Dana K. Smith, FAIA, is Executive Director of the buildingSMART alliance, a program of the National Institute of Build-ing Sciences (NIBS), and a Senior Analyst with Cyon Research. He is the founder and former chair of the NIBS Facility Information Council, developer of the U.S. National Computer Aided Design (CAD) Standard and the National Building Information Modeling (BIM) Standard. His efforts to advance the art and science of building have been recognized by numerous honors and accolades, including the 1996 Federal 100 Award, the 1997 NIBS Member Award, and the 2006 CAD Society Leadership Award.MICHAEL TARDIF, Assoc. AIA, CSI, Hon. SDA, is Director of Integrated Project Delivery Systems for Grunley Construction Company in Rockville, Maryland, and a contributing editor to AIArchitect and Construction Project Controls and BIM Report. He is the former director of the Center for Technology and Practice Management of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the former project manager of the agcXML Project, an initiative funded and executed by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) under the auspices of the buildingSMART alliance, one of the first standards-development efforts to support genuine e-commerce in the building industry.

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• Foreword xiIntroduction xvChapter 1 Building Industry Challenges and Opportunities 1Global Trends in Supply and Demand 2Benchmarking Construction Productivity 3Construction Productivity Metrics 6Benchmarking Building Performance 8Converting Inefficiency and Waste into Profit 10Benchmarking Waste 11Identifying Business Opportunities 12Emerging Business Strategies 15Choosing the Right Tools, Deploying the Right Tool Suites 16The BIM Value Proposition 19Process Engineering 20Thinking Like an Owner 22Building Performance Metrics 23New Metrics for Real Property Valuation 23Chapter 2 BIM Implementation Strategies 27Leaving the CAD Era Behind 28A Systems Approach to BIM Implementation 29Avoiding Ideological Pitfalls 30Aligning a BIM Implementation Strategy with Technology Trends 32Assessing Fundamental Risks 33Fostering a Culture of Information Stewardship 33Managing Culture Change 35Using Technology to Build Trust and Mitigate Risk 36Maintaining Data Exchange Capabilities 37Assessing Team Capabilities 41Managing Expectations 42Measuring Progress toward Strategic Goals 44Toward a New Business Paradigm 54Chapter 3 Business Process Reform 57Managing Innovation Risk 58The Imperative of Change 59Innovation Management Strategies 60The “I” in BIM 62Business Reform Strategies 63Industry-wide Reform Efforts 64Industry Standards and Innovation 66The Industry Standards Landscape 68Aligning Business Strategies with Industry Standards 70Integrating Information Gathering into the Business Process 72Leadership and Vision 75Engaging Business Partners 77Business Process Modeling 78Business Process Modeling Case Study 82Managing Change 83Populating the Building Information Model 87Chapter 4 BIM-Based Enterprise Workflow 89BIM Implementation Fundamentals 90Sidebar: Integrating Data Collection with Business Processes 94Business Operations and BIM 98Marketing/Business Development 99Human Resources 101Finance 102Information Technology 104Operations 105Workflow Visualization 108Chapter 5 The Building Life Cycle 111Life Cycle Views of Building Information 111The Feasibility, Planning, and Development View 115The Design and Construction View 116The Operations and Maintenance View 118The Ownership and Asset Management View 123Chapter 6 Building Information Exchange Challenges 129Sidebar: Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom 130Information Management 131Sidebar: Case Study: Information Management 134Information Provenance 135Information Maturity 137Sidebar: The Wayback Machine: Archiving the Web 138Information Content Decay 140Information Electronic Degradation 140Information Integrity and Continuity 141Information Transparency, Accessibility, and Security 143Information Flow 144The Life Cycle of Information 146Stakeholder Views 146Interoperability 146Chapter 7 Building Information Exchange Requirements 153The Big Picture 154Information Delivery Manuals 154Defining “Best Case” Business Processes 159agcXML: Organizing Transactional Information 161SMARTcodes: Automating the Regulatory Process 162The Construction Operations Building Information Exchange 163Specifiers Property Information Exchange (SPIE) 166Coordination View Information Exchange (CVIE) 168Chapter 8 The Way Forward 171Workflow: From Sequential to Parallel Processing 173Business and Contractual Relationships 176Evolving Roles and Responsibilities 177Bibliography 179Index 183

