Bim Case

Table of Contents Section I. II. III. Executive Summary Introduction Project Organization Organization Chart Project Responsibilities Staffing Plans IV. Management Process Management Objectives Priorities Monitoring/Controlling Mechanisms V. Technical Process Plan Computing System Project Plan Modification Process Computer Usage Policies Construction Guideline Support Project Acceptance Process Lessons Learned Documentation VI. Work Packages, Dependencies, Schedules & Budgets Work Packages Dependencies

Clough, Richard H, Glenn A. Sears, S K. Sears, Robert O. Segner, and Jerald L. Rounds. Construction Contracting: A Practical Guide to Company Management. , 2015. Print.

The number of small businesses listed for sale nationwide is at a six-year high, according to data compiled by BizBuySell.com, an online marketplace. The tally of completed transactions is also rising, and the median sale price is up 12 percent compared with prices a year ago.

EISMX main objective is to seek long-term capital growth, it invests mostly in companies with small market capitalization. EISMX also strives to mirror the Russell 2000 stock index, in other words this is a passively managed fund.

Even the media speaks of adopting level: 2 BIM, but nobody asks why it is already level: 2? The fact is, BIM has always been there in hand drawings and CAD 2D/3D managed environment. BIM is an already existing system, it has just been given a name now, and some necessary tweaking. Actually, this tweaking is what we thought is there, what we thought we were aware of, but we actually ignored. This “tweaking” is what makes BIM revolutionary.

The instrument used in the BIMS survey is the Likert scale. The Likert scales is used for training course evaluations and market surveys. The survey that Debbie conducted was in hopes of the 449 employees of BIMS to express how they feel about certain areas of the company. The survey included questions in reference to working conditions, shifts, training, and pay rate. In this scale the top choices used in the survey are strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, and strongly disagree. The Likert scale is used to assign quantitative values to qualitative data. This scale helps to make the data responsive to statistical analysis. A numerical value is given to each choice and the mean for responses is computed at the end of the evaluation. Debbie made the survey optional and top management was not required to reply.

Decades ago, sustainable construction was not even a common term for construction processes and uses of construction materials are chosen on how it makes an impact on cost savings

Every construction party can have their own prototype of the design model. Integrated project delivery requires a sharing off all this data for a more efficient and cost effective prototype. BIM soft wares makes this designing and alteration extremely easy and efficient. Having BIM literacy is the basic requirement for all these processes. Once this requirement is fulfilled, cost scheduling and project delivery timelines can also be worked upon using

Typical information needed for a construction business would include, but not be limited to, materials inventory, balance sheets depicting revenues versus expenses, and employee information. On a small scale, these can be supported with a spreadsheet data tool. However, capturing project quote information, with the ability to establish variations in the project scope, and understand such things as the impact to the

In general, IPD, Lean, or BIM is a particularly new controversial phenomenon in the construction industry that generates many debates and discussions around each component’s advantages and disadvantages, effectiveness, and potential risks (Guerra, 2010). As BIM’s complementary connection to IPD, there are numerous questions regarding requirements of using BIM in IPD-based projects. Like BIM-IPD considerations, is Lean construction really necessary for every IPD-related project or only enforced by the project team favor? Interestingly, many construction professionals question that whether or not IPD can implement without the use of BIM as well as Lean principles. One step at a time, these inquiries are still exploring by experts and analysts whereas attempting efforts of combining those three elements in construction projects are currently promoted as dominant worldwide tendencies. Thus, interdependent corporations of ILB need to be carefully evaluated in order to flawlessly synergy them in real world cases. Specific partnerships for each combination of two factors will be subsequently revealed and examined in next section. Figure 2.1 points out the MacLeamy Curve for construction phases and costs through perspectives of Construction Users Roundtable (CURT, 2004). As mentioned above, IPD, Lean construction, and BIM not only remarkable share numerous mutual characteristics and common goals in quality, cost, and time, they

It is generally accepted that inadequately organized construction information initiates the loss of time, high cost and inconsistency, which indicates the significance of BIM standards

As the projects increase in size so does the complexity of associated with them .Large scale projects require a systematic structure so as it stays on schedule and the costs are not escalated. To monitor and control the processes in the construction project the industry is moving towards autonomation. Autonomation of the construction projects has made the process transparent and simple. One such exemplary option of Autonomation is the use of RFID’s in the construction projects. They have been introduced a decade ago but are now being rigorously used. The RFID system provides real time access to data which helps the project teams in decision making process and has several other benefits leading to productivity increase .On the other hand the industry is vigorously diving into lean principles.“The term ‘lean’ refers to using less of everything during production – less labor, less manufacturing space, less equipment, less inventory, and less engineering inputs during development and processing – all of which results in fewer defects and more variety” (Russell, 2009, p. 721). Lean aids to reduce cost and increase profits. Therefore, it would be interesting to get both these phenomenon together as both aim at productivity increase amalgation of the two would lead to more improvements leading to better process flow in turn increasing

The future of our industry lies in how best we can integrate and communicate all our work with various stakeholders to manage a project efficiently. This has given rise to an area called construction informatics where a significant amount of research is being done. The area deals with a range of subjects from integration to interoperability and from knowledge mining to strategic management. This area came into existence from two fields. The first was the use of computers to design and carry out time and cost calculations. The other was for computers to categorize and store essential information. Currently, integration, interoperability, innovation along with strategic management of Information and Communication Technologies are the key areas of research of construction informatics (Isikdag 2009).

In the present scenario, BIM acts as an important key tool for growth in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry globally. As per Mc Graw Hill construction Report (2012), the percentage of BIM adoption in the United States of America (USA) is been gradually expanded from 49% in 2009 to over 71% in 2012. And by United Kingdom Government in 2011, BIM is mandated in Government Projects to reduce delays of projects, carbon level, and cost overruns. And also in Singapore Government provides funds for adopting BIM and to increase its usage among AEC industry (Kushwaha and Adhikari, 2016)- P526. And Even the Global Construction sector output will be augmented from US$ 7.7 to US$ 25 Trillion by 2025. And also, the growth is expected to increase from 35% to over 55% by 2020. But, In contrast of it, Indian counterparts are not tapping the true potential of BIM tools and using them for visualizations and walkthroughs (Autodesk, 2005) (Kushwaha

The BIM introduction into the New Zealand’s construction industry has been discovered as the step to improve productivity and to improve efficiency. This paper seeks to the application of BIM to the New Zealand construction industry successfully and to the proper analyzing of the growth of BIM in New Zealand. Also this report elaborates the opportunity of BIM in New Zealand’s construction industry as well as compared with the other major countries using BIM. Furthermore, in this literature, the future expectation of BIM in New Zealand is discussed.