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Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Synergy:
BuildingInformationModeling
and
LeanConstruction
Assoc.ProfessorRafaelSacks
BIMHandbookSymposium
GeorgiaTech
Atlanta,GA,13th March2008
Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
17:50
Introduction
BothLeanandBIMaredeepprocesschanges,inthinking
andinpractices.Bothrequireconcertedlongterm
efforts,withinstablebusinessandworkenvironments
Operators
Owners
Users
Designers
Managers
Finance
Community
Government
Builders
Subcontractors
Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
WhatisLeanConstruction?
TheLeanConstructionVision:
.newprinciplesandmethodsforproductdevelopmentand
productionmanagementspecificallytailoredtotheAEC industry,
butakintothosedefiningleanproductionthatprovedtobeso
successfulinmanufacturing.
(fromwww.iglc.net)
Value tobettermeetcustomerdemands
Flow AEC processaswellasAEC product
Remove Waste
appliestodesign,detailing,supplyand construction
AEC =Architecture,Engineering,Construction
ToyotaProductionSystem
Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
17:50
Remove
Waste
(Muda)
Value
Conclusions
Continuous
Flow
Error-free
work
Pull
system
Kaizen continuous
improvement
Stability
Standardised
work
LeanBIM
Synergy
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
Variationonsite
Date
17:50
Sum of workers
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Conclusions
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Aprts.
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
ImpactofVariation
17:50
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Project managers
on high-end projects
reported spending
up to 60% of their
time managing
client changes and
the resulting
complexity of
instructions to
specialty
contractors.
Sacks, R., and Goldin, M., (2007). Lean Management Model for Construction of High-rise Apartment Buildings,
ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 133 No. 5 pp. 374-384
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Introduction
Lean
Construction
17:50
LEAPCON CashFlows
$20,000
F: Lean
$15,000
LeanBIM
Synergy
$10,000
Conclusions
F': Lean, no
customization
Cash
Flow
$5,000
$0
$(5,000)
A': Conventional,
no customization
$(10,000)
A: Conventional
$(15,000)
$(20,000)
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LEAPCON Simulation
www.technion.ac.il/~cvsacks/tech-leap.htm
Pull flow
Multi-skilling
Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
BuildingInformationModeling
17:50
BuildingInformationModeling(BIM)
Tools,processesandtechnologiesthatarefacilitatedby
digital,machinereadabledocumentationabouta
building,itsperformance,itsplanning,itsconstruction
andlateritsoperation.
ThereforeBIMdescribesanactivity,notanobject.Todescribetheresultofthe
modelingactivity,weusethetermBuildingInformationModel,ormore
simplyBuildingModel infull.
BuildingModel
Adigital,machinereadablerecordofabuilding,its
performance,itsplanning,itsconstructionandlaterits
operation.
ARevit modeloraDigitalProject modelofabuildingareexamplesof
BuildingModels.BuildingModel canbeconsideredthenextgeneration
replacementforconstructiondrawings,orarchitecturaldrawings.
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Introduction
Lean
Construction
OneIslandEast,Swire,HongKong
17:50
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Owner
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
BIMBenefits
Benefit
Productivity
Quality
Description
Reducedesignandengineeringlabor
Preventdesignandcoordination
errors
Duration
Shortendesignduration
Accuracy
Heightenaccuracyforallanalyses
Industrialization Producedetailedfabricationdata,
increasepreassemblyand
prefabrication
Management
Improveinformationflow
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
17:50
LeanandBIMSynergies
Manage
information
flows
Reducedesign
development
cycletime
Conclusions
Standardized
Standardised
work
work
methods
methods
Errorfree
constructio
n
Design
Pullflowof
information
Detailing
Construction
Pullflow
detailing
OperateandMaintain
Increased
prefabrication
andpullof
parts
Pullflow
oflabor
MaintainValue of
Maintaininformationvalue
Information
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
17:50
MaintainInformationValue
Leanconstructionneed
FEASIBILITY
DESIGN
MaximizeValue
toClient
BIMfacility
CONSTRUCTION
OPERATIONS
Reuseofmodelinformation
Conclusions
BIM model
collaborative
process
Traditional
single, stage,
paper drawings
12
17:50
ReduceDesignCycleTime
Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Leanconstructionneed
BIMfacility
ReduceCycleTime
Reviewmodelinsteadofdrawings,
automaticdrawingproduction
80 days
34 days
Cycle Time
Sacks, R., (2004), Evaluation of the economic impact of computer-integration in precast concrete construction,
ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 18 No. 4. pp. 301-312.
