BIM A Journey to Now and into the Future!BrisBIM 21 August 2013

Fulton Trotter Architects

•  Managing Architect – 95% projects •  67 years in practice •  Medium size – 65 staff •  Brisbane and Sydney based •  Aged Care, Cultural, Education and Health

Nathan Hildebrandt

•  Associate and Project Architect •  11 years using BIM Software ‘ArciCAD’ •  Member Graphisoft Development Panel •  ArchiCAD Beta Tester •  Member of BuildingSMART

Why Fulton Trotter embrace BIM

MacKillop Catholic College Library – Warnervale NSW

•  Why embark on BIM unless you benefit from it •  FTA Clients don’t require BIM •  FTA are embracing BIM as a process

•  Efficiencies – quicker production •  Quality – less variations •  More time for design

•  Future delivery process for all construction projects

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Case Studies

•  Hinkler Hall of Aviation •  Wongaburra •  Tamborine Mountain College •  Faith Lutheran College

Hinkler Hall of Aviation

3D Shop Drawings •  Completed in 2007 •  3D Structural Steel Shop drawings produced in Tekla. •  Quick and easy review process •  Model reviewed outside of ArchiCAD •  1800 shop drawings produced but not necessary to review in

as much detail.

Hinkler Hall of Aviation 3D Steel Shop Drawing Feedback

•  Upgrade of Aged Care Beds and utilising an undercroft space. •  2530 Floor to underside of slab •  Habitable Administration Space required •  Modeling the answer

Wongaburra

Wongaburra

Tamborine Mountain College Communicating with a Virtual Model •  Pilot project using Graphisoft BIMX

Software. •  Issued to Contractor for trialing on

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Tamborine Mountain College

Faith Lutheran College

•  Pilot Project for fully coordinated Consultant Team Model •  Creation of workflows for multi-platform team

Faith Lutheran College Workflow

Faith Lutheran College

Faith Lutheran College

•  Cost $10k timecost to test and develop workflows, not a hidden overhead. Now in place a good investment.

•  Delivered the project with -0.3% in Latent, Authority, Documentation Variations. Client Variations 1.4%

•  Contractor didn’t embrace technology or 3D shop drawings

The Future – where are we heading

•  Everything is modelled •  All notation automated, derived straight from the model •  Specification & Schedules generated directly from the model •  Model checking software will perform majority of QA tasks •  Developing process of communication with our QS •  Developing processes with our builders so they benefit

File Types – Issuing your Work •  Why would you send a native file type?

•  You don’t send a word or excel file, you issue a PDF.

•  Disadvantages of sending IFC •  Data can be lost or not transferred correctly. •  Workflows can require more effort.

•  Advantages of sending IFC •  You control the information you want to issue. •  More effort required by your peers to recreate your

objects. •  Can be opened in many more software packages used

by the construction industry.

Thank You

Nathan Hildebrandt nathanh@fultontrotter.com.au +61 7 3291 1511

Tamborine Mountain College – Library