Project Overview
During this unique course project you will work in teams composed of students from
Part I Teams: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT) and University of Washington (UW) (Part I),
Part II Teams: National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), National Taiwan University (NTU), and Washington State University (WSU).
Each school is responsible for the school-specific module, and the team project will be a combination of the school-specific modules that reflect the school represented on the team. The purpose of the project is:
Due to the misalignment between semester and quarter schedules at each of the schools, we have divided the teams into two Parts. Part I students will meet from February to March, and Part II students will meet from March to May.
Part I Teams: Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT) and University of Washington (UW) (Part I),
Part II Teams: National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), National Taiwan University (NTU), and Washington State University (WSU).
Each school is responsible for the school-specific module, and the team project will be a combination of the school-specific modules that reflect the school represented on the team. The purpose of the project is:
- To give you an opportunity to increase your understanding of the practice of distributed team project management and BIM execution planning in the context of a global team,
- To expose you to advanced tools for project collaboration and planning, and
- To participate in a research experiment to help understand how global virtual design teams can work together effectively.
Due to the misalignment between semester and quarter schedules at each of the schools, we have divided the teams into two Parts. Part I students will meet from February to March, and Part II students will meet from March to May.
Part I
Students from IIT-Madras and UW will work together on two projects.
Project I
In this two-week project, you will explore the addition of 3 rooms to a residential house. This house is located in Chennai, India, (the home of IIT-Madras). The owner of this house seeks to add more living space to the house. Your virtual team has been hired to design a small 3-room extension to an existing building and propose a construction plan for the work. Your team needs to decide where to build the rooms (and the team can assume that structural upgrades are not needed for a single story addition, but are required for multiple story additions). In week 1 IIT can model the 3-room addition in Revit while the UW students develop a construction schedule. The virtual team as a whole needs to decide on the additions and construction activities. In the second week, the UW team will then integrate the Revit model and baseline schedule to develop a 4D model in Navisworks. Finish project I with a debrief of the BIM process. Reflection: If you could do this project over again, what would you do differently?
Project Schedule
Week
1
2
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Week of
Feb 1
Feb 8
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Project II
In this four-week project, you will develop a BIM execution plan for your virtual team's design and construction sequence analysis of a multi-story residential building. Architectural drawings for the residential building will be provided to you. This building is to be built to house people who have lost their homes in the recent floods that ravaged Chennai. As a result, you will need to think about ways in which this building can be built fast (Ideally in a few months), as well as ways in which you may reduce costs (Note: We do not expect a detailed cost estimate - a qualitative explanation of why your strategy could lead to reduced duration/budget will be sufficient). You are expected to use BIM to aid you in this effort. Overall, your tasks are to develop optimized 3D and 4D models for the construction of the building given the considerations above. In the first week (Week 3 in the course), you will be allowed to reflect on your experiences in the first project and develop a BIM Execution Plan for executing Project 2. A BIM execution plan can consist of timelines, templates and protocols that your team would like to use to execute the project. The IIT-Madras team will then build a 3D model in Week 4 and the UW team will build a 4D model in Week 5. However, in order to ensure that project costs and duration are minimized, the UW team may need to be aware of and perhaps influence the process that the IITM team is undertaking in Week 4 and vice versa. In Week 6, the teams can come together to optimize the project with a view towards presenting it to teams from NCKU, NTU and WSU in Week 7. You will also be expected to prepare a short report at the end of the project highlighting (a) How you translated lessons learnt from Project 1 into your approach for Project 2, (b) How your group iterated in Project 2 to optimize time and cost on the project and (c) How you would do things differently if we did the exercise again.
Project Schedule
Week
3
4
5
6
7
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Week Of
Feb 15
Feb 22
Feb 29
Mar 7
Mar 14
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Task
Project II Kick-off
3D Model
Construction Schedule 4D Model
Presentation Prep
Presentation to Part II Teams
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Deliverables
Draft BIM Execution Plan
3D model (Revit)
Construction Schedule (excel, MSProject, or P6) 4D Model (NWD + .AVI)
Debrief Memo Final Presentation
Recording of Presentation
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Part II
Students from National Taiwan University (NTU) and Washington State University (WSU) will work together on Part II of the VLab Global Team Project.
