Put that Warranty?

11 BIM is More Efficient for Design

12 When Do You Want to Find a Conflict?

13 Return on Investment For BIM Facility Life-Cycle Value Flow Design/Eng Construction ROI 1.3:1 ROI 2:1 Operations Maintenance ROI 5:1 ROI 6:1 Facility Manager ROI 15:1 Owner ROI 35:1

14 Hurdle to Success

15 Just as the haphazard way in which Building Information Modeling (BIM) was touted as a knight in shining armor, a haphazard understanding of BIM is causing the industry to lose both in terms of efficiency and cost. Source: Would You Like Some Chilli Sauce With Your BIM?, Christopher Pynn and John Hainsworth, AECbytes Viewpoint #60 (June 28, 2011)

16 However, I believe the answer is relatively simple: Education and Scope. Source: Would You Like Some Chilli Sauce With Your BIM?, Christopher Pynn and John Hainsworth, AECbytes Viewpoint #60 (June 28, 2011)

17 My Translation: Learn to crawl before you run!

18 USACE Success 1: Education

19 How the USACE BIM effort took off According to the Realignment/Establishment of COS memo dated 3/6/06: All COS have to develop and maintain BIM models for each standard facility type The Center and CERL were tasked with developing a BIM Road Map to provide guidance to those sites in implementing BIM

20 What does the Road Map Present? Communicates USACE s intentions to industry Phased approach (crawl before run) Details goals, objectives and metrics in adopting BIM Provides advice and lessons-learned in BIM adoption Anticipates technology, but plans to adjust to technology and industry risk Living Document The plan will update as technology matures

21 What in the World is a BIM Manager? In Oct 2006, the USACE BIM Road Map came out In that document, a brand new position was described BIM Manager The thing is, nobody knew what being a BIM Manager entailed! It s one thing to read it, another to do it

22 The Solution BIM Manager Workshops

23 What is Covered? Overview of BIM Duties of a BIM Manager Installation of BIM products Installation/configuration of BIM Workspace/Template Troubleshooting techniques Exposure to BIM-related activities

24 HQ Mandate In an Enterprise GIS Memo from HQ in early 2009, each District shall have a trained BIM Manager by Sept The Milestones were: 25% of Districts in 1 st Qtr 09 50% of Districts in 2 nd Qtr 09 75% of Districts in 3 rd Qtr % of Districts in 4 th Qtr 09

25 Timeline of Workshops BIM Managers Workshop I (Oct 2006) BIM Managers Workshop II (June 2007) BIM Managers Workshop III (Nov 2008) BIM Managers Workshop IV (March 2009) Advanced BIM Managers Workshop (March 2009) Revit BIM Managers Workshop (June 2009)

26 Sites That Received BIM Manager Training NWS POF(2) POJ(2) POA(4) SPN POH(2) SPL NWW NWP SPK SPA NWO(2) NWK SWT(3) MVR LRH(3) NAE LRB NAN(2) LRC(2) LRP NAP CERL TAC(3) NAB LRL(4) NAU(2) NAO(2) MVS(2) LRN SAW HNC(3) SAS(2) SWF(3) MVN SWL(2) SAM(2) MVK ERDC(5)

27 What About Training at the Districts?

28 The BIM PIT

29 Sites That Have Received Onsite BIM Training* NWS NWP POA POH SPA * = From either Autodesk or Bentley MVR NWO LRL NWK SWT HNC SWL TAC SWF SAM MVN NAP NAN NAB NAO SAS NAU

30 USACE Success 2: Scope

31 BIM Roadmap Update Covers Civil Works Revised timeline Reflects current strategy and implementation status Bentley and Autodesk to provide vendor-specific supplements that cover MILCON and CW

32 Contract Language USACE Model RFP Wizard Online tool for developing Requests for Proposals Mandated for the Centers of Standardization Applies to Design/Build Contracts Covers: COS Projects - Previously only Bentley BIM, now open Non-COS Projects - Up to the Customer or District Recommendation (Bentley, Autodesk, ArchiCAD)

33 Project Execution Plan (PxP) (Based on Penn State s Project Execution Planning Procedures and Guide) PxP The Means and Methods of how A/E (Contractor) will use BIM BIM Requirements Create Intelligent data Use of BIM for Construction Documents Model Granularity Quality Control Design Construction Reviews with BIM models

34 Division BIM Implementation Plan Snapshot of Division BIM capabilities Captures info on BIM Manager, projects achieved, skillsets Information captured every other FY

35 Division BIM Implementation Plan Moving to an online means of collecting BIM/District data will make it easier to obtain an up-to-date reporting of status

36 Enterprise License Agreements Give USACE the best tools and training and they will accomplish great things When USACE moved to BIM, already had an ELA with Bentley In Oct 2010 signed an Enterprise License Agreement with Autodesk

