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ISO 19650 and information requirements
Lessons
- What ISO 19650 asks of a project team· BIM Coordinator Essentials
- EIR, BEP, MIDP and TIDP explained· BIM Coordinator Essentials
- Information management is a job, not a job title· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
- Parties, teams and appointments· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
- From organisational needs to exchange requirements· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
- The information standard, methods and shared resources· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
- The information protocol· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
- Review, authorisation and acceptance· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
- Security-minded information management· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
Pedia
- ISO 19650 overview· Standards
- EIR (exchange information requirements)· Workflows
- Information requirements (OIR, AIR, PIR, EIR)· Standards
- PIM and AIM (project and asset information models)· Standards
- PAS 1192 and BS 1192 (the UK predecessors)· Standards
- Case study: HMYOI Cookham Wood, the first UK government BIM Level 2 trial· Case studies
BIM execution plan and roles
Lessons
- EIR, BEP, MIDP and TIDP explained· BIM Coordinator Essentials
- Capability and capacity· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
- The pre-appointment BEP and the tender response· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
- The detailed responsibility matrix· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
- Mobilisation· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
Pedia
- BEP (BIM execution plan)· Workflows
- Responsibility matrix· Workflows
- BIM uses· Workflows
- BIM authoring software· Software
Playgrounds
- Find the gaps in a responsibility matrix· Ten lines: no owner, two owners or no requirement.
Delivery planning (MIDP and TIDP)
Lessons
- EIR, BEP, MIDP and TIDP explained· BIM Coordinator Essentials
Pedia
- MIDP and TIDP· Workflows
- 4D and 5D BIM (time and cost)· Workflows
- BIM dimensions (3D, 4D, 5D, 6D, 7D)· Workflows
Naming and the common data environment
Lessons
- Naming information containers· BIM Coordinator Essentials
- The CDE and its states· BIM Coordinator Essentials
- Federation strategy and breakdown structure· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
- Container metadata: status, revision and classification· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
Pedia
- Information container naming· Standards
- CDE (common data environment)· Workflows
- Suitability and revision codes (S1, P01, C01…)· Standards
- CDE platforms· Software
- OpenCDE and model servers· Standards
- Case study: Crossrail (Elizabeth line), information management· Case studies
Tools
Playgrounds
- Take a model through the CDE· State, status code and approval at seven moments in a model’s life.
Coordinates and georeferencing
Lessons
- Shared coordinates and georeferencing· BIM Coordinator Essentials
- Survey and reality capture· Around the project
- GIS for BIM people· Around the project
Pedia
- Georeferencing· BIM + GIS
- Coordinate reference systems and EPSG codes· BIM + GIS
- GIS and survey file formats· BIM + GIS
- Point clouds and scan-to-BIM· Workflows
Playgrounds
- Line the model up with the survey· Rotate and shift the clinic onto three control points, within 50 mm.
Level of information need (LOD / LOIN)
Lessons
- LOD vs LOIN· BIM Coordinator Essentials
- Writing an LOD matrix your team will use· BIM Coordinator Essentials
- Writing IDS requirements and reading the results· BIM Coordinator Essentials
Pedia
- LOD vs LOIN· Standards
- LOD levels (100–500) explained· Standards
- Uniclass· Classification
- OmniClass· Classification
- Level of accuracy (LOA)· Standards
- bSDD (buildingSMART Data Dictionary)· Standards
- Property sets (Psets) and quantity sets· Software
Designing with the model
Lessons
- Modelling to the information need· BIM for designers
- IFC exports other people can use· BIM for designers
- Checking your own model before you share it· BIM for designers
- Drawings that match the model· BIM for designers
- Design reviews in the model· BIM for designers
- Analysis from the model· BIM for designers
- Embodied carbon from the model· BIM for designers
- Design options and fixity· BIM for designers
Pedia
- LOD vs LOIN· Standards
- IFC (Industry Foundation Classes)· Software
- Property sets (Psets) and quantity sets· Software
- IDS (Information Delivery Specification)· Standards
- Model checking· Workflows
- BCF (BIM Collaboration Format)· Software
- IDM (Information Delivery Manual)· Standards
- MVD (Model View Definition)· Standards
Checking models and data
Lessons
- Checking an IFC file before you share it· BIM Coordinator Essentials
- Writing IDS requirements and reading the results· BIM Coordinator Essentials
Pedia
- Model checking· Workflows
- IFC (Industry Foundation Classes)· Software
- IDS (Information Delivery Specification)· Standards
- IFC versions and MVDs (IFC 2x3, IFC 4, IFC 4.3)· Software
- Model health checks· Workflows
- Quantity take-off (QTO)· Workflows
- Automated code checking· Workflows
- Case study: Singapore CORENET, BIM submissions and automated checking· Case studies
Clash coordination
Lessons
- Setting up clash tests that matter· BIM Coordinator Essentials
Pedia
- Clash detection types (hard, clearance, duplicate)· Workflows
- Model federation· Workflows
- BCF (BIM Collaboration Format)· Software
- Coordination and model checking software· Software
- Case study: Camino Medical Group, Mountain View, BIM with lean· Case studies
Playgrounds
- Triage a clash run· Ten clashes: raise, group, fix the test or leave alone.
