Entrant details
Role or Job Title on the Project
CEO
Employer
LIBAL Schweiz GmbH
Technoparkstrassse 2
8406 Winterthur
Schweiz
Employer Role
Technology or Software Development Company
Are you or your employer a member of buildingSMART?
Yes - Chapter Member
Submission details
Submitting Party Company Name
LIBAL Schweiz GmbH
Submitting Party Company Location
Switzerland
Submitting Party Role on Project
Techology provider
Submitting Party Company Website
Full Project Name
LIBAL - CDE delivers Asset Information Model
Project Location (Country)
Switzerland
Project Objectives
LIBAL® is a cloud based platform and data environment that integrates planners, contractors and operators to plan and execute information deliveries and information based services. Throughout the entire life cycle, all parties work integrated on the same project database and thus digitally secure the value of the project.
Building owners receive the required data in their specified quality from all partners, after defining the information requirement for data, documents and operation. So they can ensure that all assets generate the required return by having the partners provide information and services to plan and execute the necessary operation and maintenance measures.
openBIM Achievements
To define the exchange information requirement for product data LIBAL® read standardised Data from the bSDD via the RestAPI to load custom defined BAG’s as well as the current IFC4 PSets. Thereby LIBAL® defined the Product Data Template (PDT) as well as other building Elements. During construction IFC4 or IFC2x3 models with an LOI350 were imported into LIBAL®and to each IfcElement(Type) a PDT was assigned. With the information delivery task, the PDT’s from each contractor are capsuled into containers where the task team can deliver, review and release the information. For final customer handower a full COBie was automatically generated.
openBIM used
IFC 2x3, IFC4, bSDD, COBie
openBIM or open standards used other than those listed above
Information Delivery Process according to ISO 19650-2
Software used
LIBAL own software development.
Strategic Alignment
The demand and use of openBIM solutions and standards are increasing by our customers. BuildingSMART with the bSDD provides the Framework to scale the data requirement with low latency in exchange.
Attributes requested in the BSDD are structured enhancements that can be requested by building owners in addition to those required by the COBie standard.
This ensures the necessary structure and guarantees the flexibility of the required attributes.
Highlights
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The Information requirements retrieved from the bSDD, formed the perfect data foundation to receive all necessary information for constructin and operation.
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IFC Import (LOI 350 (Design Stage)) assured perfect project transition from planning to execution without loss of information.
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Sub-Contractor integration into the project according to the information delivery as per ISO 19650-2 enabled the cooperation of all parties involved.
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Final handover to the operator via COBie (Attributes LOI 500, including all documents, spares and jobs) allow data-based operational planning and execution
Project Website
Project and Stakeholder Logos (compiled into one .ppt/pptx file for upload)
Project Address
LIBAL Schweiz GmbH
Technoparkstrasse 2
CH-8406 Winterthur
Switzerland
Project Type
Mixed-Use
Size of Project
2 Location (Switzerland Germany)
9 Employees
Detailed description of the project
LIBAL® is a cloud based platform and data environment that integrates planners, contractors and operators to plan and execute information deliveries and information based services. Throughout the entire life cycle, all parties work integrated on the same project database and thus digitally secure the value of the project.
Information manager receives the required data and documents in the specified quality from their partners, who realize the requests from the project reference.
By practically providing the necessary information requirements, information manager define what should be included in the information model. They increase quality by clearly defining the scope of delivery in defined data fields and information delivery schedules.
They integrate their project partners to the reference model to ensure optimal communication of your information management requirements. Thus, standards, templates and specifications can be defined uniformly.
Project manager ensures that the asset generates the required return by having the integrated partners provide information and services on time, in the required quality and at the agreed cost.
He control and automate internal and external workflows by assigning delivery deadlines to data and documents, thus ensuring complete documentation. With clearly defined processes, they always retain control over their project progress and can thus manage complex information delivery processes.
They distribute the burden of documentation provision and thus concentrate on their core tasks.
