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At David Miller Architects we have applied a new approach to project and information management which has significantly increased productivity. It’s something we’ve been working on for the past 12 months, to allow us to streamline internal processes and provide a better overall client experience.

We have created an Architects digital toolkit aimed at the management and delivery of projects, which is helping us to meet the demands of the client for speed, scale and production. Whilst speed of delivery is of vital importance, to save time on a project means to save on costs too. In this session we will share the processes we have developed and the outcomes we have seen. Our primary case study will reference three residential projects for a local authority that we are delivering simultaneously. We will show how our toolkit has enabled us to create synergies across all three sites and how, by combining the use of digital technologies and software, such as Dynamo, NBS Chorus and Smartsheets, we are reducing risk and increase meaningful outputs.

Information is an important asset in its own right, yet we don’t recognize it. Defining, planning, delivering & checking provides the golden thread & feedback loop to reduce the performance gap at handover. Managing the information ecosystem on projects cuts down the waste, the risk & ultimately the chaos which leads to so many issues. Information is the building blocks of BIM, having a deeper understanding of it will enable us to improve interoperability, join up technology & give people what they need to carry out their work. It’s time to improve our digital literacy! We will cover information theory, openBIM and why huge/multiple documents just won’t work anymore to manage the complexity of information.

As part of this presentation we will also introduce the background to how we arrived at our chosen technology solutions. Part 2 to be presented on Day 2 will follow up with a live demonstration of these selected technology solutions.

This session is about Paul’s journey from being a designer looking after the branch master plans for John Lewis Department Stores to becoming the Property Systems Manager responsible for all systems used for all of Property & Developments at the John Lewis Partnership, Waitrose, John Lewis and Commercial. All systems which cover the full cradle to grave life cycle of a building. He’ll talk about the people he’s met, the lessons learnt.

SETTING THE SCENE
For the past 5 years, I have been collecting KPI data against 170+ projects, all of which I have been involved. Unfortunately, although BIM has been growing in popularity, with a significant boost in clients driving digital information outcomes through BIM enabling in those 5 years, their approach in the last 2 years has been declining rapidly in quality, notably around how they define their requirements.
I will demonstrate the impacts this is having on the industry, whereby the whole supply chain is delivering information that adds little or no value to them or the client because the information that’s collected isnt required, or consumable
INDUSTRY`S BIM LEVEL 2 BAU OBJECTIVE
I will talk about what the UKBIMAlliance`s objectives were around making BIM Level 2 BAU by 2020 and where we are in reality to those objectives
I will discuss why BIM Level 2/UKBIMFramework is not BAU based on the data I have collected, and why we wont reach it any time soon. I will focus on how the original 2011 obligations were never completed. Today, the initial support has faded, and public sector clients have reverted to traditional means.
MOVING FORWARD
I will discuss what has to change if we are ever to expect the new UKBIMframework and its underlying ISO19650 standards to become BAU.
I plan on explaining the critical steps that organisations need to get right if we are to move forward

I will detail the auditing process taken on the World Cup Final Stadium 2022 (90.000 seats), under extensive scrutiny for its high cost estimate. As a result of the efficiencies identified via this method, the client saved 40% on a £2Bn construction cost. Through detailed demonstrations of Dynamo scripts and BIM workflows, this article will pass on lessons learned from this intensive project. The ultimate objective will be to build on best practices used by all involved in the design process. The talk is relevant for any architect, programmer, project manager or those familiar with BIM software across the built environment. Adding to the combined BIM knowledge in the industry, the key takeaways discussed here will continue to save thousands of man-hours and millions of pounds for clients and contractors all over the world. The article will also demonstrate how efficient solutions can translate into multiple stadium configurations, including parameters such as seat numbers, bowl shape and pitch size.. Significant investment in research and development has directly led to procuring larger, more complex and higher-profile projects, demonstrating the fundamental importance of BIM in the UK construction industry.

No matter what stage you are at in your digital transformation story, join Casey Rutland as he takes us through the work of the Alliance which includes discussions around:
– First steps in digital transformation
– The work going on at buildingSMART UK&I
– Our relationship with CDBB
– How your industry association or trade organisation is getting involved
– What the UKBIMA Communities are doing
– Which events you will see the UKIBMA at
– About the Patrons and how you can get involved

There is a lot of uncertainty and confusion in how to apply, and conform to, the BS EN ISO 19650 series. Nonetheless, a requirement to comply with these standards is already being included in contracts; often in a vague way – simply asking parties to “achieve” or “comply with” BS EN ISO 19650. There is a tension and lack of understanding between the technical/commercial side of the construction industry and the legal community as they wrestle with this new internal BIM standards. This is resulting in unnecessary misunderstandings, disputes and additional risks or liability. May Winfield has had significant involvement in the published and upcoming legal guidance and standard contractual documents for the BS EN ISO 19650 series. In this practical session, May provides guidance, tips and insight into preparing documentation that conforms to the BS EN ISO 19650 series, reducing and mitigating risks in BS EN ISO19650-compliant processes, and avoiding disputes in this brave new BS EN ISO 19650 series world.

Many times in singular projects BIM and design are disconnected during early stages, not developing in parallel, making BIM a tedious task to comply instead that a collaboration methodology and full adoption is delayed until after concept stage

We know how rigid Revit can be when it comes to geometry, and we know how inefficient can be to use CAD tools instead of BIM platform

During concept stage when the idea behind a singular project is constantly evolving and the geometry is muting to adapt to the changes, the ideal scenario would be to have the flexibility and freedom of a platform like Rhino, and the automation and reliability of BIM software

This presentation shows how to plan, create and implement a workflow process that allows you to translate any geometry into BIM components, with the adequate information required for a concept stage

The points we will focus on are divided in three different fields, strategy, management and coding

Strategy
-Establish the goals to achieve with the BIM model
-Think beyond obvious, aim to achieve a lean model
-Define your interoperability strategy depending on your requirements

Management
-Plan ahead your deliverables and prepare them beforehand
-Adapt your modelling standards to achieve a smooth transition

Coding
-Create your scripts, test, use, implement, analyse, improve and start the process again
-Start where you feel comfortable and evolve your script as your skills progress

British Standards, International Standards, UK BIM Framework, Stage 2 BIM: the focus of many a Twitter debate and LinkedIn postings. Everyone is a self-proclaimed expert, and are always right; everyone else is wrong… and are so far removed from the reality of day to day office working.
This session throws away all high-level, technologically advanced concepts and presents a day in the life of the average delivery team, compiled from real-world experiences when trying to implement “BIM”. You won’t hear any crystal ball gazing disruption here, instead you’ll be more likely to hear a discussion on why an architect can’t get their drawings to list in numerical order in Windows.
Nigel Davies, Director of Evolve Consultancy, presents a semi light-hearted look at the state of the industry beyond the cutting edge, highlighting real problems faced by real people on real projects without the need to polish the results into a marketing-friendly success story. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty. Through this session, you will appreciate that many of us are facing exactly the same issues, and much of it is far more basic than you would be led to believe.
Only attend this session if you:
• Want case studies that tell the truth and show successes and failures
• Would like to find answers to the debates that rage across the coffee machine in architects, engineers, contractors and clients offices
• Are facing a series of mundane and trivial challenges adopting BIM and ISO