1st Qatar BIM User DAY Current market situation

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The Current Market Situation of BIM Processes

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The Current Market Situation of BIM Processes AGENDA

1. Different Fields of BIM adoption

2. BIM implementation in the Middle East

3. Current BIM trends in our industry

4. Market Challenges for Qatar

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1. Different Fields of BIM adoption Situation Middle East

Do you know…

…the industry’s common understanding of BIM?

…where to educate a BIM Manager?

…what are the main challenges to implement BIM?

…how to integrate BIM in business processes?

Do we have a common understanding to answer these questions?

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1. Different Fields of BIM adoption What do we need to address?

• Common terminology and understanding

• Measurable Knowledge and experiences

• Jointly used Software interfaces

• Standardized business processes (for design creation, progress monitoring and as-built documentation)

Processes

Technology

Policy People

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2. BIM implementation in the Middle East A Survey from BuildingSMART in 2010

FM, 3%

Government, 4%

Owner, 8%

Developer, 9%

Supplier, 10%

Other, 19% Contractor, 36%

Consultant, 43%

Respondent by Company Type

GCC

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2. BIM implementation in the Middle East Survey findings

BIM Users 25%

Non-users 54%

BIM unknown

21%

BIM Usage in GCC

Self-Taught 46%

Company-Trained

31%

Reseller-Trained

14% Institute-Trained

9%

BIM Training

Why companies do not use BIM • have not been asked to (62%) • don’t know anyone who uses BIM (43%) • interested in BIM, but don’t know how (41%)

Drivers for using BIM in the future • if it were mandated on projects (59%) • availability of industry standards (57%) • availability of skilled professionals (56%)

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23

35

40

42

17

44

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61

77

65

60

58

83

56

93

Consultants

Contractors

Others

Developers

Gov.

Owners

Facility Mgr

Suppliers

Yes%

No%

2. BIM implementation in the Middle East Survey findings – Usage by Company type

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...but only 25% of construction professionals are using BIM.

Everybody talks about BIM. Most people realize its benefits.

What are main obstacles to BIM adoption?

Availability of skilled staff

Availability of training

Availability of standards

2. BIM implementation in the Middle East Conclusion

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• First government bodies considered BIM in tenders Increasing demand for BIM

• Contractors transitioning continuously to enhance communications and collaboration

• Common practice for Architects and consultants for design visualization and animations

• BIM Managers are more and more considered in organizations of all involved parties

3. Current BIM trends in our industry Qatar

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3. Current BIM trends in our industry Costs versus savings

Identified BIM savings

Potential savings: 2.0 – 8.0%

of total construction costs

Typical costs: 0.5 – 1.5%

of total construction costs

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• BIM benefit expectations are high

• There is a varied level of BIM knowledge

• No recognised BIM standards in the entire Middle East region

• Ambiguity in methodologies and terminologies

• BIM Specifications are unregulated and non-standardised

• No standard training courses available except of technology training provided by software vendors

4. Market Challenges for Qatar General understanding

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4. Market Challenges for Qatar Drivers for a successful BIM Implementation

Early Goal Definition

Use proven BIM

experiences

Top-Down- Approach

Involve all project

stakeholders

Trained stakeholders

BIM standards and processes

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A Possible Approach for Qatar

• Establish a knowledge platform for industry experts The BIM User Day

• Develop national BIM standards utilizing experiences from other regions

• Universities need to provide standard training and certificates

• Address all fields of BIM (People, Processes, Technology and Policy)

• Encourage owners, developers and government bodies to adopt BIM as a top down approach

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Thank you for your attention!