3DEXPERIENCE Construction 
Marty Rozmanith
Currently Dassault Systèmes AEC Industry Sales Director, Mr. Rozmanith has been an AEC leader for decades. Through various roles, he was one of the originators of the Revit building modeler and the first IFC standard AR-1 specification. How Traditional AEC Processes and BIM Level 2 Reinforce SilosNovember 26th, 2014 by Marty Rozmanith
The following is an excerpt from End-To-End Collaboration Enabled by BIM Level 3: An Architecture, Engineering & Construction Industry Solution Based on Manufacturing Best Practices.
Siloed Collaboration with BIM Level 2Construction project contributors can be categorized into teams:
Feedback loops, task management, design coordination, and other limited collaborative elements certainly exist within each team; however, the ambiguity, rework, and RFIs that persist between teams are symptomatic of broken collaboration across the extended project delivery team. Research by the U.K. Construction Industry Council indicates the benefits sought by owners—reduced costs, increased value, increased sustainability—are not achievable by BIM Level 2 only. The inherent handoffs and rework processes prevent integration among the teams and lock value within silos: Traditional Design, Construction, and Operations ProcessBIM Level 2 Benefits Are Locked in Silos Collaboration on documentation and deliverables exists within each silo, but a lack of collaboration between teams causes errors, rework, RFIs, and inefficiencies.
Siloed Collaboration: Weaknesses of a Broken ProcessIn a BIM Level 2 framework, construction projects suffer from a lack of data integration, disconnected documents, and insufficient data for process simulation—three root causes of unforeseen project delivery issues. No Data IntegrationSiloed collaborative approaches require data to be exported and files to be exchanged. Exchanging files is an inadequate solution, creating massive version control problems as multiple parties provide key data at various points in the process. Because there is not a Single Source of Truth mechanism, contributors are missing meaningful, contextualized data that would help them make better decisions. Architects make decisions based on design intent, but are missing construction and manufacturing data that could impact the end result. Contractors receive incomplete, ambiguous design information that causes RFIs and change orders. No Document ContinuityThe design team creates permit drawings. The systems manufacturers and fabricators then redesign the drawings for their own purposes. The construction team, in turn, creates sequence documents based on top-down estimates, and spends significant resources processing RFIs, submittals, and change orders. Permit Drawings ≠ Shop Drawings ≠ Sequence Drawings
The differences between the drawings required at various stages in the process create vast productivity challenges. Ultimately, the project delivery process resolves most document inconsistencies, but by then the changes are costly and disruptive. No Process SimulationAn animated 3D model (also known as a 4D model) is an insufficient imitation of how a project is built. Process-based means and methods cannot be represented accurately without adequate process information and integrated design data. Most of the considerable waste that occurs during a construction project happens within the project delivery phase, when steep material and labor costs are incurred. Without a bottom- up simulation process to predict points of conflict and sub-optimal work sequences, a project team is making an educated guess at how the building will come together. The inherent limitations of the siloed collaboration model that persists with BIM Level 2 are preventing the industry from moving forward. Barriers to Effective CollaborationChange is difficult, and a number of obstacles have stood in the way of the industry evolving its practice of collaboration. DefinitionsEach team has traditionally defined “collaboration” differently, focusing on its individual need:
Legal ImplicationsContractual relationships and interactions between parties can create indemnity insurance issues. Insurance objections and legal concerns are occasionally raised when parties are unfamiliar with modern collaboration technologies. Reliable governance and traceable workflows create accountability and mitigate legal risks. Point SolutionsStandard industry tools facilitate coordination within each team, but unfortunately, not effectively across teams. End-to-end collaboration is made impractical with a patchwork of proprietary systems, causing version control problems and opportunities for human error. Point solution providers position BIM Level 2 tools as collaborative, despite the evidence that they offer limited collaboration support for project contributors outside their application suite. These challenges—varying definitions of collaboration, presumed legal implications, and insufficient point solutions—contribute to the difficulty of inter-team cooperation, reinforce silos, and cause massive inefficiencies.
To continue to the next section, ADAPTING MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES FOR DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION: Extended Collaboration Enabled by BIM Level 3, download the full whitepaper: “End-to-End Collaboration Enabled by BIM Level 3: An Industry Approach Based on Best Practices from Manufacturing.” Related ResourcesEnd-To-End Collaboration Enabled by BIM Level 3: An Architecture, Engineering & Construction Industry Solution Based on Manufacturing Best Practices Contact Dassault Systèmes for a consultation: Our experts can help you design the most effective BIM Level 3 deployment strategy for your organization Tags: BIM Categories: AEC, Business Processes, Collaboration, Dassault Systèmes, Technologies |
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