BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) FORUM

MARCH 24, 2011

8:00

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30

Welcoming Remarks from Insight Information

8:35

Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks

Jeffrey Pigott 
Senior Vice President, Construction
Aecon Buildings

Charles G.T. Wiebe 
Partner
Glaholt LLP

8:45

Advanced Uses of VDC to Improve Outcomes: BIM vs. Non-BIM Projects; Trends in IPD

Derek Cunz
Vice President & General Manager Mortenson Construction (Minneapolis)

Mortenson Construction has been a pioneer in the use of Virtual Design and Construction for over a decade and has focused on measured results of integrated delivery. Recently, Mortenson had the unique opportunity to build a major laboratory project for the University of Colorado using BIM and Integrated Delivery after a similar building had been completed by another team using less integrated delivery methods. Derek Cunz will lead a presentation describing the differences between these projects, the use of BIM, and the measured benefits. The presentation will also include insight into other advanced uses of VDC to improve project outcomes and an overview of further trends in integrated delivery.

9:45

Evolving Business Challenges Facing Design Teams: Fees and Risks to Consider

Richard Ziegler 
President, Richard Ziegler Architect Inc.
President, BIMSolutions Inc.

• Keys to BIM implementation
• Fees involved with BIM workflow – with increased savings in the field, should the design fee schedule be changing?
• Sharing the model:
  • risks to take into consideration
  • intellectual property
• Design changes – how they affect the BIM process
• Construction integration – design the way buildings are built

10:30

Networking Coffee Break

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10:45

Model-Based Estimating: More than Gathering Quantities

Dan J. Gramer
National Manager, Integrated Building Solutions
The Turner Corporation (Seattle)

Turner Construction has been producing model-based estimates since 2007. In this session, Dan will provide great examples from their Seattle office and attendees will gain valuable insights for this practical use of BIM.

Discussion will include: pricing the bid, structural components; and transitioning from estimating model to coordinating models.

11:30

The Cost Consultant’s Role with BIM: Pricing the Project vs. Pricing the Model

Leslie Fowler
Cost Consultant, Cost Consulting & Project Management
Altus Group (Calgary)

Altus Group provides market intelligence that facilitates investment and development decisions, transforming thoughts on a page to bricks on the ground. Leslie Fowler will discuss the traditional versus evolving roles of the Quantity Surveyor, including demonstration of a Quantity Surveying procedure from BIM model to cost plan. Leslie will also discuss Altus’ BIM implementation into Canadian offices, and the future of BIM for the surveyor.

12:15

Networking Luncheon and Keynote Address

Maximizing the Benefits of BIM: Collaborative IPD vs. Contractual IPD

Dan J. Gramer 
National Manager, Integrated Building Solutions
The Turner Corporation (Seattle)

Dan will discuss how Turner sets the stage for a progression of models and encourages participation from designers and subcontractors. With a clear distinction between “Contractual IPD” and “Collaborative IPD”, Turner Construction has chosen to focus more on the collaboration version. Dan will also share how they have made great strides is in taking BIM to the field. Turner’s mantra is to say there is no such thing as a ‘Field Condition’; and Dan will share how they figure it out in the model by establishing a model scope that identifies both the progression of models and level-of-detail needed from stage to stage.

2:30

Networking Refreshment Break

2:45

How to Avoid Disputes: Using BIM to Identify Potential Problems for Early Resolution

Richard H. Lowe 
Partner
Duane Morris LLP (Philadelphia)

No BIM conference is complete without an understanding of recent legal developments in the industry. This presentation will focus on using BIM to identify potential legal disputes and solve them efficiently. You will learn the causes of the most common complaints and how they have been solved. It will include a commentary on what has been happening with the ConsensusDOCS BIM Addendum (and the AIA BIM Addendum) in the last couple of years in the U.S., namely what issues have come up etc.

Our speaker was Chair of the AGC’s BIMForum’s Legal Subforum and led a national USA effort to create the ConsensusDOCS BIM Addendum, the first contract form in the world specifically applicable to projects using Building Information Modeling. He also served as the vice-chair of the AGC’s Contract Documents Committee, a leader in the promulgation of the ConsensusDOCS family of documents.

3:45

Tapping into the Power of BIM: Krembil Discovery Centre, University Health Network

Jason Chobotiuk 
Commercial Institutional Division Manager
Black & McDonald Limited

Jay Levine 
Principal
NXL Architects

J. Ronald Mar
Principal
Stantec Architecture Ltd., Architects

Ian Trudeau
BIM Integration Leader
Halsall Associates Limited

UHN’s new $110M Krembil Discovery Centre, currently in construction, is being delivered via an ITA (Integrated Team Agreement) between architects, engineers, general contractor and the Owner. While this model has been used on other significant projects in the past, the KDC delivery is enhanced by the addition of BIM Technology to the process. BIM offers the potential to enhance the integration among design and construction professionals to assist in client visualization, design coordination, interference/clash detection and shop fabrication of M/E spooled components. Through this case study, presenters will discuss the potential this tool offers to clients consultants and constructors, but also some of the pitfalls of implementing a new technology on a large Science Research building typology.

