-Over 200 professionals and students from eight countries participated in the first international BIM competition organised in Singapore

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1 Media release Winning building models in 48 hours -Over 200 professionals and students from eight countries participated in the first international BIM competition organised in Singapore -Three teams from Singapore, The Philippines and Hong Kong emerge top in the professional category, while Dutch students came in first, Singapore second and South Korea third in the students category Singapore, 21 September 2011 With the Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, a three-dimensional model of an entire building can be created in as short a time as 48 hours. This was what more than 200 built environment professionals and students from eight countries did in an international competition themed BIM for Sustainable Design. Organised by Singapore s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) and the non-profit organisation, buildingsmart Singapore, the competition is part of BCA s ongoing efforts in promoting the benefits of tapping on computing technology to help professionals work on their building projects. 2. At the end of the 48 hours, the participants were required to provide a fully integrated model of a hotel building including architectural, structural building services design and calculations, sun and wind analysis, energy analysis and consumption data, constructability analysis and model checking. 3. Singaporean construction and civil engineering company Woh Hup (Private) Limited came out tops in the Professional category for demonstrating the best use of the modelling system to integrate the various professions while allowing them to collaborate on a single project. Woh Hup is one of the first adopters in BIM amongst the builders in Singapore. It also won the local BIM competition during Singapore s Construction Productivity Week in April this year. The Philippines architectural firm Aidea Philippines Inc., the leading user of BIM technology in its country, won the award for the best use of BIM for sustainable design, while Hong Kong s WSP Group won for their best use of BIM in performing various analysis and simulations across different software platforms. 4. In the Student category, Dutch team from The Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Applied Sciences (HvA), one of the largest institutes for higher professional education in The Netherlands, won for their best use of BIM for sustainable design. The National University of Singapore and South Korea s Kyunghee University came in second and third respectively. Across the two categories, 37 teams from Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan participated in the competition. 1

2 5. Commenting on this international competition, BCA s Director Mr. Cheng Tai Fatt said: "We are delighted to have buildingsmart Singapore as our partner in organising an international competition. Coming up with a good building model based on a simple brief within 48 hours shows how powerful and beneficial BIM is for businesses and professionals in the built environment. It is an extremely useful tool that will help not just individual professionals or business improve their productivity, but also lift the entire industry to be more efficient both in its use of manpower and resources. This competition has certainly demonstrated BIM s strengths and we are happy to have initiated it. 6. One of the judges, NUS Associate Professor and Director of External Affairs Dr. Evelyn Teo said: I am very impressed by the high standard of the competition teams and we, the judging panel had a hard time deciding the winning team. We are looking forward to the next round of BIM BUZZ. 7. buildingsmart Singapore president Mr. William Lau added: The winning teams have demonstrated the ability as well as integration of BIM tools throughout the project cycle from design to facilities maintenance even after completion of the building. The collaboration capability clearly shows the potential of the BIM tools to enhance the productivity of the whole building project cycle. 8. By using BIM, architects, engineers, contractors and facility managers can see their building projects in three dimensions instead of analysing them from conventional twodimensional drawing plans. It shortens the time taken for these professionals to analyse them and decreases the amount of mistakes from human computations. More importantly, these professionals can use the same model for their respective work areas, e.g., analysing its structure, drawing up a schedule for the project and identifying the right spots for mechanical and electrical installations, while allowing them to work together whenever there is a need to, e.g., detect errors or clashes in project schedule. 9. These are some of the qualities that each of the participating team was judged for the competition. Each team had to demonstrate that the project had involved the work of the professionals from various disciplines involved in a building project. Teams with building models that include environmentally friendly features were given more points. 10. The judging panel for the Professional category comprised BIM experts from the Singapore Institute of Architects, the National University of Singapore, buildingsmart Norway and the private sector. The Student category was judged by a panel comprising BIM experts from buildingsmart Australia, buildingsmart Singapore, Singapore Institute of Architects and the private sector. 11. The winners received their prizes at the BIM Conference Seminar, which is jointly organised by buildingsmart Singapore and BCA Academy on 21 September During the Seminar, experts on the Building Information Modelling will share their knowledge and learning points in BIM implementation in other countries as well as its use in local projects. Issued by the Building and Construction Authority 2

