AEC (UK) BIM Protocols V2.0 Now Available

The latest version of the AEC (UK) BIM Protocols is now available for download from the Documents page on the AEC (UK) CAD & BIM Standards Site.

Version 2.0 of the AEC (UK) BIM Protocol is a unification of the guidance provided by the previous documents, bringing workflows together in a single generic document which can be applied to any BIM-enabled project.

The set of documents builds on the guidelines and frameworks defined by the UK standards documents, including BS1192:2007 and the forthcoming PAS1192-2:2012 alongside proven best practice procedures, providing a clear, concise path to implementation for BIM authoring software, such as Autodesk Revit and Bentley’s AECOsim Building Designer.

The AEC (UK) BIM Protocol v2.0 forms the “hub” of a complete software-based solution. Supplementary documents provide additional detail and enhancements required to implement these protocols using specific BIM authoring software:

A diagram showing the relationship of the supplements to the main document. The blue shapes represent the complete package for a company using Revit.

Crossrail and Bentley Systems launch UK’s first dedicated Building Information Modelling academy

OK not AutoDesk nor Revit but very intersting in the Bigger UK BIM Picture all the same ......
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"Crossrail and Bentley Systems today (22nd August) launched a dedicated Information Academy to provide hands-on training to the Crossrail supply chain on the latest technology and software being used to design and build the new railway including Building Information Modelling (BIM)."

Click here for more information......

BIM Regional Hubs Event Series - Dates across the UK

A BIM Focus - BIM Regional Hubs Event Series - Dates across the UK this Autumn, FREE to attend

'A BIM Focus' is a series of regional events across the UK to help launch the BIM Hubs, these workshops will feature presentations from members of the BIM Task Group, who will explain the Government's BIM policy and how you can engage with the new BIM Hubs.

There will be local case studies which will illustrate the experience some organisations have had in implementing BIM, and an opportunity for Q&A with the BIM Task Group members which will enhance the understanding of BIM issues and explain any concerns you may have.

There will also be a chance to network with fellow professionals who also have an interest in understanding BIM and its benefits, as well as a chance to find out more about how the BIM hubs will work in your area with an invitation to be involved and shape its future operation.

 For further information and to book please go to: www.cic.org.uk/events

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BIM Survey Specification by Plowman Craven

Over recent months Plowman Craven's survey measurement team has completed a number of projects delivering BIM ready 3D models to a variety of clients.

Understandably, the most efficient and successful projects are those where there is clear communication right from the very beginning - a critical requirement which has a major influence on the success of a project undertaken with the BIM process in mind.

In order to create a set of standards and streamline the process, They have developed their own BIM Survey specification to be used in conjunction with any of their future BIM projects.

In the spirit of collaborative working and for the good of the BIM industry they are now sharing this with the BIM community

CLICK HERE to download the document - you will be taken to a page where you can register your details and obtain a login and password to gain access

Draft COBie Guide for Public Review & Comment

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC REVIEW and COMMENT - July 2, 2012 Release of the COBie Guide

The COBie Guide is a framework for project owners and teams to develop a practical implementation strategy toward COBie. Once the document has been customized for a given owner, that owner's version of the Guide should be directly referenced in design and construction specifications.

The COBie Guide is the result of many-years of effort in the development and pilot testing of COBie within the public-sector. The Guide was released on 02-July-12 for national review by interested AECOO Industry and buildingSMART alliance members. 

Following a three (3) month national review, the COBie Guide will be updated based on consensus feedback and submitted as a "best practice" ballot to NBIMS version 3.

Committee Working on the PAS 1192-2:2012 

Please note the adequate and realistic amount of time allowed to obtain feedback on the draft document 

You may download the June 2012 draft of the COBie Guide here.http://projects.buildingsmartalliance.org/files/?artifact_id=4856

A Starter for 10 from the UK Guys’n’Girls can be found and should be posted here http://forums.buildingsmartalliance.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=609

Extract Below:-

The following comments were provided upon receipt of pre-release copy of the COBie Guide from Nick Nisbet.

