Incorporating Cloud Based

Coordination into

Your BIM Project

Lisa Travis AguirreSenior Manager, VDC - Clark Construction Group

2015 BIM Integration Congress, San Francisco, CA

Goal: All project team members

IN the model.

• Integrate – the Trades

• Coordinate – the Work

• Interact – as a Team

Cloud Based BIM Tools• Project Centric – Model Based

• Allows viewing, is searchable & sharable - IOT

• Is device agnostic – computing power remote

• Accepts wide variety of data types – high capacity

Project Application• Visualization

• Design Coordination

• Construction Coordination

• Field Data Collection

Field Management

Constructability Review

“Coming together is a beginning;

keeping together is progress;

working together is success.”Henry Ford

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Implementation Findings

Transparency breeds

Productivity!

• Increased accountability for submissions & activity

Implementation Findings• Reduced file management effort vs. traditional process

Implementation Findings• Improved Integration of Entire Project Team

Implementation Findings

Additional Benefits• Live Clash Reporting – Results online

• Entire Team can Update 24/7

Additional Benefits• Communicate from Within the Cloud-Based Model

“Sites need to be able to

interact in one single,

universal space.”Tim Berners-Lee

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Additional Uses• Field Data Collection – FM Deliverable

Capacity and Performance• “Unlimited” Storage Capacity

• Performance / Model Size• Error at Glueing 825MB Revit Model• Good Performance at Integrated Model at 1100MB

• Low Cost per User

• Future Uses

Ready for Cloud Based BIM on Your Project?• Clearly define desired outcome of BIM Implementation

• Be detailed about end use – Non prescriptive

• Require BIM Project Execution Plan (BPxP)

• Ensure other Project Specifications support BIM

• Iterative Reviews of Model

• Hire experienced GC or Consultant

• Use Industry contacts for support

Questions?

Thank You!lisa.aguirre@clarkconstruction.com