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2 HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE 2.3 How to start a BIM Project

The following are essential for the use of BIM in all projects:

2.1 Purpose Driven BIM 

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Appoint Project BIM Coordinator for every project.
Put in place the BIM Project Execution Plan that identifies key project task (BIM Uses), output and model configuration.
 Agree on and conduct BIM Project Reviews regularly to ensure model integrity and project workflow is maintained.
 Develop clear guidelines for internal and external collaborative working which maintain the integrity of electronic data.
There is a wide variety of BIM uses for the construction industry and new applications will continue to be adopted over time. However, it is  Identify clear ownership of model elements through the life of the project.
impor tant to be mindful that each BIM application has its own specific sets of requirements in terms of modelling methodologies, types of  Understand and clearly document what is to be modelled and to what level of detail. Do not over model.
information required and implementation characteristics which may sometimes be contradictory between different BIM applications.
 Sub-divide models between disciplines, and within each individual discipline avoid file sizes getting over 200MB. (quoted from
Autodesk current official white paper)
Careful planning and coordination is therefore essential from the outset of any BIM Projects to first determine what BIM applications are  Carry out all changes to the model as 3D modifications, rather than 2D ‘patches’ to maintain the integrity of the model.
required to meet individual project goals before determining corresponding modelling methodologies, types of information to be included  Review outstanding warnings regularly and resolve important issues.
and implementation strategies. This will ensure that BIM models are created and coordinated properly, contain all necessary information,  Never open the Central file but only create and work on local files.
and can be carried through the entire project life cycle to deliver all BIM and project goals, while minimizing effor t and human resource.  Re-create the Central file at regular intervals in order to eliminate redundant data retention.
We call this ‘Purpose Driven BIM’.  Adopt efficient and minimum detailing, and eliminate detail repetition.

When star ting a project adopting BIM workflow, project leader should:

2.2 Concept of M.I.B

1. Obtain and start with a fresh copy of Project Execution Plan Template (APPENDIX I).
2. Determine BIM Use to be adopted for the project by going through Quick Guide Level 1 to 3 as illustrated in the flowchar t, which
means in principle:
a Go through Quick Guide Level 1 BIM Use Overview to tick desired BIM use.
As an acronym, if we rearrange BIM we get MIB which describes the process of implementing Purpose Driven BIM. b From Level 2 BIM Use Detail tables, estimate the ease of changed workflow by assessing the involved effor t, involved par ties
and BIM models to be developed against the team’s available time and resources.
c Be assisted by project technical officers who should go through Quick Guide Level 3 for detail BIM workflow.
M = Modelling d Revisit Level 1 BIM Use Overview.
I = Essential Parameters 3. Call for BIM use kick off meeting with involved disciplines.
B = Business: Drawing Production and other Purposes 4. In meeting, all disciplines to make joint decision on BIM Use for the project.
5. After determining BIM use, fill out other parts of the Project Execution Plan.

Fake BIM: M only, no I; for visualisation only, and no significant benefit

+ ? = Fake BIM
Half BIM: M and I are not interrelated; BIM is treated as supplementary information only, which creates double handling and
discrepancies

<> = Discrepancy
True BIM: Business = M + I

+ =
For true BIM, the performance of BIM can be measured by evaluating if BIM fulfils the purposes.

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2.4 Structure of this Guide

The structure of this guide is divided into four sequential levels, each with its own functions. The table below summarizes how each level
functions and its target user group.

A key principle of the HABIMSG is that the architect, engineers and others involved in a project can produce good quality and consistent
drawings from the model databases for Statutory submission or tendering purposes. All file set-ups and modelling methodologies shall
serve the drawing production purpose.
Where drawings are a product of the BIM process, traditional drawing conventions still apply.
 A drawing shall contain design information solely for the purpose of the intended use of the drawing.
 To maximise efficiency, a policy of minimum detailing without compromising quality and integrity shall be adopted.
 Numbers of drawings should be kept to the absolute minimum and organised in a logical manner.
 Avoidance of view duplication is essential to ensure drawings maintain their integrity as the interactive design process progresses
and amendments are made.

