Building Information Modeling for Laboratories: From Concept to Facility Management

Kevin Brettmann, JE Dunn Construction Company
Jeff Kleinschmidt, LEED® AP, JE Dunn Construction Company

This presentation will discuss building information modeling (BIM) starting with process interaction and the use of a model during concept design through construction documents, shop drawings, fabrication, construction, and opportunities for use in facility management. We will address lessons learned from two sustainable (LEED Silver and LEED Gold) laboratory projects and provide information about collaboration between owners, designers, contractors, and subcontractors and what the future might hold for facility managers.

Smart phone technology that interfaces with a BIM model and applications for facility managers will be one of the unique discussions in this presentation.

This presentation reflects the following aspects of the Labs21 approach: BIM use for energy efficient design and coordination; minimization of environmental impacts; LEED certification; facility management; and energy efficiency. BIM for energy modeling will be discussed along with utilizing 3D laser scans for accurate generation of as–built information and opportunities to extend model information to the owner for facilities' management.

Biographies:

Kevin Brettmann, for the past 28 years, has been involved in the planning, cost estimating, construction, commissioning, and qualification of life sciences, research, and biotechnology facilities. He is the director of the science and technology division for JE Dunn Construction. Mr. Brettmann has worked with companies and institutions such as Amgen, Inc., the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the University of Colorado, Boehringer Ingelheim, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Midwest Research Institute, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Kansas, and the University of Texas Health Science Center. Project types include biosaftely level (BSL)-3 and BSL-4 suites, cGMP manufacturing, vivarium construction, and chemistry and biology laboratories. He is the author of "CM Partnering Agreements Improve Value & Quality," which appeared in R&D Magazine's 2005 Lab Design Handbook, has been published in Pharmaceutical Engineering, and was conference leader for ISPE's Research Facilities: Latest Trends Conference held on February 23–24, 2006 in Tampa, Florida. Mr. Brettman is a member of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers and a past member of the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association.

Jeff Kleinschmidt, LEED AP, has more than 12 years of construction industry experience. He spent his first six years has a project manager working on office buildings, renovations, and parking structures. In 2003, he helped form a new company division focused on self-perform concrete, masonry, and precast operations. During this period, Mr. Kleinschmidt customized and implemented a corporate wide estimating system for 250 users. In 2006, he started the BIM group in the Midwest region. Mr. Kleinschmidt led the BIM group for two-and-a-half years before relocating to Colorado in 2009. Currently, Mr. Kleinschmidt is a project manager working on the Systems Biotechnology Building at Colorado University in Boulder. His interests include technology, collaboration, lean, supply chain management, and integrated project delivery.

Mr. Kleinschmidt holds a Bachelor of Science in construction science and management from Kansas State University and an executive Master of Business Administration from Rockhurst University.