How Revit Changed an Architectural Firm
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The architectural firm adopted Revit in 2000 not for BIM capabilities but to get away from their 2D CAD software. They soon realized Revit's parametric components allowed work to be standardized and reused. This transformed their design and documentation processes, allowing work to be divided up more easily among flexible project teams. It also changed their marketing approach, demonstrating how they could deliver more value through standardized work flows. As a result, their RFI counts decreased by 50% which saved costs and improved construction outcomes.
How Revit Changed an Architectural Firm
- 1. How Revit Changed an Architectural Firm The HCA Story: 2000 to 2004
- 2. Revit Adopted in Early 2000 A Business Decision, not anything to do with BIM. We had no The Revit idea what BIM was, Subscription we just wanted the Business model “800 lb Gorilla” was the 'deal off our backs maker'
- 3. BIM? What's that? All we thought we were “Atomic” getting was native 3d in an easy to use package. components revolutionize work flow. Found out Components Now work can be would “atomize” the easily divided up design and production and standardized. process
- 4. Implementation--Simplimentation Contractor comes to us Revit models aren't to create a D/B firm about what Designers We do one better, we think should be in create “Team Build” production Contractor becomes “Go documents. It's all To” resource for about what Builders families, documentation and Fabricators need style and document layout. to understand your design.
- 5. The Birth of “Team Build” New markets opened up Other GC's came to For over two years all us wanting an work from from “Team association to market Build” marketing business together as a We stopped doing public TEAM work due to low profit Became the start of and higher risk IPD-type work
- 6. How Did it Happen? New BIM tool Changed Process Transformation Operations and Marketing Realization old system Work became was broken standardized and reuse Change needed to be from project-to-project permanent greatly increased Mindset change needed Flexible work teams to succeed evolved as most productive New perspective improved work environment
- 7. How Did it Happen? Process Transformation New BIM tool Changed Marketing became Operations and Marketing solution based with an Marketing was experienced Team transformed from Sold past performance of “Let me show you my no increase in price great design.” to... Sold proven faster “Let me show you how delivery I deliver more value.” Sold greater value for every $
- 8. How Did it Happen? Process Transformation New BIM tool Changed Operations focused on Operations and collaborative knowledge Marketing Standardized work Waterfall scheduling methods changed to 'value in Peer to Peer and Mentor place' objectives to Peer pairings increased understanding Flexible work teams and in-place value more evolved as most quickly productive
- 9. What Changed Class Rooms: We studied old Put Plan, Elevation, document sets from Casework Schedules and over 50 years ago. Finishes all together We found multiple views of the same Kitchens: assembly all together, Put Plans, Elevations more like a and Equipment details/schedules manufacturing together. diagram than modern documents.
- 10. What Changed...more Toilet Rooms: Common features and Put Plan, Elevation, associated information Equipment Schedules was important to and Finishes all together place together to provide clear Stairs and Elevators communication. Put Plans, Sections and details all on same sheet.
- 11. What Changed...more Class Rooms: Providing Put Plan, Elevation, constructors, Casework Schedules and equipment suppliers Finishes all together and associated trades quickly understood Kitchens: information reduced Put Plans, Elevations RFI's and increased and Equipment details/schedules field performance. together.
- 12. What Changed...more Used more Perspective Complex construction views with Elevations components better Placing Elevations and understood when oblique views together presented as a totality, enhanced understanding rather than as a series Kitchens: of parts. Put Plans, Elevations and Equipment details/schedules together.
- 13. Results? New business model Decreased RFI's during reduced RFI count by bidding and construction. 20% initially RFI's were found to RFI count reduced by cost US over $2,000 50% after one year. under old business Cost of RFI reduced to model $1,000 and turned in 24 hours
- 14. Results? … for Builders Reduced RFI count for Decreased RFI's during builders put $$'s directly bidding and construction. back in their pockets. RFI's were found to cost BUILDERS over $3,500. Contractors praised documents for clarity and completeness
- 15. Quick Takeaways BIM exposed old Revit is transformative methods brokenness software tool for both Work roles changed designers and builders. dramatically New efficiencies drive new processes New value propositions change marketing possibilities Collaboration becomes paramount
- 16. Quick Takeaways...more Old top-down design New management review and management fails to deliver good tools needed to value. leverage new New design tools drives technologies. concurrent review and collaborative approach from initial ideas through final implementation. BIM easily provides this, CAD does not!
- 17. Quick Takeaways...more Focus is on delivery of New management highest value in this moment tools needed to leverage new Work flows change to focus on needed value in technologies. time Standardized components allow for faster assembly of models for evaluation and decision
- 18. Thanks Andrew Abernathy Principal, NoSilos.com Andrew@nosilos.com 520-477-6210 ©www.NoSilos.com 2013