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BIM:  See,  Align,  Optimize

Martin  Fischer  Professor,  Civil  +  Environmental  Engineeringand  (by  courtesy)  Computer  Science  

http://www.stanford.edu/~fischerfischer@stanford.edu

§ Director,  CIFE  (Center  for  Integrated  Facility  Engineering)

§ Foreign  Member,  Royal  Swedish  Academy  of  Engineering  Sciences  

• 100%  funded  by  industry– Building  owners– Design  and  construction   companies– Software  and  hardware   vendors

• 1988-­‐2000– Building   Information  Modeling  

(BIM)

• 2000-­‐2010– Virtual   Design  and  Construction  

(VDC)

• 2010+– Optimize  Facility  Performance

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BIM  is  the  first  technology  that  combines  data  and  visualization

Visualization

Social  Interface  with  Stakeholders

Conceptual  project  planning  &  design

Design Procurement Construction Start-­‐up Operations

Data

Interface  with  Engineering   and  Project  Control  and  Management   Systems  

Pictures and screenshots courtesy Optima

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”The  problems  we  find  together,  we  solve  together”  (WDI  project  manager)

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3  Types  of  BIM  

1. Visualization

2. Information  Integration  

3. Automation  

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Illustrations  of  good  VDC  practice

Pictures  courtesy  DPR

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Development  Scenario Simulator

https://vimeo.com/12415499 (password: DSS)

Application  of  Simulation  Models   to  Optimize  Oil  and  Gas  Well  Delivery 8

Optimizing Constructability to Reduce the Cost of Wind EnergyResearch by Forest Flager in collaboration with EDF, AWS, and Mortenson

Roosevelt:  As  Built

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= Existing Roads= Collector System= New Roads= Turbines= Buildable Area

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Roosevelt:  Optimized  Turbines

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= Existing Roads= Collector System= New Roads= Turbines= Buildable Area

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Roosevelt  Results

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Design Alternative Construction Cost (M USD)

Net Energy (GWh)

Cost of Energy (USD / MWh)

As Built 90.37 1450 36.28

Optimized Turbine Positions

-6.90(8.2%) 1448 -0.22

(0.64%)

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Development  Scenario

Wastewater  Plant

Water  Demand

Energy  Demand

CCHP  Plant  

Financial  Cost  /  Emissions  

Water  DemandTotal  GFABuilding  Types

Financial  CostEnvironmental  Impact

Fuel  Efficiency  

Treatment  Efficiency

Energy  Demand

Integrated  Infrastructure  Model(Work  by  Rob  Best  with  Mike  Lepech,  Forest  Flager,  and  Ben  Schwegler)

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Strategic  Implications

Ø Projects  vs.  Corporate

Ø Experience  – Staff  Development

Ø Optimization  – Partners

Ø Operating  System

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