Dana K. Smith, FAIA, is Executive Director of the buildingSMART alliance, a program of the National Institute of Build-ing Sciences (NIBS), and a Senior Analyst with Cyon Research. He is the founder and former chair of the NIBS Facility Information Council, developer of the U.S. National Computer Aided Design (CAD) Standard and the National Building Information Modeling (BIM) Standard. His efforts to advance the art and science of building have been recognized by numerous honors and accolades, including the 1996 Federal 100 Award, the 1997 NIBS Member Award, and the 2006 CAD Society Leadership Award.MICHAEL TARDIF, Assoc. AIA, CSI, Hon. SDA, is Director of Integrated Project Delivery Systems for Grunley Construction Company in Rockville, Maryland, and a contributing editor to AIArchitect and Construction Project Controls and BIM Report. He is the former director of the Center for Technology and Practice Management of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the former project manager of the agcXML Project, an initiative funded and executed by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) under the auspices of the buildingSMART alliance, one of the first standards-development efforts to support genuine e-commerce in the building industry.

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• Foreword xiIntroduction xvChapter 1 Building Industry Challenges and Opportunities 1Global Trends in Supply and Demand 2Benchmarking Construction Productivity 3Construction Productivity Metrics 6Benchmarking Building Performance 8Converting Inefficiency and Waste into Profit 10Benchmarking Waste 11Identifying Business Opportunities 12Emerging Business Strategies 15Choosing the Right Tools, Deploying the Right Tool Suites 16The BIM Value Proposition 19Process Engineering 20Thinking Like an Owner 22Building Performance Metrics 23New Metrics for Real Property Valuation 23Chapter 2 BIM Implementation Strategies 27Leaving the CAD Era Behind 28A Systems Approach to BIM Implementation 29Avoiding Ideological Pitfalls 30Aligning a BIM Implementation Strategy with Technology Trends 32Assessing Fundamental Risks 33Fostering a Culture of Information Stewardship 33Managing Culture Change 35Using Technology to Build Trust and Mitigate Risk 36Maintaining Data Exchange Capabilities 37Assessing Team Capabilities 41Managing Expectations 42Measuring Progress toward Strategic Goals 44Toward a New Business Paradigm 54Chapter 3 Business Process Reform 57Managing Innovation Risk 58The Imperative of Change 59Innovation Management Strategies 60The “I” in BIM 62Business Reform Strategies 63Industry-wide Reform Efforts 64Industry Standards and Innovation 66The Industry Standards Landscape 68Aligning Business Strategies with Industry Standards 70Integrating Information Gathering into the Business Process 72Leadership and Vision 75Engaging Business Partners 77Business Process Modeling 78Business Process Modeling Case Study 82Managing Change 83Populating the Building Information Model 87Chapter 4 BIM-Based Enterprise Workflow 89BIM Implementation Fundamentals 90Sidebar: Integrating Data Collection with Business Processes 94Business Operations and BIM 98Marketing/Business Development 99Human Resources 101Finance 102Information Technology 104Operations 105Workflow Visualization 108Chapter 5 The Building Life Cycle 111Life Cycle Views of Building Information 111The Feasibility, Planning, and Development View 115The Design and Construction View 116The Operations and Maintenance View 118The Ownership and Asset Management View 123Chapter 6 Building Information Exchange Challenges 129Sidebar: Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom 130Information Management 131Sidebar: Case Study: Information Management 134Information Provenance 135Information Maturity 137Sidebar: The Wayback Machine: Archiving the Web 138Information Content Decay 140Information Electronic Degradation 140Information Integrity and Continuity 141Information Transparency, Accessibility, and Security 143Information Flow 144The Life Cycle of Information 146Stakeholder Views 146Interoperability 146Chapter 7 Building Information Exchange Requirements 153The Big Picture 154Information Delivery Manuals 154Defining “Best Case” Business Processes 159agcXML: Organizing Transactional Information 161SMARTcodes: Automating the Regulatory Process 162The Construction Operations Building Information Exchange 163Specifiers Property Information Exchange (SPIE) 166Coordination View Information Exchange (CVIE) 168Chapter 8 The Way Forward 171Workflow: From Sequential to Parallel Processing 173Business and Contractual Relationships 176Evolving Roles and Responsibilities 177Bibliography 179Index 183

