Nikunj Patel
5 Crucial Architectural Design Management Challenges. Changes have a pattern that regularly disrupts the day to day activities of any organization; and for an architectural firm, wherein there are multiple teams of architects working on a single project, even less number of changes look like so many. Such design changes affect the quality of the work delivered and result in excessively elongated project working hours. An architect can’t claim it to be a productive day while sitting at the design board and estimating the time it requires delivering designs as required by all stakeholders. And as it is said, quality is the utmost important factor for architects or architectural consultants to stick to estimates and deadlines.
Let’s take a look at some of the most salient management challenges that architects face with today’s building construction industry setup: Account for credibility Accounting for, and managing the resources of an architectural firm are amongst the biggest challenges. Resource allocation Unavoidable delays. BIM implementation in the UK: Elimination of the Final Problem. The UK became the undisputed BIM champion around the globe with its government and central construction council’s chief announcing BIM implementation for all public projects by April 2016 for which planning started years ago. But as 2017 came to an end, almost six years since the initial planning of implementation (in 2001), we look at the current state of BIM implementation across the UK. As the application of BIM continues, this is an effort to look more closely and eradicate the final challenges in implementing BIM Government role play in BIM playbook Government or the central construction council of the UK has a significant contribution, right from providing infrastructure to training.
This is also accompanied by anytime BIM help through support groups and task forces. The government has been proactively promoting the removal of bottlenecks in BIM implementation to small and medium construction firms and contractors. The final problem Results for such backlogs are very apparent. Design Visualization for Evolution of Best in Class Architectural Designs. Finalization of architectural designs is a tough task since developing approvable designs that gives a green signal from all the disciplines of building construction project is critical. Architects, interior designers and interior decorators find it excruciating to explain their design intent, despite using 3D modeling. Perception of building element orientation is very subjective even when there are 3D models ready for references. However, an in-depth and influential analysis drives researchers to insights that clearly point out the necessity of having rendering tools along with BIM for better 3D design visualization and coordination.
These 3D visualization tools and rendering software such as 3ds Max or Photoshop join the foray of delivering engaging designs, its context and making spatial and temporal attributes clear. Photorealistic models developed using 3D modeling tools will add to the value of 3D models by adding visualization capabilities.
Interior during summers. Overcoming BIM Implementation Challenges with a Change in Mindsets. Building Construction Posted by Hiral Patel on October 10th, 2017 A common denominator to all the large building construction projects is that they are complicated in terms of management and the challenges aren’t going away. To suffice this, in the March of 2016, McKinsey & Company, while referring to large construction projects stated that they take about 20% longer than expected and are up to 80% over budget.
These problems have persisted despite mandatory BIM implementation. If we look at U.K.’s construction industry, they have been more successful in implementing BIM, than their competitors, because they have embraced BIM with a changed mindset. Early BIM adopters are the winners Organizations that adopted BIM early are now realizing that they are far ahead than their competitors who didn’t. Seek a BIM service provider Make it realizable to everyone, from level Z to A Train even your BIM trainers. For Airport Construction; Find yourself a BIM expert & not just a Harvard graduate. Infrastructure Construction Posted by Hiral Patel on September 4th, 2017 Two things that are inevitable in airport construction projects, one is the variety of construction strategies and second is the presence of more than one contractor on-site.
What is more intriguing is that each strategy and each contractor have their significant role to play and all these are more or less interrelated; however, they usually take opposite stands. What happens with airport construction is that it involves design, planning, construction and maintenance of heavy infrastructure including multiple roads, several buildings, landing area, MEP works across large facilities, aerodynamically sound architectural consideration and much more. If you were to ask an EPC firm or a general contractor specializing in airport construction, it’d be the most certain answer that they perceive airport construction as the development of a small city. BIM management – A blessing in disguise when challenges are too many. Viewpoint: With BIM, EPC Firms Cannot Charge More—But They Can Charge Differently. Construction project owners are raising the bar of expectations, BIM consulting and modeling fees for an EPC firm isn’t the concern—it is how smartly they can generate revenue off of BIM.
