BLDG6241– Building Information Modeling in Construction

Introduction to BIM
Dr. Jong Won Ma
Assistant Professor

Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Concordia University

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Timeline
Date Week Topics Assignment Due
Jan. 11 1 Lecture 1: Course Introduction & Lecture 2: Introduction to BIM

Lecture 3: Setting Up a Project for Success & Lab 1: Hands-on 3D Modeling (Autodesk Revit
Jan. 18 2
Architecture)
Jan. 25 3 Lecture 4: Model-based Cost Estimating & Lab 2: Hands-on Model-based Cost Estimating

Feb. 1 4 Quiz 1 & Teams to work on HW1 in class

Group Presentations: HW 1 (presenting groups TBD) HW1

Feb. 8 5
Lecture 5: Project Scheduling and 4D Simulation & Lab 3: Hands-on 4D Simulation
Feb. 15 6 Quiz 2 & Teams to work on HW2 in class
Group Presentations: HW 2 (presenting groups TBD) HW2, Synthesis
Feb. 22 7
Lecture 6: Design Coordination & Lab 4: Hands-on Design Coordination Report Outline
Mar. 1 8 No class - Mid-term break
Mar. 8 9 Quiz 3 & Teams to work on HW3 in class

Group Presentations: HW 3 (presenting groups TBD) HW3

Mar. 15 10 Lecture 7: Construction Progress Monitoring Technologies & Lab 5: Hands-on As-built Modeling and
Documentation
Mar. 22 11 Guest Lecture (Austin Commercial) & Teams to work on HW4 in class

Guest Lecture (Autodesk) & Lecture 8: Last lecture

Mar. 29 12
Teams to work on HW4 in class
Quiz 4 HW4, Synthesis
Apr. 5 13
Group Presentations: HW 4 (presenting groups TBD) Report

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Overview
BIM definition
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
History of BIM
Benefits of BIM
BIM Applications
BIM Challenges
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 What is NOT BIM?
• Model that contains 3D data only and no https://www.sketchup.com/industries/residential-construction

(or few) object attributes

Material?
Cost?
When?

Sacks, R., Eastman, C., Lee, G., & Teicholz, P. (2018). BIM handbook: A guide to building information
modeling for owners, designers, engineers, contractors, and facility managers. John Wiley & Sons.

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 What is NOT BIM?
• Model that contains 3D data only and no https://www.sketchup.com/industries/residential-construction

(or few) object attributes

• Models with no support of behavior
Material?
Cost?
When?

Sacks, R., Eastman, C., Lee, G., & Teicholz, P. (2018). BIM handbook: A guide to building information
modeling for owners, designers, engineers, contractors, and facility managers. John Wiley & Sons.

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 What is NOT BIM?
• Model that contains 3D data only and no https://www.sketchup.com/industries/residential-construction

(or few) object attributes

• Models with no support of behavior
Material?
• Models that are composed of multiple 2D Cost?
When?
CAD reference files that must be combined
to define the building
• Models that allow changes to dimensions
in one view that are not automatically
reflected in other views
Sacks, R., Eastman, C., Lee, G., & Teicholz, P. (2018). BIM handbook: A guide to building information
modeling for owners, designers, engineers, contractors, and facility managers. John Wiley & Sons.

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 Then, what is BIM?
According to National BIM Standard,
• Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a
digital representation of physical and
functional characteristics of a facility
• Serves as a shared knowledge resource for
information about a facility
• Basic premise: collaboration by different
stakeholders at different phases of the life
cycle of a facility
https://www.nationalbimstandard.org

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Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
• Developed by buildingSMART consortium,
IFC is an open file format, neutral, not
controlled by individual software to facilitate
interoperability between different operators.
• Standardized, digital description of the built
environment.
• Collaboration format for BIM projects.
• Registered by International Standard
Organization ISO 16739-1:2018
https://blog.buildingsmart.org/blog/importantifc

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Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Architect Installer Architect Installer

Engineer Structural Engineer

Central Repository Structural

Facility Project Facility Project

Manager Manager Manager Manager

Construction Construction
Manager Builder Manager Builder

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 Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)

Borrmann, A., Beetz, J., Koch, C., Liebich, T., & Muhic, S. (2018). Industry foundation classes: A standardized data
model for the vendor-neutral exchange of digital building models. In Building information modeling (pp. 81-126).
Springer, Cham.

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 Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)

Geometric
representation
Local
Coordinate
Material
A wall with a window Property

Borrmann, A., Beetz, J., Koch, C., Liebich, T., & Muhic, S. (2018). Industry foundation classes: A standardized data
model for the vendor-neutral exchange of digital building models. In Building information modeling (pp. 81-126).
Springer, Cham.