From the Part I teams, you will receive the following:
- 3D model (Revit)
- Construction schedule (P6, MS Project, or Excel)
- 4D model (Navisworks)
Project Description
The models produced by the Part I teams were designed for rapid construction after floods in Chennai, India (see Part I description above). The design and schedules were developed assuming the structures would be stick-built on site. Your teams will take these models and reconfigure them as follows:
- The structures are to be placed in southern Taiwan (Shanlin, Kaohsiung) on a piece of land at the base of a mountain. This means that a structure originally designed for use in India must be reconfigured for use in Taiwan using local labor, materials, and off-site facilities.
- The structure is to be modular. As much of the structure as possible must be prefabricated off-site. Refer to this article for more information about how BIM is used for rapid assembly / low cost modular construction.
http://www.aecbytes.com/feature/2016/BIM-LowCostHousing.html
Project Schedule
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
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Week of
Mar 31
Apr 7
Apr 14
Apr 21
Apr 28
May 5
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Task (during meeting)
BIM Virtual Reviewer Orientation and Teambuilding Exercise (NTU Leads)
BIM Execution Plan (WSU Leads)
3D Model Development (NTU leads) Review 3D Model with team in BIM Virtual Reviewer
(NTU leads) Develop Schedule (WSU leads) Create and Review 4D Model (WSU leads)
Structural analysis (NTU leads) Discuss optimizations needed (All schools) Presentation Prep
Discuss and incorporate optimizations Presentation
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Deliverables (end of week)
BIM Execution Plan (WSU)
3D Model (NTU) Schedule (WSU)
4D Model (WSU)
Structural Analysis (NTU) Optimized 3D Model (NTU) and Structural Analysis (NTU)
Optimized 4D Model (WSU) Presentation file
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Week 1
BIM Virtual Reviewer Orientation and Teambuilding Exercise (NTU Leads) – In this week, you will be introduced to the 3D virtual world developed at NTU. It is in this virtual world that you will be able to walk through the 3D Revit models created by your team. You will get to know your new global teammates through a teambuilding exercise and decide on a regular weekly meeting time.
Week 2
BIM Execution Plan (WSU Leads); 3D Model Development (NTU leads) – In this week, the team will discuss project goals, master schedule (be sure to discuss date and time differences, including daylight savings time), and brainstorm initial prefabrication strategies. WSU will use the information from this session to develop a BIM project execution plan (BXP). By the end of the week, WSU will send the BXP to all teammates. The team will also discuss modifications required for the 3D model such that the building can be executed in modular form, including local resources and any potential challenges that may be encountered. Deliverables: BXP, 3D Model.
Week 3
Review 3D Model with team in BIM Virtual Reviewer (NTU leads); Develop Schedule (WSU leads) – In this week, the 3D model developed by NTU will be imported into the 3D virtual world and explored by the team. The team will discuss the project schedule and WSU will use the information from this session to develop construction schedules for the off-site prefabrication and the on-site assembly. Deliverables: Construction schedule.
Week 4
Create and Review 4D Model (WSU leads); Structural analysis (NTU leads); Discuss optimizations needed (All schools) – In this week, WSU will combine the 3D model and construction schedule to create a 4D construction simulation (for off-site prefabrication and on-site assembly). The 4D model will be shared with and discussed by the team such that any issues or problems with the models may be addressed during the meeting. Required modifications discussed by the team are to be incorporated for submittal in Week 5. Deliverables: 4D model.
Week 5
Presentation Prep; Discuss and incorporate optimizations (All Schools) – In this week, all items are to be finalized and submitted. Each team will prepare a 15-minute presentation for delivery in Week 6. A presentation rubric will be provided to the teams. Deliverables: Optimized 3D Model (NTU) and Structural Analysis (NTU); Optimized 4D Model (WSU)