The construction industry is rant today. While one might argue that population explosion is the reason, EPC contractors would say it is the advancements in technology, and transparency it has given to the project owners. Never before now have the owners became so focused and persistent about utilizing BIM. In addition to just putting across their project requirements, owners are now defining BIM specifications and their guidelines pertaining to projects. The current perception about BIM is rapidly changing among the owners.
Suit Up with Data and Workflows Early Since most of the EPC contractors and firms have multiple systems with data that supports various building construction and design tasks, it becomes necessary to define the data usability and workflows. Collaboration Takes Care of Dressing Up. Data Driven BIM for Gen Y Structural Engineer. Building Construction Posted by Hiral Patel on June 15th, 2017 BIM is on its way up, and with software technology advancements in its court, it has trashed out all the redundant AEC industry practices to replace with the digitized workflows. BIM workflow certainly has changed the way we design and construct; from blueprints to 3D as-built models and from bottom-top to modular construction, respectively. In a nutshell, it has made building design and construction practices to be more data centric.
Structural engineers agree that platform such as Autodesk’s Revit is more than just a tool for developing 3D structural models with design documentation and Bill of Materials (BOM) to them. It has become a gateway for efficient installation of prefabricated structural components, achieving accurate dimensional accuracy, enhancing constructability, and for streamlining the construction project processes.
BIM and Gen Y’s BIM are apparently different. Is BIM redefining the roles and working practices of the Quantity Surveyor? A long existing concern of automation and digitisation is a perceived threat it poses to Quantity Surveyors. It’s possible they see BIM as a threat to their job roles and growth prospects since a lot of work would be automated the day BIM is deployed on a full scale. However, upon observation, one may cite instances of construction planning, scheduling, costing, etc. where BIM has not blurred, but in fact sharpened the roles of Quantity Surveyors.
The current situation The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors describes the role as: “The role of a Quantity Surveyor is to ensure that the resources of the construction industry are deployed for the betterment of society by providing the financial management and serve as a cost consultant to their clients.” When surveying and logistics related tasks are planned for large built-up areas and construction facilities with multiple complexities, Quantity Surveyors work under extreme pressure.
Overcoming the situation with BIM Conclusion Director. Infrastructure development projects should utilise BIM. Mega construction projects are always daunting by their very nature, even for long established engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firms and well experienced general contractors. It is a unanimous opinion of most construction firms that major hurdles arise from interdisciplinary design clashes.
Resolving these design clashes, cost overruns and delayed schedules are some of the frequently occurring phenomena during the tenure of infrastructure development. Worse are the times when these design clashes are encountered long after a significant part of construction has been completed. Such situations invite not only delays but also reworks, lower the efficiency and leave a mark of defamation in the industry. BIM supersedes human intelligence BIM has to be brought onboard with interdisciplinary clash detection and resolution, and when the case is of meeting a standard threshold limit for MEP fit-outs.
Evidence of what BIM can do Bhushan Avsatthi Associate Director www.hitechos.com. BIM with DFMA. Usha B Trivedi explains why DFMA is a natural ally for BIM, helping to change the way buildings will be put together in the future Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) has already become prominent within the fabrication industry through optimising the design and cost output on the factory floor. Lately, however, its application has gained a significant momentum in the construction industry. This is because general contractors have started to incorporate prefabrication of construction elements, to speed up the construction time and minimise construction waste. But by combining DFMA with Building Information Modeling (BIM), it can add to the value of construction projects and also bring profitability to EPC firms and general contractors, and improve their coordination with building product manufacturers.
