Data-Driven Design and Construction

Randy Deutsch, AIA, LEED AP is an Associate Professor at the University of Illinois, a BIM authority and architect responsible for the design of over 100 large, complex sustainable projects. A recipient of the AIA Young Architect Award-Chicago, Randy is recognized as a professional thought and practice leader, TEDx and keynote speaker, and author of BIM and Integrated Design: Strategies for Architectural Practice (Wiley, 2011). He is a frequent contributor to DesignIntelligence and leads a Harvard Graduate School of Design Executive Education program at Harvard University. Randy consults and presents internationally.

• Foreword xiiiJames Timberlake, FAIA, Partner, KieranTimberlakePreface xvAcknowledgments xxiiiIntroduction: Measuring the Immeasurable, Validating the Ineffable 1Not One More Thing 1Strategies for Practice 2Benefits of Gathering, Analyzing, and Applying Building Data 4Challenges of Gathering, Analyzing, and Applying Building Data 13Strategy No. 1: Hone in on Key Information 17Strategy No. 2: Demonstrating Works, Explaining Doesn’t 20PART I Why Data, Why Now? 27Chapter 1 The Data Turn 29Five Factors Leading to the Leveraging of Data and Industry Change 29Strategy No. 3: Look Outside the Industry 32Case Study Interview with Robert Yori 37Strategy No. 4: Not Big Data, Smart Data 54Case Study Interview with Sean D. Burke 55Data versus Documents 61Case Study Interview with Jonatan Schumacher 63Chapter 2 A Data -Driven Design Approach for Buildings 71Five Trends Leading to the Rise of Data in the AECO Industry 71Strategy No. 5: Eight Questions to Ask for Data Preparedness 73Case Study Interview with Zigmund Rubel 75Data-Centric Approaches 84Case Study Interview with Andrew Heumann 86Strategy No. 6: Four Steps toward Making the Change to Be More Data-Centric 87Strategy No. 7: Ask Good Questions 88Case Study Interview with Jonathon Broughton 96Chapter 3 Learning from Data 107Five Factors Ensuring Data Preparedness 107Training, Learning, and Working with Data 110Case Study Interview with Brian Ringley 113Strategy No. 8: Play with Data 123Case Study Interview with Toru Hasegawa 126Case Study Interview with Aimee Buccellato 134PART II Capturing, Analyzing, and Applying Building Data 141Chapter 4 Capturing and Mining Project Data 143Public Sources of Data 143Case Study Interview with Ryan Mullenix 145Private Data Sources 153Case Study Interview with Sam Miller 157Having a Data Collection Strategy 169Strategy No. 9: Create a Data Collection Strategy 169Case Study Interview with Gregory Janks 170Strategy No. 10: First Steps to Becoming Data-Centric 174Chapter 5 Analyzing Data 179Analysis versus Analytics 179Strategy No. 11: First Steps in Applying Data Analysis 180Predictive Analytics 180Case Study Interview with Mads Jensen 182Strategy No. 12: Two Ways to Think about Energy Analysis 191Strategy No. 13: Analysis for Sustainable Design 192Case Study Interview with Chris Pyke, PhD 198Strategy No. 14: How Analysis Informs Decision Making 201Strategy No. 15: Start Simple, Technology Optional 202Strategy No. 16: Leverage Data as Means to an End 203Case Study Interview with Brendon Levitt 203Dhour Case Study 209Chapter 6 Applying Data 213First Steps 213Strategy No. 17: First Steps Before Applying Data 214Strategy No. 18: Plan for the Data 215Case Study Interview with Billie Faircloth 216Data-Enabled Project Teams 222Strategy No. 19: Should the Data Team Be Integrated or Stationed in the Corner? 225Case Study Interview with Andrew Witt 226Data-Intensive Roles 230Strategy No. 20: Computer Scientist vs. Emerging Professional 231Case Study Interview with Greig Paterson 235Leadership in Data 238PART III What Data Means for You, Your Firm, Profession, and Industry 241Chapter 7 Data in Construction and Operations 243Data in Construction 244Strategy No. 21: Construction-Related Data Questions 245Case Study Interview with Tyler Goss 246Responding to Change 250Case Study Interview with Mani Golparvar-Fard, PhD 250Linking Design, Construction, and Operations 259Strategy No. 22: Extract and Transfer What Matters 261Case Study Interview with Bill East, PhD 262Standards and Interoperability 266Case Study Interview with Greg Schleusner 267Chapter 8 Data for Building Owners and End Users 273Benefits to the Owner 273Case Study Interview with Sukanya Paciorek 274Direction to Work with Data 277Case Study Interview with Peter Pellerzi 279Strategy No. 23: with Data, the Heart of the Issue Is Culture 280AECO Firms as Data Intermediaries 281Case Study Interview with Brian Skripac 282Data Visualization Helps Owners Make Decisions 285Case Study: Data Viz Using Revit 286Case Study Interview with Evelyn Lee 293Data-Driven Design Driven by Owners 296Chapter 9 Building a Case for Leveraging Data 297Business Intelligence (BI) and Current-State Assessment 297Fee and Profitability Data Case Study 298Case Study Interview with David Fano and Dr. Daniel Davis 300Strategy No. 24: Big Data in Practice 301Security and Privacy 310Case Study Interview with Mark Frisch, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C 312Sharing Data 324Case Study Interview with David Sawdey 325Strategy No. 25: Use Data to Provide Better Service 326EpilogueThe Future Of Data In AEC 331Our Data-Driven Future 331The Future Is Already Here 333Appendix 337Experts, Innovators, and Thought Leaders Interviewed 337Organizations and Universities Represented 338The 25 Data-Driven Strategies 339Software Mentioned 339Recommended Reading 341Index 343