Dana K. Smith, FAIA, is Executive Director of the buildingSMART alliance, a program of the National Institute of Build-ing Sciences (NIBS), and a Senior Analyst with Cyon Research. He is the founder and former chair of the NIBS Facility Information Council, developer of the U.S. National Computer Aided Design (CAD) Standard and the National Building Information Modeling (BIM) Standard. His efforts to advance the art and science of building have been recognized by numerous honors and accolades, including the 1996 Federal 100 Award, the 1997 NIBS Member Award, and the 2006 CAD Society Leadership Award.MICHAEL TARDIF, Assoc. AIA, CSI, Hon. SDA, is Director of Integrated Project Delivery Systems for Grunley Construction Company in Rockville, Maryland, and a contributing editor to AIArchitect and Construction Project Controls and BIM Report. He is the former director of the Center for Technology and Practice Management of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the former project manager of the agcXML Project, an initiative funded and executed by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) under the auspices of the buildingSMART alliance, one of the first standards-development efforts to support genuine e-commerce in the building industry.

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• Foreword xiIntroduction xvChapter 1 Building Industry Challenges and Opportunities 1Global Trends in Supply and Demand 2Benchmarking Construction Productivity 3Construction Productivity Metrics 6Benchmarking Building Performance 8Converting Inefficiency and Waste into Profit 10Benchmarking Waste 11Identifying Business Opportunities 12Emerging Business Strategies 15Choosing the Right Tools, Deploying the Right Tool Suites 16The BIM Value Proposition 19Process Engineering 20Thinking Like an Owner 22Building Performance Metrics 23New Metrics for Real Property Valuation 23Chapter 2 BIM Implementation Strategies 27Leaving the CAD Era Behind 28A Systems Approach to BIM Implementation 29Avoiding Ideological Pitfalls 30Aligning a BIM Implementation Strategy with Technology Trends 32Assessing Fundamental Risks 33Fostering a Culture of Information Stewardship 33Managing Culture Change 35Using Technology to Build Trust and Mitigate Risk 36Maintaining Data Exchange Capabilities 37Assessing Team Capabilities 41Managing Expectations 42Measuring Progress toward Strategic Goals 44Toward a New Business Paradigm 54Chapter 3 Business Process Reform 57Managing Innovation Risk 58The Imperative of Change 59Innovation Management Strategies 60The “I” in BIM 62Business Reform Strategies 63Industry-wide Reform Efforts 64Industry Standards and Innovation 66The Industry Standards Landscape 68Aligning Business Strategies with Industry Standards 70Integrating Information Gathering into the Business Process 72Leadership and Vision 75Engaging Business Partners 77Business Process Modeling 78Business Process Modeling Case Study 82Managing Change 83Populating the Building Information Model 87Chapter 4 BIM-Based Enterprise Workflow 89BIM Implementation Fundamentals 90Sidebar: Integrating Data Collection with Business Processes 94Business Operations and BIM 98Marketing/Business Development 99Human Resources 101Finance 102Information Technology 104Operations 105Workflow Visualization 108Chapter 5 The Building Life Cycle 111Life Cycle Views of Building Information 111The Feasibility, Planning, and Development View 115The Design and Construction View 116The Operations and Maintenance View 118The Ownership and Asset Management View 123Chapter 6 Building Information Exchange Challenges 129Sidebar: Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom 130Information Management 131Sidebar: Case Study: Information Management 134Information Provenance 135Information Maturity 137Sidebar: The Wayback Machine: Archiving the Web 138Information Content Decay 140Information Electronic Degradation 140Information Integrity and Continuity 141Information Transparency, Accessibility, and Security 143Information Flow 144The Life Cycle of Information 146Stakeholder Views 146Interoperability 146Chapter 7 Building Information Exchange Requirements 153The Big Picture 154Information Delivery Manuals 154Defining “Best Case” Business Processes 159agcXML: Organizing Transactional Information 161SMARTcodes: Automating the Regulatory Process 162The Construction Operations Building Information Exchange 163Specifiers Property Information Exchange (SPIE) 166Coordination View Information Exchange (CVIE) 168Chapter 8 The Way Forward 171Workflow: From Sequential to Parallel Processing 173Business and Contractual Relationships 176Evolving Roles and Responsibilities 177Bibliography 179Index 183