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National Institute of Building Sciences National Building Information Model Standard Based on and supporting Agenda Industry Foundation Classes Information Delivery Manuals and International Framework for Dictionaries Overview National BIM Standard NIBS National BIM Standard Project Committee November 2006 This presentation is a collaborative product of the NIBS NBIMS Project Committee.

Why NBIMS? Having standardized information for a facility: • Defines facility information exchanges and resulting BIM data • Organizes facility life-cycle information • Provides basis for longevity to the information © NIBS 2006

Agenda • The NBIMS Initiative – Organization – Participation – Method of working • What is a National BIM Standard? – Goal scenario - What does an NBIMS look like and how will NBIMS function – How will NBIMS be developed? – What is happening now? © NIBS 2006

Emerging building. SMART-NA Initiative Draft Role A Strategy for Improving Facilities The building. SMART Alliance will: • Act as a focal point for improving facilities efficiency • Establish consortia arrangements for conducting research, • Conduct forums and workshops, • Manage research and researchrelated projects, • Disseminate information, • Review work performed by others. • Develop and recommend standards, guidelines and certification programs; • Stimulate innovation in the industry • Promote increased understanding and communications © NIBS 2006

NBIMS Organization Chart NIBS Board of Directors Facility Information Council NBIMS Project Executive Committee Scoping Task Team Development Task Team Testing Task Team Business Process Integration Task Team Fundraising Task Team Model View Task Team Communications Task Team Consensus Committee NBIMS Community of Interest © NIBS 2006

Groups Supporting NBIMS Omni. Classtm AEC Infosystems © NIBS 2006

NBIMS Levels of involvement • Community of interest – Membership on the listserv and participation in BIM related discussions • Consensus Committee – A cross-sectional subset of the Community of Interest that will actually participate in the voting on the standard. • Task Teams – Open membership for those who want to be involved in the drafting of the standard which will go to the Consensus Committee • NBIMS Executive Committee – Management and oversight of the entire project committee effort with cross sectional representation • Facility Information Council – The NIBS Council under which the NBIMS and NCS efforts operate. They determine what other projects may be necessary in the future © NIBS 2006

Committees and Charters BIM Standards Requires an Integrated, Multi-Disciplinary Focus • Executive Committee – Deke Smith, Chairman NBIMS • • • – Provides oversight, direction, and guidance on all aspects of the NBIMS initiative Scoping Committee – Dianne Davis, Committee Chair – BIM/IDM Implementation “Roadmap” and North American Standards Mapping Model View Team – Richard See, Committee Chair – Supports rapid deployment of IDM and IE schemas into IAI/IFC model Development Team – Bill East, Committee Chair – Supports creation of IFC based Information Delivery Manuals Testing Team – Patrick Suermann, P. E. , Committee Chair – Support the testing of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and “best practices” Business Integration & Legal – David Jordani, Committee Chair – Focus on “Building Lifecycle” legal and business documentation Communications – Allan Edgar, Committee Chair – Supports the distribution of information about the NBIMS activity © NIBS 2006

Building Information Model Definition National BIM Standard Definition of BIM – building. SMART A Building Information Model (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. As such it serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle from inception onward. A basic premise of BIM is collaboration by different stakeholders at different phases of the life cycle of a facility to insert, extract, update or modify information in the BIM process to support and reflect the roles of that stakeholder. The BIM is a shared digital representation founded on open standards for interoperability. The National BIM Standard is part of the global building. SMART Information Delivery Manual Initiative. © NIBS 2006

NBIMS Goals 1. Define expansive scope of BIM – Everyone starting from different points of view – Breaking down stovepipes – Developing awareness and appreciation of life-cycle approach 2. Define first and subsequent versions of the Standard – Can’t boil the ocean – Need to know when and what information will be available – Need to identify authoritative sources and ensure accuracy © NIBS 2006

Products of NBIMS Version 1. 0 • Appreciation for the potential scope of BIM – Break out of the stovepipes – Help reduce some of the industry fragmentation • Provides a compendium of tools available to the BIM user – Help ensure that one adopts practices that are accepted throughout the industry – An absolute critical aspect of communicating information • Identifies areas for necessary improvement – Will identify where resources are required in order to take full advantage of BIM • Provide a format for developing information exchanges – Work will be required to identify the various use cases – With a standard format and approach training can be developed and specific projects created to capture the required information • Will provide a vision and strategic plan for the National Standard © NIBS 2006

Content of NBIMS - Version 1. 0 will be a starting point and will potentially identify as many problems as it will solutions Transforming an industry will not be a quick fix but require dedication to long term goals © NIBS 2006

Developing the BIM Value-Chain IDM Planning Information Value-Chain Workflow Processes for an Integrated Team IDM – Part of the NBIMS IDM’s provide inform software companies of the processes to support Architecture Engineering BIM Applications Requestor BIM applications Incorporating NA Data Standards Including OMNI-Class, Uniformat, International Building Code IFC’s are the machine interpretable exchange mechanism supporting IFC interoperable applications Analysis Provider Estimating Construction Facilities Management © NIBS 2006

