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Jeremy Shulman

Country Manager – Aconex Qatar

Technology is the key to success: Document control and collaboration

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“Ancient Egyptians wrote their history on walls because they knew that if they put it in the files it would be lost forever”

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12,000 projects across 70 countries

280,000 people from 40,000 organizations

Worldwide Research

Eureka Tower

Melbourne

The Panama Canal

Expansion Project

Panama

New York City Hall,

New York

Nui Phao Open Pit Mine

Vietnam

Marina Bay Sands

Integrated Resort

Singapore King Shaka

International Airport

South Africa

Dubai Metro

Light Rail

UAE

The Savoy

London New Delhi

International Airport

India

Lusail City

Doha

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Explosion of BIM...

Source: Aconex project data to 31 July 2012

Actual

Forecast

Compound

Annual

Growth of

over 200%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Nu

mb

er

of

mo

del

file

s

Models stored on Aconex

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“Building Information

Modeling is the process of

generating and managing

building data during its life

cycle”

Source: wikipedia.com, Lee, G., Sacks, R., and Eastman, C. M.

It’s all about the “ing”

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• Reviews & audit trail

• Workflows and approvals

• Version control

• Real-time clash detection

• 2D doc distribution

• Point in time archiving

• Remote model viewing

But I’m already doing BIM…

3D, 4D, 5D

Model Authoring

Model

Management

Linking

additional info

Coordination &

Collaboration

Model generation with

BIM authoring tools

• Model distribution

• Combining

models

• Clash

detection

• Link manuals /

specs etc. to

model objects

• Link RFI’s to

model views

• Link RFI’s to

commissioning

data / defects

All of

project

team

Model

Authors

& Design

team

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Common Collaboration Challenges…

How do I keep point in

time archives of the

model?

BIM files are huge – how do

I distribute them?

How do I reduce cycle

times on clash resolution?

How do I link other

information into my model

so I have a complete BIM?

How do I have an

audit trail of

decisions made? How do I view a part

of the model without

having to download

the whole thing?

How do I access the

model in the field? How do I easily get

2D plans out of my model

and distribute them?

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True project collaboration – the right tools for the job

Corporate EDMS

Internal, enterprise focus

What are the limitations

in a project environment?

How are users across

project organizations

supported and trained?

Generic collaboration functionality

Deploy, develop & maintain internally

Train & support users internally

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Subcontractor Main Contractor Subcontractor Subcontractor

CPO Quantity Surveyor

Engineer

Services

Consultants

Corporate EDMS: A barrier to project-wide acceptance

Architect

System Owner

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Architect

Subcontractor Subcontractor Subcontractor Subcontractor

Cost Consultant

Quantity Surveyor

Engineer

Services Consultants

Which leads to…

Client

PM

General Contractor

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One platform, agreed processes

Consultant

PM

Contractor

Client

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What are the results if your entire project team has access to:

Definite latest &

approved version

Complete trail of

RFIs, Clarifications

and Site Instructions

Full documentation

history

Through a trusted, auditable and reportable Project EDMS

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Accelerate decision making, reduce cycle times

68%

less time

Compared to

FTP sites

($800m project)

Faster

design reviews

43%

less time

Compared to

US industry

average

Faster

RFI turnaround

50%

less time

Compared to

previous method

(Large GC)

Faster

bid preparation

“Where typically it would be a 14 day turn around on documents, or on some of

the faster documents 5 days, we’ve been able to turn them around in hours”

Source: Industry Standards and Client Case Studies to 31 July 2012

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Boost productivity and profits

84%

less time

More efficient

doc control

$628k saving

Compared to

internal EDMS

($268m project)

60%

less time

Reduced

search time

$725k saving

Compared to internal

systems (CM firm,

$100m project)

80%

less time

Faster record

assembly

$81k saving

Compared to

previous method

($100m project)

“We are now going to support over 40 projects

with a staff of nine! And that is huge in terms of cost saving”

Source: Industry Standards and Client Case Studies to 31 July 2012

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Andre Stockbridge,

Project Director

My document control system is my

insurance policy. I have a clear

record of who did what and when. If

something goes wrong I can

indisputably identify the party at fault

“

”

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Mobile is changing the way people work…

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Rest of Project Team BIM Authors

Full Mobile Collaborative BIM

1. Collaborative Platform

Workflow & point -in –time

approved models

Docs, Specs,

Manuals

RFIs etc

2. Visualization

3D Visualization,

Part model streaming

& Mark-up

1. Distribute models

2. Review & approval

3. Manage coordination and issues

4. Publish, archive, version

5. View. Walkthrough. Annotate

6. Publish & manage 2D

4. BIM Server

Server side converter

5. Mobile BIM in the field 3. Plugins to Revit + more

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This is what happens if you forget the “ing”

Problem:

“Project was “designed” in BIM, but…

there was no communication and collaboration

Result:

The contractor sued the

owner, the owner sued the

architect, and the insurer

brought in the MEP engineer.

“There was a

“pretty significant cost,”

totalling millions of dollars,

which was shared by the

architect, the MEP engineer

and the contractor.”

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Thank you