Sustainability Future design
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s far back as 2007 we were using building expanding low-carbon pre-construction industry and
information management (BIM) on major the ever-developing BIM product databases – resulted
projects such as Dubai’s Lighthouse in a strong lobby by the constructors for BIM to be
Tower and Metro. We did not always used by designers on all large projects. By 2015, this
achieve full multi-D and rarely got beyond three or was the case.
four dimensions. Nonetheless, we could start to see the Even before 2010 it was clear that low-carbon
enormous benefits of a single object orientated model buildings needed a different design-management
containing all the project information. approach, and that the disciplines were going to
With this way of working the building services have to work more closely together to achieve their
engineer significantly contributes to the holistic design emissions targets with appropriate integration at
solution and is able to get much closer to design and the right value and without compromising quality of
engineering. life. We experimented with different team structures
Like others, we persisted with BIM but it was not and management processes, and while some were
until 2013 and the introduction of BIMtour that things very successful, we needed an industry-standard
really took off. BIMtour allowed any project stakeholder approach.
to plot their own virtual project tour and gain access Integrated design soon became the buzz phrase, and
to all the metadata. For instance, a pipe fitter with a the US Green Building Council was among the first to
PSP could fly through a congested ceiling void, easily start providing training in this area. However, in 2012,
identify setting out dimensions, click on products to the Swiss launched the management concept of Design
get their specifications and even promote and upload Integra that used a simple formula where design
on-site alterations. success was measured in three key metrics together
BIM would then check for clashes, recalculate fan and with an elegant process map. It defined the vision,
pump heads, loads, operational and embodied carbon provided an action plan and an option identification
emissions, re-measure and schedule materials, and and analysis tool, and proved an overnight success –
then seek project manager approval before updating soon becoming adopted by most building designers.
the master model and giving approval to proceed. This Pre-concept and concept design charettes in third-
level of intuitive flexibility – coupled with the rapidly party-facilitated, inspirational locations are now >
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