Planned Products For Each Exchange Standard • The NBIM Standard is a collection of standards published as human-readable documents containing guidance for users and for application developers: • A non-technical description of the standard & its intended use. • A diagram illustrating the process the standard addresses. • A technical description for application developers to use. • Contract language for incorporating the exchange requirement into building process agreements. • Results of test-bed activities including participants, results and any issues. • Instructions & other change management materials. • Statements as to the maturity of the Standard any plans for additional development. © NIBS 2006

Current Business Info Exchange Process • You can’t automate what you don’t understand – Each day information is exchanged by teams, but in different ways and with different content for the same purpose. – Based upon a paper-centric process, email, phone, RFI’s • This isn’t a process which can take advantage of BIM and automation. © NIBS 2006

Use of IDM to Support BIM Process • Requirement & Goal – Standardize on information needed for specific tasks within the building lifecycle – Development based upon open data standards used by all – Provides requirements to software companies • In NA uses data standards – CSI, OMNICLASS, Uniformat – International Bldg Code – CIS/2 and other authorities © NIBS 2006

Information Exchange Requirement The information exchange requirements are part of the Information Delivery Manual (IDM) © NIBS 2006

Omni. Classtm • Who? Information Exchange Requirement Process Table 14 - Spaces by Form (Room, courtyard, city block) • When? Table 31 – Phases (Conception, design, occupancy) • Why? Table 32 – Services (Designing, constructing, inspecting) • To Whom? Table 33, 34 – Disciplines, Organizational roles (General Construction, cost estimator) Content (What) • Table 14 - Spaces by Form • Table 21 – Elements (walls, HVAC distr. , furniture • Table 23 – Products (conc. , paint, partitions. • Table 41 – Materials (rock, plastic, glass) • Table 49 - Properties (color, width, fire resistance) Interoperability • IFC/IFD Mapping – for machine to machine exchanges +300 more © NIBS 2006

Products using IFC’s Slide information from: International Alliance for Interoperability © NIBS 2006

NBIMS IDM Development Process © NIBS 2006

What does an NBIM Standard look like? Information Exchange Requirements Illustration by Chuck Eastman – Georgia Tech © NIBS 2006

IFC/IFD - One object exists in multiple contexts One concept carries the same unique identification in every language In a briefing document Properties In product catalogues Properties 78 AF 4 E 98 C 8 D 4406 B 873 DBB 85 E 1 FE 7 DB In a CAD system Properties BARBi - Norway Lexi. Con - Nederland Properties NBS - England Properties SDC - France Properties NBIMS – North America Properties In a calculation system Properties In classification systems Properties In building specifications Properties In a Facility management system Properties For demolition and reconstruction Properties Courtesy of Lars Bjørkhaug, Norwegian Building Research Institute © NIBS 2006

Integrating Sector Specific Views of BIM Capital Projects Real Estate © NIBS 2006

Hierarchical Information Relationships Theatre / World Geospatial Information (GIS) Country Installation / Region State / Province Natural Asset County Air / Space City Underground Water / Sea Real Property Asset Land / Parcel Facility / Built Building System Space Sub-Systems IAI-IFC Usage Site Components Level Overlay Room Structure System Space Building information (Building Information Models) Sub-Systems Components Level Overlay Room Linear Structure Node Segment © NIBS 2006

Hierarchical Building Information Relationships Systems represent the physical Attributes BUILDING Or Structure Metrics IFC objects, relationships, space SYSTEMS –Ex. Structural, MEP, Flooring, Ceiling, Exterior, Walls Attributes Metrics Sub-Systems (part of systems) Components SPACE-Vertical Horizontal, Empty Level (Stories) Room Void Metrics Example SUI, CI Attributes Standards Vertical Metrics Assets Personnel Business Groups Financial Classifications Example Space Assignment Business Group Example Marketing Administration Zones Metrics be unbounded (have no or cross physical boundaries) but it will always be tied to the physical structure or systems in some way Overlays are more abstract data - organizational, operational, functional, financial, non-fixed assets, resources, personnel, etc. that is data tied to the Systems and Space (examples from all classifications) OVERLAYS – Typically associated with building hierarchy elements. Furniture Equipment Phone Space is physical in nature, but can Reports or Extracted Data from BIM Attributes Example entities of the building. Systems use NA classifications such as Omni. Class and Uniformat and are transported/exchanged via IFCs Example Rentable Space Circulation Area Example Secure Areas Systems Area Volume Surface Quantities Gross Net Usable Sq. Ftg. Linear Ft. Materials & Types Example FCA, MDI © NIBS 2006

Web Presence for NIBS – FIC - NBIMS http: //www. facilityinformationcouncil. org/bim/ © NIBS

Conclusion • Contact Information – NIBS: Earle Kennett - ekennett@nibs. org – Chairman: Deke Smith - deke@dksic. net – Task Team Chairpersons • • Fundraising: Ric Jackson - jackson@fiatech. org Business Process Integration: Dave Jordani - djordani@jordani. com Scoping: Dianne Davis - d. davis@aecinfosystems. com Development: Bill East - Bill. W. East@erdc. usace. army. mil Models: Richard See - Rich. See@digitalalchemypro. com Testing: Patrick Suermann - suermann@ufl. edu Communications: Alan Edgar – aredgar@facilitygenetics. com – NBMIS: www. facilityinformationcouncil. org/bim/index. php – Questions Please Thank You © NIBS 2006