The BIM Manager's Handbook (eBook)

Guidance for Professionals in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction

Dominik Holzer (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-98234-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The BIM Manager's Handbook: Guidance for Professionals in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a design and construction software that manages not just graphics, but also information-information that enables the automatic generation of drawings and reports, design analysis, schedule simulation, facilities management, and cost analysis-ultimately enabling any building team to make better-informed decisions. This allows a range of professionals-architects, engineers, construction managers, surveyors, cost estimators, project managers, and facility managers-to share this information throughout a building's lifecycle. BIM is now recognized worldwide for the efficiencies it delivers in terms of working collaboratively, communication, processes, cost savings, and a property's lifecycle management.

With the widespread adoption of BIM, BIM Managers have become a much-needed new breed of professionals in architectural, engineering, and construction practice. Their role is often misunderstood and ill-defined, and such are the day-to-day deliverables that they are likely to face. The BIM Manager's Handbook provides an in-depth account of the breadth of activities that any BIM Manager or staff member, who is actively engaged in the delivery of project, is required to undertake.

Providing prereleases of the final work, The BIM Manager's Handbook ePart series isolates significant topics around BIM management. In the sixth and final ePart, BIM is taken to the next level by outlining what is required to truly excel as a BIM Manager. It highlights how BIM Managers acquire the necessary communication skills to maximize an efficient information flow between the BIM Manager and others. It illustrates how BIM Managers tie their activities to cutting-edge BIM research and development globally. Lastly, this ePart lays out how to promote BIM excellence both within an organization and beyond.

Dominik Holzer is a leading BIM expert, consulting with design and construction firms in Australia. He is the previous chair of the BIM and IPD Steering Group of the Australian Institute of Architecture and Consult Australia. He is Senior Lecturer in Digital Architecture at the University of Melbourne. Holzer frequently publishes on Design Technology, particularly BIM, and he is a regular speaker/host at high level industry conferences.

Inhalt

Acknowledgements ix

Introduction Why BIM Managers Count! 1

The BIM Manager: Focus on the Person behind the Title 2

Hands-On BIM 6

Revelations and Surprises 8

Chapter 1 Best Practice BIM 11

BIM Managers: Breaking Ground 12

The Rise and Rise of BIM 13

Defining Good, or Even "Best Practice," BIM 17

When BIM Goes Wrong -- Examples of "Bad BIM" 22

The Tipping Point -- How Do You Become Successful Using BIM? 29

Benchmarking BIM 35

Chapter 2 Change Management 43

Technology as a Driver for Innovation and Change 45

The Cultural Dimension of Change . . . and Its Management 47

Interfacing with Your Organization's Leadership and Management 50

Overcoming Change Resistance and Managing Expectations 57

Tips and Tricks 67

Chapter 3 Focus on Technology 77

Interfacing Design Technology with Information Technology 79

Hardware/Software License Selection for BIM 81

Sharing BIM via Networks 83

BIM in the Cloud 85

Explaining Tool Ecologies 88

Interfacing BIM 92

Future Developments 109

Chapter 4 Building Up a BIM Support Infrastructure 113

Propagating BIM 115

Starting with the End in Mind--Employer Information Requirements 117

Setting the (BIM) Standards 121

BIM Execution Plans 125

The BIM Placemat 128

The BIM Capability Statement 130

BIM Library Management 133

Reaching Out 144

Chapter 5 Day-to-Day BIM Management 147

The Broad Spectrum of BIM 149

Advancing BIM Strategically 151

Planning BIM on a Project 157

Fire-Fighting and Lending a Helping Hand 171

Chapter 6 Excelling Your BIM Efforts 175

In Search of BIM Excellence 177

Becoming a BIM Expert 179

Innovating with BIM and Educating Others 181

BIM Research 185

Reaching Out and Getting Noticed! 188

Distinguishing Your Service Offering via BIM 193

Embracing Lifecycle BIM 196

Working According to Local Guidelines and Standards 198

Moving Forward (While Catching Up) 201

Epilogue 207

Index 209

Rezensionen

"This handbook provides an in-depth account of the breadth of activities that any BIM manager (or staff member actively engaged in the delivery of a project) might be required to undertake with appropriate theory and an emphasis on practical examples." (NBS, 2016)

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INTRODUCTION:
WHY BIM MANAGERS COUNT!

