Start with the End In Mind
Chuck Mies, Autodesk, Inc.
In working with more than 30 campus-based owners during the past two years on the application of a building information model (BIM) to the life cycle management of a facility, there have been two things that have emerged as critical to the success of any life cycle integration:
- Understanding the workflow and needs of the end use.
- Developing deliverable standards that make sure that the person has the data they need.
In this presentation Mr. Mies will share with you some of the work being done by these owners to develop "personas" for the end users and how this understanding will affect what you need in the form of a deliverable standard governing BIM that you are going to receive. Then, you will be given a better understanding of many of the tools and other examples of deliverable standards already available to you to take advantage of.
Biography:
As a BIM solutions executive focused on lifecycle management processes at Autodesk, Inc., Chuck Mies, LEED® AP, Associate Member of the American Institute of Architects (Assoc. AIA), works on a national scale with university clients such as Indiana University, USC, The Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Harvard University as a resource to assist in helping these clients and the firms that work for them understand the value of BIM and the issues that will affect the use of BIM on projects. He helps these universities look at and develop deliverable standards and execution plans that ensure the success of the program for both the owner and the firms making the transition with the owner.
Mr. Mies' background includes nine years of professional practice in architecture, focused at life cycle maintenance practices, while managing on-call contracts for large owners such as Southwestern Bell and Boeing Commercial Airplane Group. This unique perspective on the design and construction process and how it integrates into managing a building lead to Mr. Mies' decision to leave the practice and start a technology consulting firm to address what Mr. Mies felt was a shortcoming in the process: the lack of a consistent information flow that allowed the information captured in the design process to seamlessly flow downstream into the lifecycle management of these facilities. Then in 2005, at a Technology in Architecture (TAP) panel at the the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention, Mr. Mies saw the panel discussion on BIM presented by a diverse group of architects, engineers, and contractors and felt this was the answer to his professional frustrations.
He joined Autodesk in June of that year on the technical team to assist firms in understanding the transition to BIM. He then became the global technical account manager for firms such as Jacobs Engineering and Bechtel. This perspective has given Mr. Mies the opportunity to see BIM implementations on a varying scale and he will be able to help you understand what a firm making the transition can expect.