Next Generation BIM Sriram Sridharan, COO, Ineight Today’s BIM solutions offer users an ability to view a three dimensional simulation of the stages of work and/or progress proposed to take place over the course of the project. These simulations are primarily leveraged during the pre-construction phase of a project. The simulation combines schedule data to design plans resulting in what is referred to as a 4D BIM solution. When a software expert designs the model to additionally reflect project costs within the proposed project, this is referred to as 5D BIM.

1. Next Generation BIM
Damon Stevenson
InEight
11th November 2015

2. Who is InEight?
InEight combines proven ability with a unified vision to help
companies visualize, estimate, control and connect all aspects of their
capital and maintenance projects, from the back office to the jobsite,
across the project lifecycle.
• Domain Expertise Helping project-driven companies since 1989
• More than 20,000 users in over 500 companies across 33 countries
• Offices in UK, USA, India, Australia and Middle East (Opening Soon)
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3. Focus on Project-Driven Industries
Oil & Gas
Need comprehensive,
integrated solutions that
provide real-time visibility
to optimize operational
budgets, create accurate
estimates, manage costs
and drive increased return
on capital.
Mining
Need detailed cost
estimating, performance
tracking, shift reporting and
feasibility data solutions
that help managers reach
production quickly and
efficiently.
EC&O
Need to standardize
construction processes
across the project lifecycle
and consolidate crucial
data to ensure all
stakeholders are aligned,
from back office to jobsite.
Utilities
Across power generation,
transmission, water,
natural gas and
telecommunications, these
companies need solutions
that provide a full
spectrum of project
lifecycle data to maintain
compliance and increase
return on capital.

4. What is a BIM Dimension (D)?
3D = visual representation of the project
4D = visual representation of the project with time
(3D model + project schedule)
5D = visual representation of the project with cost
(3D model + project control budget)
∞D = visual representation of the project with a business
system or project information important to your
companies operations

5. United States v United Kingdom
United States United Kingdom
More challenging – No national standard National standards driven by the UK government
Federal Agencies Fragmented Unified approach
Current Focus on Collaboration 2016 mandate – Level 2 : Collaboration
Next step - improving quality, integration, collaboration and the
information that BIM generates
Next step – Level 3 : Full Collaboration between all project
disciplines using a “Single Model”

6. Developing Next Generation BIM Solution
Customer Business Case for Developing a Software Solution for
BIM, Visual Procurement, Scheduling, Collaboration, Materials & Asset Management

7. Customer Profile
• Fortune 500 Company
• Multi-Disciplined
• Asset Owner/Operator
• Contractor
• Industries:
• Energy & Resources
• Infrastructure
• Civil Engineering
• Building

8. Solution Requirement
• Technology platform to support Open BIM architecture for
both internal and external collaboration
• Software flexible to support the import/add/modify/export
data in IFC format
• Fully integrated with their project procurement, project
controls, scheduling and asset management systems
• Configurable for supporting different project owners asset
management classifications
• Scalable, agnostic and suitable to different industries

9. Customers BHAG

10. “Big Hairy Audacious Goal”
To be the first company to achieve and put into practice:
“Full collaboration between all disciplines by means of using
a single, shared project model which is held in a centralized
repository. All parties can access and modify that same
model, and the benefit is that it removes the final layer of risk
for conflicting information.” - NBS definition of Level 3
Effectively using the model data gathered for efficient use on
the Owners Asset Management and Facilities Maintenance
business processes

11. Challenges
• Choosing Scalable Technology
• Aggregating multiple BIM models into a single unified IFC
file for collaboration between all stakeholders
• Level of detail contained within the BIM models
• Existing Procurement process too long
• Silo system approach creating:
• File conversion issues
• Format translations
• Manual inputs

12. Approach
• Reverse Engineered the “Final Deliverable” – Supply data
which is useful for the Asset Owners Operation/Management
• Execution Plan taking into account current industry limitations,
while delivering a future proof solution
• Created Phased SOW for the group solution w/ KPI’s:
• Easy to use for all users
• Accomodates multiple models
• Open architecture with flexibility to integrate with all major 3rd party
software solutions – Design, Back Office and Field
• Access for external users – including mobility solutions
• Visual workflows

13. Phase 1: Steel Fabrication Facility
Customer Business Case for Developing a Software Solution for
BIM, Visual Procurement, Scheduling, Fabrication & Materials Management

14. ineight.com
Phase 1 - Existing Procurement Process

15. ineight.com
BIM Server Classification
Project
Cost DB
Design
Authoring
Enterprise BIM

16. ineight.com
Enterprise BIM
BIM Server Classification
Procurement
DB
Design
Authoring

17. ineight.com
Customer Workflow

18. InfinyD Visual Procurement Module
• Team was able to build a quantities
report to summarize all sizes of W
beams for the Process module (20
different sizes)
• Quantities were then nested and
automatically classified with SAP
material masters (20 different
material codes)
• An SAP Shopping Cart was created
500 tons of A992 steel.
• Quantity was validated and approved
by the project team.
• 12,000 man hours saved
Summary
Data Sources: P6, SAP ERP & SRM

