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Introduction

Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

Synergy:
BuildingInformationModeling
and
LeanConstruction
Assoc.ProfessorRafaelSacks
BIMHandbookSymposium
GeorgiaTech
Atlanta,GA,13th March2008

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Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

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Introduction

BothLeanandBIMaredeepprocesschanges,inthinking
andinpractices.Bothrequireconcertedlongterm
efforts,withinstablebusinessandworkenvironments
Operators
Owners
Users
Designers
Managers

Finance
Community
Government

Builders

Subcontractors

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over and


expecting a different result (Albert Einstein)
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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

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ToyotaProductionSystem

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Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy

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Remove
Waste
(Muda)

Value

Conclusions

Continuous
Flow

Error-free
work

Pull
system

Kaizen continuous
improvement

Stability

Standardised
work

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LeanBIM
Synergy

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Introduction
Lean
Construction

Variationonsite

Date

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Sum of workers

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Aprts.
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Lean
Construction

ImpactofVariation

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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
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Construction

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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)
0.00

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24.00

Simulation Time (min.sec)

LEAPCON Simulation
www.technion.ac.il/~cvsacks/tech-leap.htm

Pull flow
Multi-skilling

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Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

BuildingInformationModeling

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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.
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Lean
Construction

OneIslandEast,Swire,HongKong

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LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

Owner
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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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Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy

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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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Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy

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MaintainInformationValue
Leanconstructionneed
FEASIBILITY
DESIGN
MaximizeValue
toClient

BIMfacility
CONSTRUCTION

OPERATIONS
Reuseofmodelinformation

Value of design documentation

Conclusions
BIM model
collaborative
process
Traditional
single, stage,
paper drawings

Loss of value due


,
to handover
recreation of
information

Retrofit utilizing asbuilt and existing


facility documentation

Time, Project Phase


Value

BIM Handbook, Eastman et al. 2008,


John Wiley and Sons.

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ReduceDesignCycleTime

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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.
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Introduction
Lean
Construction

ManageDesignInformationFlow

LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

Continuous
Flow
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Lean
Construction

InformationDevelopmentVelocity

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Using project extranets with building models:

Continuous
Flow

Information
DevelopmentVelocity

Conclusions

Information
DevelopmentVelocity

LeanBIM
Synergy

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Conclusions

Using project extranets:


Leanconstructionneed

ITandBIMfacility

Visualization offlow design

Monitoringofdesigninformationflow
usingBIMandmodelserversorproject
intranets

Probabilityof
informationbottleneck

LeanBIM
Synergy

ProbabilityofBottleneck

Probabilityof
informationbottleneck

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Lean
Construction

Continuous
Flow
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Introduction
Lean
Construction

PullingDetailingInformation

LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

4D Simulation; Set sequence priority (e.g. walls for medium pressure


duct); pull detailing work only when construction approaches
Pull flow
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PullingDetailingInformation

Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

Pull flow
Collaborative
Design

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Leanconstructionneed

BIMfacility

Pull detailingand
fabrication/assemblyofbuilding
systemcomponentsaccordingto
shorttermplans

Collaborativedetailingwithintegration
acrossdisciplines,automatedclash
checking

Clash checking
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StandardizedWork

Introduction
Lean
Construction

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LeanBIM
Synergy

Leanconstructionneed

BIMfacility

Conclusions

Standardised work

Automatedassemblyinstructionsand
billsofmaterial
J.W. McCLENAHAN CO.

1. Drawings for each work


package generated
automatically from the
model;
2. Parts fabricated and packaged off-site;
3. Installed on site as a package
Standardised
Work
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Lean
Construction

4DModeling,TemporaryFacilities

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LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

Error free
stable work

Leanconstructionneed

BIMfacility

Stablework effectiveproject
planning,predictingproblems,
avoidingproblems

4Danimationandmodelingof
temporaryprocessfacilities,
errorfreedesignanddetailing

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Lean
Construction

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IncreasedPrefabrication

LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

Remove
Waste

Campbell, Architecture Week 2006

Quality
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Introduction
Lean
Construction

IncreasedPrefabrication

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LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

Remove
Waste
Quality
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Introduction
Lean
Construction

IncreasedPrefabrication

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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

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Lean
Construction

Leanconstructionneed

ITandBIMfacility

LeanBIM
Synergy

PullofmaterialsandKanban signals
forfabrication

Onlinepullofmaterialsandsignals
throughmanagementinformation
linkedthroughaBIMserver

Conclusions

Pull flow
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Introduction
Lean
Construction

PullingLaborandVisualizingStatus

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LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

Pull flow
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Lean
Construction

PullingLaborandVisualizingStatus

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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

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Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

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Introduction
Lean
Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

Safety Riskforecastforworkplanning
Leanconstructionneed

BIMfacility

Safeprocesses nowaste

BIMsupportsdynamicsafetyconscious
planning

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Construction
LeanBIM
Synergy
Conclusions

Conclusions

BIMmakesconstructionleaner;
LeanthinkingfocusesBIMimplementation
OwnershaveauniqueroletoplayasleadersofLeanandBIMinitiatives
LeanandBIMcanimproveanownersbottomline,butalsohavearipple
effectacrosstheconstructionindustry

The challenge to all owners, designers,


contractors and fabricators:
To perform lean, BIM-enabled projects ..
.worthy of inclusion as best practice case studies
in the 2nd edition of the BIM Handbook !!!

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