37 BIM Workspace: Bentley Creating an environment for consistent BIM model data: Bentley Workspace Since the Bentley model is not encapsulated and is dependent upon an external structure to support all the graphics and data that resides in the final model, a complete environment needs to be created and managed on separate levels: Corporate Level: information that is common to all projects and is passed down to the districts. District or COS Level : Specific additional requirements for a district (ie: title sheets, ) or a project type (ie: dining hall kitchen equipment, medical rooms ) Project Level : The incidence level in which the building is created with all the components necessary to provide construction documents. 37

38 BIM Templates: Revit Creating an environment for consistent BIM model data: Revit Templates Most of the Revit model is encapsulated and allows a template to be created that includes basic information and structure for the final completed design. Schedules, legends, settings, model organization and common components will be part of the templates: Corporate Level: information that is common to all projects and is passed down to the districts. District or COS Level : Specific additional requirements for a district (ie: title sheets, ) or a project type (ie: dining hall kitchen equipment, medical rooms ) Project Level : The incidence level in which the building is created with all the components necessary to provide construction documents. A separate template is being constructed for each discipline. 38

39 Most Important: Need a Directive! In other words, a Thou shalt document

40 USACE Success 3: USACE Rocks when it comes to BIM In other words, here are the pretty pictures!

41 ERDC-ITL

42 Courtesy Louisville District and Mason and Hangar Group Army Reserve Center

43 Courtesy Louisville District and Mason and Hangar Group Army Reserve Center Second Floor Front Lobby

44 Howard Hanson Fish Passage Facility

45 Pump Station

46 Lock 22 Culvert Transition Monolith

47 Consolidated Vehicle Maintenance Shop Output: Interference Checks Col VS Duct After Col before Duct * 10 of 119 interference are reasonable Duct VS Pipe Col VS Pipe Girder VS Duct

48 Consolidated Vehicle Maintenance Shop Door Schedule Basic Data Output: Schedules Windows Schedule Basic Data Mechanical Schedule Basic Data

49 Consolidated Vehicle Maintenance Shop Output: Renderings Repair Bay duct way 2 ND FL Duct Way Repair Bay Mechanical Room Rest room 1 st FL

50 Future Successes: Where is USACE Heading Next With BIM?

51 Building Information Management the New BIM Acronym Building Information Modeling (BIM) will always be perceived as a pretty picture not a lifecycle medium that carries building information. However Owners and operators understand data. For them, Building Information Management (BIM) speaks to their life-cycle needs.

52 2012/2013 USACE BIM Focus Focus on the needs of the installation/operator Building Information Management (BIM) not Building Information Modeling (BIM) Energy, sustainability, Executive Order 13423, EISA 2007, LEED

53 4D Time/Scheduling

54 5D Cost

55 Futuristic Viewing Techniques

56 BIM in Design & Sustainability Planners and Designers (design charrettes) Use of BIM in early design creation can rapidly create alternative designs for making energy, sustainment, LEED, etc. decisions prior to costly design development and rework.

57 Project - BIM in Energy Analysis Joint project to use BIM to meet EPAct 05 policy requirements Original Design Renovation Design 3-2 Lamp 2x4 Fixtures Avg. Luminance: 13.2 fc Power Density: 0.48 w/sq ft 6 1 Lamp Recessed Can Fixtures Avg. Luminance: fc Power Density: 0.28 w/sq ft

58 LEED Review System (LRS)

59 Current Focus Information! Legal Data Geospatial Data Financial Data Designer Data BIM Specifier Data Owner / Occupier Data Sustainers Data Environmental Data 2006 NIBS NBIMS, All Rights Reserved

60 Hurdles to Future Success

61 we see it (BIM) bandied about, over and over, with very little thought to what objective it is that is actually being set out to achieve. Source: Would You Like Some Chilli Sauce With Your BIM?, Christopher Pynn and John Hainsworth, AECbytes Viewpoint #60 (June 28, 2011)

62 Return on Investment For BIM Facility Life-Cycle Value Flow Design/Eng Construction ROI 1.3:1 ROI 2:1 Operations Maintenance ROI 5:1 ROI 6:1 Facility Manager ROI 15:1 Owner ROI 35:1

63 Next Area of Focus OWNER

64 Questions That Need to be Asked Why do you want a BIM model? What do you want to use the BIM model for? What data do you need captured in the BIM model? What O&M software do you use? If we gave you the BIM model for your facility today, would you know what to do with it?

65 Translation: Don t let the BIM model just sit on a shelf once it reaches the hands of the owner!

66 Keep the Circle of Life Going!! engineering analysis cross discipline coordination, collision detection construction documents multi-disciplinary 3D design fabrication facilities management construction construction sequence visualization

67 The Thing to Remember regarding BIM implementation nobody really knows what BIM means yet. BIM is still in its infancy Source: Have the BIM Truth Talk with Your Boss, Part 2, Robert Green, cadalyst (June 8, 2011)

68 USACE is ready to be a good parent, guiding BIM into adulthood!

69 Contact Info Stephen Spangler CAD/BIM Technology Center

70 Questions?