2. We are engineers, scientists and
consultants who place trust in the power
of design to create a better future.
At its best, good design can regenerate
communities, protect natural
environments, connect people across vast
distances; it can provide new energy
solutions and create buildings that
people feel happy to be in.
3. RAMBOLL IN BRIEF
• Ramboll is a leading
engineering, design and
consultancy company founded
in Denmark in 1945
• We employ close to 10,000
experts across 21 countries
and over 200 offices.
• Ramboll has a significant
presence in Northern Europe,
India, Russia and the Middle
East
7. ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND CONSULTANCY
• Buildings
• Transport
• Energy
• Environment
• Oil & Gas
• Telecoms
• Management Consulting
8. UK SERVICE
AREAS
• Buildings & Design
• Infrastructure & Transport
• Energy & Climate
• Environment & Nature
Open Academy, Norwich
9. Buildings
• Acoustics
• Building information modelling
• Building physics and material technology
• Building services
• Façade engineering
• Fire and safety
• Geotechnical engineering
• Public health
• Structural engineering
• Sustainability services
• Technical due diligence
10. Transport
• Airport engineering
• Bridge engineering
• Highways
• Masterplanning and urban development
• Ports and marine structures
• Transport planning
12. GRAHAM H STEWART ENGTECH TMICE
BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE
• Technical Associate – Head of BIM – Structures for Ramboll UK
based in Glasgow
• Over 20 years experience in the AEC industry as a Structural
Technician
• Technician Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
• 10+ years experience in using various BIM platforms
• Revit Gunslinger since 2011
• MSc BIM Management at Middlesex University
@StewartGH1970
#ukBIMcrew
15. “Building information modelling is a process involving the generation
and management of digital representations of physical and functional
characteristics of a facility. The resulting building information models
become shared knowledge resources to support decision-making
about a facility from earliest conceptual stages, through design and
construction, through its operational life and eventual demolition.
BIM is here now….
We need to understand BIM....
We need to integrate BIM….
WHAT IS BIM?
17. •Two Dimensional drawings, un-intelligent lines2D (CAD)
•Three Dimensional drawings, un-intelligent objects3D (CAD)
•Three Dimensional drawings, intelligent objects3D BIM
•Three dimensional models with construction time sequence4D
•Three dimensional models with construction time + cost5D
•Three dimensional models with resources6D
•Construction Operations Building Information Exchange for FM +
operation
COBie
•Collaborative design, construction + operation based on open
standards
Open BIM
•Industry Foundation Classes – open file format for data exchangeIFC
•BSi Roadmap + BIM StrategyB/555
•BSi BIM StandardsPAS1192
•Level of Definition – how much information is in the model at each
stage
LOD
•Building Handover, commissioning + Training prior to occupation
Soft
Landings
SIMPLIFYING BIM TERMINOLOGY
22. BIM...WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
BIM
(Collaborative
Environment, Clash
Detection)
Traditional plans, sections, elevations and
schedules are produced from a co-ordinated BIM
model made up of ‘real’ parametric objects
23. YOUR NEXT PROJECT
BIM CAN BE APPLIED TO PROJECTS OF ANY
SIZE, ACROSS ALL PHASES OF THE LIFECYCLE
AND TO ALL TYPES OF BUILT ASSET.
32. Level 2 BIM
• Individual discipline 3d geometry
models combined, managed and
co-ordinated in 3d space. Objects
enriched with asset data.
BIM – WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT
DEMANDING
33. Unmanaged CAD probably 2D, with paper (or electronic paper) as
the most likely data exchange mechanism.
Managed CAD in 2 or 3D format using BS 1192:2007 with a
collaboration tool providing a common data environment, possibly
some standard data structures and formats.
Managed 3D environment held in separate discipline “BIM” tools
with attached data.
Fully open process and data integration enabled by IFC / IFD.
Managed by a collaborative model server. Could be regarded as
iBIM or integrated BIM potentially employing concurrent
engineering processes.
B/555 Roadmap – Design, Construction + Operation Data and Process Management
Target Level 2 BIM by 2016
Level
0
Level
1
Level
2
Level
3
BIM LEVELS – UK GOVERNMENT TARGETS
34. Governments required deliverables
• The individual domain 3D models in
their native file formats
• The 2D reviewable design deliverables
cut from the models
• COBie UK 2012 data
BIM – WHAT ARE THE GOVERNMENT
DEMANDING
39. BIM - HOW DOES THE UK COMPARE?
USA
USA – Many companies at the forefront of BIM software use. The sheer size of the
Construction industry and culture of litigation and large damage claims makes
Universal acceptance difficult. BIM exemplar projects predominantly contractor led.
40. BIM - HOW DOES THE UK COMPARE?
Norway
Norway – Government and regulatory bodies actively promoting BIM.
Mandating BIM on Government building projects in 2005 through Statsbygg
(Norwegian Government agency). Strong emphasis on education
41. BIM - HOW DOES THE UK COMPARE?
Sweden
Sweden – Amongst the world leaders! Karolinska hospital is currently
Europe’s largest BIM project. Healthy economy fuelling development.
42. BIM - HOW DOES THE UK COMPARE?
Finland
Finland – the unlikely world leaders??. Technologically advanced (Solibri,
Tekla) with a small, agile construction industry with a long history of trust
and open standards. Cold climate favours BIM/ off-site manufacture!
43. BIM - HOW DOES THE UK COMPARE?
Singapore
Singapore – One of the first countries to realize the potential of model-based design,
before the term BIM was even introduced. BCA (Building and Construction Authority).
pushing mandatory regulatory submissions.
44. BIM SOCIOLOGY - THE CULTURE OF INTEGRATION
INVEST IN YOUR PEOPLE
AND TREAT THEM LIKE A
BUSINESS TOOL RATHER
THAN AN ADD-ON.
People
Process
Technology
45. BIM TOOLS - THEY’RE NOT ALWAYS WHAT
YOU THINK…
THE FIRST RULE OF ANY TECHNOLOGY USED
IN A BUSINESS IS THAT AUTOMATION
APPLIED TO AN EFFICIENT OPERATION WILL
MAGNIFY THE EFFICIENCY. THE SECOND
RULE IS THAT AUTOMATION APPLIED TO AN
INEFFICIENT OPERATION WILL MAGNIFY
THE INEFFICIENCY
Bill Gates
”
”
47. ROUND UP – BIM …..
• Improves co-ordination of disciplines
• Increases quality of our projects
• Increases efficiency in the design process
• Drives excellence
• Produces consistent information
• Gives us better understanding of design issues
• Helps communication of the design
• Helps to achieve a more sustainable project, less
waste
48. Thank you for listening.
Graham H Stewart – Ramboll UK
E-mail: graham.stewart@ramboll.co.uk
bim@ramboll.co.uk
Tel: +447867452236