3 About Building and Construction Authority The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore champions the development of an excellent built environment for Singapore. At BCA, our mission is to shape a safe, high quality, sustainable and friendly built environment, as these are four key elements where BCA has a significant influence. In doing so, we aim to differentiate Singapore s built environment from those of other cities and contribute to a better quality of life for everyone in Singapore. Hence, our vision is to have "the best built environment for Singapore, our distinctive global city". BCA works closely with its education hub, the BCA Academy of the Built Environment, and industry partners to develop skills and expertise that help shape the best built environment for Singapore. For more information, visit 3

4 BIM 2011 Introduction BCA and buildingsmart Singapore jointly organised the first international 48-hour BIM competition for both Professional and Student categories on 8 September Participants were given information pertaining to the project on the day of the competition itself and given 48 hrs to come out with a BIM design that can demonstrate integration and collaboration across the construction value chain as much as possible. Participants were also given points for demonstration of sustainable design features. The theme for both the Professional and Student categories is BIM for Sustainable Design. Competition brief Within the 48-hours competition, teams are required to provide the detailed BIM model and documentation as much as possible. These included architectural and structural designs, building services designs and calculations, sun and wind analysis, energy analysis and consumption data, constructability analysis, model checking, among others. A1

5 Professional category Slated for hotel and commercial development, the site is located along the Kallang Riverside, by the waterfront and will be the latest addition to the Greater Marina Bay district. With its great views of and access to the waterfront, the site is an excellent site for a hotel and commercial development. With its tropical beach and riverfront, Kallang Riverside will be transformed into a vibrant lifestyle village for Singaporeans and tourists. When completed, the area will have a mix of waterfront homes, hotels, offices, shops and entertainment outlets. A2

6 Student category: The site is located near Singapore s historic district of Little India, which is rich with heritage and home to a charming maze of shop houses that sell interesting traditional Indian crafts: - A site area of 0.38 ha (the 3D site terrain is given in a CAD file format) - Gross floor area of about 13,500 sqm - Plot ratio of Car parking of at least 60 car park lots Capitalising on its close proximity to Little India, each team must design and develop a hotel, with not more than 100 rooms, on the site. The future hotel development will add to the other hotels which are within in the area and make Little India more of an attractive destination for tourists. The site is served by the Farrer Park MRT Station, which allows tourists and businessmen to travel to the Central Business District at Raffles Place and Marina Bay easily. The convention and exhibition centre at Suntec City and the shopping and entertainment that Orchard Road offers are also only a few minutes drive away. A3

7 From large retail developments such as City Square Mall and Mustafa Centre, to pre-war shophouses, the area promises tourist a unique and diverse shopping experience. The Connexion nearby is a new medical specialist centre, which is a full service hospital, convention centre and hotel. All of these unique features in Little India will make the future hotel development attractive to tourists who are keen to explore Singapore s rich ethnic Indian culture. A4

8 Teams Professional category Teams (Total: 16) Australia (1 team) Notorious B.I.M. Hong Kong (4 teams) BIM Evangelist BIM Power BIMER_HK ISBIMTEAM Malaysia (2 teams) HTA Architect mypgbim Singapore (4 teams) BIM ADDICTS (BCA Academy) Jurong Consultants Sur Bim Woh Hup Team (Woh Hup (Private) Ltd) South Korea (2 teams) Junglim WE THE ONE Software used ARCHICAD The Philippines(2 teams) Aidea Philippines Asya Design Taiwan (1 team) Team Archi.5 ARCHICAD ARCHICAD ARCHICAD A5

9 Student category Teams (Total: 21) Software used Singapore (18 teams) BCA Academy: 4 teams Institute of Technical Education (ITE): 4 teams National University of Singapore (NUS): 2 teams Singapore Polytechnic (SP): 8 teams South Korea (1 team) KhuteamBR The Netherlands (1 team) HVABIMLAB Taiwan (1 team) Perfume1 ARCHICAD A6

