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International BIM Charette

1 Design Team Members by Role - Defining Their Roles

2 Relevant Work flows and Data Exchanges to Realize Goals (within the category submitted)

3 Quantify the Benefits Achieved (Based on the category of the submission)

4 Non-Technology Factors

5 Quantifiable Benefits Addressing Costs, Schedule, Quality and Sustainability

6 Clear Depiction Using Interoperability to Gain Design Benefits

7 Effective Team Collaboration

8 Process Change that Enhances Overall Architecture Services

9 Documentation of Innovative Processes used to Realize the Project

10 Cultural Change in the Way Projects are Delivered

11 Google Earth | KML Files

International BIM Charette | Table of Contents
BIM Los Angeles | Project Overview
................................................. 4

Design Team Members by Role - Defining Their Roles
.......................... 5

Relevant Workflows and Data Exchanges
.......................................... 8

Quantifying Benefits Achieved
......................................................... 11

Non Technology Factors
................................................................. 15

Quantifiable Benefits Addressing Costs, Schedule, Quality and
Sustainability
................................................................................. 18

Clear depiction of using interoperability to gain design benefits
........ 22

Process Change that Enhances Overall Architecture Services
............ 33

Documentation of Innovative Processes Used to Realize the Project
....35

Cultural Change in the Way Projects Are Delivered
.......................... 36

Google Earth | KML Files
............................................................... 37

BIM Los Angeles | Project Overview
On January 31, 2008 architects, planners, engineers,
industry experts, government agencies, academia,
students and a multitude of experts from a cross
section of building industry gathered virtually to

“ Encouraging experimentation and
design over 60 Los Angeles city blocks encompassing
being controversial is good. It is much
40 million square feet in real-time. Preparation for the
charrette continued for about one month and the core
better to make mistakes in the virtual
of the charrette itself happened in a 24 hour period
world than to make them in the real
(the day before this document was created).
world. Make a lot of mistakes, make

”
Comprising 600 acres, the Cornfields area, just north them fast and move on.
of Chinatown and downtown Los Angeles, was the
site. Two major freeway and a light rail system runs
through the predominantly industrial area,
interspersed among sporadic multi-family residential
developments and artists lofts.

The International (Building Information Modeling) BIM
Charette was an unprecedented mass collaboration of
small one person offices and large architectural firms
working in real time to design with information. It
demonstrated a systematic approach for design,
promoted, sharing, open-ness and acting globally.
The technologies used were desktop applications and
BIM. What made it possible to collaborate worldwide
in real time was a web based BIM model server with
a user interface that allowed access and editing of the
BIM data on the web in real time.

Although the scenarios were fictional, the architectural
and planning set was real. The intent was not to
create a “final” optimal solution, but to create an
engine that allowed rapid scenario building to create
a trajectory and then to be able to adjust the
assumptions to get varying results. As architects we
have the opportunity to increase the value we provide
to clients and society by imagining and aggregating
decisions at a much larger scale and with a direct
connection to what the implications are in the future.

1 Design Team Members by Role - Defining Their Roles

With the size of each team ranging from one to ten Design Team Members by Role - Defining Their Roles
people, over ten teams each collaborated in the 24 hour
charrette. Teams were defined by task and expertise. The
goal was not to focus on technology but on the
experience and capabilities of each individual. The real

“ Architects should be looked at as
time collaborative process using a web based system
information experts. In this new reality,
allowed the teams to function as a whole. The teams
included, owners, architects, planners, standards architects are in the information
organizations, energy analysis, codes, cost, lifecycle,
business and positioning ourselves to
emergency planners, and Geographic Information
understand this demonstrates the
System (GIS) analysts. For clarity sake, the teams were
relevance of our profession. The line
identified to have two levels of participation. Creators
and analysts. The design and planning fulfilled the between what is software and what is

”
“creator roles,” while the analysts roles included their
architecture will start to blue.
immediate reaction, comments and expertise that
provided valuable information on the projects as they
progressed.

2 Relevant Workflows and Data Exchanges

2 Relevant Workflows and Data Exchanges

Relevantworkflows in architectural and planning processes
Typical Workflows and Data Exchanges
are linear and drawn out over time. The International
BIM Charette was based on traditional charrettes that
had all stakeholders in a room together. The main
difference is that the participants were not in the room
together but spread out all over the world and
interconnected with technologies and new processes.
Workflows happened in parallel.

