Collaboration Technologies: How BIM can influence efficient project delivery

Who am I?

Leanne Wittler

BIM Manager, Architect at AECOM in

Germany for just over 2 years

7+ Years experience in supporting

BIM implementation in the US and

Germany

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Who is AECOM?

AECOM is a global network of design, engineering, construction and management professionals partnering with clients to imagine and deliver a better world. From high performance buildings and infrastructure, to resilient communities and environments, to stable and secure nations, our vision is to be the premier, fully integrated infrastructure firm.

–7 Continents

–150+ Countries

–87,000 Colleagues

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–Introductions

–Collaboration and Communication as core team values

–Discuss 2D vs. 3D Workflows

–Set Up for Success

• Information Gathering

• Set the Foundation

• Establish Plan of Work

• Execute

–Project Example

–Current implementation status and next steps

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Course Objectives

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AECOM Values Our values define who we are, how we act and what we aspire to do.

Although there is a common

misconception that BIM is just about

technology, BIM is a collaborative

process. It is more about the people

and the processes they follow, than

the technology itself.

- BIM and Encouraging Collaboration, Group BC, 2017

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2D vs 3D Workflows

BIM requires focus on team Collaboration to be successful. We cannot reach an idealized BIM workflow without focusing on team dynamics and the technologies that facilitate increased efficiency in project collaboration.

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Set up for success

Information Gathering

Successful performance relies on sufficient

planning

BIM Coordination Kickoff

–Goal: Establish clear outlines of project

scope, deliverables and schedule

–Who is involved and what are their

responsibilities?

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Set the Foundation

BIM Execution Plan (BxP/BEP)

–Summarize Project Scope

–Identify Project participants and their

responsibilities

–Timeline summary

–Deliverable requirements and level of

development

–File Naming Standards

–What are the file exchange requirements?

Establish Plan of Work

BIM is about communication

–What are the internal communication

protocols?

–Are there any specific challenges that could

hinder collaboration?

–Identify Team Roles and Responsibilities

–Establish internal review/clash detection

schedule

–BIM Coordinators/Managers

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Execute

Stick to the plan but, be flexible

–Regularly evaluate working strategy for

areas of success and opportunities for

improvement.

–Identify continued team challenges. What

technology exists to support streamlining

your workflow?

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SHELL Technology Center Hamburg, Germany

Shell Technology Center Hamburg

Shell Deutschland Oil, Germany

–1 Team: AECOM

–3 Countries: Germany, South Africa, Spain

–7 Multidisciplinary Buildings

–Over 100 Models

–Over 100 Project Participants throughout the design lifecycle

Main challenge:

–How do we collaborate on such a large scale, multi-disciplinary project across multiple regions?

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Project Goals

–Promote knowledge transfer

–Kick off BIM Implementation

–Establish as pilot project

• Revit Upskilling

• Introduce Cloud based worksharing

• Virtual Reality

• Animation

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16 Source: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/de/support/revit-products/

Current implementation status and next steps:

–All projects utilizing cloud based

worksharing through BIM360 Team / Docs

–Promoting healthy start process

–Implement Level 1/2/3 design review

schedule using Glue and Navisworks.

–Increase focus on automation using

Dynamo

–Real time rendering/VR experiences

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Environment

Innovative solutions for a cleaner tomorrow

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Leanne Wittler BIM Manager, Architect

AECOM

leanne.wittler@aecom.com

THANK YOU