Overview National BIM Standard

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Overview National BIM Standard

• NIBS National BIM Standard Project Committee
• November 2006

This presentation is a collaborative product of
the NIBS NBIMS Project Committee.
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Why NBIMS?

• Having standardized information for a facility
• Defines facility information exchanges and
  resulting BIM data
• Organizes facility life-cycle information
• Provides basis for longevity to the information

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Agenda

• The NBIMS Initiative
• Organization
• Participation
• Method of working
• What is a National BIM Standard?
• Goal scenario - What does an NBIMS look like and
  how will NBIMS function
• How will NBIMS be developed?
• What is happening now?

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Emerging buildingSMART-NA Initiative

• Draft Role
• A Strategy for Improving Facilities
• The buildingSMART Alliance will
• Act as a focal point for improving facilities
  efficiency
• Establish consortia arrangements for
  conducting research,
• Conduct forums and workshops,
• Manage research and research-related projects,
• Disseminate information,
• Review work performed by others.
• Develop and recommend standards, guidelines and
  certification programs
• Stimulate innovation in the industry
• Promote increased understanding and communications

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NBIMS Organization Chart
NIBS Board of Directors
Facility Information Council
NBIMS Project Executive Committee
Fundraising Task Team
Scoping Task Team
Development Task Team
Testing Task Team
Communications Task Team
Model View Task Team
Business Process Integration Task Team
Consensus Committee
NBIMS Community of Interest
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Groups Supporting NBIMS
 OmniClasstm
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NBIMS Levels of involvement

• Community of interest
• Membership on the listserv and participation in
  BIM related discussions
• Consensus Committee
• A cross-sectional subset of the Community of
  Interest that will actually participate in the
  voting on the standard.
• Task Teams
• Open membership for those who want to be involved
  in the drafting of the standard which will go to
  the Consensus Committee
• NBIMS Executive Committee
• Management and oversight of the entire project
  committee effort with cross sectional
  representation
• Facility Information Council
• The NIBS Council under which the NBIMS and NCS
  efforts operate. They determine what other
  projects may be necessary in the future

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Committees and Charters
BIM Standards Requires an Integrated,
Multi-Disciplinary Focus

• Executive Committee Deke Smith, Chairman NBIMS
• Provides oversight, direction, and guidance on
  all aspects of the NBIMS initiative
• Scoping Committee Dianne Davis, Committee Chair
• BIM/IDM Implementation Roadmap and North
  American Standards Mapping
• Model View Team Richard See, Committee Chair
• Supports rapid deployment of IDM and IE schemas
  into IAI/IFC model
• Development Team Bill East, Committee Chair
• Supports creation of IFC based Information
  Delivery Manuals
• Testing Team Patrick Suermann, P.E., Committee
  Chair
• Support the testing of commercial-off-the-shelf
  (COTS) and best practices
• Business Integration Legal David Jordani,
  Committee Chair
• Focus on Building Lifecycle legal and business
  documentation
• Communications Allan Edgar, Committee Chair
• Supports the distribution of information about
  the NBIMS activity

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Building Information Model Definition

• National BIM Standard Definition of BIM
  buildingSMART
• A Building Information Model (BIM) is a digital
  representation of physical and functional
  characteristics of a facility.  As such it serves
  as a shared knowledge resource for information
  about a facility forming a reliable basis for
  decisions during its life-cycle from inception
  onward.
• A basic premise of BIM is collaboration by
  different stakeholders at different phases of the
  life cycle of a facility to insert, extract,
  update or modify information in the BIM process
  to support and reflect the roles of that
  stakeholder. The BIM is a shared digital
  representation founded on open standards for
  interoperability.
• The National BIM Standard is part of the global
  buildingSMART Information Delivery Manual
  Initiative.

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NBIMS Goals

• Define expansive scope of BIM
• Everyone starting from different points of view
• Breaking down stovepipes
• Developing awareness and appreciation of
  life-cycle approach
• Define first and subsequent versions of the
  Standard
• Cant boil the ocean
• Need to know when and what information will be
  available
• Need to identify authoritative sources and ensure
  accuracy

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Products of NBIMS Version 1.0

• Appreciation for the potential scope of BIM
• Break out of the stovepipes
• Help reduce some of the industry fragmentation
• Provides a compendium of tools available to the
  BIM user
• Help ensure that one adopts practices that are
  accepted throughout the industry
• An absolute critical aspect of communicating
  information
• Identifies areas for necessary improvement
• Will identify where resources are required in
  order to take full advantage of BIM
• Provide a format for developing information
  exchanges
• Work will be required to identify the various use
  cases
• With a standard format and approach training can
  be developed and specific projects created to
  capture the required information
• Will provide a vision and strategic plan for the
  National Standard