Meetings, issues and RFIs
Lessons
- Running a coordination meeting· BIM Coordinator Essentials
- Tracking issues to closure· BIM Coordinator Essentials
Pedia
- Model federation· Workflows
Handover and asset information
Lessons
- Asset information at handover· BIM Coordinator Essentials
- Soft landings· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
- Commissioning· Around the project
Pedia
- COBie· Standards
- Digital twin· Workflows
Constructability and buildability
Lessons
- What construction needs from the model· BIM for construction
- Running a constructability review with the model· BIM for construction
- IPD and the big room· BIM for construction
- Working with fabricators· BIM for construction
Pedia
- Constructability review· Workflows
- Fabrication models and DfMA· Workflows
- Clash detection types (hard, clearance, duplicate)· Workflows
- IPD (Integrated Project Delivery)· Workflows
- CM at risk (construction manager at risk)· Workflows
- Case study: Heathrow Terminal 5, the T5 Agreement and the single model environment· Case studies
Quantities and cost (5D)
Lessons
- Quantities you can trust· BIM for construction
- From quantities to an estimate (5D)· BIM for construction
- Reporting the cost of change· BIM for construction
Pedia
- Quantity take-off (QTO)· Workflows
- Model-based estimating (5D)· Workflows
- Measurement and cost classification standards (NRM, ICMS, UniFormat, MasterFormat)· Standards
- 4D and 5D BIM (time and cost)· Workflows
- Uniclass· Classification
- Property sets (Psets) and quantity sets· Software
Planning, sequencing and 4D
Lessons
- Reading a programme: logic, float and the critical path· BIM for construction
- Linking the programme to the model (4D)· BIM for construction
- Planning the site around the model· BIM for construction
- Progress against the plan· BIM for construction
- Lean planning and the Last Planner· BIM for construction
- Modular and prefabrication· BIM for construction
Pedia
- 4D planning (linking the programme to the model)· Workflows
- Site logistics models· Workflows
- 4D and 5D BIM (time and cost)· Workflows
- Last Planner System· Workflows
Playgrounds
- Build the clinic in 21 weeks· Order twelve activities with one tower crane.
- Lay out the site· Gate, crane, laydown and cabins against twelve rules.
- Replay a delayed programme· Which late activities move the finish, and by how much.
Health and safety with the model
Lessons
- Designing out hazards· BIM for designers
- Safe sequencing with 4D· BIM for construction
- Health and safety information at handover· BIM for construction
- Health and safety information through the project· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
Pedia
- Design risk register· Workflows
- Health and safety file· Workflows
Site, progress and as-built
Lessons
- Models on site· BIM for construction
- Progress and as-built· BIM for construction
Pedia
- Field BIM (models on site)· Workflows
- Progress tracking with models and reality capture· Workflows
- As-built verification and record models· Workflows
- Point clouds and scan-to-BIM· Workflows
Asset information for operations
Lessons
- What facilities teams actually need· BIM for operations
- Writing asset information requirements· BIM for operations
- Asset tags and registers that work· BIM for operations
- The operational phase· Information Manager (ISO 19650)
Pedia
- Asset information requirements (AIR) in practice· Standards
- Asset tagging and identification· Workflows
- Space data and space management· Workflows
- ISO 55000 (asset management)· Standards
- PIM and AIM (project and asset information models)· Standards
- Information requirements (OIR, AIR, PIR, EIR)· Standards
FM systems and the living AIM
Lessons
- COBie that loads into the CAFM· BIM for operations
- From asset data to maintenance work· BIM for operations
- Soft landings in practice· BIM for operations
- Keeping the asset information model alive· BIM for operations
- The owner and the facilities team· Around the project
Pedia
- CAFM and CMMS systems· Software
- Planned maintenance and maintenance standards (SFG20)· Workflows
- ISO 19650-3: the operational phase· Standards
- Soft landings (BS 8536)· Standards
- COBie· Standards
- Case study: Sydney Opera House, BIM for facility management· Case studies
Playgrounds
- Find what stops the COBie loading· Six errors hidden in a three-sheet handover file.