Following the principles of Purpose Driven BIM, the HABIMSG aims to be a comprehensive guide for project teams to choose which BIM
applications to use for their project and provide step-by-step guidance on corresponding workflows, collaboration methods, and standard
approach to modelling (refer to diagram below):

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Project Timeline
Explained: Quick Guide Level 1 – BIM Use Overview Project stages with respective milestones and deliverables are listed. Readers should star t by identifying their project stages and
deliverables to locate their current project along this project timeline.
Purpose of Level 1
To enable:
BIM Use Type
1. Project leader to have easy and quick overview of which tasks can be achieved by BIM workflow.
2. Project team to tick their desired BIM workflow to be adopted in the project. Going down the matrix, BIM Uses are categorized into Condition Survey, Planning, Design, Analysis & Simulation, Cost Estimate,
Documentation & Presentation, Construction Planning, Multi-disciplinary Collaboration and Record Modelling. Each application is
presented as a card.
Organization of Level 1 BIM Use Worksheet BIM Uses horizontally arranged (i.e. in the same row) indicate that they have sequential relationship. This means the BIM models and
information required for that application are built upon the same from the application of the previous stage (i.e. to the left). It is
recommended that for any application to be adopted, such application should start from the earliest stage as indicated in the table.

Figure 2 BIM Use Card explained

BIM Use Card

Each application has a pre-defined recommendation for adoption in projects based on the Department’s previous project experience and
common uses in Hong Kong private sector. These recommendations are:
1. Must-do items, which should be implemented for all projects except for special circumstances;
2. Optional items, which should be implemented on merits of individual project; or
3. Under-development items, which are pending further development for project implementation.
Project team leaders should use the Level 1 worksheets to come up with their first draft of desired BIM applications to be adopted in their
project by checking the respective boxes to the right. With this draft, the user may continue to Level 2 worksheets.

How to use
Team Leader
1. to locate the project milestone along the project timeline axis;
2. to go through the possible BIM workflow for their project milestones (along BIM use type axis);
3. to refer to pre-defined recommendation of BIM workflow; and
4. to tick the desired BIM workflow to be adopted for the project.

The completed worksheet shall be filed as APPENDIX I BIM Project Execution Plan, Section B: Level 1 – BIM Uses.

Figure 1 Level 1 BIM Uses organization

Level 1 presents an overview of possible BIM applications with regard to the Department’s context such as project types, procedures and
milestones. It comes in a worksheet format which, upon completion, should be filed in the Project Execution Plan.
These BIM applications are tabled in a matrix of BIM use types (vertically listed) against project timeline (horizontally listed).

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Explained: Quick Guide Level 2 – BIM Application Detail

Purpose of Level 2

1. To enable project team leader to estimate resources required for the desired BIM workflow.
2. To give directions to technical officers on which BIM model sets would be involved.

Figure 3 Level 2 BIM Use Detail Card explained

Level 2 BIM Use Detail card is an expanded view of Level 1 BIM Use card. It provides detail information for each Level 1 BIM Use. The How to use
information assists users to assess the feasibility of their desired BIM applications to be adopted in their projects.
 These Level 2 tables are pre-defined and for users’ reference only. No input is required.
The information states the following:
 Project team leader should be able to get a general idea of the degree of complexity and involvement of their desired applications
1. Information set required to be input; in terms of collaborating par ties, information required and expected effort.
2. Involved discipline which is responsible for authoring and updating that BIM model;  Project team leader should approach and discuss with involved disciplines in meetings for their consensus on providing necessary
3. Source of information, i.e. other disciplines involved for providing relevant information; information and BIM models for the desired BIM uses.
4. Relative effort in terms of time (e.g. man-days) on a 1 to 10 scale with 10 being most effort intensive. For BIM applications that the  Project technical officers should also review the BIM model sets involved and advise the project team leader regarding the
users are unfamiliar with, this indicator helps users to project the effort required from the BIM applications they are already familiar feasibility of carrying out the desired BIM workflow at the technical level.
with;  After reviewing the above, project team leader should be able to come up with realistic selection of BIM applications to be adopted.
5. Segregation of BIM model sets for the respective- Users should then go back to Level 1 worksheet and tick their final selection of BIM applications to be adopted.
a. Sheet file for producing the deliverables  The table shall be filed as APPENDIX I BIM Project Execution Plan, Section C: Level 2 – BIM Application Detail.
b. Authoring Model file sets to be modelled
c. Associated BIM model sets to be referenced as read-only background; and
6. Concerned Model file naming

