U.S. General Services Administration National 3D-4D-BIM Program

Presentation to:
Public Works Government Services Canada
&
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada
Ottawa, ON
GSA’s National 3D-4D-BIM Program
Charles Matta, FAIA
Director, Federal Buildings & Modernizations
Office of the Chief Architect & Capital Construction Programs
February 15, 2008

Basic Facts about GSA / PBS
Inventory of 340 million SF in 8,600 buildings
nationwide
- Owned – (approximately 51% of the inventory)
- Leased - (approximately 49% of the inventory)
- Serving over 1 million government workers in
over 100 federal agencies
in 2,100 American communities

PBS’ Inventory/Construction
• Do General Purpose Buildings for the Executive and
Judicial Branches
− Federal Buildings
− Border Stations
− Courthouses
− Warehouses
• Also Do Requested “Transfer Projects”
− Laboratories (FDA)
− Correctional (Bureau
of Prisons)
• We Don’t Do…
− Museums (Air & Space)
− Education/Training
(UDC)
− Military Bases
− Civil Works
− Post Offices
− VA Hospitals
− NASA, DOE Facilities
− Legislative/AOC
− DOI Monuments/Parks
− Embassies

Federal Construction Program
Capital and Minor Projects
Design, Construction, M&I Funding
FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006 FY2007
New $717M $721M $696M $792M $701M
R&A $951M $964M $886M $861M $618M
Total $1.66B $1.68B $1.57B $1.65B
$1.31B
Repairs and Alterations project dollars are likely to continue
to outsize the New Construction program after DHS phase

GSA’s Project Portfolio
209 Active Major Projects, $12.425 Billion

Current Capital Program
209 projects in 11 regions with a total value of
approximately $12.425 B (as of November 19, 2007)
71 are new construction projects
•26 of these projects are new courthouses or a new
courthouse annex.
•19 are new buildings or lab buildings.
•26 are new border stations
94 are renovation projects (several are multi phase)
•89 are federal buildings modernizations (including space for
judiciary).
•3 are federal courthouse modernizations
•2 are border station modernizations
44 are lease projects
•42 are federal buildings
•2 are federal courthouses

Capital Program Delivery Methods
Typical - Based Upon Construction Cost
• 30 - 40% - Construction Manager at Risk - (CMc)
– CM Works With Design Team to Optimize Design
– CM Guarantees Award, Typically at 75% Design
• 5 - 10% - Design-Build (all “Bridging”) - (DB)
– Design Excellence A-E Develops Concept/DD
– DB Firm Selected Using “Greatest Value” Criteria
– DB Team Develops Construction Documents
• 50 - 60% - Traditional (Design-Bid-Build) - (DBB)
– Design Excellence A-E Team Develops Concept
– A-E Team Develops Construction Documents
– Const. Award Based On “Greatest Value” Criteria
Some Involve Design Competitions

Capital Program Objectives
• Meet customer needs
• Address building needs
• Consider market conditions
• Maintain stakeholder confidence

Business Challenges
1. Human Capital
2.Space Measurement
3. Market Conditions
4.Maintain Stakeholder Confidence

The Business Case

GSA’s National 3D-4D-BIM Program
PBS OCA 3D-4D-BIM Program
Strategy Overview
1. Full Adoption FY2007
• Interoperability
• Foster competition
• Portfolio Planning Call
• Spatial Measurement Validation
2. Venture Capital Board
• 3D Laser Scanning
3. Established Champions in Regions
4. BIM Guide published
5. Education and Public outreach
6. Collaboration and Partnering with leading academic institutions

GSA’s National 3D-4D-BIM Program
PBS OCA 3D-4D-BIM Program
FedBizOpps:
For all prospectus projects receiving design funding in FY2007 and
beyond, a spatial program Building Information Model will be the
minimum requirement for all new and modernization projects that will
be submitted to Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service for Final
Concept approvals.
Scope of Work:
… check with OCA for latest template and advice on customization

PBS OCA 3D-4D-BIM Program
GSA’s National 3D-4D-BIM Program
From introduction,
to pilots and technology/standard development,
to policy and budget and guidance,
to program and project deployment and supports
60+ Projects To Date
• 10+
• 20+
• 35+
pilots completed
projects underway
projects with Office of Chief Architect supports

The Value of 3D, 4D, and BIM

PBS 3D-4D-BIM Program
The Many Facets and Applications of BIM:
With respect to Industry Trends, Maturity, and Value
3D Visualization (Customer Communication/Mockup/Urban Study)
3D “Clash Detection” and Coordination
3D Production (Drawings and Fabrications)
3D Laser Scanning
4D Phasing (Tenants Move, Construction Sequence…)
Space/Program Validation
Energy Simulation
Circulation (occupants/vehicles), Egress, and Ingress Validation
Acoustic Simulation
Quantity Takeoff
And more……

PBS OCA 3D-4D-BIM Program
3D Coordination
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
BIM—Spatial
Space: 089 NC1st
-10
4D Phasing BIM—Energy 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 3D Laser Scanning

PBS OCA 3D-4D-BIM Program
Priorities—The GSA BIM Guide Series
01—Overview
02—Spatial Program Validation
03—3D Imaging
04—4D Phasing
05—Energy Performance and Operation
06—Circulation and Security Validation
07—Building Elements

PBS OCA 3D-4D-BIM Program
Business Question:
How does PBS validate whether the design
meets our program during concept phase?
Space Measurement
Gross Building Area
Gross Design Area
Usable Area
Rentable Area
Efficiency
Volume
Public/Private
Ratio
Fenestration
Ratio
Skin to Floor
Ratio
Portfolio/Property
Management
STAR space type
STAR space category
Agency Bureau Code

