Peter K. Foster Jnr. of coBuilder UK explains the benefits of interoperable data in the workplace at the BIM in Europe seminar in Oslo.

1. @cobuilderUK @kantrellK
Manufacturers Data
Moving from PDF’s to digital
Peter K. Foster Jnr.
Director coBuilder UK
BIM4M2 & BIM4SME

2. Introduction
• 16 years in manufacturing in offsite construction / prefab
• Implemented BIM within this industry to suit the
requirements needed for UK BIM level 2
• Masters degree in BIM Management
• BIM4M2 & BIM4SME
• Recently joined coBuilder in the UK
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3. Use of Data in the Manufacturing Process
• PDF Data
• Hard to find
• Error Prone
• Labour intensive
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4. What Data is Needed?
• Some of the data is required:
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5. Consider other data too….
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• Customer Requests
• Environment
• Calculations
• Marketing!

6. International and Language Requirements
In many countries & many languages
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7. International and Language Requirements
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Including
software
languages!
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8. Internal Benefits
• What can the Data do for YOU
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9. Data Influenced Stats – 2014/15
Increased Efficiencies Reduced Remedials
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10. Data Influenced Stats – 2014/15
Average increase of profit per project
Estimated versus Actual
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11. Internal Benefits
• Schedule / Report / MEASURE!
• Single Source of Information
STRUCTURED
DATA
Procurement
Schedules
Commercial
Finance
METRICS
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12. Internal Benefits
• Project Information Management System
• Enterprise Resource Planning System
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13. Correlation of benefits
• Data from thesis
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14. Supplying Data to other parties
• How can I move to data to
• Architects
• Specifiers
• Contractors
• Others….
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15. PDTs and PDS’s
• Product Data Sheet
and its uses
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16. “A great opportunity for industry”
Structured DATA