Contracting entities procure assets or complete trades that are efficient in the entire life cycle cost consideration and can be used completely and error-free.
They operate buildings & facilities over the entire life cycle and increase cost efficiency. Typically, 80% of the costs are incurred during the operation and maintenance phase. The LIBAL® system offers them a simple overview of installed components, including all necessary maintenance/service work and official inspection intervals.
They decide resiliently, through the data and documents provided by the project. This information not only supports operations management and maintenance, but also provides the basis for new projects and identifies planned plant modifications.
Operators integrate their partners for services and the exchange of knowledge about the optimal operation, so that they can plan and carry out the necessary maintenance measures in good time with the service providers.
With LIBAL® they can operate their buildings & facilities efficiently and integrate suppliers and service providers who executes the requested task and enrich the information model with data and information. The resulting information model forms the basis for further operation and maintenance. This allows you to easily integrate internal and external partners within the LIBAL® system.
Operators digitize their business model and securely network your plants, machines, and equipment to reduce downtime, increase efficiency and improve quality.
LIBAL® During Construction:
Standardized Product Data Templates (PDT) should be retrieved for the information request according to standards, or customer requirements. LIBAL® automates the process for the provision of the information request by the client, the data transfer by the supplier, as well as the qualitative check of the specialist planners.
The models are imported to LIBAL® and the corresponding building object specifications are added from the specifications. Via a automated task management the supplier is directly integrated into the model, in his scope of delivery, where he can transmit the information. Checking and coordination is also carried out in that task management on the specific object.
During execution, all suppling parties are integrated into LIBAL® to write the required project data into the templates of the PDT, so that the client receives a complete electronic product data sheet, which is transferred to operation. Quality assurance is ensured with the model-based workflow management by checking the data and documents upon receipt by the specialist planners.
For operation the information can remain in LIBAL® or LIBAL® exports the data via COBie.
LIBAL During Operation:
Based on the Asset Information Model LIBAL® streamlines the maintenance with only a few administrative actions. The LIBAL® task management is an accessible and intuitive software module that supports you in operating the asset.
The operation task contains all the resources necessary to create and complete all maintenance activities. A work planner starts the task, takes the information from the Asset Information Model and prepares the activities. Internal and external users are seamless integrated to the task by linking those with their email address. The person performing the work and the inspectors of the work can be specified for each operation task. The system will calculate the planned start and follow-up times given by the job order list. After the execution of the work valuable information is build up by recording that information.
Periodical maintenance can be created for every component. The periodical maintenance is generated based on time and frequency. Within the system, a quickly and effectively view the work and equipment details of the maintainable component is provided. You can use predefined job plans from the Asset Information Model. Historical information is easily found for the purpose of audits and inspections.
With the Asset Information Model, a register various technical details about equipment and its location is provided. Related images, documents and drawings are linked to single objects and all other information related to the installation can be directly accessed via tabs.
Detailed description of openBIM on the project
ISO 19650-2 specifies the requirements for information management and information exchange in the context of the provision phase of assets. This standard refers to generic roles within a defined provision phase, which are applied at different phases in the construction project. The key roles are the Appointing Party (e.g. building owner), Lead Appointed Party (e.g. contractor lead) and Appointed Party (e.g. contractor) as well as the Project Team, Delivery Team and Task Team.
LIBAL® enables a general application of the standard, which can be adapted to the individual needs of the projects. For a simplified understanding of this described use case, the contractor lead is the Lead Appointed Party (leading information provider), which maps the downstream information provision process of the planning. The Appointed Party (information providers) are the contractors and suppliers.
On the LIBAL® platform, an information container is created for each information provider in a model-oriented approach, which contains individual classified and revised delivery items. Compared to classical project rooms, LIBAL® manages model objects (component, type, room, plant) and documents as delivery items, which results in a considerable simplification of data management.
To ensure quality, it is also essential that the testing and acceptance procedures are carried out and documented before information is exchanged.