3 Quantifying Benefits Achieved

153,956,533 square Achieved
Quantifying Benefitsfeet of program area and 1,124
buildings were designed in 24 hours, by 25 teams and
more than 130 people. The equivalent of millions of
pages of documents were catalogued. The 1,124
buildings could be exported in various formats including
BIM IFC files. The fact that the BIM data was in the Web
Based Online BIM database, that allowed users instant
access to hundreds of thousands of individual plan files
was a huge benefit. On many desktop BIM applications
opening a single BIM file takes from three minutes to ten
minutes each depending on size. Having to work with
1,124 building would take up most of a 24 hour period in
opening and closing files alone. Out of the total area
studied, 54,755,153 square feet was submitted by all the
teams at the end of the 24 hour charrette.

3 Quantifying Benefits Achieved

4 Non Technology Factors

Non Technology Factors

The willingness to collaborate in an open way through
the internet and working in real time, took more than just
an internet connection. Change is required to accept the
new process. Prior the the start of the charrette, teams
were invited from around the world to collaborate and
prepare for the BIM charrette. The teams assembled
were willing to accept this changed process that included
much more transparency in sharing of information.

4
International BIM Charette Non Technology Factors

4 Non Technology Factors

Structural Sketch

Quantifiable Benefits Addressing Costs, Schedule, Quality and Sustainability
5

Quantiﬁable Beneﬁts Addressing Costs, Schedule, Quality and Sustainability

Cost analysis were generated in real time as the designs
progressed. In the early stages of design, the costs were
in lower levels of detail. As the day progressed more
detailed cost analysis were created for selected
projects. Operations and life cycle costing for 20 years
on selected projects were completed within the 24 hour
period. Energy use was calculated in real time on all
projects as well.

5

Operation Costs Summary Whitestone Research

Building: Bank Tower GSFT: 1,940,00
Building Number: B 39_961 Replacement Value: $326,937,474
Facility: Bank Tower (S39_619) Building Use: Office
City: Los Angeles, CA Building Type: Corporate
Office
Built Date: 2008

Annual Annual
Operation Cost/GSFT Total Percent

Custodial $1.627 $3,155,604 14.8%
Refuse $0.072 $139,098 0.7%
M&R $2.407 $4,669,774 21.9%
Energy $3.495 $6,779,330 31.8%
Water/Sewer $0.111 $214,952 1.0%
Grounds $0.246 $476,658 2.2%
Pest Control $0.065 $125,130 0.6%
Road Clearance $0.020 $38,800 0.2%
Security $0.695 $1,347,524 6.3%
Management $1.786 $3,465,537 16.2%
Telecom $0.475 $922,082 4.3%
Building Total $11.00 $21,334,489 100.0%

Custodial

Refuse

M&R

Energy

Water/Sew er

Grounds

Pest Control

Road Clearance

Security

Management

Telecom

$0 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,000,000 $7,000,000 $8,000,000

All costs expressed in ($) 2007. 31-Jan-08
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Clear depiction of using interoperability to gain design benefits

Building Information Modeling using open standards
based exchanges of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC),
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and Open

“ For years we’ve used 3D and BIM
Standards Consortium for Real Estate (OSCRE) were
used as the core of the exchanges that happened on all of our large design projects. With
through the Internet. This was using a model server that
BIMStorm we were able to take it to the
was not a file based system. The data was created on
next level and was able to avoid design
the fly as users edited in various interfaces. This is much
mistakes early on. Working this way
different than storing and retrieving files from an FTP site
gains a lot of profit. We can see how
on the internet and the reason why data editing is
possible in real time with hundreds of users. All of the we can save hundreds of thousands of
data was geospatially located using OGC standards.
”
euros.
The fact that the buildings used the local coordinate
systems of BIM and the global coordinate systems of
GIS and resolved them, allowed for both urban scale
master planning and local building or room level
planning to happen in an integrated way. Each user did
not need to know about the technicalities of the
coordinate system, and focused on their task while
being assured that it was landing in the correct
geospatial location.


“ We immediately noticed real time
information as well as longer term

”
strategic information.


The International BIM Charrette demonstrated porous
boundaries, and utilized resources outside the traditional
enclosures, harnessing external knowledge, capabilities and
information. Void of independent silos, this upset traditional
processes. In real-time, architects working in tandem with
industry experts supported transparent back-and-forth
communication while generating rapid design iterations.
Projects as they were developed online were immediately
visible by other analysts reducing the need for time
consuming coordination. For example, the structural
engineers in Hawaii, were able to immediately design the
structural system for several buildings as they were being
designed. One team prepared the design of a house and had
the house built in one day for needy families in Mexico. The
scale of collaboration from large projects to single family
homes all happened using the same open standards.