BIM is changing, and rapidly so. While it remained predominantly the domain of technology specialists in architecture and engineering firms in the early twenty-first century, it is now steadily gaining relevance for a broad range of stakeholders in the design, construction, manufacture, and operation of built assets. Hand in hand with the dissemination of BIM comes the dissemination of knowledge associated to its application and the diversification of tasks associated to its management. BIM Managers are becoming far more relevant than simply acting as implementers of technology. They are in fact change agents and if they do their job well, it ties in closely with the core business pursued by their organizations. Beyond that, BIM Managers are becoming key innovators who help to transform the construction industry and associated professions globally.

Figures I–1 University of Sheffield Heartspace, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Copyright © Bond Bryan Architects LTD

This Handbook was conceived to offer concise guidance and support to those trying to embrace the many facets of BIM Management. The chapters herein were originally published online as six eParts, each one related to all others, but at the same time sufficiently distinct to act as independent contributions to a whole. The sequential release as eParts has led to discrete, easily digestible sections on highly profiled topics, allowing for latest trends and developments about BIM to be included. In book form, the structure has the advantage that contents are very focused. The reader can go to individual chapters on a needs-to basis for information and advice.

The BIM Manager: Focus on the Person behind the Title

This publication adds to the existing body of work about BIM by taking a specific stance, namely the view of the BIM Manager. The BIM Manager's Handbook not only offers insights into contemporary research and trends associated to BIM, it is also highly reflective about the opportunities and challenges related to work undertaken by BIM Managers in contemporary practice. Over 50 leading architecture, engineering, and construction experts from the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia have lent their voice in telling their stories and providing their feedback to this publication. Their view is that the job title of “BIM Manager” cannot easily be identified via a uniform set of tasks. Instead, BIM Manager roles vary greatly across sectors and companies. Clearly falling under the emerging field of Design Technology, BIM Manager tasks stretch across a great number of responsibilities associated to the planning, design, delivery, and operation of built assets.

Channeled into six cohesive chapters, The BIM Manager's Handbook offers a key reference for those currently engaged with BIM—as well as those who are considering applying BIM on future projects. The chapters put equal emphasis on practical application as well as strategic planning and overarching principles associated to implementing BIM. One other factor that sets The BIM Manager's Handbook apart from related publications is the fluent cross-over of technical, social, policy, as well as business-related aspects of BIM. The role of the BIM Manager is in constant flux. BIM Managers stem from all walks of life: technology gurus, 3D modeling specialists, construction experts, drafting guns, coordination experts … the list goes on. In current practice, most of these self-proclaimed BIM Managers have somehow grown into the role with only a very small percentage having undergone specific BIM Management training.

Given the ever-expanding context of BIM, one might struggle to find a clear definition of what BIM Managers actually do. Yet, despite the multiple directions in which to respond to this question, the answer is simple: BIM Managers are here to manage. They manage process, they manage change, they manage technology, they manage people, they manage policies and in doing so, they manage an important part of their organization's business.

Paradoxically, as representatives of a newly emerging profession (if one can speak of one) BIM Managers are rarely skilled in management. More often than not, they are tasked to perform a narrow set of practical tasks that respond to day-to-day affordances of practice. If in the past it was sufficient for BIM Managers to know their tools, workflows, and workarounds (combined with decent people skills), the property, construction, and design industries start to expect more: With the increasing understanding that BIM is not merely a technical side ­aspect of practice comes the expectation that BIM Managers need a broader set of skills including “management acumen.” Such expectations are not only tied to a sound business sense, but they equally respond to an ever-growing set of policies, standards, and in some cases “mandates” that address how BIM is to be delivered in local jurisdictions. BIM is now more widely acknowledged as a contributing factor to reduce waste, the initial cost of construction, and the total cost of ownership of built assets. Next to that BIM can help to increase productivity across the construction supply chain and to reduce the impact of construction on the environment.

