Back to Where We Once Belonged FM Global s road to SlimBIM By Thomas A. Gay Assistant Vice President FM Global - Engineering Plan Services Past Chair Board of Direction buildingsmart alliance Vice Chair buildingsmart International User Group
Not Your Average CAD/BIM User
The Factory Mutual Insurance Company the company FM Global provides comprehensive global commercial and industrial property insurance, engineering-driven underwriting and risk management solutions, groundbreaking property loss prevention research and prompt, professional claims handling.
The Factory Mutual Insurance Company the company Based in Johnston, RI, USA with more than 5000 employees operating in more than 120 countries, FM Global offers a unique combination of insurance products and engineering services seamlessly around the globe, and through a single point of contact. FM Global offers products and services that can overcome global risk management challenges, and accommodate any/all commercial property insurance and protection needs
The Factory Mutual Insurance Company the history Founded in 1835 by Zachariah Allen, a prominent textile mill owner, the idea that property improvements would minimize the chance of fire loss was virtually unheard of at the time. But to Allen and his partners, a proactive approach to preventing losses made good economic sense.
The Factory Mutual Insurance Company the history 179 years later FM Global, a Fortune 1000 Company, has emerged as an international property insurance and lossprevention engineering leader with market-leading capacity and coverage.
The Work
The facilities we insure vary in size, scope, location and occupancy
The services provided are varied 1500GPM FIRE PUMP TEST 180 170 170 PRESSURE (PSI) 160 150 140 130 120 110 150 137 100 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 FLOW (GPM) Test Data
The documentation extensive!
All in pursuit of understanding: Construction Occupancy Protection Exposure COPE
But No Longer Business as Usual
The building industry, in general, and FM Global, specifically, is faced with a need for change and future requirements are for not just construction but improved costing, functional and performance efficiency!!
FM Global has always recognized the need to evolve with varied but consistent documentation throughout our history
and Our Clients are Focused on the Future
The Factory Mutual Insurance Company the Challenge Respond to Client capabilities/needs in regards to technology Consume information from any source (Client/Brokers/AEC) Combine information from multiple disciplines (CAD/BIM/GIS/Images) Start our process with Virtual Inspections Convey that information in a standard coordinated format Export information back to drawings/models/maps Reduce Operating Costs for better Mutual Performance
How about going from this method
for this product
to Pre & Post Visit Research
for this interactive product
Highlighting Recommendations for Improvement
But it may not be quite enough Our Engineering is improving, our Clients are becoming more sophisticated and everyone is asking harder questions.
The Problem
FM Global s Standard Drawing has evolved over our almost 180 year history
Our Clients challenged us to continue to improve Virtual Design, Construction & Ownership The road to BIM does not appear to be as easy
then use the model/data for real analysis of exposure
So why Building Information Modeling? Why buildingsmart? And why a National BIM Standard?
BIM is, BIM is not, BIM can be The Business Value of a National BIM Standard
BIM is definitely not a High Performance Building Hazard Mitigation or Planning Building Enclosure Technology Building Safety Codes or Standards Facility Management or Operations Finance, Insurance or Real Estate Standards or Metrics Social, Economic or Environmental Performance...It s not even, as many people would describe it, 3d
BIM promises to be all of those things!
The BIM software industry, much like the CAD software industry of 30years ago, has been discipline specific with very little interoperability built in. FM Global alone (and this is not uncommon) requires multiple software platforms to service our client base
True BIM Authoring Autodesk Revit Architecture Autodesk Revit Structure Autodesk Revit MEP Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture Autodesk AutoCAD MEP Autodesk AutoCAD Structural Detailing Graphisoft ArchiCAD
CAD/3d Modeling Autodesk AutoCAD Autodesk Inventor + Fusion Bentley MicroStation Informatix MicroGDS Avia Scan2CAD IMSI TurboCAD Google SketchUp Eos Systems PhotoModeler Autodesk Photofly (now called 123D Catch)
BIM Analysis/Viewing Autodesk Navisworks Manage Autodesk Navisworks Freedom Autodesk Quantity Takeoff Autodesk Revit Architecture Viewer Tekla BIMsight Solibri Model Viewer NIST IFC File Analyzer
Presentation/Viewing Autodesk 3ds Max Design Composite (Film compositing and visual effects add-on) Backburner (Render farm utility add-on) FBX (file import/export utility) Autodesk Showcase (Interactive 3d presentation tool) Graphisoft Virtual Building Explorer Graphisoft BIM Explorer Autodesk SketchBook Designer (illustration and markup) RasterEx Rx Highlight Autodesk Design Review Autodesk DWG True View Adobe Acrobat Pro Extended
all of that work to convert from CAD all of that software to work with clients all at a $$$$$ to Purchase, Maintain, Train & Operate all for the lack of a solid and fully implemented suite of standards!