A web site forum for communication was created. Teams
communicated directly with each other and posted text and
ﬁle messages. This was separate from online and ofﬂine BIM
tools. 354 separate messages were posted, and 2864 views
of those messages were generated.

Teams attach comments directly to BIM online.


Statistics for 24 Hours

Number of Firms 68 Firms
Number of Players 84 People
Number of Analysts 49 People
Total Number of Players 133 People
Total Est. Man Hours During 24 Hour Period 650 Hours
Construction Team 40 People
Number of Teams 25 Teams
Number of Observers 700 People
Number of Countries 11
Universities 5
Students 80 People
Miles Travelled to Assemble in One Location 0 Miles
Number of Buildings in All Schemes 1,124 Buildings
Total Area Floor Area of All Designs 153,956,533 SF
Number of Buildings in Submitted Schemes 420 Buildings
Number of BIM IFC Files 420 IFC Files
Total Area Floor Area of Submitted Schemes 54,755,153 SF
Total Estimated Energy Use for Submitted Schemes 795,486,320 kWh / Year
Total Acreage of Submitted Schemes 4,017 Acres
Smallest Project 600 SF House
Largest Project 1,940,000 SF Tower
Estimated Equivalent Letter Size Reports, Plans, Cost, Created During 24 Hour Period 2,800,000 Pages
Estimated Equivalent Height of Paper Stacked on Top of Each Other for All Reports 1,100 Feet


Teams were structured by the type of
project and location on the project
site. Collaboration in real time was
encouraged and supported with
open communication and ability to
“see” neighboring teams design
Desktop BIM
decisions.

Some quotes throughout the day

“Your building is on top of my
Owners & Developers
building, can you move it please.”

“Lets plan for a community park at
the border of our projects.”
Planners & Architects

GIS
“Don’t forget to use green roofs.”

Analysts
Energy Analysis & Sustainable Design

OSCRE

Operations & Maintenance Building Life Cycle

SMARTCodes

Cost Estimators

Fire/Emergency Planning


Rather than using disconnected email communication,
and online forum supplemented the live data of one BIM
projects. Teams were encouraged to communicate openly
about project issues. The transparency of information
lead to faster and more accurate decision making.
Analysts were able to spot problems in real time and
make recommendations to the teams as they saw the
decisions materializing.


24 Hour Coordination

UK Switzerland Hong Kong PST CST EST
The challenge of working across
multiple time zones rapidly turned into
an opportunity to accelerate 4:00 PM A 5:00 PM A 12:00 AM 8:00 AM A 10:00 AM A 11:00 AM A
collaboration as the projects and 5:00 PM A 6:00 PM A 1:00 AM A 9:00 AM A 11:00 AM A 12:00 PM A
decision making moved across the 6:00 PM B 7:00 PM A 2:00 AM 10:00 AM A 12:00 PM A 1:00 PM A

globe. 7:00 PM 8:00 PM A 3:00 AM 11:00 AM A 1:00 PM A 2:00 PM A
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3:00 PM A 4:00 PM A 11:00 PM 7:00 AM A 9:00 AM A 10:00 AM A


This is a snapshot of a small portion of Milestones PST Zone
activities that occurred throughout the 8:00 AM
Start of International BIM Charrette. Owners submit BIM Request Teams in US and UK Start
day. Some of the teams worked for Projects 9:00 AM
100 Buildings Submitted by Architects and Planners Engineers Start Analysis Of Schemes
closely with each other due to the fact 10:00 AM
Physical Home Construction Starts in Mexico Life Cycle Analysis of Schemes Starts
that their needs intersected. Other 11:00 AM
Fire Stations Defined for Entire Area. Online Training and Support For All Teams
teams were aware of the activities that Earthquake of 2012 Defined as a Scenario for Los Angeles Starts
12:00 PM
were occurring, but were not directly
1:00 PM
impacting their own project. For 200 Buildings Submitted by Architects and Planners University Team Demonstrates Immersive
View in 3D
2:00 PM
example there was one team that
3:00 PM
planned for the physical construction Green Roof and Sustainability Recommendations Submitted