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
ManageDesignInformationFlow
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Continuous
Flow
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
InformationDevelopmentVelocity
17:50
Continuous
Flow
Information
DevelopmentVelocity
Conclusions
Information
DevelopmentVelocity
LeanBIM
Synergy
15
Conclusions
ITandBIMfacility
Monitoringofdesigninformationflow
usingBIMandmodelserversorproject
intranets
Probabilityof
informationbottleneck
LeanBIM
Synergy
ProbabilityofBottleneck
Probabilityof
informationbottleneck
Introduction
Lean
Construction
Continuous
Flow
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
PullingDetailingInformation
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
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PullingDetailingInformation
Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Pull flow
Collaborative
Design
17:50
Leanconstructionneed
BIMfacility
Pull detailingand
fabrication/assemblyofbuilding
systemcomponentsaccordingto
shorttermplans
Collaborativedetailingwithintegration
acrossdisciplines,automatedclash
checking
Clash checking
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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StandardizedWork
Introduction
Lean
Construction
17:50
LeanBIM
Synergy
Leanconstructionneed
BIMfacility
Conclusions
Standardised work
Automatedassemblyinstructionsand
billsofmaterial
J.W. McCLENAHAN CO.
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
4DModeling,TemporaryFacilities
17:50
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Error free
stable work
Leanconstructionneed
BIMfacility
Stablework effectiveproject
planning,predictingproblems,
avoidingproblems
4Danimationandmodelingof
temporaryprocessfacilities,
errorfreedesignanddetailing
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
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IncreasedPrefabrication
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Remove
Waste
Quality
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
IncreasedPrefabrication
17:50
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Remove
Waste
Quality
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
IncreasedPrefabrication
17:50
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Remove
Waste
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
IncreasedPrefabrication
17:50
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Remove
Waste
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
IncreasedPrefabrication
17:50
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Remove
Waste
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
IncreasedPrefabrication
17:50
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Remove
Waste
Leanconstructionneed
BIMfacility
Prefabrication removewasteof
unnecessaryorinefficientactivities
Accurateerrorfreedetailingfor
prefabrication
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Pullingprefabricatedparts
17:50
Introduction
Lean
Construction
Leanconstructionneed
ITandBIMfacility
LeanBIM
Synergy
PullofmaterialsandKanban signals
forfabrication
Onlinepullofmaterialsandsignals
throughmanagementinformation
linkedthroughaBIMserver
Conclusions
Pull flow
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
PullingLaborandVisualizingStatus
17:50
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Pull flow
Civil and Environmental Engineering Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
PullingLaborandVisualizingStatus
17:50
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Pull flow
Leanconstructionneed
BIMfacility
Pullflowsignalsarenotvisible,like
inmanufacturing,sodirectivesto
teamspullwork
Onlinepullflowsignalscanbe
communicatedtoteamsonline
Projectstatuschanges rapidlyand
sometimesunexpectedly.
Informationiscomplex,diverse,
plentifulanddifficulttointegrate
Goodvisualization isneededfor
constructionprocessandworkreadiness
information
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
Safety Riskforecastforworkplanning
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
17:50
Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
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Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Safety Riskforecastforworkplanning
Leanconstructionneed
BIMfacility
Safeprocesses nowaste
BIMsupportsdynamicsafetyconscious
planning
Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions
Conclusions
BIMmakesconstructionleaner;
LeanthinkingfocusesBIMimplementation
OwnershaveauniqueroletoplayasleadersofLeanandBIMinitiatives
LeanandBIMcanimproveanownersbottomline,butalsohavearipple
effectacrosstheconstructionindustry
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