Digital twins and building data
Lessons
- Digital twins, honestly· BIM for operations
Pedia
- Digital twin· Workflows
- Building data, BMS and IoT sensors· Workflows
- Space data and space management· Workflows
- ISO 19650-3: the operational phase· Standards
Scripting, APIs and automation
Lessons
- Your first script· Data, automation and AI
- Reading IFC with Python· Data, automation and AI
- APIs and the cloud· Data, automation and AI
Pedia
- Visual programming and scripting (Dynamo, Grasshopper, pyRevit)· Software
- APIs for BIM software· Software
- Reading IFC with code (IfcOpenShell, web-ifc)· Software
- Autodesk Platform Services (APS)· Software
- IFC (Industry Foundation Classes)· Software
- Property sets (Psets) and quantity sets· Software
Model data and dashboards
Lessons
- The model is a database· Data, automation and AI
- Dashboards that answer questions· Data, automation and AI
Pedia
- Model data and dashboards· Workflows
- Model health checks· Workflows
- Building data, BMS and IoT sensors· Workflows
- APIs for BIM software· Software
AI in BIM and construction
Lessons
- AI in BIM: what works today· Data, automation and AI
- MCP and AI assistants in BIM tools· Data, automation and AI
Pedia
- AI in construction and BIM (what works today)· Workflows
- MCP (Model Context Protocol) for BIM tools· Software
- Generative and computational design· Workflows
- Progress tracking with models and reality capture· Workflows
- Autodesk Platform Services (APS)· Software
The design team: architects and engineers
Lessons
- How a design firm works· Around the project
- What architects do, and need from you· Around the project
- What structural engineers do, and need from you· Around the project
- Structure for coordinators· Around the project
- What MEP engineers do, and need from you· Around the project
- Civil and infrastructure teams· Around the project
Playgrounds
- Fit the services in a ceiling void· Drainage, duct, chilled water, sprinkler and tray in 750 mm.
- What the structure is doing· Load paths, and where a beam can take a hole.
Cost, time and contracts
Lessons
- Project controls in plain words· Around the project
- Estimating and quantity surveying· Around the project
- Procurement and contracts· Around the project
- Who owns the model, and who can rely on it· Around the project
Managing the work: risk, quality, change
Lessons
- Projects in one page· Around the project
- Risk management· Around the project
- Quality management· Around the project
- Change control· Around the project
- Stakeholders and communication· Around the project
- Lessons learned and close-out· Around the project
Leading BIM in an organisation
Lessons
- The business case for BIM· Leading BIM in an organisation
- Maturity and mandates· Leading BIM in an organisation
- BIM roles and staffing· Leading BIM in an organisation
- Standards, templates and libraries· Leading BIM in an organisation
- Software and IT for BIM· Leading BIM in an organisation
- Training and change· Leading BIM in an organisation
The site team and the trades
Lessons
- The general contractor· Around the project
- The superintendent and the site team· Around the project
- Trades and subcontractors· Around the project
- RFIs, submittals and inspections· Around the project
Reading drawings and specifications
Lessons
- Anatomy of a drawing set· Reading drawings and specifications
- Scales, lines and legends· Reading drawings and specifications
- Plans, sections and details· Reading drawings and specifications
- General notes· Reading drawings and specifications
- Reading specifications· Reading drawings and specifications
- From specification to quantities· Reading drawings and specifications
- Drawings against the model· Reading drawings and specifications
- Revisions and transmittals· Reading drawings and specifications
Pedia
- Title block· Workflows
- Professional seal (engineer's stamp)· Standards
- Drawing symbols and legends· Workflows
- Specifications· Standards
- Order of precedence· Standards
- Drawing revisions· Workflows
Playgrounds
- Find where the drawing and the model disagree· Six hand edits hidden on a plan sheet, four decoys.
GIS for utilities and rail
Lessons
- GIS on linear projects· GIS for infrastructure: utilities and rail
- Alignments and chainage· GIS for infrastructure: utilities and rail
- Utility records and quality levels· GIS for infrastructure: utilities and rail
- Coordinates over long corridors· GIS for infrastructure: utilities and rail
- Rail for BIM people· GIS for infrastructure: utilities and rail
- Handing over to GIS· GIS for infrastructure: utilities and rail
Pedia
- Stationing and chainage· BIM + GIS
- IfcAlignment· BIM + GIS
- Utility quality levels· BIM + GIS
- Combined scale factor· BIM + GIS
- Utility network records· BIM + GIS
- Track geometry· BIM + GIS