« BuildingSMART in France » 2010 September 9 Copenhagen School of Design and Technlogy

1. Alain Maury – Architect DESA - Paris maurya@wanadoo.fr www.mediaconstruct.fr www.buildingsmart.fr « BuildingSMART in France » 2010 September 9Copenhagen School of Design and Technlogy Copenhagen, 2010 September 9 - BSI-meeting

2. Brief historyNon-for-profit French association created in 1989Slogan: « mieux communiquer pour mieux construire »means : better (electronic) communication = better quality of buildings.For the last 21 years, members are professionnal organizations, chambers and major companies.Almost no individual membersInitialy focused on electronic exchanges in general.Since 1996 fully dedicated to the developpement and promotion of BIM-IFCMediaconstruct = BuildingSmart French Speaking Chapter Copenhagen, 2010 September 9 - BSI-meeting

3. Won the Project of theTIC-PME-2010 call for tender of the Direction Générale des Entreprises du Ministère de l’Économie, des Finances et de l’Industrie, in cooperation with the Ministère des Transports, de l’Équipement, du Tourisme et de la Mer Key words of the DGE tender call : Small and Medium size companies, All industrial branches, Information and Communication Technology, Process improvement, International computer standards, Interoperability. program : 2007 / 2010 BS-French major event Copenhagen, 2010 September 9 - BSI-meeting

4. eXpert program Partners These are the professionnal organizations which cover the entire spectrum of the French Building Industry Copenhagen, 2010 September 9 - BSI-meeting

5. Greatly and significantly improve the current processes throughout the entire branch, from programming, conception, construction, down to exploitation, then demolition, and facilitate the access of small and medium size companies to the advantages of standardized technologies. Targeted gains: Reduction of the conception / technical studies / building site cycle. Costs and quality in the conception and construction phases Technical performance gains of buildings from the outset Exploitation phase economies « Win-Win » situation Expert program objectives Copenhagen, 2010 September 9 - BSI-meeting

6. Direct implication of professionals 8 « branch » work groups accompanied by experts Owner implication in the piloting and the results Highlighting some projected and spectacular actions, such as: Chain of building site information processing toward « as-built » drawings / exploitation Chain of catalogue product information processing, standadized SDC/IFC Optimizing the technical conception (ie. building performance) Regulation Conformity, code checking Building site cooperation « Bottom-up » functioning of the project Backed up by the methodology, the experience, then the program infrastructures of FFB and CAPEB Portal Constant and claimed presence / participation of very small, small and medium size companies Copenhagen, 2010 September 9 - BSI-meeting

7. Level off the « reluctant stances » : resistance to usage of an already industrialized technology ( majority of construction technical softwares is IFC standardized) Lower the « Entry fee » of technologies for small and medium size companies : specifically conceived actions for each chain link. Involve the whole chain of actors = better federate the sector.Make aware, interest and train them, for example : new interprofessional programs enabling team work, interoperability. Promote norms and standards, from and to the international, by means of coordination, specific organizations, example setting, experience sharing. Propose durable incentive mesures. Results Copenhagen, 2010 September 9 - BSI-meeting

8. Involving the whole chain of actors : What’s going on today ! Regional User Group (called “Club des usages”) spontaneously initiated by owners and operators (represents millions of square-meters buildings: SNI, city of Paris, city of Clermont-Ferrand, region Bourgogne, region Alsace, region PACA…). Club open to all stakeholders, designers, contractors and editors. First issue: specifications to be done in conjunction with IDM group according to IDM methods. Dedicated collaborative Web site (http://lra.toulouse.archi.fr/club-des-usages/) Forums to collect user feedback about BIM-IFC issues (one forum per software). On going new pilot projects. Development of manufacturer’s systems configurators (Saint-Gobain and CSTB). In coordination with the regional User Group: 3 years European GreenConServe program. Copenhagen, 2010 September 9 - BSI-meeting

9. Thank you Links : www.mediaconstruct.fr : Monthly issued NewsLetter “eXpertise” www.toutsurlebim.fr (FFB) Copenhagen, 2010 September 9 - BSI-meeting