(1) The introduction of a naming policies: I think the key idea that we have found needed re-enforcement was similar- the idea of continuity! One of the UK tender deliverables had three sets of names for the same set of spaces.Merged but not really!

(2) In the UK we are going to get uptight on the 'every component should be in at least one system'. This is a simple idea, that ensures for example that cost and carbon have somewhere to be attached, and then each system's impacts can be validated against the system contents. The big aim is comparability of the cost of the Systems, not just of the Facility or Types.

(3) The use of a Placement attribute - is this just 'where to look once you get to the room'?.

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P1. United States? Can we say “and international” ?

P3 Index/structure. Section 8 and Annex B are similar but separate ? How many paragraphs titled ‘Filters’ do we have ?

P12 Government approval? And Agency (annex A) ? Can we say Client so as to create a generic document. COBie isn’t just for governments, it’s for Customers.

P13 Shouldn’t schematic design have a schedule of systems (without Components yet)? We ask for this in the UK. It answers the ‘completeness’ and ‘cost’ questions.

P17 Site work? “… shall cover the section of the site associated to the building.

P17 Generally, Can we say ‘facility’ not ‘building’ ? I am labouring with “Floor/Sector” !

P18 Space naming policy. To append an ‘A’ are we assuming a numeric space name policy?

P18 Dash? Unique numbers ? Let’s be more explicit. “Names should be alphanumeric, without punctuation .”

P19 Component naming rule . It’s a suggestion in the absence of any other name. . It’s not applicable to Moveable assets, to large assets etc.

P19 Placement: are the options: “in space, on ceiling, on wall (=chase), on floor, behind wall(=shaft),above ceiling, below floor, site, roof, other ?

P19 Site spatial containment. Good! The adjacent site is part of the COBie (see P17) !

P20 Zone names. “In general”… …. “by zone characteristic such as Public circulation, not just type such as Circulation, optionally with floor and/or wing appended”.

P21 sp. Unites

P21 Suggest documenting the buildingSMART RefLatitude, RefLongitude and Elevation parameters. TrueNorth too.

P23 Clarity between Type and Component attributes would, be helpful. Should Type be TypeName?

P24 Does introducing a BOD prefix help with data continuity? Can we not have a separate attribute ‘TypeStatus’ = “generic, basis-of-design, selected, installed”. “Notes” and “ApprovedDeviations” are nice.

P27 Has anyone reviewed section 8 and B1 for compatibility with buildingSMART property sets?

P27 Are you intent on nominating units or can we nominate measures with suggested units?

P72 – P73 Can we be “object”ive and have two properties on a Spare “Cost” and “Quantity”. Unit price is derivative. Other Costs should be independent, so I am dubious about “Sub Cost”. Attribute Descriptions ? “Logistics Category” ? 1
& 2 ? Is Criticality an enumeration ? Spec number and section ? Is this Category (Omniclass table 23) ?. What is Attic ?

P74 Spaces are allowed around the : in a classification. Easier on the eye!

P115 (throughout).

(a) I appreciate the difference between Schedule Headings and COBie Attribute names. I have an un-camel-case function and a to-camel-case function for these situations.

(b) I think we should distinguish between Type (Manufacturer) and Component properties (NorthCoordinate) where we can. Having seen 630,000 rubbish attributes, we don’t want to excuse such stupidity. Only “unique characteristics, location and quantities should be attached to a Component”.

The Hitch Hiker Guide to BIM June 2012 is here

The living document lives on (and parties occasionally)

The new improved sequel to The Hitch Hikers Guide to BIM (May 2012 Edition) called the June 2012 Edition as I resisted the urge to call it The Hitch Hikers Guide to BIM II or give it a sub-title although I was toying with was "The Bluffers Guide to BIM" is here.

Well actually the link is on the top of the left panel of this blog, although it’s not really there either coz it’s on my Google Drive which is on cloud somewhere on a planet called Earth which is due for demolition to make way for an Intergalactic Hyperspace Bypass.