4:45

Leveraging BIM as a Key Component of Your Firm’s Risk Management Strategy

Michael Loeters
Partner & Risk Management Consultant
IQI Insurance

Good risk management does more than reduce your Professional Liability insurance premiums. It also reduces overall costs within a design firm. The insurance industry has come to realize the significant value that BIM brings to improving the risk management profile of a design firm, and some insurance carriers are willing to provide significant credits for using BIM and financial incentives to adopt it. The reality is that no more than one-third of the total cost a claim against a design professional is covered by an insurance policy. Two-thirds of the cost is always borne by the designer and/or firm and these costs can be significant. Common costs not covered by an insurance policy are fines and penalties, lost billable time, lost opportunities, loss of reputation, etc. We will explore what role BIM can play in your firm’s risk management strategy, and talk about ways firms today are leveraging this to reduce not only their insurance costs but also the total cost of risk within their firms.

5:15

Conference Adjourns for the Day

5:15 – 6:30

Wine and Cheese Reception

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March 25, 2011

8:00

Continental Breakfast

8:30

Defining Parameters of BIM Delivery via Pathfinder/Pilot Projects: Update on Owners’ Perspectives

John Hale 
Chief CAD/BIM
Department of National Defence (Ottawa)

At the BIM 2010 conference, attendees learned that many owners and government bodies have mandated the use of BIM from initial planning concepts up to bidding documents and finally to project close-out. One year later, this session will address what has been learned from pathfinder projects that were initiated to see the pros and cons of mandating BIM delivery.

This session will focus on pilot projects – metrics, successes, challenges, workable solutions, and include an analysis of projects that perhaps might not benefit as much from using BIM to facilitate the integrated project delivery process.

• Establishing Canadian BIM requirements to define the process and deliverables:
• What projects benefit from BIM?
• Parameters that will need to be defined for an owner to specify BIM so it works for a building’s life cycle:
  • What are the parameters?
  • Level of detail?
  • Organization and format of data
• Policy vs. implementation – the leap required
• Obstacles to success and next steps

9:20

Canadian Contract Initiatives for BIM & IPD

Richard H. Lowe 
Partner
Duane Morris LLP (Philadelphia)

Charles G.T. Wiebe 
Partner
Glaholt LLP (Toronto)

Contracts play a major role in defining deliverables, interactions with project stakeholders, and risk obligations for commercial building projects. As BIM and IPD methods of project delivery increase, traditional contract issues also change. In this session the speakers will address:

• What contract issues are now being faced?
• Preparing a Canadian BIM Addendum – what should it specify?
• Reasons for a hybrid version of the ConsensusDOCS BIM Addendum and American BIM contract documents
• Lessons from the American experience
• “Made for Canada” only – or leaders in BIM contract development globally?

10:15

Networking Coffee Break

10:30

Getting Real with BIM, GIS and Facility Management: The Huge Opportunity for 21st Century Architects, Engineers, Contractors & Owners

Kimon Onuma
President
Onuma, Inc. (Pasadena, CA)

Cloud computing through the Internet with interconnected applications allow all levels of users to collaborate with open standards based information in unprecedented ways. Real time interaction on the Internet is possible today through BIMStorms. Sustainability goals of the 2030 challenge + Executive Order 13514 can be addressed with Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the cloud. Kimon Onuma, a leader in the BIM world and creator of BIMStorms, will demonstrate how you can maximize the value of the “I” of BIM.

With everything connected – the world connected to the city, the city to the site, the site to the building and the building to the contents of the building – the complexity creates immense challenges. Facility management throughout the entire life-cycle from early planning to sustainment is critical to support high performance buildings. Informed design decisions with access to real-time performance and energy data become clear with connected facility information at local and regional levels. Owners using these processes for design and integrated project delivery are recognizing the benefits of low carbon collaboration that leverages knowledge and expertise with unified models. This session is geared for all levels of owners, operators, architects and planners, and illustrates how to make facility information more connected and relevant today.

• GIS
• BIM and Facility Management
• BIMStorms
• BIM and Cloud Computing
• BIM and Building Automation Systems
• Keeping complex data simple for everyone to participate
• Open Standards

11:40

BIM: An Owner’s Platform for New and Augmented Reality

Caesar Ruest 
BIM Solutions Executive
Autodesk Inc.