Basis for Spatial Program Validaiton
During Early Project Phases
GSA Business Assignment Guide
(2005)
ANSI-BOMA Standard (1996)
Region’s SDM Formatting Standard

PBS OCA 3D-4D-BIM Program
The Drive for Open Standard
BIM-Authoring Vendors
Autodesk & Inopso
Architectural Desktop
Autodesk Revit
Bentley Architecture
Graphisoft ArchiCAD
Onuma Planning Stm.
BIM-Viewing/Analysis
Solibri Model Checker

PBS 3D-4D-BIM Program
Space Object
Space Name
Space Number (ID)
Occupant Org. Name
Client Space Type

PBS OCA 3D-4D-BIM Program
Our BIM-analysis tools incorporate
design expertise in the analysis process
We developed spatial
program BIM analysis
tools that:
• Incorporate ANSI/BOMA
rules and spatial
measurement expertise
• Automatically analyze the
spatial program for
efficiency ratios and area
calculations
• Produce tenant stacking
plans and reports

PBS OCA 3D-4D-BIM Program
Automated Spatial BIM Report
Floor Area Calculations (in sf)
Our BIM Report Contains:
Floor
Gross Building
Area Gross Measured Area
Floor Rentable
Major Vertical Penetration Area
Basement 118,823 111,039 3,020 108,020
Ground Floor 107,954 101,020 3,437 97,583
First Floor 153,767 94,678 2,936 91,742
Second Floor 77,037 71,445 7,091 64,354
Third Floor 74,512 70,497 2,328 68,169
Fourth Floor 74,512 68,186 2,108 66,078
Fifth Floor 74,512 65,419 2,221 63,199
Sixth Floor 74,512 69,727 2,251 67,476
Seventh Floor 59,239 51,591 1,676 Basement 49,915
BUILDING 814,870 703,602 27,067 676,534
• Floor Calculations
• Tenant Stacking Plans
• ANSI/BOMA Stacking Plans
Usable Areas
Floor
Floor Office
Area
USF/GSF
Floor Building Common
Area
Floor Usable
Area
Basement 61,778 51.99% 26,395 88,176
Ground Floor 71,380 66.12% 4,122 75,513
First Floor 74,144 48.22% 3,473 79,020
Second Floor 50,622 65.71% 3,565 55,847
Third Floor 52,960 71.08% 2,801 55,764
Fourth Floor 52,075 69.89% 2,538 54,613
Fifth Floor 47,409 63.63% 2,579 50,363
Sixth Floor 52,224 70.09% 1,484 53,718
Seventh Floor 38,616 65.19% 3,795 42,462
BUILDING 501,207 61.51% 50,752 555,477
INSERT STACKING FIGURE HERE

PBS Ongoing National 3D-4D-BIM Program Projects led by OCA:
Spatial Program Validation
Region 4
Region 5
Region 6
Region 10
R11/NCR
Tuttle Annex, GA
Dirksen Federal Building, IL (and laser as well)
Cedar Rapids Courthouse, IA
Edith Green Federal Office, OR
1800 F Street GSA Central Office, DC
HCHB Dept of Commerce, DC
St. Elizabeth’s Campus, DC (candidate; led by NCR)

Laser Scanning of 26 Federal Plaza
• 2 days of scanning in parallel with 2.5 days of surveying
• covers plaza area, parking ramps, upper parking level, and exposed parking utilities
• 5 weeks to convert points into 3D model (about 40 hours of actual modeling)
• ¼” accuracy from 3 feet to 150 feet

PBS 3D-4D-BIM Program

PBS 3D-4D-BIM Program
St. Elizabeth’s Campus [NCR Portfolio]

PBS 3D-4D-BIM Program
St. Elizabeth’s Campus [NCR Portfolio]

PBS 3D-4D-BIM Program
Historic—Brooklyn GPO

PBS 3D-4D-BIM Program
Historic—Brooklyn GPO

PBS National 3D-4D-BIM Program Pilot Project
Salt Lake City Federal Courthouse, Utah
Conventional vs. BIM
PERIMITER
ROOMS
CORE
1000
M
900 W
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
ZONES
SPACES
0
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PBS National 3D-4D-BIM Program Pilot Project
Salt Lake City Federal Courthouse, Utah
Energy Use Breakdown
HVAC, other
electricity (fans)
9%
DHW
10%
Equipment
8%
HVAC, other
electricity (fans)
29%
DHW
0%
Equipment
9%
Lighting
20%
Space Cooling
5%
Space Heating
48%
Lighting
11%
Space Cooling
7%
Space Heating
44%
1000
M
900 W
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
VisualDOE Breakdown of
Energy Use
Riuska Breakdown of
Energy Use
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Sustaining a National Program

PBS OCA 3D-4D-BIM Program
GSA’s One-Stop Center of Expertise
Office of Chief Architect—Resources for 3D, 4D, BIM
• Strategy, Policy, and Tactics
• Program and Pilot Funding
• Development, Implementation, Standardization
• Solicitation and Scope of Work
• Internal Knowledge Portal (SOW, metrics, case studies)
• Training Opportunities (high-level, software trials, and
tutorials)
•Public Outreach
www.gsa.gov/bim: BIM Guides, GSA BIM Champions, Sign Up

PBS OCA 3D-4D-BIM Program
BIM benefits to GSA
•Improve Design
•Document as-built conditions
•Reduce Change orders due to errors and omissions
•Enhance Design visualization, coordination and
communication
•Improve project delivery
•Better address Facility Management

http://www.gsa.gov/bim

Thank you
Charles Matta, FAIA
Director, Federal Buildings & Modernizations
Office of the Chief Architect and Capital Construction Programs
For more information visit: www.gsa.gov