Figures I–2 through I–4 KAFD Conference Center parametric design analysis, design to structural node fabrication, and subpanel layout.

Copyright © Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP

Figure I–5 Project coordination meeting based on BIM.

Copyright © Point Advisory

Given these realizations, it is surprising that the activities undertaken by BIM Managers are often badly understood within their organizations. It is not uncommon for BIM Managers to be tasked in defining their own role and to justify to upper management what it is they do.

Figure I–6 Mechanical system plant room in BIM.

Copyright © A.G. Coombs Pty Ltd

Anyone trying to draw a precise boundary around the role description of a BIM Manager will soon realize the pointlessness of such an attempt. Roles depend on the tasks at hand and the distribution of responsibilities across multiple stakeholders. With any new job these tasks and responsibilities change and so does the role of the BIM Manager. In addition to the dynamic inherent to BIM Management, it is more than likely that in the future BIM will form an integral part of project design, delivery, and the operation of built assets. Its application will cease being looked at as a separate component and those we currently identify as BIM Managers will simply be “Designers,” “Engineers,” “Contractors,” (or others) without requiring a BIM label. For now, BIM is still going through different rates of adoption throughout different industry sectors and geographic locations. Understanding its impact and the changes it effects on traditional means of project delivery is a crucial step for organizations to master. The BIM Manager(s) assist them on this path and they will do so for at least five to ten years to come.

Hands-On BIM

Instead of trying to offer an all-encompassing framework, The BIM Manager's Handbook explains how BIM can best be implemented by tapping into the on-the-floor experience of contemporary practice. By drawing from such expertise, hands-on feedback will guide the reader through a great number of real-life examples and anecdotes that will advance their own thinking. Many of these references get consolidated and summed up as practical “tips and tricks” that are easily digestible and translate to a great number of applications. Core to the information provided in all six chapters is the value proposition related to BIM and, inherent to this, the value proposition of the BIM Manager. The question thereby does not revolve any longer about use BIM or not, but about how to implement it successfully.

This Handbook clearly acknowledges the transient nature of BIM Management. It offers the reader an overview that aims at standing the test of time. The six chapters of this book each tackle a highly relevant portion of what those who manage BIM ought to know. First they set the scene on how to define Best Practice BIM in order to highlight the breadth of roles and responsibilities associated to its management. Drawing from this initial assessment, the consequent chapters then tackle distinct aspects of BIM Management in greater depth. Most importantly, this doesn't occur in the form of a mere technical explanation of day-to-day tasks. Instead The BIM Manager's Handbook addresses the wider significance of BIM Management responsibilities with far-reaching reflections on social issues, business directives, and knowledge acquisition. The reason behind this approach is simple: to answer what a BIM Manager needs to know and do in order to excel in his or her role.

When considering the BIM Manager role—the immediate needs and future requirements—it becomes apparent that there has been an overemphasis on the technology aspect in available literature. In response, this book only contains one chapter with a clear focus on technology. All others unravel the intricacies associated with BIM when instilling new ways of working, changing process, the importance...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.3.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Schlagworte: Architecture • Architektur • Baubetrieb • Bauentwurf • Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen • BIM • BIM management • BIM Manager • BIM standards • Building Design • Building Information Modelling • CAD Manager • Civil Engineering & Construction • Computer Aided Design • Computer-Ratgeber • Construction Management • construction software • digital architecture • Digital Design • End-User Computing • Graphics & Design software (Non-Microsoft) • Graphik- u. Designsoftware (außer Microsoft) • Graphik- u. Designsoftware (außer Microsoft) • integrated product design • IPD • lifecycle BIM • Revit
• ISBN-10: 1-118-98234-7 / 1118982347
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-98234-1 / 9781118982341