Owners have a significant opportunity to leverage design models for the purpose of monitoring the environment and usage of a building. This session will examine key findings from the Autodesk corporate research team and explore the increase of BIM adoption by owners. Additionally, we will review a private initiative that extends the use of BIM through Smartphone technology as augmented reality.

12:20

Networking Luncheon

1:20

The Model Says It Should… Integrating BIM with Onsite Construction

General Contractor:
Jeffrey Pigott 
Senior Vice President, Construction
Aecon Buildings

Mechanical Contractor:
Butch Carmichael 
Autocad/BIM Manager
Geo. A. Kelson Company Limited

Not everything goes as planned! The speakers will share real-life examples of how problems were solved using BIM analysis and integration.

2:10

How BIM Makes Small Firms Seem Bigger

Russell Fleischer
Principal
Turner Fleischer Architects Inc.

Jay Polding
Architectural Applications Specialist | ORUG.ca Moderator
CAD MicroSolutions Inc.

• Marketing the use of progressive technology to clients
• Impressive client presentations
• More than just construction documents: added value extracted from the BIM model
• An engaged BIM team: in house
• An engaged BIM team: consultants
• In the Club: winning BIM bids
• BIM support ecosystem: users groups etc…

3:00

Joint Ventures and BIM: The Hewlett-Packard Data Centre, Markham

Jay McKee
Operations Manager
Turner Construction Company

Additional panelists from trades and other project participants

In this session the speakers will discuss how Turner Construction and Aecon tapped into the power of BIM by using a collaborative approach with trades in the development and building of the HP Data Centre in Markham.

3:50

New Developments in the Power of BIM

John R Jansen
Building Solutions Team Manager
Avatech Solutions | IMAGINiT Technologies

Mike Samilski
Virtual Construction Services Manager
The Dowco Group

In reality BIM is not a straight forward concept. Depending on your part in the construction of a building, your impression of BIM is coloured by your specific uses for it. In this session, learn what is ahead with respect to interoperability; differences between systems; future directions of platforms; and efforts to make BIM become more user-friendly for all stakeholders.

4:30 – 6:00

Beer and Pretzel Reception

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This program is eligible for 15 CORE learning hours.

This course has been accredited by The National Gold Seal Committee (2 SICS).

Individuals responsible for design, building and construction of all types including:

• Architects, Engineers & Design Consultants
• BIM Development Managers
• BIM Solutions Executives
• Owners & Developers
• Contractors
• Estimators
• Project Managers
• Contract Administrators
• Construction Associations and Trades Reps
• Facilities Managers

• Software Vendors
• Specifiers
• Procurement Officers
• Government Officials
• Construction Lawyers
• In-house Counsel
• Insurance Agents
• Construction Financiers
• Surety Companies
• Educators
• Change Management Specialists

Dear Colleague:

BIM is more relevant when it is integrated with other business processes and the purpose of this conference is to provide you with insights into valuable business uses of BIM so that you can experience increased productivity gains and get the real payback of true integration.

Insight Information has assembled a faculty of North American industry experts in the use of BIM and IPD, who will cover a broad range of topics to assist you in understanding how highly BIM-enabled, collaborative projects can transform project delivery.

Gain valuable information on:

• Advanced uses of VDC to improve outcomes
• Evolving business challenges for design teams
• Model-based estimating and the cost-consultant’s role
• Dispute resolution and new clauses in legal contracts
• Future trends in software and integrated delivery
• BIM, GIS and facility management
• Risk management – leveraging BIM to reduce costs

Case Studies include:

• BIM vs Non-BIM Projects
• The Hewlett-Packard Data Centre
• Krembil Discovery Centre, University Health Network
• The Model Says It Should… Integrating BIM with Onsite Construction

Our keynote speakers have varied and extensive BIM expertise. Richard Lowe, (Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia), led the national USA effort to create the ConsensusDOCS BIM Addendum. He will share insights from American experiences in collaboration and the legal implications of BIM and IPD. Derek Cunz, a Top 25 Newsmaker in 2006 recognized for his contribution to the design and construction industry, will provide insights into how Mortenson Construction advances uses of VDC to improve project outcomes. Dan Gramer specializes in expanding the role of BIM in the field and will share how Turner encourages participation from designers and subcontractors. He will also provide valuable insights into model-based estimating. Kimon Onuma, a leader in the BIM world and creator of BIMStorms, will demonstrate how you can maximize the value of the “I” of BIM.

We are confident that you will find this unique conference and the networking opportunities to be an excellent investment of your time and look forward to seeing you in March. Sincerely,

Jeffrey Pigott 
Senior Vice President, Construction
Aecon Buildings

Charles G.T. Wiebe 
Partner
Glaholt LLP

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