Enjoy.....;0)
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The Hitch Hikers Guide to BIM Arrives

Well there it is for what it’s worth, on the left panel is a little reference document that you can hopefully dish out to those Partners, Directors and Managers or anyone else who want to play BIM BUZZ WORD BINGO or needs to a grip of the Terms and Acronyms used when talking about BIM (OK the list isn’t definitive yet).

Wikipedia says

Buzzword bingo (also known as bullshit bingo) is a bingo-style game where participants prepare bingo cards with buzzwords and tick them off when they are uttered during an event, such as a meeting or speech. The goal of the game is to tick off a predetermined number of words in a row and then yell "Bingo!" (or "Bullshit!").

What is BIM – Until recently it was probably easier to tell someone what it wasn’t, then CPIC came to our rescue with a common definition

`… digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility creating a shared knowledge resource for information about it forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life cycle, from earliest concept to demolition.’

Rolls off the tongue and is really memorable NOT.

This 3 minute video by graphisoft is the simplest and clearest explanation I’ve seen to date in layman’s terms and it’s done with 2D drawings on paper! (ironic really)

Back to the HHGTB (ok ok I could not resist) It’s a work in progress (and has been for months) worked on when time allows. There are more sections planned, I want to add a list of FREE BIM related software and links to BIM related sites.

I would be grateful to receive any feedback, suggestions or even content for future editions.

I'm already finding typos and errors plus adding new typos and errors for the next edition ;0)
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The Hitch Hikers Guide to BIM is on its way...

I wanted to get this little publication ready for Towel Day but missed, a bit like throwing yourself at the ground and learning to fly! - So a little heads up that it's on the way 

In the mean time here are some Douglas Adams Quotes to be getting on with "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools."

It's as if he was part of the construction Industry and was talking about BIM

Here is another Adams Quote I love "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."  Could be IPD related ;0)

Another one that could relate to the Construction Industry "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." 


and finally this could so be BIM related "Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?"

RIBA publishes BIM Overlay to the RIBA Outline Plan of Work

 

The following press release has been brought to my attention - Original Here

Date:

16 May 2012

Press office contact:

Howard Crosskey
T: +44 (0)20 7307 3761
E: howard.crosskey@riba.org

The Royal Institute for British Architects (RIBA) has published a major piece of guidance for architects on BIM (Building Information Modelling).

The BIM Overlay to the RIBA Outline Plan of Work, edited by architect, BIM expert and Vice Chair of the RIBA Practice and Profession Committee, Dale Sinclair of Dyer Architects, provides straightforward guidance to help architects to successfully design and manage construction projects in a BIM environment.
The publication looks at the strong business case for BIM, and sets out how to integrate the approach into practice with an easy-to-follow guide outlining the activities required at each RIBA work stage.

RIBA President Angela Brady said:

'The RIBA is committed to ensuring its members are able to adapt to working in a BIM environment. This new publication cuts though the confusion and anxiety surrounding BIM and offers our members best practice principles to enable them to get the best out of the opportunities it offers for their business.'

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Notes to editors

• For press enquires contact Howard Crosskey in the RIBA press office howard.crosskey@riba.org 020 73073761
• The BIM Overlay to the RIBA Outline Plan of Work is free and available to download from http://www.ribabookshops.com/plan-of-work  
• The BIM Overlay builds on the work already undertaken by the RIBA in the Green Overlay to the RIBA Outline Plan of Work which can be downloaded here: http://www.ribabookshops.com/plan-of-work
• The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) champions better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and our members. Visit www.architecture.com and www.twitter.com/RIBA  

New to BIM and Revit visit this web site

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After years of difficulty explaining to people what Revit is and the impact BIM will have in shaping our future Ben Fox the Director of igs decided to put together a brief blog with plenty of short videos on the topic.

He hopes in writing and collating the videos for this blog, is that the information provided will assist in explaining to clients, management and anyone else, what Revit is and how it fits within a BIM process.

View the blog here: www.whatisrevit.com

Nice one Ben, it's a very well constructed resource.

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