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History of BIM
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Building Description System
Building Product Model Generic Building Model Building Information Model
(&GLIDE)

Eastman, C. (1976). General purpose building description systems. Computer-Aided Design, 8(1), 17-26.
Eastman, C. M., & Siabiris, A. (1995). A generic building product model incorporating building type information. Automation in construction, 3(4), 283-304.
https://www.wsp.com/en-ca/services/building-information-modelling-bim

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BIM nD Evolution
2000s
Building Information Model
3D 4D 5D 6D ?D

Simulation of
Digital geometric
a process Cost estimation
model with 3- Maintenance &
transforming & Budget
dimensional (x, y, Energy Analysis
space over analysis
z) structure
time

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 Benefits of BIM?
Pre-construction
• Concept, Feasibility, and
Design
• Increased Building
Performance and Design
• Improved Collaboration
using Integrated Project
Delivery

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 Benefits of BIM?
Pre-construction
• Concept, Feasibility, and
Design
• Increased Building
Performance and Design
• Improved Collaboration
using Integrated Project
Delivery

Design

• Earlier and More Accurate

Visualization
• Automatic Corrections for
Design Changes
• Instantaneous Model-based
Cost Estimate

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 Benefits of BIM?
Pre-construction Construction
• Concept, Feasibility, and
Design • Constructability Analysis –
• Increased Building Design Errors
Performance and Design • 4D Construction Scheduling
• Improved Collaboration • Accurate Representation for
using Integrated Project Automated Fabrication
Delivery

Design

• Earlier and More Accurate

Visualization
• Automatic Corrections for
Design Changes
• Instantaneous Model-
based Cost Estimate

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 Benefits of BIM?
Pre-construction Construction
• Concept, Feasibility, and
Design • Constructability Analysis –
• Increased Building Design Errors
Performance and Design • 4D Construction Scheduling
• Improved Collaboration • Accurate Representation for
using Integrated Project Automated Fabrication
Delivery

Design Post-construction

• Earlier and More Accurate • Improved Commissioning

Visualization and Handover of Facility
• Automatic Corrections for Information
Design Changes • As-built Documentation
• Instantaneous Model- • A Basis Interface for Digital
based Cost Estimate Twin

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BIM Applications – Quantity Takeoff
2D CAD-based Quantity Takeoff

Laborious, time-consuming, error-prone, lack of information

https://dwf.blogs.com/beyond_the_paper/2009/05/autodesk-quantity-takeoff-2010-new-features.html

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BIM Applications – Quantity Takeoff
BIM-based Quantity Takeoff

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BIM Applications – Quantity Takeoff
BIM-based Quantity Takeoff

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BIM Applications – Quantity Takeoff
BIM-based Quantity Takeoff & Cost Estimate

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BIM Applications – 4D Scheduling
4D Scheduling Software
Scheduling Software
3D BIM

Schedule

https://www.united-bim.com/the-4d-way-collaboration-of-schedule-with-3d-bim-model/

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 BIM Applications – Design Coordination
Multiple CAD models Federated 3D BIM

Khanzode et al. (2008). BENEFITS AND LESSONS LEARNED OF IMPLEMENTING BUILDING VIRTUAL DESIGN AND
Leite, F. L. (2019). BIM for design coordination: a virtual design and construction guide
CONSTRUCTION (VDC) TECHNOLOGIES FOR COORDINATION OF MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING (MEP)
SYSTEMS ON A LARGE HEALTHCARE PROJECT, Journal of Information Technology in Construction for designers, general contractors, and MEP subcontractors. John Wiley & Sons.

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BIM Applications – Design Coordination

Hu, Y., Castro-Lacouture, D., & Eastman, C. M. (2019). Holistic clash detection improvement
using a component dependent network in BIM projects. Automation in Construction, 105, 102832.

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BIM Applications – Progress Monitoring

Scanned
BIM
point clouds

https://www.bdcnetwork.com/5-tech-trends-transforming-bimvdc

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BIM Tools
Preconstruction Construction

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BIM Challenges
• Project Delivery Method – Integrated Project Delivery & Design-Build
works well but others…
• Costs – Software & Training
• Legal Issues
• Level of Development (LOD)
• Interoperability
• Organizational Issues – Willingness to change…

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For next class
• Bring your laptop
• Get Autodesk Education License
(https://www.autodesk.com/education/edu-
software/overview?sorting=featured&filters=individual) & Install Revit
2022
• Read Chapter 1, Sacks et al. (2018)
• Please complete the First Class Survey by next class!

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