19. Current Phase: New Build Solution
Customer Business Case for Developing a BIM Solution for
Design, Construct and Operate for multiple industries

20. Energy & Resources
Building
Infrastructure
Civil Engineering
Different Markets = Different Formats/Standards

21. Challenge then becomes…
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management

22. Solution
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management

23. Required Value to be delivered
• Sustainable corporate/project BIM strategy
• Consolidation in general purpose 3D viewers
• Reduction in training effort of various BIM solutions
• Model and data control for consumption
• Non-disruptive to current landscape
• Flexibility to append data and generate meaningful
reports
• Centralised database for all Assets and Projects
• Basis for innovation

24. InfinyD for Business Processes
Validation, integration, version control and
flexible reporting of model’s gross quantities
linking it to the Estimate
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
 Compares quantities from two versions of a model
 Supports NRM, CESMM, Uniclass etc classifications
 Reduces the need for perfect models
Results:
 More communication between estimators and designers
 Less time estimating
 More Confidence in estimate.

25. Project Lifecycle: PLAN – 3D Quantity Takeoff

26. Project Lifecycle: PLAN – 2D Quantity Takeoff

27. Project Lifecycle: Takeoff to ESTIMATE

28. InfinyD for Business Processes
Schedule based reporting gets the right
information, to the right people, at the right time.
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
 Establish and maintain a connection between
project schedule and model
 Integrates with Primavera P6
 Evaluation of model quantities as a function of time
 Flexibility in project schedule level of granularity
Results:
 Reduction in man hours
required to maintain 4D
 Interactive experience in
communication of 4D
 More powerful than a 4D
simulation

29. Schedule Integration (4D)

30. Project Lifecycle: ESTIMATE & SCHEDULE

31. Project Lifecycle: BENCHMARK

32. InfinyD for Business Processes
Leveraging the model quantities and information
to aid or facilitate purchasing of commodities
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
 Map model elements to material masters
 Use CITE classifications
 Linear Nesting
 Generate a purchase order
 Create a shopping cart
Results:
 More confidence in what’s been ordered
 Visual reporting is a bi-product
 10 week schedule reduction

33. Visual Procurement

34. InfinyD for Business Processes
Project control equals project certainty. Unified
visibly to scope (model), schedule & budget.
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
 Establish and maintain a real time connection between
project control budget and model
 Evaluation of model and quantities as a element of
cost
 Flexibility in control budget level of granularity
Results:
 Interactive experience in communication of 5D
 Reporting across business proecess. Remaining
budget vs remaining schedule duration report

35. Example: Cost Integration (5D)

36. InfinyD for Business Processes
Assign and track project resources as a
component of project controls.
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
 Append and control information to your models to
increase the value or relevance for your project
 Designer and/or Subcontractor responsibility
 Equipment required for installation
 PM, Site Super, Field Engineer responsibility
Results:
 Drives accountability to a resource
 Flushes out gaps in project responsibility

37. Resource Management

38. InfinyD for Business Processes
Centralizes the work planning effort, providing a
single source for accessing connected information
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
 Accelerates effective planning, earlier in the lifecycle
 Real time status from Procurement, Schedule &
Project Control Systems, predicating installation
 Extreme visibility into constraint evaluation for planning
Results:
 Ultimate understanding in how the work is interrelated
 Better control of change management & plan mitigation
 Information is leveraged across systems, to create
better plans with far less manual effort.

39. MobilyD

40. InfinyD for Business Processes
Owners & Operators aspire to take the next step
in model consumption.
Quantities
Scheduling
Procurement
Project Controls
Resources
Field Management
Asset Management
Highlights:
 Meets the needs of construction project turnover requirements
 Received design, append Construction and Asset information
(data for the project lifecycle)
 Flexibility to define workflows specific to an owner/operator
 COBie compliant
Results:
 Improved communication with your customers and stakeholders
 Drastic reduction in man hours required at project closeout &
turnover

41. Project Lifecycle: TURNOVER

42. • Who is driving the process?
• Are all areas of equal
importance?
• Where does BIM fit into this
workflow?
Why are we doing BIM?
Common project workflow perception

43. Total LifeCycle Cost
• 20% Design/Construction
• 80% is OMR
• Let’s Flip the Discussion!
The InfinyD product was designed to
appeal to an Owner/Client’s
construction asset management
deliverable, enabling the contractor to
meet the requirements of the
deliverable, while attaining qualitative
and quantative ROI on their projects.
Why are we doing BIM?
Where are real savings realized?

44. Asset Management

45. • Easy of use supports nature of construction industry
• Same solution for various BIM workflows
• Facilitates effective communication with design partner
• Connection of disparate business process and technologies
• Emerging Owner/Client driven project requirements
Additional Value for the Contractor

46. Additional Value for the Project/Asset Owner
• Vehicle for early designer/contractor coordination
• Meaningful collaboration with project stakeholders
• Increased visibility of project operations (Project Certainty)
• Sustainable platform for OM&R lifecycle
• Logical progression and consolidation of project data for
Asset Management and Facilities Maintenance
• Enable existing asset management system and visual
workflows

47. Next Generation BIM
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