John Messner, Ph.D.
Professor of Architectural Engineering
Penn State
BIM Planning
© 2013
Ralph Kreider, Ph.D.
BIM Program Manager
MBP
Photo: BIM Studio team in the Immersive Environments Lab at Penn State
Five Years
Identifying Goals and Uses BIM Project Execution Planning Procedure
BIM Goals and Uses
Process
Information Exchanges
Infrastructure
From Project to Organization
INTEGRATING BIM INTO AN ORGANIZATION
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Extensive use of BIM with limited sharing between
parties
No external project BIM Processes
Documented
Integrated High Level BIM Process
Documented
Integrated High level
organizational Process
documented
No internal organizational BIM Processes Documented
Record (As-Built) BIM
model received by operations
Record BIM data imported or
referenced for operational uses
Established Basic
Organizational Goals
Established Basic BIM Objectives
Full Support for BIM
Implementation with Some
Resource Commitment
Executive Level BIM Support
Champion with limit time
commitment
Multiple BIM Champions with Each
Working Group
BIM Committee is formalized but not
inclusive of all operating units
Limited Support for
feasibility study
No BIM Planning
Committee established
No Organizational
Mission or Goals
No BIM Vision or Objectives
Defined
Basic BIM Vision is Establish
No Management
Support
No BIM Champion
BIM Champion identified but limited time
committed to BIM initiative
BIM Champion with Adequate
Time Commitment
Small Ad-hoc Committee with
only those interested in BIM
Multi-disciplinary BIM Planning Committee
established with members from all
operative units
BIM Vision address mission,
strategy, and culture
No BIM Uses for Projects identified
No BIM Uses for Projects identified
Minimal Owner Requirements
for BIM
Extensive use of BIM with sharing between parties
within project phase
No BIM Uses for Operations
identified
BIM data manually maintained for
operational uses
BIM data is directly integrated with operational
systems
High-level BIM Process
Documented for Each Party
Detailed BIM Process
Documented for Primary BIM Uses
High-Level BIM Process
Documented for each operating
unit
Detailed BIM Process Document
for primary organizational
Uses
Organizational BIM Assessment Profile
Strategy
Level of Maturity Totals Current Target Possible
Vision and Objectives
Management Support
BIM Champion
5
Uses Project Uses
Operational Uses
Project Process
Operation Processes
Planning Team
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5
5
3 1 2 5 4 0
Current Target Possible
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BIM Objectives are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant,
and timely
Full support for BIM Implementation with Appropriate Resource
Commitment
Vision and Objectives are regularly revisited,
maintained and updated (as necessary)
Limited support for continuing efforts with a
limited budget
Full Support of continuing
efforts
Executive-level BIM Champion working
closely with Working Group Champion
Planning Committee includes members for
all level of the organization including
executives
BIM Planning Decisions are
integrated with organizational
Strategic Planning
Open sharing of BIM Data across all parties and project phases
BIM data maintained with operational
systems in Real-time
Detailed BIM Process
Documented for all BIM Uses
Detailed BIM Process
Documented and Regularly
Maintained and Updated
Detailed BIM Process
Documented for all BIM Uses
Detailed BIM Process
Documented and Regularly
Maintained and Updated
Non-Existent Initial Defined Managed Quantitatively Optimizing
3 1 2 5 4 0 Non-Existent Initial Defined Managed Quantitatively Optimizing
Process Current Target Possible 3 1 2 5 4 0 Initial Quantitatively Optimizing Non-Existent Defined Managed
Basic Organizational
Mission Established
Organization Mission address
purpose, services, values at minimum
Mission and Goals 5 Goals are specific,
measurable, attainable, relevant,
