{"id":248,"date":"2019-05-24T15:33:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T10:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/?p=248"},"modified":"2019-05-24T15:33:26","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T10:03:26","slug":"what-is-the-significance-of-open-bim-and-closed-bim-in-construction-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/what-is-the-significance-of-open-bim-and-closed-bim-in-construction-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the significance of Open BIM and Closed BIM in Construction Industry?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>

The construction industry is one of the industries that is leading design process and has shifted its focus from the 2D design model to 3D BIM Modelling Services<\/a><\/strong> is described as Building Information Modelling (BIM). It is a process of managing and creating information flow of a construction project across the project lifecycle.  3D BIM Modelling Services<\/strong><\/a> is the output of process which can be accessed and enhanced virtually on the information such as design, quantity, time, cost and as-built <\/a>data.<\/p>

There are many challenges faced by owners and project managers as BIM\n application by other construction professionals is not the same and \nbecause of which OpenBIM and ClosedBIM comes into the picture.<\/p>

What is OpenBIM and why it is Significant?<\/strong><\/p>

OpenBIM is an initiative by BuildingSMART association and is a \nuniversal approach to collaborative design, realization and operation of\n the buildings using file formats based on OpenBIM standards and \nworkflows. OpenBIM in today’s era is used for design coordination and \nclash detection using an associated model during the design phase. The \ninformation exchange is not just limited to 3D BIM Model’s data but adds\n other parametric data such as specifications, quantity take-offs, cost \nestimation and material procurement. It has led to implementing specific\n protocols and open standards to serve the industry.<\/p>

Most used protocols in OpenBIM are Industry Foundation Class (IFC) \nand Construction Operation Building Information Exchange (COBie) in the \nconstruction industry. IFC enables data exchange of both non-parametric \nand parametric data in different applications that can support OpenBIM \nwhereas COBie permits only facility management data to be exchanged.<\/p>

Significance on OpenBIM<\/strong><\/p>

OpenBIM supports apparent and open workflow where all the project \nparticipants can retrieve through any software tools they use. It \ncreates a common language platform for processes which helps the \nindustry and government to commence projects in equivalent service \nevaluation and reliable data quality. It allows using project data \nthroughout the asset lifecycle. It avoids multiple data and repeated \nerrors. It vitalizes the on-line product with exact user demand searches\n and delivers the product data into BIM.<\/p>

What is ClosedBIM and why it is Significant?<\/strong><\/p>

ClosedBIM is a BIM environment where it allows all the construction \nprofessionals to use the same software and its same version of a BIM \napplication is used. It includes numerous exchanges using the BIM \napplications of the same vendor and resolves the cause of \ninteroperability led by various software of the same project. No file \nconversion is needed in ClosedBIM method and approach and not allows \nopen integration of processes.<\/p>

Significance of ClosedBIM<\/strong><\/p>

ClosedBIM improves efficiency and reduces model reviews. Everyone \ninvolved in the project can access the single model and project BIM \ndata. Time and money are saved during training. Everyone in the project \ncan share project data easily. Due to a shared project model in \nClosedBIM, there is less rework and annotations can be communicated \nacross all discipline easily. It automatically detects clashes and \nreduces expensive on-site clashes. Models and its information can be \naccessed from anywhere due to cloud storage available in ClosedBIM.<\/p>

Why will OpenBIM be the future need for Construction Industry?<\/strong><\/p>

Fit for purpose:<\/strong> Many software products are booming \nin the market; it becomes apparent for the vendor to provide the best \nsolutions to all the problems. An open protocol has products to be \nselected based on their capabilities and not a source.<\/p>

Competition:<\/strong> Vendors would look for providing \ncomplete improved performance for the software and cater scope and \ndeliverables according to it.<\/p>

Application:<\/strong> All the construction professionals use \ntheir choice of software tools and provide data exchange to others. Only\n if the tools are not able to communicate with others need to be \nchanged.<\/p>

Still, some formats and interfaces need to be evolved to sustain in \nthe market for OpenBIM standards. There will be tools that require \nretaining value from open building data and providing that value back to\n building storage.<\/p>

Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>

OpenBIM and ClosedBIM none can select which is best out of the two, \nbut if standards are continually evolved according to the need of the \nindustry it might be useful in some or the other way. Both functions on \nthe pros and cons of interoperability which can be the nearer future to \nthe construction industry due to data exchange formats for shared model \namong multidisciplinary can work best fit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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