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Content of NBIMS - Version 1.0
Version 1.0 will be a starting point and will
potentially identify as many problems as it will
solutions
Transforming an industry will not be a quick fix
but require dedication to long term goals
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Developing the BIM Value-Chain
IDM
Information Value-Chain
Planning
Workflow Processes for an Integrated Team IDM
Part of the NBIMS IDMs provide inform software
companies of the processes to support
Architecture
Engineering
BIM Applications
Analysis
Provider
Requestor
Estimating
BIM applications Incorporating NA Data Standards
Including OMNI-Class, Uniformat, International
Building Code
Construction
IFC
Facilities Management
IFCs are the machine interpretable exchange
mechanism supporting IFC interoperable
applications
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Planned Products For Each Exchange Standard

• The NBIM Standard is a collection of standards
  published as human-readable documents containing
  guidance for users and for application
  developers
• A non-technical description of the standard its
  intended use.
• A diagram illustrating the process the standard
  addresses.
• A technical description for application
  developers to use.
• Contract language for incorporating the exchange
  requirement into building process agreements.
• Results of test-bed activities including
  participants, results and any issues.
• Instructions other change management materials.
• Statements as to the maturity of the Standard and
  any plans for additional development.

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Current Business Info Exchange Process

• You cant automate what you dont understand
• Each day information is exchanged by teams, but
  in different ways and with different content for
  the same purpose.
• Based upon a paper-centric process, email, phone,
  RFIs
• This isnt a process which can take advantage of
  BIM and automation.

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Use of IDM to Support BIM Process

• Requirement Goal
• Standardize on information
  
  needed for specific tasks within the building
  lifecycle
• Development based upon open data standards used
  by all
• Provides requirements to software companies
• In NA uses data standards
• CSI, OMNICLASS, Uniformat
• International Bldg Code
• CIS/2 and other authorities

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Information Exchange Requirement
The information exchange requirements are part of
the Information Delivery Manual (IDM)
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Information Exchange Requirement
 OmniClasstm
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Products using IFCs
Slide information from International Alliance
for Interoperability
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NBIMS IDM Development Process
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What does an NBIM Standard look like?
Information Exchange Requirements
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IFC/IFD - One object exists in multiple contexts
One concept carries the same unique
identification in every language 78AF4E98C8D4406B8
73DBB85E1FE7DB
Courtesy of Lars Bjørkhaug, Norwegian Building
Research Institute
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Integrating Sector Specific Views of BIM
Capital Projects
Real Estate
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Hierarchical Information Relationships
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Hierarchical Building Information Relationships
Systems represent the physical entities of the
building. Systems use NA classifications such as
Omni-Class and Uniformat and are
transported/exchanged via IFCs
Attributes
BUILDING Or Structure
Metrics
IFC objects, relationships, space
SYSTEMS Ex. Structural, MEP, Flooring, Ceiling,
Exterior, Walls
Space is physical in nature, but can be unbounded
(have no or cross physical boundaries) but it
will always be tied to the physical structure or
systems in some way
Attributes
Attributes
Metrics
Sub-Systems (part of systems)
Metrics
Components
Overlays are more abstract data - organizational,
operational, functional, financial, non-fixed
assets, resources, personnel, etc. that is data
tied to the Systems and Space
SPACE-Vertical Horizontal, Empty
Example SUI,CI
Metrics
Level (Stories)
Room
Attributes Standards
Void
Vertical
Metrics
Reports or Extracted Data from BIM (examples from
all classifications)
Attributes
Area
Gross
OVERLAYS Typically associated with building
hierarchy elements.
Example Furniture Equipment Phone
Net
Example Rentable Space Circulation Area
Volume
Financial Classifications
Assets
Usable
Surface
Example Space Assignment Business Group
Sq. Ftg.
Example Secure Areas Systems
Quantities
Personnel
Zones
Linear Ft.
Materials Types
Example Marketing Administration
Example FCA,MDI
Business Groups
Metrics
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Capability Maturity Model
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Web Presence for NIBS FIC - NBIMS
http//www.facilityinformationcouncil.org/bim/
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Conclusion

• Contact Information
• NIBS Earle Kennett - ekennett_at_nibs.org
• Chairman Deke Smith - deke_at_dksic.net
• Task Team Chairpersons
• Fundraising Ric Jackson - jackson_at_fiatech.org
• Business Process Integration Dave Jordani -
  djordani_at_jordani.com
• Scoping Dianne Davis - d.davis_at_aecinfosystems.com
  
• Development Bill East - Bill.W.East_at_erdc.usace.ar
  my.mil
• Models Richard See - RichSee_at_digitalalchemypro.co
  m
• Testing Patrick Suermann - suermann_at_ufl.edu
• Communications Alan Edgar aredgar_at_facilitygenet
  ics.com
• NBMIS www.facilityinformationcouncil.org/bim/inde
  x.php
• Questions Please

Thank You