1. Assessment and need
In the context of the EIR, a data-based reference model is created on LIBAL®, which complements the room book information as well as the requirements for the key components. Thus, the requirements for properties and documents are available for all involved parties throughout the entire project of the trades, rooms, facilities or even components.
LIBAL® is connecting the bSDD. CRB (Domain) publishes Product-Data-Template (PDT) contents in the test environment of the bSDD, which are read out via a RestAPI interface and written to the LIBAL® attribute management. The PDT structure within the LIBAL® attribute management corresponds to the property set definition according to IFC4, which allows LIBAL® to load the property sets of IFC, the PDT of CRB from the bSDD, as well as project specific attributes which are built according to this standard.
For the import LIBAL® uses the existing RestAPI protocols provided by BuildingSMART. LIBAL® has reading rights and can therefore integrate the data into the LIBAL® system.
The PDT is automatically assigned to the relevant IfcEntity in the user's LIBAL® project environment.
2. Invitation to tender
The IFC4, IFC2x3 models or COBie from design stage is imported into the LIBAL® project environment and are the basis for the information procurement process in the cunstruction phase. By classifying the "IfcEntities", the defined attributes are automatically generated as information requests for the construction phase, so that the appointed party know which information is to be provided.
For the implementation of the information delivery process, a task for the tender or information delivery is opened for each contractor acting as appointed party. In this task, the scope of delivery and requirements are listed based on models and objects that are in scope. Contract relevant documents can be supplemented so that the contractor can submit his offer on time.
- Tender response
An information delivery plan is prepared for each information provider. The e-mail address of the responsible employees of the information provider, who are to submit an offer for their scope of delivery, is used to reference the corresponding persons.
Based on the offers, the BIM execution plan is detailed and alternative type suggestions as well as risk assessments can be provided as separate objects by the information provider.
All risk aspects are managed and monitored for the appropriate objects such as facilities, trades or components.
4. Appointment
The final BIM execution plan is agreed between the Lead Appointed Party and the Appointed Party. The resulting and final scope of delivery, as well as the final requirements for the data and documents are mapped in the information delivery task as data fields, document placeholders, or specifications.
When the information delivery task is created in LIBAL®, the task information delivery plan (TIDP) is automatically created. Each individual TIDP is listed in the LIBAL® Workflow Management and combined to a clear Master Information Delivery Plan (MIDP). With this overview the Lead Appointed Party keeps control over all information to be delivered.
5. Mobilization
Identical to the processing of the information, the check and release of the information is carried out on the LIBAL® platform. For this purpose, the email addresses of the editors, reviewers or approvers are simply assigned to the corresponding roles.
The complete communication, correction and status reports are done on the LIBAL® platform within the information delivery task.
6. Collaborative production of information
The advantage of LIBAL® compared to classical document management systems is that the information providers work on the information model in real time and without local installation. As an independent container, the relevant information objects are limited by the information provision task, which focuses on the important model objects to be provided with information by the information provider. The information objects to be provided can be trades, types, assemblies and individual components that are provided with information such as base data, attributes and documents. For operation phase spareparts and jobs are provided if its part of the contract.
Using a two-step inspection and acceptance process, the resulting data and documents of the information delivery are checked to ensure the quality and completeness of the information. In the inspection steps, these are checked for completeness by the inspector (users of the task team) and the recipient (Lead appointed party). Incorrect information objects are rejected to the information provider. The integrated version management documents the respective status of all information objects.
7. Information model delivery
After the final evaluation of the information model, the information is delivered to the customer in the form of a complete COBie containing all required data and documents, just by pressing one button.
8. Project close-out
After completion of the project LIBAL® will be used for further Asset Information Management to ensure the digital value of the property or plant.
Software ecosystem map
openBIM Supporting Evidence
Benefits from using openBIM
Data generate added value for the building owners if they can be used in subsequent management processes.
With LIBAL®, clients specify the requirements for data and documents needed for the management of a property in a model-based manner, so that they receive it in a tested form throughout the entire life cycle of planning, construction and operation. Clients save time and money in obtaining the relevant information they need for the optimal operation of their property.
