Geir Johansen, Manager Building & Construction departmentNorconsult Information Systems (NOIS)geir.johansen@nois.no

Our companyNS 3420 “Specification texts for building, construction and installations”LIVE: Making a simple Spec with our softwareRecent BIM/IFC development in the Norwegian marketLIVE: IFC Demo with Calcus

120 people, turnover 20 mill USD ~ €15 millOwned by Norconsult, 1.450 peopleLeading in software & services to the building and construction industry in Norway10.000 users (18.000 users incl. freeware)2.000 customers (architects, engineers, contractors, owners, government....)

Specs & Element specsProject managementStructural analysisCADGIS (Geographic information system)Cost estimating (from sketch to detailed design)Contractor’s calculation and production management & logisticsData flow and QAFacility Management

Some of the main ongoing development:Environmental Cost Calculation integrated (release oct.08) Lifecycle Cost Calculation integrated

► Project prospect

► Study

► Design

► Detail project

► Building

► Facility

Management

► Development

OUR AIM + RESPONSIBILITY: supporting the project stages

• Growth of ca. 20 % in 2007, continuing in 2008 by a slower pace• Filling in gaps in the business by buying small companies with

potential• Organic growth• Strengthening our position year by year• International expansion is higher on our agenda• Nordic expansion is the closest market and most natural expansion

of our home market

NS 3420 ”Specification text for building, construction and installations”• ”Backbone” for most specification work• History of more than 20 years. Both books and database• Revised and updated annually• Widely used in the industry• All Spec. and calculation software have interface to NS3420 database • New major upgrade of NS 3420 this year with building elements • Education and courses:

• Correct usage of the standard (Standard Norge)• Applied usage and software (NOIS)• 2007: More than 300 took one of our Spec. courses (NOIS)

Ways of making Specifications:•Detailed spec with quantities (most common)•Simplified specs (Outline specs)•Performance based specs•The general contractor to write the specs•Partnering and Design/Build contracting with owner

SPEC: resulting specification document

NS 3420 work items have these data NS code Standard text and/or project text unit quantity discipline

Reference to NS 3420 General condition spec typically organized in:

chapters (discipline/trade) subchapters (building part)

LIVE DEMO

Statsbygg: (GSA) • full BIM/IFC based design and delivery will be required in

projects from 01.01.2010• First fullscale BIM project out for tender this month• Relased BIM Manual (IDM) • Require to deliver LCC calculation

IAI/BIM:• IAI annual meeting this this month• Large ”Seeing is believing” session• The BIM wave is getting stronger

Some of our engagements: • Roadshows and seminars with CAD-Q (Revit) promoting BIM• New Environmental project GLITNE with major players in the

industry (Arch. Gov. Contractors, Software vendors)• Environmental costs calculations (CO2, waste etc.)

• BuildingSmart Aqaurium: IFC cooperation on a technical levelbetween software vendors• BIM STORM: Building London Live

• LIVE DEMO CALCUS

PROJECTS & MODELS: tested

Tromsø UniversityTromsø UniversitySTATSBYGGSTATSBYGG

PROJECTS & MODELS: tested

Housing model IHousing model ISELVAAG BluethinkSELVAAG Bluethink

PROJECTS & MODELS: tested

Housing model IIHousing model IISELVAAG BluethinkSELVAAG Bluethink

PROJECTS & MODELS: tested

Housing model IIIHousing model IIISELVAAGSELVAAG

PROJECTS & MODELS: tested

Housing modelHousing modelSKANSKASKANSKA

PROJECTS & MODELS: tested

MunkerudMunkerudSELVAAGSELVAAG

CAD SYSTEMS AND OTHER APPICATIONS: tested import from…

• Autocad ADT and Revit• Archicad• Microstation/Triforma• Data Design System• Selvaag Bluethink, two applications • EPM Model Server output

Conclusions: all different layouts of IFC files (wide variantions)no quantities supplied, we need to traverse the geometryit is possible to make it work after elaborate testingall hassles not discovered yet - to few users

Limitations: import only per now, and only building/arch. objects