TERM PROJECT GUIDELINES FOR TERM PROJECT I. Introduction Students will work on a BIM related project selected from one of the following categories, Category One: Green Building Design and Intention (Max. Five Groups) Category Two: Cost Analysis (Max. Two Groups) Category Three: Construction Communication, Process Control and Coordination (Max. Two Groups) Category Four: Owner Benefits (Max. Two Groups) Category Five: Electrical Construction (Max. Two Groups) Category Six: Mechanical Construction (Max. Two Groups) Each category may have one or more student groups. Throughout the semester, students need to continuously work on the project divided into the following phases: BIM literature review related to the focus subject and a BIM model of their choice (with the approval of the instructor) Planning Report Interim Report Final Project Report Eventually, each group will need to deliver: 1) A BIM model, together with other necessary software tools, that can demonstrate the intended business application; and 2) A justification of business value of the application with empirical evidence, minimally five companies or organizations. Category One: Green Building and LEED Students in this category will be focused on the use of BIM in green building design and engineering. Students will use LEED point system as an example. There are five groups in this category. Each group will work on one of the five LEED categories, i.e., site, water, energy, materials and indoor air quality. The objective of these groups is to investigate the use of Revit and other tools to facilitate green building design analysis. 1) What are design scope, intentions and user requirements? 2) How can scope be represented in different phases of a design by using BIM? 3) How can the green features be incorporated in BIM models so that analysis can be performed? 4) What is the current status of applying BIM in green design? 5) What are the existing tools that can work with Revit to perform analysis in each LEED categories? 6) What are the areas that need improvement? 7) What are the software tools that can work with Revit or other BIM tools for green building analysis? Category Two: Cost Analysis
Students in this category will be focused on the use of BIM for cost analysis. There will be two groups in this category. One group will be focused on the potential of using Revit and spreadsheet only for cost estimating. The other group will be focused on exploring other tools. The objective of these groups is to investigate the Revit and other tools for cost estimating and life cycle cost analysis. 1) How can BIM facilitate cost estimation at different stages of a project? 2) What is the process of integrating BIM and cost estimation tools? 3) What is the current status of applying BIM in cost estimation? 4) How to perform life cycle costing using BIM? 5) What are the major benefits of using BIM in cost analysis? 6) How can the benefits of BIM be measured with respect to supporting cost estimation? 7) What are the software tools that can work with Revit or other BIM tools for estimating and life cycle cost analysis? Category Three: Construction Communication, Process Control and Coordination Students in this category will be focused on the use of BIM for construction communication, process control and coordination. The objective of this group is to investigate the use of Revit, together with other tools, to facilitate construction communication, process control and project coordination. 1) How can BIM facilitate construction communication, process control and coordination? 2) What is the process of integrating BIM and construction schedules? 3) What is the current status of applying BIM in construction communication, process control and coordination? 4) What are the major benefits of using BIM in construction communication, process control and coordination? 5) How can the benefits of BIM be measured with respect to supporting construction communication, process control and coordination? 6) What are the software tools that can work with Revit or other BIM tools for construction communication, process control and coordination? Category Four: Owner Benefits Students in this category will be focused on the use of BIM for owners. The objective of this group is to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of using BIM for facility owners. 1) Why are owners motivated to use BIM? 2) How is the cost of applying BIM justified by owners? 3) What is the current status of applying BIM by owners? 4) What are the major benefits and challenges of using BIM? 5) How can BIM be used in retrofitting existing buildings? 6) How can the benefits of BIM be measured? 7) What are the software tools that can work with Revit or other BIM tools for project documentation, specification generation, code checking, and facility management? Category Five: Electrical Construction Students in this category will be focused on the use of BIM for electrical construction. The objective of this group is to investigate the use of Revit to facilitate the operation of electrical contractors.
