BIM INFORMED EDUCATION AND

COLLABORATION AT LJMU

Outline of the session

• BIM – what is it?

• BIM and education - the need to

change

• BIM and education - in practice at

LJMU

LJMU starting point

Is BIM a process?

Is BIM a technology?

Or is it?

In the words of Dave Philp (2013)

‘A language of collaboration to

reduce cost, reduce carbon and to

add value’

Does it matter what it is?

• Change is a purpose not an event

• We need to understand the purpose of

BIM and its outcomes and adapt

education to support industry.

NBS BIM Report 2013

• Almost 75% of

industry still not clear

what BIM is

• Only 35% of industry

confident with their

knowledge and skills

in relation to BIM

LJMU BIM Task Group

May 2012 a collaborative task group established across the

School of Built Environment and the following programmes:

– Architectural Technology

– Building Services Engineering

– Building Surveying

– Construction Management

– Civil Engineering

– Quantity Surveying

Traditional working practices!!

Collaboration

A new way of working??????

Do we need to change the way we

deliver, what we deliver and how we

assess?

Skill development

Level 4

CAD/Revit/Microsoft Project/Causeway -procurement(take off)

Level 5

CAD measure/ASTA/navisworks-clash detection,IES(thermal modelling)

Level 6

BIM Measure/navisworks/timeline/Cobie spread sheets?

Levels 4,5 and 6

COLLABORATION USING A 3D MODEL

BIM WORKSHOP

AIM

• New venture in the school to prepare students to work collaboratively in the “real world” utilising a 3 dimensional building model.

• The 2 day workshop provides students with an introduction to Building Information Modelling at Level 4.

Who are we collaborating with?

Students on the following programmes:

• Architectural Technology

• Building Services Engineering

• Civil Engineering

• Construction Management

• Quantity Surveying

What did we expect of students?

Task 1

Interrogate a 3D house model and outline the information that can be derived from the model explaining how this can be used collaboratively by each of the disciplines within the group.

Task 2

Extend the 3D house model by 12m2 in poor ground, revising the foundation type and calculating the impact on the programme, finishings cost and thermal modelling.

What next?

• Level 4(year 1) BIM workshop March 4 and 5 2014

• Use a more complex industrial 3D model to assess level 5 and level 6 students in 2014 -2015 academic year.

What next for you on your BIM

journey?

Thank You.