The quality of the data structure is ensured by providing standardized names, typification of attributes and their groupings within the product data template.
In model-based information management, the quality of the recorded values is increased by the supplier by ensuring the traceability of the data check by the specialist planner.
Building owner specify their data requirement based on the content stored at the bsDD. They use the properties they require to define their information need. Project partners are reading the same property information requirements and the specification is clear defined. All project partners are reading the same information.
The Swiss Central Office for Construction Rationalisation CRB is the centre of competence for standards in construction. Together with numerous professional associations, CRB develops working methods for the entire life cycle of a building - from planning to implementation and management. With their uniform system and language, they enable clear, unambiguous performance specifications as well as efficient and transparent cost management. Within the project CRB is one of our customer of LIBAL® and CRB acts with the roles AGENT and DOMAIN within the buildingSMART Data Dictionary.
An other LIBAL® customer a General Contractor/Planer for wastewater treatment plants are integrating their sub contractor into the LIBAL® system. They do not use the properties set from BSDD but they have created their own Psets in LIBAL® which is according to the Pset definition. Based on their custom Pset our customer could define the scope of delivery. Our customer reduced time by coordinating its subcontractors.
The owner benefits by reviewed and qualified data and documents which are handed owner by COBie. During the Information delivery process the lead appointed party coordinates the collection and review, of data and documents that includes spares and which is handed over to the customer.
LIBAL® customer as operators immediately start their maintenance task based on the COBie.Job information.
"We were able to innovate using openBIM."
bSDD Integration
LIBAL uses the existing RestAPI protocols, which are provided by BuildingSMART and reads the data within this project and integrate it into the system.
Connection to bSDD:
- LIBAL uses its ATTRIBUTE-Manager to display the propertysets loaded from the BAG with the GUID number.
LIBAL Users receive automatic the CRB product data template for example the the door, when the IFC Entity IfcDoor is seleceted.
The starting point is the product data template (PDT) is a BAG
http://test.bsdd.buildingsmart.org/#concept/details/3KhOnZW_rAJfsx6vDogC7E
The BAG is usualy relatet with one "is collection for" xdtSubject (door) http://test.bsdd.buildingsmart.org/#concept/details/2reX7MzyDDPP8OCoYtmU7d
A BAG "has members" whitch are property Sets (Pset) those are NEST.
Example: CRB_Klassifikation http://test.bsdd.buildingsmart.org/#concept/details/0tlieEyuH2$u4Wvysi2p70 iused in doors, windows valves etc.
Generic Pset "is collection for" xtd Subject (IfcElement) Example IfcDoor: http://test.bsdd.buildingsmart.org/#concept/details/2reX7MzyDDPP8OCoYtmU7d
Each Pset has properties with relation "has members" NPK Tür 622 http://test.bsdd.buildingsmart.org/#concept/details/23Hh6xQqf5jP3pB4p4iRCW "has members" water column water pressure http://test.bsdd.buildingsmart.org/#concept/details/3bORaTh5v1Hvt6wiYJNJIh
Providing COBie Sheet Attributes with templates from the bSDD
The mapping rules are as follows:
- COBie.Attributes.ExtObject is bSDD.Nest.name
- COBie.Attributes.Name is bSDD.Property.name
- COBie.Attributes.Description is bSDD.Property.description
- COBie.Attributes.Unit is bSDD.Unit.name
Example can be found in the attachmend.
"We were able to identify where we need openBIM to develop further."
bSDD
The bSDD API is to be more strongly anchored for industrial use. For example, if the user changes the Proberty name, the bSDD API delivers the information with a certain time delay.
API in general
In order to obtain manufacturer data, a common API for product data sheets should be set up and be comprehensible in the openBIM society.
BIM Uses were defined on the project
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Stakeholders
LIBAL Deutschland GmbH, Meckenbeuren,
http://www.libal-tech.de/en, Sister company, Dominic Hecht