1) How can BIM be applied in electrical construction? 2) What is the current status of applying BIM in electrical construction? 3) How can electrical cost analysis be performed using BIM? 4) What are the major benefits and challenges of using BIM in electrical construction? 5) Since most electrical constructors are small, how can the benefits of BIM be measured? 6) What are the software tools that can work with Revit or other BIM tools for electrical construction, especially in cost estimation and project management? Category Six: Mechanical Construction Students in this category will be focused on the use of BIM for mechanical construction. The objective of this group is to investigate the use of Revit to facilitate the operation of mechanical contractors. 1) How can BIM be applied in mechanical construction? 2) What is the current status of applying BIM in mechanical construction? 3) How can electrical cost analysis be performed using BIM? 4) What are the major benefits and challenges of using BIM in mechanical construction? 5) Since most mechanical constructors are small, how can the benefits of BIM be measured? 6) What are the software tools that can work with Revit or other BIM tools for mechanical construction, especially in cost estimation and project management? II. Instructions Step 1: Development of Base Model Develop a base model from the tutorial. This tutorial will provide you with concepts to develop a basic model in Revit Architecture. Students are required to investigate further into the software. Step 2: Category Selection Each group needs to select a category and research about the topic to understand it. Explore and prepare an idea of the benefits of using BIM in that category. Students will work on a BIM related project selected from one of the following categories, Category One: Green Building Design and Intention (Max. Five Groups) o Site (1 Group) o Water (1 Group) o Energy (1 Group) o Materials (1 Group) o Indoor Air Quality (1 Group) Category Two: Cost Analysis (Max. Two Groups) Category Three: Construction Communication, Process Control and Coordination (Max. Two Groups) Category Four: Owner Benefits (Max. Two Groups) Category Five: Electrical Construction (Max. Two Groups) Category Six: Mechanical Construction (Max. Two Groups)
Step 3: BIM Literature Review This phase should explain what BIM is. It should explain your category, the application of BIM in your category, a research problem and have a list of references. The literature review will be assessed based on the following: 1) Relevance to your subject 2) Comprehensiveness Step 4: Planning Report This phase should explain how you are going to plan your topic based on your literature review, Revit tutorial and the research of your category. You should be able to generate good ideas based on your choice of topic. This report should present your idea, execution of your technical plan (how you are going to make your idea work in the lab) and business plan (how are you going to go about the questionnaire, sampling, survey and case study). For the questionnaire, prepare 10 questions. The planning report should demonstrate the following: 1) Clear statement of research problems and questions 2) Clear statement of hypothesis 3) Clear design of research methodology Step 5: Interim Report At this point, it is assumed that you already have done your technical and business plan implementation. This phase should explain your technical implementation such as showing the use of BIM or other software, and the business implementation such as the result of the interview of at least two organizations. The interim report should demonstrate the following: 1) Sufficient development of a BIM model 2) The application of BIM 3) Evidence of gathering empirical data 4) Sound analysis Step 6: Final Project Report This phase should present Summary of BIM, background of your category, topic definition, research questions and hypothesis, methodology, model demonstration, conclusions, future of BIM in your category, references, and appendixes which would be your questionnaire. Your questionnaire should include interviewee name, position, and name of organization. You must contact at least 5 organizations or more. The final report should demonstrate the following: Coherence in research problems, hypothesis, methodology, analysis and results Sufficient evidence of BIM application and empirical data Scientific analysis Professional presentation The final report should include: A solid introduction to establish the problem of your study A comprehensive and relevant literature review A detailed discussion of your approach A detailed discussion of your model and data
A detailed discussion of your results Conclusions and future studies References (NOT Bibliography) III. Grading Grading criteria for the Term Project is discussed below. Relevance to your subject 5% Comprehensiveness 5% Planning Report 10% o Statement of research problems and questions 3% o Statement of hypothesis 3% o Design of research methodology 4% Interim Report 10% o BIM model 3% o BIM application 2% o Evidence of gathering empirical data - 3% o Analysis - 2% Final Package 70% o BIM Literature Review 10% a. Relevance to your subject 5% b. Comprehensiveness 5% o Sufficient Evidence of BIM Application and Empirical Data 20% c. Correctness of the BIM Model 10% d. Sufficient Information and Details in the BIM Model 5% e. Effective Demonstration of Cases Supporting the Objective of each Group 5% o Scientific Analysis 10% o Conclusions, Recommendations, Limitations - 10% o Final Report Quality (Write-up, Clarity, Layout, Presentation and Completeness) 20% Note 1: No point is assigned to timely group formation and category selection. However, failing to form the group or select a category before the due date will result in 5% deduction from the term project grade. Note 2: Development of the base model will be graded separately from the rest of the term project. Unlike other term project tasks, development of the base model is an individual task not a group assignment. Development of the base model constitutes 5% of your total grade. Note 3: BIM literature review, planning report, and interim report will not be graded as they will eventually be part of your final term project. However, failure to submit each of these reports on time, will result in 10% deduction from your total term project grade.