how revit changed an architectural firm
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How Revit BIM authoring software pushed the transformation of a mid-sized architectural firm in Dallas, TX from 2000 - 2004. Presented to Southern Arizona Revit Users Group, 2/28/13TRANSCRIPT
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How Revit Changed an Architectural Firm
The HCA Story: 2000 to 2004
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Revit Adopted in Early 2000
A Business Decision, not anything to do with BIM. We had no idea what BIM was, we just wanted the “800 lb Gorilla” off our backs
The Revit Subscription Business model was the 'deal maker'
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BIM? What's that?
All we thought we were getting was native 3d in an easy to use package.
Found out Components would “atomize” the design and production process
“Atomic” components revolutionize work flow.
Now work can be easily divided up and standardized.
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Implementation--Simplimentation
Contractor comes to us to create a D/B firm
We do one better, we create “Team Build”
Contractor becomes “Go To” resource for families, documentation style and document layout.
Revit models aren't about what Designers think should be in production documents. It's all about what Builders and Fabricators need to understand your design.
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The Birth of “Team Build”
New markets opened up
For over two years all work from from “Team Build” marketing
We stopped doing public work due to low profit and higher risk
Other GC's came to us wanting an association to market business together as a TEAM
Became the start of IPD-type work
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How Did it Happen?
Process Transformation
Realization old system was broken
Change needed to be permanent
Mindset change needed to succeed
New BIM tool Changed Operations and Marketing
Work became standardized and reuse from project-to-project greatly increased
Flexible work teams evolved as most productive
New perspective improved work environment
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How Did it Happen?
Process Transformation
Marketing became solution based with an experienced Team
Sold past performance of no increase in price
Sold proven faster delivery
Sold greater value for every $
New BIM tool Changed Operations and Marketing
Marketing was transformed from
“Let me show you my great design.” to...
“Let me show you how I deliver more value.”
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How Did it Happen?
Process Transformation
Operations focused on collaborative knowledge
Standardized work methods
Peer to Peer and Mentor to Peer pairings increased understanding and in-place value more quickly
New BIM tool Changed Operations and Marketing
Waterfall scheduling changed to 'value in place' objectives
Flexible work teams evolved as most productive
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What Changed
Class Rooms:
Put Plan, Elevation, Casework Schedules and Finishes all together
Kitchens:
Put Plans, Elevations and Equipment details/schedules together.
We studied old document sets from over 50 years ago. We found multiple views of the same assembly all together, more like a manufacturing diagram than modern documents.
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What Changed...more
Toilet Rooms:
Put Plan, Elevation, Equipment Schedules and Finishes all together
Stairs and Elevators
Put Plans, Sections and details all on same sheet.
Common features and associated information was important to place together to provide clear communication.
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What Changed...more
Class Rooms:
Put Plan, Elevation, Casework Schedules and Finishes all together
Kitchens:
Put Plans, Elevations and Equipment details/schedules together.
Providing constructors, equipment suppliers and associated trades quickly understood information reduced RFI's and increased field performance.
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What Changed...more
Used more Perspective views with Elevations
Placing Elevations and oblique views together enhanced understanding
Kitchens:
Put Plans, Elevations and Equipment details/schedules together.
Complex construction components better understood when presented as a totality, rather than as a series of parts.
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Results?
New business model reduced RFI count by 20% initially
RFI count reduced by 50% after one year.
Decreased RFI's during bidding and construction.
RFI's were found to cost US over $2,000 under old business modelCost of RFI reduced to
$1,000 and turned in 24 hours
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Results? … for Builders
Reduced RFI count for builders put $$'s directly back in their pockets.
Decreased RFI's during bidding and construction.
RFI's were found to cost BUILDERS over $3,500.
Contractors praised documents for clarity and completeness
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Quick Takeaways
BIM exposed old methods brokenness
Work roles changed dramatically
New efficiencies drive new processes
New value propositions change marketing possibilities
Collaboration becomes paramount
Revit is transformative software tool for both designers and builders.
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Quick Takeaways...more
Old top-down design review and management fails to deliver good value.
New design tools drives concurrent review and collaborative approach from initial ideas through final implementation.
BIM easily provides this, CAD does not!
New management tools needed to leverage new technologies.
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Quick Takeaways...more
Focus is on delivery of highest value in this moment
Work flows change to focus on needed value in time
Standardized components allow for faster assembly of models for evaluation and decision
New management tools needed to leverage new technologies.