of a single family home in Mexico. 4:00 PM Teams in Philippines Start
5:00 PM
Structural Analysis of Towers Submitted in BIM Teams in Hong Kong Start
All projects and teams were working 6:00 PM
300 Buildings Submitted by Architects and Planners
on interoperable systems and 7:00 PM Teams in Netherlands Starts (3 am)
therefore had access to decisions that 8:00 PM
Physical Home Construction Completed in Mexico for One
were happening in real time. The scale Home 9:00 PM
of the projects ranged from single 10:00 PM
family homes to multi story towers. 11:00 PM
12:00 AM Teams in Germany and Switzerland Start
1:00 AM Teams in UK Start
2:00 AM
Operating Room Specifications and 3D Model Complete for
Mechanical Engineering Completed for Tower by Netherlands Team
Hospital 3:00 AM Teams in US Break for the Night
4:00 AM Teams on EST Start Up
5:00 AM
6:00 AM
Energy Analysis Results
7:00 AM
Home built in Mexico on Jan. 31, 2008 8:00 AM
420 Buildings Submitted by Architects and Planners Wrap up and preparation for 1PM overview
of 24 hours.


don’t forget to

John Smith


All projects were using both
a Geospatial Coordinate
System (GIS) and local BIM
coordinate system. The
resolution between GIS and
BIM used open standards.
This allowed for
collaboration among all
teams regardless of project
location and scale, in real
time.


Teams were taught to
use only Excel Skills to create Rapid
Blocking and Stacking Models. BIM IFC
ﬁles were automatically generated. The
emphasis was on collaboration no matter
what skill level you had with BIM. The
value is in the knowledge and process not
the technology.

750,000 SF program requirements for a US Coast Guard building created from Excel.

The web-based charrette captured the Architecture Services
Process Change that Enhances Overall
accumulated knowledge and benefitted the
For years we’ve used 3D and
entire team. For instance, a team of engineers
BIM on all of our large design
made immediate comments and greatly
projects. This charrette took us
impacted design decisions because the to the next level and we were
process was in realtime. able to avoid design mistakes
early on and make a viable
Another example is a German medical design. Working this way gains
a lot of profit. We can see how
equipment and operating room manufacturer
it will save hundreds of
supplying BIM data to a Florida architect, with
thousands of euros.
the client interacting simultaneously. This
virtual ongoing process demonstrated
unification in real time. Team from Netherlands
Teams also had the power to make critical
decisions early in the design process and the
full life cycle of the project, by tapping into
resources like LEEDS, sustainability reports,
energy use, and then taking that information
for comparison strategies and design
implications that support carbon neutral goals
helping the team connect data that could
achieved 2030 goals.


Medical Planners were deﬁning the
requirements for a hospital as
operating room equipment suppliers
were laying out the speciﬁcations for a
detailed view of the OR rooms. This
was all happening in parallel and then
attached to the projects.

Documentation of Innovative Processes used to Realize the Project
9

Documentation of Innovative Processes Used to Realize the Project
The entire process and all versions
of design were captured in an online
database as the projects
progressed. Decisions and
comments were tracked at the
building and room level. In other
words when a LEEDS expert
commented on a part of the design,
an interface allowed that expert to
incorporate messages in the building
model itself.

SMARTCodes™ from the
International Code Council were
used to demonstrate automatic code
checking of BIM.

Cultural Change in the Way Projects Are Delivered
10

In the end it is notin the Way Projects Are Delivered
Cultural Change about the
technology and is everything about
the cultural change needed to
change the way projects are
delivered and the industry. The
technology used for the
International BIM Charrette has
been around for years. The
resistance to change is huge in an
industry and planet that needs that
change yesterday. Architects and
planners have the ability to drive
this change, and with the proof that
this is possible for the profession to
advance toward 2030.

11 Google Earth | KML Files | IFC Files

Google Earth | KML Files
Project team members linked BIM to GIS and viewed BIM data in geospatial view
using tools such as Google Earth.

Google Earth KML Files
Attached KML file illustrates the process and type of analysis that was conducted.

The KML file is a self playing animation or the user can select what to view.

Playing the Google Earth File
1. Open “AIA TAP Awards Project” folder
2. Select Folder “Click Me - Play Tour”
3. Select the Play Button
4. Pause at any point to view the model and data in more detail

NOTE: as part of this project, 420 buildings were created in BIM at
varying levels of detail. A sampling of some of the buildings are being
submitted. In addition there were 420 IFC files total. Three are part of
this TAP submittal. All the schemes are available in Google Earth KML
as well as IFC, GBXML, Excel and other formats. These files are all on
the model server and can be accessed in real time. In order to maintain
anonymity for this submittal, some sample files were downloaded and
attached to this submittal. The actual projects files are accessible on the
internet.

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