10 Winners Professional Category Best use of BIM for integration and collaboration Woh Hup (Private) Limited, Singapore (S$2,000 cash prize) The hotel features solar panel louvers which supply enough energy to light the entire building. A specially designed atrium, which is an opening at the central part of the building s two towers, gives natural ventilation for the hotel s common areas and helps to maintain the temperature of the building s interior. The hotel also has a roof garden, which not only beautifies the building but also reduces heat absorption and therefore, lowers energy usage. The Woh Hup team was able to demonstrate the full spectrum of BIM capability very well from design all the way till construction planning and sequencing. In particular, they were able to show how contractors can fully derive the full benefits of using BIM. This was demonstrated by the way they were able to show construction planning and sequencing to aid the construction process. Visuals (Download links are valid till 25 September 2011) Team intro video (on YouTube) or Final design (5.47MB.png)or Presentation video (on YouTube) or Best use of BIM for buildability, sustainability and constructability Aidea Team, the Philippines (S$1,500 cash prize) Aidea demonstrated good coordination and planning in their approach in producing a sustainable design. They also used analysis and simulations tools that work seamlessly with the BIM model. The judges were all very impressed by the way the team was able to demonstrate their use of BIM tools to a great effect. Visuals (Download links are valid till 25 September 2011) Final design (6.31MB.pdf) or Presentation video (on YouTube) or Best use of BIM for multi-disciplinary use and interoperability BIMER Team, WSP Group, Hong Kong (S$1,500 cash prize) BIMER was able to demonstrate excellent use of BIM tools for multi-disciplinary use and interoperability. They are able to fully illustrate that BIM model could be exchanged across different software platforms without problems. The judges were of the opinion the BIMER HK was able to A7

11 demonstrate effectively a structured approach in using BIM across disciplines. Visuals (Download links are valid till 25 September 2011) Team intro (86.9KB.jpg) or Presentation video 1 (on YouTube) or Presentation video 2 (on YouTube) or A8

12 Student Category (Top 3) Best use of BIM for sustainable design 1st prize - HVABIMLab, the Netherlands (Prize: S$1,500 cash) HVABIMLab was able to demonstrate the use of BIM to a high degree of professionalism. Their design was complete at every stage with well documentations. A9

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14 Team introduction video: Team s final submission: i. Poster (556KB.pdf) ii. Walkthrough of building model or iii. Promotion video or A11

15 2 nd - NUS - Team 1, Singapore (Prize: S$1,000 cash) A12

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18 3 rd Khuteambr, South Korea (Prize: S$500 cash) A15

19 Special mention: BCA Academy Team 3 A16

20 Panel of judges Professional Category Mr. Ashvinkumar President, Singapore Institute of Architects Dr. Evelyn Teo Associate Professor and Director of External Affairs, National University of Singapore Mr. Ben Thum Director, SIACAD Pte Ltd Mr. Cheng Tai Fatt Director, Building and Construction Authority Mr. William Lau President, buildingsmart Singapore Mr. Lars Chr Christensen buildingsmart Norway Student Category Mr. Theo Chan - 2 nd VP, Singapore Institute of Architects Ms. Vivien Heng Director, RSP Architects Mr. Goh Ngan Hong 2 nd VP, buildingsmart Singapore and Council fellow, Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers Mr. Teo Koon Pong 1 st VP, buildingsmart Singapore and Advisory member, Singapore Certified Energy Manager Monitoring Committee, Singapore Institution of Engineers Mr. John Mitchell Chairperson, buildingsmart Australiasia Mr. William Lau President, buildingsmart Singapore A17

21 Judging criteria Teams were judged on their: Ability to complete BIM model with as many disciplines as possible (architecture, structure and mechanical and electrical) Their BIM skills and their ability to show as many benefits of using BIM as possible within a short time (e.g., conceptual design, modelling, documentation, simulation, analysis, walkthrough, quantity take-off and crash detection) Creativity and innovative use of BIM for better sustainable or buildable design Team work, team effort and time management Ability to develop their models across various software applications (e.g., modelling to simulation and rendering) A18