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LACCD Sets BIM Standard on the Largest Bond Construction Program in the United States

LACCD Sets BIM Standard on the Largest Bond Construction Program in the United States
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CASE STUDY Project Summary Organization The Los Angeles Community College District Location Los Angeles, California, USA Project Objectives • Expand the capacity and efficiency of the Los Angeles Community College District's nine campuses using innovative techniques to achieve zero-energy usage. • Implement a comprehensive BIM approach for the final phase of a 14-year government funded renovation and sustainable building initiative. Products used ProjectWise®, AECOsim Building Designer, Descartes, MicroStation®, Bentley Navigator, Navigator Mobile LACCD Sets BIM Standard on the Largest Bond Construction Program in the United States Bentley's Connected Data Environment to Save USD 12 Million on Ambitious Sustainable Building Project Fast Facts • LACCD implemented ProjectWise as the connected data environment to coordinate over 500 project participants and manage more than five terabytes of data. • Integrating Bentley Navigator for coordination review and clash resolution enhanced the 3D collaborative environment for better understanding of ongoing designs. ProjectWise delivered a connected data environment for data exchange and information management, which is estimated to save USD 12 million in labor costs. i-models provide LACCD Facilities and Campus Project Departments access to the intelligent project data for operations, maintenance, and future planning. Using innovative designs and energy-efficient technology enabled LACCD to deliver LEED-certified buildings achieving net zero-energy usage. A BIM Commitment The largest community college district in the United States, with nine colleges spanning 882 square miles, Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) has educated more than 3 million students over the past 77 years. Currently enrolling more than 225,000 students annually, 80 percent of whom come from underserved populations, LACCD received funding through taxpayer-approved bonds and the State of California to launch its BuildLACCD project. With a goal to expand the capacity and efficiency of the school while targeting zero-energy usage, the USD 6 billion sustainable building project will modernize and improve campus facilities to enhance opportunities for students from lower income communities, enabling them to successfully compete in the 21st century economy. Beginning in the early 2000s, the bond programs called for designing and constructing more than 65 new buildings and remodeling many others. The first two phases were traditional design-build projects, while the final phase of this 14-year ambitious campus transformation mandated a BIM approach, requiring that each building be modeled in 3D and managed using BIM processes. To meet this requirement and compliance, LACCD needed flexible, interoperable technology. Meeting the Mandate With more than 500 project participants covering nearly 1,000 different trades, conforming to different standards, and generating an exorbitant amount of project data, LACCD recognized that to meet the BIM mandate, they required a standardized digital design process. "We created BIM and spatial tools as a policy," commented Marcela Oliva, project manager for BuildLACCD. For every design-build contract for new buildings or retrofits, building teams were required to follow BuildLACCD's rigorous BIM program demanding strict compliance with rules regarding workflow, information sharing, and early design collaboration. For spatial coordination, design and trade specific models needed to be integrated into a consolidated 3D model using specific BIM advancement technology. LACCD's comprehensive BIM standards designated approved software for every function performed on the design-build projects and required i-models for each building to incorporate all data and disciplines, improving coordination among multiple entities. As part of the standardized solution, Bentley applications (including ProjectWise, AECOsim Building Designer, Descartes, MicroStation, and Bentley Navigator) are used by hundreds of project participants - from architects and designers to construction managers and consultants - to create, analyze, and manipulate the 3D models. However, "the reality is that this technology implementation is just one simple, single component of a complete system," explained Troy Barbu, BIM manager for LACCD. To bring all the information together, facilitate accurate data sharing, and optimize collaboration among these project stakeholders, LACCD required a connected data environment, adhering to standards and specifications that could ensure successful project delivery. Working in a Connected Data Environment To ensure collaboration and performance, integrating people, data, standards, and processes throughout the project lifecycle, LACCD leveraged ProjectWise as the common interface and foundation for its standardized, collaborative BIM approach. LACCD's BIM standards required ProjectWise as the central repository for all information, including models, drawings, specifications, photographs, and all other project data. "ProjectWise acts as the system that aligns all of the information into one source. It becomes the foundation for all drawings, data, models, and documents for this project," stated Barbu. Currently housing more than 3 million files and 390,000 data folders totaling five terabytes of data, ProjectWise enabled the hundreds of stakeholders and project firms to coordinate efficiently and effectively, providing real-time access to project information in a controlled environment. Integrating Bentley Navigator and Navigator Mobile to incorporate i-models further enhanced information mobility and accessibility while preserving data integrity and accuracy. The interoperability of Bentley software provided a connected

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“Bentley ProjectWise provided the tool to coordinate over 3 million documents totaling five terabytes of data, giving 500 participants the latest controlled information on which to base confident action.” – James Conway-Juarbe, maintenance and operations standards coordinator, LACCD Find out about Bentley at: www.bentley.com Contact Bentley 1-800-BENTLEY (1-800-236-8539) Outside the US +1 610-458-5000 Global Office Listings www.bentley.com/contact 3D environment where participants could better understand, review, redline, and share feedback on ongoing designs throughout the entire project...

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