And there is still more to be gained in sharing information between BIM and DFMA. Investment in BIM will fetch savings in the long term. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Usha B. Efficiently light up Buildings with BIM; don’t just construct. Suppose a philosopher’s stone, as an ancestral family belonging, is passed on to you; but you don’t realize its worth, and maintain the legacy of using it as a paperweight. It’d be so unwise of you, right? Same would be the case if EPC contractors, construction firms and civil engineers would continue to use BIM for building design and construction and not let it evolve; suffocating its real potential. The reason to lower BIM awareness is because these professionals don’t know what exactly BIM is and what will it mean for future building design and construction planners. BIM is not software, straight and plain. BIM serves as a platform for networked and coherent planning for appropriate execution.
An integral part of building, lighting designs, play a very crucial role in designing it right. More BIM means more lighting importance Usually, a virtual simulation and construction scheduling is done before construction breaks the ground. More BIM means more cost effective lighting concepts. Maintaining the Sanctity of the Museum Architecture While Designing. The beauty of European museum architecture addresses the mutability and monumentality of construction. Alongside beauty, failure, futility and disappearance are canned as generative process by architectural consultants.
Furthermore, amalgamation of architectural designs with engineering and technology has become innovative with BIM adoption. Museum structures across the continent of Europe are icons of attractive architecture, and their buildings are renowned for unique façades. However, façades aren’t the only driving factors for AEC professionals. Museum structures are all same; but different For instance, take Munch museum in Oslo - the building space that is dedicated to Edward Munch, or Louis Vuitton museum in Paris with an out of the box building structure and glass claddings that reflect Paris skylines adding to the museum’s beauty.
Deeper dive into Louis Vuitton museum architecture BIM for a consensus of architects’ designs. Emerging Economies LEED in BIM Adoption; A Step Towards Betterment. Developing economies such as China, Brazil, South Africa, India etc. have come to understand the importance of green building construction following the rising need for imperative economical and sustainable development. However, challenges such as lack of resources and financial conditions hinder the construction of green building in developing nations; unlike developed nations such as USA and UK. The pivotal hurdle in green buildings development for emerging economies is that these countries have many other national issues like poverty, unemployment, and ultimately better living standards to be looked after. It has thus compelled governmental authorities to address aforementioned issues from the front; obviously putting green buildings construction to enter the fray from behind.
In order to understand LEED benefits, it is vital to know how building construction harms the environment and leaves irreversible carbon footprints. Pay No More to BIM Charlatans; Else You Are a Propagator of BIM Wash. Posted byJaydeep Chauhan on May 16th, 2017 The unnecessary BIM hype and counterfeit legalities that BIM charlatans [software technology vendors and BIM managers together] leverage is creating BIM wash across the UK. In fact, the act BIM implementation that UK government initiated, and the AEC industry professionals including EPC firms, general contractors, civil engineers, architects and consultants, surveyors and facility managers across the UK propagated, has started to act as a weapon against them.
In the wake of compulsory BIM implementation; software vendors and BIM resellers hype about licensing and accreditation and set lose several deceptive claims propagating their products. The negative propagation of BIM wash doesn’t end here. It goes to the lengths of damaging the entire AEC industry, wasting both, money and time. Vendors with their hyped promises often mislead clients by selling them a BIM feature that isn’t fit or required for their business and construction needs. BIM and Cloud: The Ultimate Solution for Efficient Construction Management. Posted by Jaydeep Chauhan on May 9th, 2017 For general contractors, delivering quality construction projects in minimal time is the key to get quick ROIs. However, delivering quality of work in construction sector has to start from grass root level since; lives of hundreds of inhabitants depend on it.
Meeting both the ends of quality and quick building construction solutions was quite a challenge few years ago. However; with advent in technology, AEC fraternity has surpassed these barriers, and general contractors successfully clubbed BIM with Cloud technology for the betterment of construction practices. Automating various construction processes and harnessing BIM technology for apt purposes have led to bridge the gap between on-site as well as off-site building construction professionals. Blending BIM with Cloud technology By blending BIM with cloud-based software, general contractors can overcome some of the frequently occurring challenges faced by on-site and office staff.
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