The Solution
The GIS Industry on the other hand does not suffer from such issues. FM Global uses only 2 GIS Software Suites: Cadcorp SIS ESRI ArcInfo Implemented under the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Open GIS Standards like WMS, WFS, CityGML, etc.
Enter NBIMS! The National Building Information Modeling Standard It s foundational core: buildingsmart International s IFC It s implemented definitions: COBie SPie IFCxml and more.
National BIM Standard (NBIMS) Content Model C. Implementation Resources B. Technical References A. Core Standards (International Foundation - bsi) A.1. ISO Standards (IFC4 ISO16739) A.2. Normative Standards A.3. Information Exchanges A. 4. Conformance Specifications A. Core Standard A. 5. Test Suite B. Technical References B.1. Reference Processes B.2. Reference Specifications B.3. Reference Examples C. Implementation Resources C.1. Contract Specifications C.2. Best Practice Guides
NBIMS-US Consensus Integrated Success
Current Active NBIMS-US V3 Ballots Minimum BIM 2nd Edition Practical BIM Contract Requirements LOD Specification 2013 NCS Reference Standard BIM Planning Guide for Owners The Uses of BIM BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) OmniClass Table 49 OmniClass Table 41 OmniClass Table 34 OmniClass Table 33 OmniClass Table 22 OmniClass Table 31 OmniClass Table 12 OmniClass Table 11 NBIMS V1 Terms - Part 1 NBIMS V1 Terms - Part 2 NBIMS v2 Revised Terms NBIMS v3 TGS NBIMS v2 Existing Terms NBIMS v3 TGS TGS Controversial Terms 2013-07-03-COBie2.4-Revised IE Ballot Building Programming Information Exchange Lifecycle Information Exchange for Product Data HVAC Information Exchange Plumbing Information Exchange Electrical Information Exchange
Activity is not only Current but Aggressive
Support for Today (0-18 Months) Education & Local networking Best practice Global BIM Guide Wiki What can a practitioner use today with what level of risk?
Support for Tomorrow (2 yr 5 yr) National Standards NCS & NBIMS-US Contract changes to implement open standards Feedback on practice and modeling analysis Prepare for what is coming Improve productivity of what people are working on
Support for the Future (6 yr 10 yr) Culture change Planning for the future - Road Mapping The future is defined by what we do today what we need to do What we want to do tomorrow What the business demands
and a Vision for the Future
Five Year Plan - Ten Year Results The idea is born Day 1 The idea is socialized Year 1 Production and Distribution Year 5 Idea Included in Software Vendor Production - Year 2 Education and Training Year 6 Process can be compressed using XML, test beds, and challenges Inclusion in projects Year 7 Multiple Supporting Results Year 9 Development Year 3-4 Construction Year 8 Implement Standards Effort Year 10
October, 2013
Sustainability Energy analysis Environmental impact Metrics/Reporting Recycling Green is normal Actual performance
Facility Management/Operations Maintenance & management Internal GPS Monitor occupancy People, space, movement Building sensors common
Building Codes & Standards NBIMS-US ongoing cycles NBIMS-US certification Social media aids code & standards development Automated code checking & permitting Code cycles dramatically reduced
Technology Advances The Cloud RFID Drones & Robots Technology & Safety Augmented Reality Smart Glasses Advanced Manufacturing Laser Scanning
Accessibility of Data Big Data Interoperability Open Standards
Processes, Efficiency, Collaboration Lean Construction Integrated Design, Construction, Operations Virtual Design, Construction, Operations Pre-Engineered & Fabricated Modular Enterprise Delivery
Business is enabled, across the industry, through open standards IFC/IDM/MVD & more specs & commentaries software implementations testing procedures & execution transformation rules & tools business case analysis training and support to create efficiencies, save $$$ and address every practitioners requirements.
The Possibilities the road to SlimBIM (and more)
BIM is definitely Cool
BIM is Design and Construction
BIM is Design/Requirements Validation
BIM is Automated Data Gathering
BIM is Supporting Views of Data
BIM is Focused Views by defined requirements
BIM is Consistent Analysis by Practitioners
BIM is Information to support the Business Case COBie - http://www.wbdg.org/resources/cobie.php
BIM is a complimentary source to other technologies (GIS, CAD, Imaging, etc)
BIM is our Plan for the Future
BIM is Innovation.
For more information on FM Global buildingsmart or bimsmart: http://www.fmglobal.com http://www.nibs.org/?page=bsa http://www.bimsmartfoundation.org or thomas.gay@fmglobal.com