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AG5 Uses AECOsim Building Designer for Comprehensive Building Information Modeling

AG5 Uses AECOsim Building Designer for Comprehensive Building Information Modeling
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CASE STUDY Image courtesy of AG5 Project Summary Organization: AG5 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Project Objective: • Increase productivity of distributed teams on large and small projects • Optimize project workflows across different design software products • Centralize project information in a federated BIM model Products used: AECOsim Building Designer Fast Facts • AECOsim Building Designer’s federated model enables AG5 to merge and reference various types of data and files to reduce re-work. • Bentley software’s interoperability promotes collaboration among AG5 and partners, engineers, and manufacturers. • AECOsim Building Designer provides AG5 with a complete BIM solution by combining applications for multiple disciplines into one single product. ROI • Greater project-level productivity • Increased reuse of project information • Increased visibility into project information AG5 Uses AECOsim Building Designer for Comprehensive Building Information Modeling Small Architecture Practice Realizes Optimized Workflows and Higher Productivity Embracing BIM Across the Project Lifecycle AG5, a small architecture practice based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializes in simple, sustainable design. “That’s our main focus,” explained Brian Sheldon, partner at AG5. “And by using technology-enabled processes, we’re able to maintain a consistent approach throughout the design process, from conception to construction – and deliver a unique design response to a project’s location and purpose.” The firm’s three partners and five full-time employees collaborate with a diverse range of clients, from private to institutional and governmental in Denmark and internationally. For AG5, design software is a means to an end: creating inspiring and sensory-stimulating spaces that customers love. “We employ BIM (building information modeling) at an expert level to ensure quality and precision in our work,” stated Sheldon. “And we do this using Bentley’s AECOsim Building Designer.” AECOsim Building Designer provides AG5 with a complete BIM solution by combining BIM applications for multiple disciplines in one single product that supports integrated workflows and high productivity. It allows companies to work on larger and detailed projects more easily, as they can enable large, distributed teams to work together efficiently. in Jakarta, Indonesia – the Gran Rubina, a 22-story office building – we worked on it jointly with an Indonesian partner interested in learning about Danish sustainability concepts and using BIM. There had been a lot of pre-work done before we even started the 3D modeling – a lot of analogue and 2D sketching on things like cores, elevators, and stairways, and even sketched-up 3D files.” The partner also had a large office with nearly 50 production people working full-time on CAD drawings. AG5 knew it was unrealistic to expect them to start using Bentley software – and they didn’t want any of their work to go to waste. So AG5 referenced their partners’ third-party files into the federated 3D model within AECOsim Building Designer. Referencing enabled AG5 to bring everyone’s work together into a single, complete model for clash detection, reporting, and other critical work. “Bentley software allows us to reference those files into our 3D files,” stated Sheldon. “They’re not directly used, but someone can continue to work in a 2D environment, and we can reference their work into our 3D environment, and have everything up to date until we’re ready to take it over to a fully 3D environment.” Employing Federated Data Models For AG5, one of the most important features of AECOsim Building Designer is its federated data model. Sheldon explained, “With Bentley, we can have one main data model for a given project and break it down into sub-models – for example, by floor, interior elements, exterior facade, steel framing, and so on – that different teams specialize in.” All of these sub-models can be worked on independently by experts and then referenced into a master model, regardless of the project’s size or complexity. In this way, everything related to an AG5 design project can be stored in a single, federated model – including work done by third parties using diverse design tools. “One of the reasons we like Bentley software is its interoperability,” noted Sheldon. “For example, when we started a project The Gran Rubina, an office building in Jakarta, Indonesia, focuses heavily on sustainable design solutions, particularly social sustainability and low energy usage

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“We use AECOsim Building Designer partially because of requirements and partially because we think it’s the best way to work.” —Brian Sheldon, partner at AG5 Find out about Bentley at: www.bentley.com Contact Bentley 1-800-BENTLEY (1-800-236-8539) Outside the US +1 610-458-5000 Creating 2D Views and Drawings from 3D Models With all of the information for the Gran Rubina project synchronized and reflected in a single, federated data model, AG5 was able to use it as the basis for reporting, dynamic views, sheets, and more. “From a 3D model, we can take dynamic views – which are 2D views of...

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