NBSLive - the RegBIM Project by Andrew Sutton

Presentation on the RegBIM project by Andrew Sutton at #NBSLive conference on 26 November 2013
http://www.thenbs.com/NBS-Live/

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Automatedregulatory
andstandards
compliance checking
… a Summary

3. Part funded by:
TheRegBIMproject
APartnership…

4. TheRegBIMproject
’s goal
is to automateregulation
andstandards “compliance
checking” as far as any
individualprojectwill allow
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BIMisoptional;
tools workwithany
constructionproject,
withor withouta
Building Information Model (BIM)
RegBIM

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Platform Neutral;
toolswork
alongside
anyBIMpackage
that outputs
an IFCfile format
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EveryStandardpossible;
is developingcompliance
checking against English Building
Regulations, BREEAM
and the
Code for Sustainable Homes
initially, but the system
could automate anystandard
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8. TheRegBIMproject
Coming soon…
will be
invitingthe industry
to trial software
earlyin 2014
The RegBIMproject

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…a Preview
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10. The RegBIM User
Interface will be able to
be launched from your
BIM authoring software
via an integrated
“button”…
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Opening the software
A “button”
here

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Or you can launch direct
from your desktop…
When launching from the
desktop, you‟ll need to
identify which BIM file
you want to use.
Once opened, you then
select which standards
or regulations you want
the tool to check.
Opening the software

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The RegBIM software
presents results in a
simple table.
At any point, you can
add or remove any
regulations or standards
from those being
checked through the
“Configure RegBIM”
button.
Initial Category Results

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Results can also be
presented as a graph for
each individual standard
checked.
These show three
columns:
-Total in section
-Best achievable score
for you
-Your current score
Initial Category Results Graph

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The software also shows
the overall provisional
score achieved so far,as
well as the maximum
achievable score for
your project.
Initial Overall Results Graph
Current score
Best possible score

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The software highlights
each result that has
information missing.
The more complete the
BIM used, the less data
will be shown as
missing.
Information required is
always shown under the
“Warnings” banner
Additional information
can be added directly
against any of the
highlighted warnings.
Add Information via Warnings

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The software also allows
each individual topic to
be explored.
Selecting “Information”
allows you to explore
exactly how each topic
has been scored, and
see what relevant
information is missing.
Add Information via Trees

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The software also allows
each individual topic to
be explored.
Selecting “Information”
allows you to explore
exactly how each topic
has been scored, and
see what relevant
information is missing.
The software produces a
“tree diagram” of all the
requirements for the
individual topic.
This allows you to
navigate through to the
best possible outcome
sequentially.
Information added is
kept in a supplementary
IFC file.
Add Information via Trees

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Of course, information
can also be added
directly into the primary
BIM data for the project.
Uploading the new IFC
file containing the new
data will allow the
software to run checks
using the new
information.
Add More Information via BIM

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The software is available
throughout the project
development.
This means you can use
it repeatedly to gradually
build up compliance as
the information becomes
available.
Every time you open the
software, it remembers
your last settings to
allow you to quickly
re-check compliance for
previously selected
standards or regulations.
Design Development

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Since the software is
available throughout the
project development,
you can keep track of
information which is
definite, and which you
might need to go back to
and check later,
This allows you to
generate a estimated
result without having
finalisedeverything in
your BIM.
Certainty & Uncertainty

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After installing the
software, the initial
configuration only
involves „mapping‟ the
software to the correct
server.
This mapping will be
assigned to you by the
RegBIM provider.
Adding the mapping
allows the software to
access the server-based
calculation engine and
run the software.
Setting Up the Software

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The software can also be
configured to cope with
any unique naming
conventions used.
For example, if the
industry standard name
is “Swimming Pool” but
you call it “SPOOL”, this
can be added.
Adding unique naming
conventions allows the
software to “find”
relevant data in the BIM
Setting Up the Software

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When you‟re content, the
software can generate a
provision result.
This result is obviously
dependent on all the
inputted data being
accurate.
The software itemisesall
the warnings upon which
the result is dependent.
Provisional Final Results

24. TheRegBIMproject
Coming soon…
will be
invitingthe industry
to trial software
earlyin 2014
The RegBIMproject

25. Part funded by:
TheRegBIMproject
For more information;
Andy Sutton
[email protected]

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