Focus on the Level of Quality not the Level of Design

So what we’ve recognized in the Industry is that while the LOD (Level of Design) is a good guide to understand what to expect you should really be focusing on the level of quality within the BIM Models and not the level of detail.

So you can have building parts in the model but if they are named wrong or inconsistent then the level of quality is poor You are delivering to your requirements in LOD but you are not delivering to your requirements in level of quality So we should be focusing on level of quality not level of detail.

Us, as Cost Managers, we use the information. So for us the quality is better than the detail.

If we have the quality we can use it If we have the detail without the quality then we can’t use the detail It doesn’t matter how much information you have if the quality is poor.

If we consider the Level of Detail and the Level of Quality, how do you think we could improve the Level of Quality in our BIM Models?

BIM maturity: 5D Cost

BIM in relation the 3D aspect seems to be well established and strong processes are implemented in almost every single construction firm in the country. Now, we need to begin thinking on what is next, and in the case of BIM, the development will need to focus on 4D (time) and 5D (cost), but not just in the execution phase.

In order to build good standards and grow maturity around these areas, it is necessary to involve the planners and commercial specialists in the BIM strategy development process. Only in this way will the process take into account the output required by these 2 disciplines. This is necessary in order to take full advantage of the information produced and incorporate it in the project design.

IKT agreements must include minimum requirements and conditions on how to produce the project material, not only for the final delivery, but also along the design process to facilitate the control around these 2 specialist discipline deliveries.