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Explained: Quick Guide Level 3 – BIM Workflow

Purpose
1. To illustrate technical workflow for model authoring, namely input, process (information creation) and output.
2. To map each workflow steps to Level 4 for detail technical know-how instruction.

Figure 4 Level 3 diagram explained

From Quick Guide Level 2 BIM Application Detail, sheet models, authoring models, reference models and content set required are identified. That is, users should do the modelling for the concerned content in this model. Model the content with the input data as reference or
In Level 3, the relationship of these models and information are illustrated in detail, as follows: background.
This authoring model should be set up first according to the steps in the model setup grey box.
Input
There is a checklist of items (or a sequence of items) to be carried out in order to model the content.
These are read-only structured data to be referenced or imported into the authoring model for content creation.
Each step has a way-finder pointing to relevant sections of Level 4 Detail Guide for detail instruction.
The structured data include BIM models by other par ties, schedules, survey data and 3D models, etc.
For each information set creation, different structured data input will be required.
Output
When the authoring model is a sheet file, drawing sets will be output as deliverables.
Process
Relevant tables shall be filed as APPENDIX I BIM Project Execution Plan, Section D: BIM Authoring Process.
The authoring model is the container of the content creation. It references or impor ts the input data, undergoes the steps and creates the
content set.

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Explained: Detail Guide Level 4

Detail Guide Level 4 includes detail explanation on Level of Development (LOD), BIM Collaboration, Modelling Methodology, Standard
Content Coding
Approach of Modelling (SAM), Presentation Style, New Issues and Items under Development. Please be reminded that these sections The Guide is colour coded in background for different disciplines to enable easy identifications:
contain several technical terms for operational uses and are intended to be read mainly by technical staff. At the same time, for detail
Architecture (Red)
operational procedures not written in this Guide, users should refer to the software user manuals on the particular version in use.
R: 255 G: 231 B: 231
From the workflow diagrams in Quick Guide Level 3, technical users shall locate the relevant Level 4 information by using the reference Structure (Blue)
index in the procedure/method box. Refer to 2.5 Quick Start 3C for diagrammatic explanation. R: 221 G: 235 B: 247
MEP (Green)
R: 221 G: 239 B: 218
Coordination (Yellow)
M-I-B R: 255 G: 242 B: 204
(Lavender Fog)
Family
In principle and where applicable, each section follows the structure and sequence of “M” – Modelling method, “I” – Essential Parameter R: 223 G: 213 B: 231
and “B” – Drawing Production, sample of titles as below: General (Orange)
R: 251 G: 228 B: 213

Modelling
Explained: Annexes
The Annexes outline the previous BIM studies carried out in the HA.
It should be noted that the quality, standard and process of these previous studies may not be in line with the standard in this guide due to
Essential Parameter continuous development in the industry. Users should refer to the Annexes with care.

Parameter Type / Instance Description Schedule

Mater ial Type Material Y

Note:
Explained: Appendixes
Under the column “Schedule”, “Y”( Yes) means the parameter can be extracted to schedule, while “N” (No) means the parameter cannot
be extracted to schedule. The Appendixes consist of the following:

Appendix I BIM Project Execution Plan

Every BIM project should file its own BIM Project Execution Plan according to the structure as listed in this Appendix.
Drawing Production
Appendix II Comparison of Previous HKHA BIM Guides and HABIMSG
Appendix III HKHA Family Library Component

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External BIM Consultancy Procurement (Existing vs

In the long term, the BIM procurement strategy should be as illustrated in the following diagram:

Ultimate)
Currently most of the DCD’s BIM projects rely on external BIM Services Providers. This Guide serves as a guideline or standard that
requires the BIM practitioners to follow in order to maintain a high level of consistency for the BIM models created.

