National Institute of Building Sciences

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National Institute ofBuilding Sciences

• Presentation to
• The WORKPLACE Network
• May 12, 2005

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NIBS Enabling Legislation

• Public Law 93-383, Sect. 809 (1974)

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NIBS Responsibilities

• Congress directed NIBS to
• Develop, promulgate, and maintain
  building-related performance criteria.
• Evaluate and pre-qualify existing and new
  building technology.
• Conduct related investigations.
• Assemble, store, and disseminate building- and
  construction-related technical data and other
  information.

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NIBS BuildingCommunity Role

• Primary Issues
• Energy
• Natural Hazard Mitigation
• Building/Housing Rehab
• Environmental Issues
• Radon, Asbestos, LBP, Mold
• Information Management Dissemination
• Security/Anti-Terrorism
• Federal Agency Needs (Internal/External)
• NIBS serves as an important bridge between the
  public private sectors

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NIBS Role

• Forum for the Entire Building Community
• Address Full Life-Cycle Facility Issues
• Multi-Disciplinary Participation
• Consensus Process Recognized by Industry
• Filling a Leadership Role

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Governance

• NIBS Board of Directors
• Six directors appointed by the President with
  Senate confirmation
• 15 directors elected by the Board from Public
  Interest and Industry Sectors

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How NIBS Works

• Assemble the Best Volunteers
• Committee Balance Representation
• Use Volunteers Effectively
• Sound Program Management
• Efficient Consensus Process
• Identify Clients Needs
• Maintain Good Client Communications
• Produce Quality Products
• Cooperate Coordinate with Other Bodies

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NIBS Councils and Committees

• Consultative Council
• Building Seismic Safety Councils
• Building Environment and Thermal Envelope Council
• Multihazard Mitigation Council
• Facility Information Council
• International Alliance for Interoperability
• Facility Maintenance Operations Committee
• www.nibs.org

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International Alliance for Interoperability

• North American Chapter
• A program of the
• National Institute of Building Sciences

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Overview

• What is interoperability?
• What is IAI
• Why is interoperability needed?
• How will it improve our buildings?

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What is interoperability?

• the dynamic exchange of information among all
  applications and platforms serving the entire
  building community through the full life-cycle of
  facilities.

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What is the IAI?

• a voluntary organization, created in 1995 to
  facilitate ways to better exchange dynamic
  information to improve buildings and the building
  process. IAI is comprised of public and private
  sector representatives.

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A Group Effort

• The GeoSpacial Connection
• OGC
• The Real Estate Connection
• OSCRE, BOMA
• Government
• GSA, Coast Guard, NASA, Army, LBL,
• Other Groups
• AIA, AGC, ASHRAE, CSI, ICC, FIATECH, FM, ARCOM
• Industry
• Autodesk, Graphisoft, Bentley, Newforma, Accela,
  Archibus, FM Global, IHS, McGraw-Hill, SOM,
  Bovis, Marriott, Reed, others

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IAIs11 IAI Chapters
Recent Chapters
ITALIAN
Proposed new CHAPTER
CHINA
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Why is Interoperability needed?

• To enable us to
• buildSMART

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NIST Report

• In August 2004, the National Institute of
  Standards and Technology issued a Report on
• The potential for Interoperability to improve the
  AEC FM process in the U. S. For the CAPITAL
  FACILITIES INDUSTRY.

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NIST Report

• The capital facilities industry includes design,
  construction and maintenance of large commercial,
  institutional, industrial buildings, facilities
  and plants.

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NIST Report

• The NIST report indicates that in 2002, the value
  of capital facilities set in place was 374
  billion.
• Note With the exception of public housing, no
  residential facilities were included.

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NIST Report Findings

• What does the Lack of Interoperability Cost the
  U.S. A/E/C/FM process annually?
• 15.8 Billion

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NIST Report

• The 15.8 billion by process
• design 2.66 billion
• construction 4.07 billion
• OM 9.09 billion
• Total 15.82 billion

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NIST Report

• NIST acknowledges that the 15.8 billion cost is
  only part of the total cost!

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NIST Report

• The study defined the potential of
  interoperability as the exchange and management
  of information,
• and to
• comprehend and integrate information across
  multiple systems.

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NIST Report

• The rest of the story......
• The studys findings are based on todays
  paper-based linear facility delivery process. It
  did not consider efficiencies that
  interoperability can foster by CHANGING that
  process.
• And, some aspects of the building process werent
  considered.

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NIST Report

• Because of these two issues, especially the
  former, many believe the potential savings
  through interoperability could be in the range of
  50 billion annually, just in the U.S!

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What Can Interoperability Change?

• Create Smart Building Information Models
• Maximize use of 3-D and 4-D, object-oriented
  integrated software
• Dramatically improve cost, schedule and quality
  control
• Virtually test all aspects of facility
  performance
• Under routine and extreme conditions
• Register BIMs Spacially via GIS
• Spacially locate all real property assets
• Relate real property to lifelines, flood planes,
  etc.
• Better Manage Real Property
• Map real estate holdings
• Macro and micro manage OM budgets
• Maximize Use of Design/Construct Data
• Accurately immediately calculate rental areas
• Transfer design/construct data into CMMS

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How Can You Help?

• Participate in an IAI chapter in your country
• Form an IAI chapter in your country
• Demand interoperable software
• Require design/construct/FM to use it
• Be patient!
• WWW.IAI-NA.ORG or
• WWW.IAI-INTERNATIONAL.ORG