1. Leveraging Bluebeam Revu and
Revu iPad on- and offsite
Mark-Felix Rettberg
Presenter:

2. About this session

3. Something to start with…
BIM Introduksjon

4. Overview
About Peab
About change in the construction industry
About the project
About Bluebeam Revu and Revu iPad on- and offsite

5. About Peab
Founded in 1959 by Erik and Mats Paulsson
1959: 1 tractor
Today: 14 000 employees
Sweden, Finland and Norway
Approx. 45 billion SEK turnover

6. About the change…
…in the construction industry
• Focus on efficiency
• Adjusting processes
• Driving development
• Adopting new technology

7. Focus on efficiency
BIM Introduksjon

8. Adjusting processes

9. Driving development

10. Adopting new technology

11. Adopting new technology

12. About the project
Åsgården skole
• School building with gym
• Project period: 5/2012- 8/2013
• Peabs 1st BIM project in Norway
• Peabs 1st project with iPad on site

14. Design phase (10/2012)

15. Construction (10/2012-8/2013)

16. Before hand over (8/2013)

17. About the project
Enhancing quality
Enhanced understanding and communication
• iPad on site
• Distributing BIM and PDF documentation
Simplifying processes

18. About Bluebeam Revu and Revu iPad
on- and offsite
Why we decided to try Bluebeam Revu
• Powerful features (on PC AND iPad)
• Low entry level
• Simple workflows
• Integrated cloud technology
• Low costs

19. About Bluebeam Revu and Revu iPad
on- and offsite
What exactly did we use Bluebeam Revu and Revu iPad for?
• Tracking changes
• Documenting on-site inspections

20. Tracking changes
• Compare Documents
• Automation of comparison saves time

21. Tracking changes
• Summary
• Ability to generate detailed reports

22. • Studio Sessions
• Ability to handle large PDF files on iPad
• No physical data stored on the device
• Ability to work offline (Studio Projects Offline)
On-site inspections

23. • Reduce File Size (25%)
On-site inspections

24. • Easy to start or join Sessions
• Easy to add or remove documents
On-site inspections

25. On-site inspections

26. On-site inspections

27. On-site inspections

28. On-site inspections

29. On-site inspections

30. On-site inspections

31. On-site inspections

32. • Tool Chest
• Easy to markup PDFs
On-site inspections

33. Our experience
• Positive
• Bluebeam Revu/ Revu iPad are extremely powerful
• Tracking and documenting changes saves time
• Studio Sessions bring large PDF files to the iPad
• Documenting and tracing on-site defects is easy

34. Summary and discussion
• The construction industry is changing
• Processes are changing
• New technology is being adopted
• BIM evolves
• Mobile technology is on the rise
• Digital building information has arrived on site
• Bluebeam Revu/ Revu iPad are extremely powerful tools