BIM helped in materialization of a new Building in Mission Bay Campus of California San Francisco is about to build a state-of-the-art building devoted to the study of cardiovascular diseases.

A new building is being constructed at the new Building in Mission Bay Campus of California San Francisco. This state-of-the-art building devoted exclusively to cardiac research will be built on an area of 230,000 ft2. The building will aide in biomedical research facilities and interaction between practice and research work. Moreover, the new building will also house a cardiovascular outpatient clinic. The integration process between the clinical research and outpatient care under one roof will surely enhance research opportunities. BIM modeling system has helped a lot in the structuring of every individual detailing, such as the 35,000 ft2 vivarium, barrier, cage sterilization areas, non-barrier, etc.

The CVRB hybrid is going to be done through IPD process and Building Information Modeling or (BIM). The project team for university work in a collaborative way and use IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) process for the designing and construction purpose, estimating project expenditure and
time schedule. All the contractors and sub-contractors came together during the process of designing and this collaboration process will be there till execution.

3D AutoCAD software and REVIT are used in structural, architectural and MEP modeling of this building. The model of the new construct has been shared with all major subcontractors.

BIM helped in the smooth construction of a detailed and next to perfect virtual model of the construct. The alternative multidimensional design will be evaluated and tested from the virtual model. The major sub-contractors extracted information from the BIM structure of the new building and prefabricated assemblies are generated from it.

This transition process from 3D modeling to fabrication lessens the amount of fabrication waste. Higher field productivity and lower crew sizes of on-site assembly is the purpose behind the whole process. The general contractor decided to go for 4D component for this BIM model and created a link between the construction schedule and the model. The owner of the building has plans in the pipeline to manage other facilities in the new building through BIM procedure, after the construction process is over.

The entire CVRB core team followed proper IPD principles, stayed together in the "Big Room", a trailer located close to the construction area. All the people concerned stayed together and stayed quite close to the construction site. This method worked wonder for the conglomeration of individual expertise and decision-making. Moreover, the IPD team also kept Green BIM and Labs21 Environment Process Criteria in mind.

Relevant Link:
http://www.rdmag.com/Lab-Design-News/Articles/2010/12/Sustainability-Design-Build-Meets-IPD-For-Green-Results-At-UCSF/