Here the traditional professionals are BIM-enabled so that they can all produce BIM deliverables such as BIM models and BIM-produced
professional drawings including statutory submissions and construction drawings.
The role of the BIM consultant will then act as an auditor to carry out BIM model audit and uphold the BIM Standard as stipulated in this
Guide to ensure good quality of BIM deliverables as submitted by the different professionals.

In both current and long- term BIM procurement strategies, all the methodologies, Standard Approach to Modelling and other standards
shall apply to ensure good BIM quality.

Above diagram shows that the BIM consultant (BIM) requires design information from all professional disciplines – Architect (A), Structural
Engineer (SE) and Building Services Engineers (BSE).

The current BIM procurement strategy involving a heavy reliance on BIM Services Providers should only be considered as an interim
measure when A, SE and BSE are still not BIM-enabled, as this arrangement has major inherit problems:
1. It assumes the BIM Services Provider (BIMSP) has extensive professional knowledge over all architectural, structural and building
services, understands and is able to identify the professional issues that may not have been addressed by the professionals
before and draw their attention accordingly.
2. The BIM models or drawings produced do not bear the professional liabilities – not statutory nor contractual binding.
3. The time when the BIMSP has received enough professional information for BIM input is usually at very late stage – e.g. when
tender drawings are produced. When BIM process only star ts at such late stage, any issues identified will have very little impact
to the statutory submissions and contractual drawings. The value of BIM is significantly decreased.
4. Any changes in design reflected in drawings will NOT be automatically reflected in the BIM process.

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2.5 Quick Start

This section serves as a step-by-step summary to guide users on how to navigate through the HABIMSG from Level 1 to Level 4.

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List of Codes & Abbreviations

Table A - Disciplines Table C - File Type Table D - Information Set
Code Description Code Description Abbreviation Desc ription
HAA Architectural AF Animation animation Animation
HAB Building Servic es Engineering CM Combined model AVA Air Ventilation Analysis
HAC Civil Engineering CR Clash blg_green Building greenery
HAG Geotechic al Engineering DR 2D Drawing coord Coordination
HAL Landscaping M2 2D Model dialux DiaLux lighting analysis
HAP Planning M3 3D Model drainage Drainage
HAQ Quantity Surveying MR T hermal Analysis GI Ground Investigation
HAS Structural Engineering VS Visualization GIS Geographic Information System
HAV Land Surveying BQ Bills of Quantities hard Hard landscape
CTR Contractor CA Calculation hoarding Hoarding
FM Fac ility Manager CO Correspondence layout General layout
CP Cost Plan lidar LiDAR (Light Detec tion and Ranging)
DB Database logistic Site logistic information
Table B - Model Code FN File Note LS Lateral Support
Code Description HS Health and Safety massing Massing study
SI Site/ External IE Information Exchange OVT Old & Valuable Trees
AR Architectural General Arrangement & 3D MN Minutes / Action Note photogmtry Photogrammetry
IN Interior Design MS Method Statement rendering Rendering visualization
MF Modular Flat PP Presentation road Road info
CL Ceiling Layout PR Programme scan Physical 3D sc anning
DD Drainage RD Room Data Sheet sequenc e Construction sequenc e
LA Landscape RI Request for Information SF Site formation
FD Foundation RP Report site_layout Site layout
LS Lateral Support SA Sc hedule of Accommodation site_analys Site analysis
SS Superstructure SH Sc hedule solar_study Solar study
BS Building Servic es (Combined) SN Snagging List soft Soft landsc ape
MV MVAC SP Specification surround Surrounding buildings and topography
FS Fire Services SU Survey temp_work Temporary works
PB Plumbing IC ICU Submission topo Topographic information
EE Elec tric al CF Computational Fluid Dynamic traffic Traffic information
TR T runking DL Daylight Analysis UG Underground Conditions
TG Gas LI Lighting Analysis utilities Public utilities
MI Miscellaneous UU Underground Utilities
VD Vertical Diagrams

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