3DEXPERIENCE Construction Archive for the ‘Business Processes’ Category[INFOGRAPHIC] Deconstructing Lean ConstructionThursday, February 26th, 2015
The adoption of Lean construction by the AEC industry, and Lean drivers, benefits, and challenges are illustrated in this Dassault Systèmes infographic. Given the biggest challenge to implementing Lean construction is a lack of awareness, please share this infographic with your network. Prefabrication ProductivityThursday, January 22nd, 2015by Vicki Speed From a residential high-rise in New York City to low-cost hotels in Europe, the application of prefabricated and modular objects and systems continues to capture the interest of owners, architects, contractors, fabricators and product manufacturers in the building industry.
Around the world, prefabrication proponents are finding ways to apply offsite construction techniques that go way beyond repeatable systems such as bathroom pods or mechanical pipe rack to more volumetric, pioneering, semi-customized solutions that address a wide range of common construction challenges. Customized EfficiencyThursday, January 8th, 2015
The following is a reprint of a Compass: The 3DEXPERIENCE Magazine article by Vicki Speed.
The Permasteelisa Group, based in Italy, is a leading worldwide contractor in the engineering, manufacture and installation of architectural envelopes and interior systems. Compass spoke to Permasteelisa IT project manager Federico Momesso and communication manager Massimiliano Fanzaga about how the company is adopting more standardized technologies and processes to better meet the construction industry’s growing demand for customized building systems on short timelines. What is Building Lifecycle Management (BLM)?Thursday, December 11th, 2014
Building Lifecycle Management (BLM) is the practice of designing, constructing, and operating a facility with a single set of interoperable data. BLM puts into practice a BIM Level 3 approach that enables a highly efficient Extended Collaboration process based on Manufacturing industry best practices. BLM is operationalized via a robust Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)* system, which creates an efficient environment for coordinating complex AEC data. [*The traditional Product Lifecycle Management term commonly becomes Project Lifecycle Management when applied to AEC.] Adding BIM data to a PLM system creates a BLM system:
Benefits of BLMBLM enables BIM Level 3 and can increase construction predictability, long-term value for project owners, and profitability for AEC project contributors. How Traditional AEC Processes and BIM Level 2 Reinforce SilosWednesday, November 26th, 2014
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. Cristiano Ceccato’s 4 Key Lessons for Integrated DesignThursday, November 20th, 2014
 Cristiano Ceccato, During his keynote address at a recent Dassault Systèmes event in Japan, Cristiano Ceccato of Zaha Hadid Architects explained how techniques borrowed from other industries have been applied to some of his firm’s innovative projects.
Ceccato also examined what happens when designers transfer digital data into the built realm, thereby moving away from the perfection of the computer into the “imperfections” of a real construction environment. Here is his advice for the architecture community: 1. Build Like BoeingDuring his cross-disciplinary research with Boeing, Ceccato saw that the firm was able to take on great risks to develop innovative ways of working. What Is BIM Level 3?Thursday, October 30th, 2014
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. Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been the Design & Construction industry’s answer to improve the flow of data through the building process, and, therefore, help to create efficiencies. Industrialized practices work well when design information is structured appropriately for downstream application by builders, fabricators, and operators. BIM data standards have been gradually maturing to meet this purpose. Building owners and operators are driving the industry to achieve higher levels of BIM maturity by demanding process improvements and technological innovations that reduce costs, increase value from suppliers, and increase sustainability. Much of the industry is now moving from BIM Level 1 to Level 2, thanks in part to a directive by the U.K. government to adopt BIM practices by 2016. Building Lifecycle Management Fosters a BIM Level 3 Approach for End-to-End AEC Collaboration [Whitepaper]Thursday, October 2nd, 2014
With the growing adoption of BIM, companies can further benefit by implementing a Building Lifecycle Management (BLM) system. BLM puts into practice a BIM Level 3 approach that enables a highly efficient Extended Collaboration model based on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Manufacturing industry best practices. Dassault Systèmes has just published an industry paper proposing an Extended Collaboration model for AEC, based on Manufacturing industry best practices.
The concepts covered include:
… and more. Spotlight on Becher Neme: BIM Expert Pushes a Zero-Change-Order ApproachThursday, September 25th, 2014
The team that makes up Neme Design Solutions, a Long Beach, California-based BIM consultancy, specializes in simplifying highly complex projects to enable fabrication. Led by founder Becher Neme, the firm includes a small team of architects and engineers with more than a decade of experience working onsite with general contractors, and with particular expertise in the CATIA solution. This combination of field experience and software knowledge has helped the firm carve out a unique niche in model clash detection and resolving interface challenges. Flip the Script: Ask Planning Questions in This Order for Better Project OutcomesThursday, September 18th, 2014
When architects and planners work with owners, they usually accept a proposed site and think about how to arrange and orient a building on that site. They develop ideas about what the building should look like in some detail before engaging builders or construction managers in ideas about how the building will be delivered. Then, if the project cost cannot be brought in line with the budget, another site or an existing building renovation is considered. AEC teams tend to think first about what to build, then how to build, and finally where else they should think about building. |
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