and timely
Mission and Goals are regularly revisited,
maintained and updated (as necessary)
Model Element Breakdown LoD Facility Data Notes 01 SUBSTRUCTURE 100
01 10 Foundations LoD
01 10 10 Standard Foundations LoD
01 10 20 Special Foundations LoD
01 20 Subgrade Enclosures LoD
01 20 10 Walls for Subgrade Enclosures LoD
01 40 Slabs-On-Grade LoD
01 40 10 Standard Slabs-On-Grade LoD
01 40 20 Structural Slabs-On-Grade LoD
01 40 30 Slab Trenches LoD
01 40 40 Pits and Bases LoD
01 40 50 Slab-On-Grade Supplementary Components
LoD
01 60 Water and Gas Mitigation LoD
01 60 10 Building Subdrainage LoD
01 60 20 Off-Gassing Mitigation LoD
01 90 Substructure Related Activities LoD
01 90 10 Substructure Excavation LoD
01 90 20 Construction Dewatering LoD
01 90 30 Excavation Support LoD
01 90 40 Soil Treatment LoD
02 SHELL LoD
02 10 Superstructure LoD
02 10 10 Floor Construction LoD
02 10 20 Roof Construction LoD
02 10 30 Stairs LoD
02 20 Exterior Vertical Enclosures LoD
02 20 10 Exterior Walls LoD
02 20 20 Exterior Windows LoD
02 20 50 Exterior Doors and Grilles LoD
02 20 70 Exterior Louvers and Vents LoD
02 20 80 Exterior Wall Appurtenances LoD
02 20 90 Exterior Wall Specialties LoD
02 30 Exterior Horizontal Enclosures LoD
02 30 10 Roofing LoD
02 30 20 Roof Appurtenances LoD
02 30 40 Traffic Bearing Horizontal Enclosures
LoD
02 30 60 Horizontal Openings LoD
02 30 80 Overhead Exterior Enclosures LoD
03 INTERIORS LoD
03 10 Interior Construction LoD
03 10 10 Interior Partitions LoD
03 10 20 Interior Windows LoD
03 10 30 Interior Doors LoD
03 10 40 Interior Grilles and Gates LoD
03 10 60 Raised Floor Construction LoD
03 10 70 Suspended Ceiling LoD
BIM PLANNING ELEMENTS
Infrastructure
The Information Needed About the Facility
Process
Strategy
Uses
The Purpose of BIM Implementation
Information
The Specific Method of Implementing BIM
The Means of BIM Implementation
The Infrastructure Needs to Implement BIM
Mission – Vision – Goals - Objectives
Gathering - Generating – Analyzing – Communicating – Realizing
Current – Target – Transition
Model Element Breakdown – Level of Development – Facility Data
Personnel The Affects of BIM on Personnel
Roles & Responsibilities – Hierarchy – Education – Training – Change Readiness
Software – Hardware – Workspace
The Next Step
BIM PLANNING ELEMENTS
Infrastructure
The Information Needed About the Facility
Process
Strategy
Uses
The Purpose of BIM Implementation
Information
The Specific Method of Implementing BIM
The Means of BIM Implementation
The Infrastructure Needs to Implement BIM
Mission – Vision – Goals - Objectives
Gathering - Generating – Analyzing – Communicating – Realizing
Current – Target – Transition
Model Element Breakdown – Level of Development – Facility Data
Personnel The Affects of BIM on Personnel
Roles & Responsibilities – Hierarchy – Education – Training – Change Readiness
Software – Hardware – Workspace
The Uses of BIM
Provides a common language for communicating why BIM is implemented
• Better understand workflows
• Better understand information exchanges
• Standardize development of contract language
• Provides a framework for industry to develop upon
BIM PLANNING
RESOURCES
SPONSORS
THANK
The Charles Pankow Foundation
The Partnership for Achieving Construction Excellence
Penn State Office of Physical Plant
US Department of Veterans Affairs US Department of Defense
Kaiser Permanente
The buildingSMART Alliance
ADVISORY David Jordani
BOARD Xiajun Lin
Chuck Meis
Ed Gannon
Victor Sanvido Dana "Deke" Smith
Kerry Joels
Maureen McDonough
Kurt Maldovan Kimberly Hurtado
Renée Tietjen
Grace Wang
Steve Hutsell
Dianne Davis Robert Braunagel Craig Dubler
Elton Murakami
Patrick Suermann
Russell Manning
Steve Devitto
Greg Gidez
Steve Kundich
AUTHORS John Messner
Robert Leicht
Chimay Anumba
Ralph Kreider
Ashwin Ramesh
Shane Goodman
Eric Nulton
Chitwan Saluja
Kim Price
YOU
Colleen Kasprzak
Dan Weiger
Craig Dubler
The Construction Industry Institute
Steven Ayer Nevena Zikic
bim.psu.edu
