Using a Work Breakdown Structure and BIM 360 for Effective Labor Delivery and ControlEd CoffinProduct Application, eSUB Construction Software

About the speaker

Ed Coffin• 35 years experience servicing the electrical

industry

• Electrician, superintendent, project manager, estimator and CAD operator

• 15 years dedicated to working directly with contractors improving their workflows throughout their entire operations.

NUM BER ONE RISK TO PROFIT IS

LABOR

HOW CAN W E AVOID RISKS TO PROFIT?

EFFECTIVE LABOR DELIVERY

What are the challenges?

What are the solutions?

Construction is broken

Chaos in Construction

POOR Communication

and Documentation

Time and Money

WASTED

The culture is what is broken

MAIN DRIVERS IN CONSTRUCTION

PRICE QUALITY SCHEDULE

PRODUCTIVITY RISK SHIFTING

Age and Skill Shortage

Technology to the RescueIncrease in productivity

Increase in labor force

Transition of skilled labor

Risk and Accountability Flow Downhill

RISK RISK

ACCOUNTABILITY TO FIELD WORKERS

FIELD WORKERS MUST DOCUMENTTO UPHOLD ACCOUNTABILITY

Owner General Contractor Sub Trades

Increase in Non-Constructible Designs

• Details left for trade contractors to figure out

• Design issues were resolved on the jobsite

• Mistakes made and need to be corrected

• RFIs, Change Orders….REWORK!

COST OF REWORK IN CONSTRUCTION

30%of work performed is actually rework

70%of rework is design-induced

$4.2BCost of rework caused by poor document control

Designers

General Contractor

Electrical MechanicalGlazing Drywall Painting FlooringFraming Steel Concrete

Implementers of DesignTrade Contractors

Risk

Risk

COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

The impact of Time on Rework

IMPACT OF TIME - IN CHANGE PROCESS

Early planning 

Project Start Project Finish

Project Communication workflow

Field Foreman

Administration

Sub‐Contractors

Vendors

Trade Contractor

Architect

Owner

Engineers

General Contractor‐ GC

Corporate Management

Project Management

Other Trades

Project Management

Field Foreman Field Foreman‐ GC

Field Workers

Construction Manager‐ CM

High Risk‐ Verbal Communication

Internal Workflow

No access communication

Critical‐ Internal Workflow 

Typical Project Communication Workflow

“You only get paid for the work that is documented.”

How do we fix it?

The Evolution of BIM

Building and Information Modeling

Building - 3D Rendering

Information - Common Data Environment

TechnologyAutodesk BIM 360 DOCS

eSUB Field Data Collection and Operations

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

• Share in both risk and reward

• Unlock creativity from all project participants

• Constructible documents

Lean Construction Principles

• Collaboration and knowledge sharing

• Focused on delivering customer value

• Streamlined processes

• Continuous improvement

Communication

Documentation

HOW CAN W E IM PROVE PROJECT DELIVERY AS W HOLE?

EFFECTIVE LABOR DELIVERY

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Integrated Labor Delivery (ILD)

Aligning Owners / Architects / Engineers / GCs / Skilled Trades

Labor begins at Design

APPLYING LEAN PRINCIPLES TO ILD

• Mitigate the risk in labor

• Collaboration and knowledge sharing

• Focused on delivering value

• Avoid mistakes made in the past

• Improve on past successes

• Continuous improvement

Work Breakdown Structure

• Hierarchy of project tasks

• Measurable

• Collaborative

• Repeatable

Labor productivity

Full-cycle job costing

Project Manager

Trade Contractor

Roles versus Process

Complex Workflows

Collaboration Software

Enhances Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

Enhances Integrated Labor Delivery (ILD)

Designed for collaboration

in partnership withBIM 360 Docs

Complex Workflows

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Integrated Labor Delivery

The Process of ILD

Examples of Work Breakdown Structures

Examples of Work Breakdown Structures

Establish Budgets based on Deliverables

Schedule DeliverablesScheduling

Organized & Centralized Docs

ILD Tracking: Submittals

Prefabrication Status

ILD Tracking- Prefabrication Process

ILD Tracking- RFI’s

ILD Tracking- Change Management

ILD Tracking- Daily Reports

ILD Tracking- Unproductive Hours

ILD Tracking- MeasuringDeliverables

ILD Tracking- Labor ProductivityProject #1 Project #2 Project #3

Labor Productivity

‐19%

+5%

+2%

+4%

+7%

‐3%500 -Exterior W ork

400 -Devices

110 - Branch Rough-In

300 -Fixtures

200 -W ire & Cable

600 -Dem olition

120 -Feeder Rough-In +12%

‐24%

+8%

‐4%

+6%

+4%

+1%

500 -Exterior W ork

400 -Devices

110 - Branch Rough-In

300 -Fixtures

200 -W ire & Cable

600 -Dem olition

120 -Feeder Rough-In +10% +11%

‐22%

+6%

+3%

+4%

+2%

‐4%500 -Exterior W ork

400 -Devices

110 - Branch Rough-In

300 -Fixtures

200 -W ire & Cable

600 -Dem olition

120 -Feeder Rough-In

‐6%

‐21%

+6.5%

+1%

+4.5%

‐2%500 -Exterior W ork

400 -Devices

110 - Branch Rough-In

300 -Fixtures

200 -W ire & Cable

600 -Dem olition

120 -Feeder Rough-In +10.5%

Com bined Perform ance

ILD Tracking- Labor Productivity

Labor Productivity

‐6%

‐21%

+6.5%

+1%

+4.5%

‐2%500 -Exterior W ork

400 -Devices

110 - Branch Rough-In

300 -Fixtures

200 -W ire & Cable

600 -Dem olition

120 -Feeder Rough-In +10.5%

Com bined Perform ance

What’s next in collaboration software

BIM 360 and eSUB

Model Derivative APIModel Derivative API enables users to represent and share their designs in different formats, as well as to extract valuable metadata.

Authentication (0Auth)0Auth API is the open standard used across the Forge Platform for token0based authentication and authorization.

Data Management APIData Management API provides a unified and consistent way to access data across BIM 360 Team, Fusion Team (formerly known as A360 Team), BIM 360 Docs, A360 Personal, and the Object Storage Service.

BIM 360 RFI APIThe BIM 360 RFIs API creates, tracks, and updates RFIs (requests for information). You can manage the RFI workflow by assigning members to the RFI, transitioning the RFI to different states, and adding comments and attachments.

eSUB and BIM 360 Docs

ACCESS BIM 360 DOCS FROM eSUB

SELECT BIM 360 FILES TO ATTACH

DOCUMENTATION TIED DIRECTLY TO 2D/3D PLANS

BIM 360 Connected Solutions

Design Team

General Contractor

Skilled TradesMechanical

Drawings/RFIs/Issues/Submittals

Drawing/Issues

In conclusion

Join us to change the conversation and be part of the movement toward Integrated Labor Delivery

Tuesday, November 138 AM – 10 AM

Marco Polo Room 803

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