Assignment to EBEC Helsinki 2015, Aalto University. "A Collaborative Workspace for Multiparty Construction Design Team, eq. ”Big Room” concept. Main sponsor: Granlund Oy

1. 21.3.2015
Tero Järvinen, BIM Manager
Granlund Oy
EBEC 2015, Helsinki

2. Granlund Oy
Consultancy
• MEP Design
• Facilities Management
• Energy and Sustainability
Software
• Manager– Facilities Management
• Designer – MEP Design
• RIUSKA – Energy Analysis
• BSPro – IFC middleware
Numbers
• ~532 person, 45 MEUR (2014)
• R&D 3,6 MEUR
MEP Design, Tero Järvinen

3. Departments
HVAC Electrical
Building
Automation
Facility
Management
Energy and
Sustainability
Software
Development
Innovation
and
Development
Innovaatiotoiminta,Tero Järvinen

4. EBEC 2015
Task:
a Collaborative Workspace for
Multiparty Construction Design
Team, eq. ”Big Room” concept
21.3.2015
Tero Järvinen, BIM Manager, Granlund
EBEC 2015, Helsinki

5. EBEC 2015, Helsinki
Task
• To develop a concept for a collaborative and innovative
work environment for a Construction Design Team
• Often this kind of workplaces are called ”Big Room”

6. TATE-tietomallinnus, Tero Järvinen
Origin: DPR Construction inc.
• To get Common Understanding of
construction project, different parties
should be involved in an early phase.
• The decision of building investment
costs and sustainability are made in an
early phase of the project.
• To achieve these requirements, deep
collaboration is needed.

7. EBEC 2015, Helsinki
Requirements
• A collaborative and innovative workplace for a
Construction Design Team
• ICT heavily in use. BIM (Building Information Model) is a
mandatory work tool for everyone.
• Social aspect: How to raise team spirit? How to handle
different personalities?

8. EBEC 2015, Helsinki
Requirements
• Design team includes people from different companies. All
members do not work in a Big Room every day
Discipline Number of
people
Week schelude, how many days
persons are in Big Room
Architect 4 2 persons 5 day a week
2 persons 3 day a week
Structural Engineer 3 2 persons 5 day a week
1 person 2 day a week
HVAC Engineer 4 2 persons 5 day a week
2 person 2 day a week
Electrical Engineer 3 2 persons 5 day a week
1 person 1 day a week
Building Owner 2 2 persons 1 day a week
End User of building 2 2 persons 1 day a week
Random companies 3 3 persons 5 day a week

9. EBEC 2015, Helsinki
Something to remember
• Team Members are randomly working also in other projects
• A project in a Big Room can last 1-2 years
• Big Room is a temporary building / space. When the
project is over, the use of the Big Room is also over
• The Big Room can be located in a new or existing building
DRP Construction inc.: Mission Bay Hospital, San Francisco Skanska USA.: San Carlos Medical Clinic, San Carlos

10. EBEC 2015, Helsinki
Results
Free Presentation methods, teams decide how to make the presentation
• A concept of a Big Room
• A layout of a Big Room, what kind of room(s)/function(s)
are needed?
• How ICT is used? What kind of technical equipments are
needed?
• How people communicate with each other?
• How to work effectively together? How to encourage team
spirit?
• How to translate ”Big Room” into Finnish language?

11. Innovaatiotoiminta,Tero Järvinen
BIM; Building Information Model
Combied Model
Sustainability Marketing materialHollywood BIM
Models with simulation
Technical visualization
Service Area Charts
Drawings
BIM software
(marketing picture)
Real view of BIM Software Combied model with info Equipment schedules
Simulations
Diagrams
Facility Management

12. Meilahden potilastorni, 1.kerros
EBEC 2015, Helsinki
Helsinki Music Centre, at Imperial side