Construction Technology, BIM and Digital Tools
Digital tools for the people who run construction projects: why the industry is digitizing and how tools are adopted, BIM objects, uses, BIMForum LOD and ISO 7817-1 level of information need, authoring tools and open standards (IFC 4.3, BCF, IDS, COBie), ISO 19650 and its Canadian adoption with owner requirements, BIM execution plans and common data environments, model coordination and clash detection, model-based quantities with 4D and 5D, field management software for RFIs, submittals, logs, inspections and asset data, reality capture and scan-versus-model quality checks, data, KPIs, earned value and dashboards, AI, robotics, prefabrication and digital twins, contracts including CCDC 30, privacy under PIPEDA and provincial law, and cybersecurity, ending in a capstone BIM execution plan and digital toolkit.
CON-260 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons · 6 h 12 min
Offered by HSM University · Construction Management
This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.
What you'll learn
- Explain why construction is under pressure to digitize, where information is lost at handoffs, and how people, process and technology determine whether digital tools are adopted
- Describe BIM objects, properties and classification, distinguish BIM uses from dimension labels, and apply BIMForum LOD and ISO 7817-1 level of information need to model elements
- Compare families of authoring tools and use open standards such as IFC 4.3 (ISO 16739-1), BCF, IDS and COBie to specify and check information exchanges
- Interpret the ISO 19650 framework and its Canadian adoption, write checkable owner information requirements, and prepare a BIM execution plan, CDE workflow, naming convention and MIDP
- Plan and run model coordination: federate models, set clash tests and tolerances, group clashes into issues, track convergence and sign off zones for fabrication
- Extract and check model-based quantities, link models to schedules for 4D logistics and phasing, and use 5D links for cash flow and change pricing
- Manage RFIs, submittals, daily logs, inspections, punch lists and asset data capture in a field management platform, measure their performance and plan a rollout
- Select reality capture methods, specify accuracy and point density, scope scan-to-BIM and use scan-versus-model deviation analysis and progress monitoring for quality
- Assess construction data quality, define leading and lagging KPIs, calculate earned value and safety rates, and design dashboards for specific audiences
- Evaluate AI predictions with precision and recall, and judge the benefits, limits and risks of computer vision, site robots, prefabrication, sensors and digital twins
- Address contracts, reliance, intellectual property, privacy and cybersecurity for digital information on Canadian and American projects
- Prepare a BIM execution plan and digital toolkit for a project, including uses, model element table, coordination, field and capture workflows, dashboards, budget, return and risks
Course content
12 lessons · 6 h 12 min total · final exam
- 1 Digital transformation of construction 30 min · quiz
- 2 BIM concepts, dimensions and levels of development 28 min · quiz
- 3 Authoring tools and open standards 30 min · quiz
- 4 BIM execution planning and common data environments 30 min · quiz
- 5 Model coordination and clash detection 30 min · quiz
- 6 4D and 5D: scheduling and cost from models 31 min · quiz
- 7 Field management software 33 min · quiz
- 8 Reality capture for construction quality 34 min · quiz
- 9 Data, dashboards and analytics 31 min · quiz
- 10 AI, robotics and emerging technology on site 31 min · quiz
- 11 Digital collaboration, contracts and security 30 min · quiz
- 12 Capstone: a BIM execution plan and digital toolkit 34 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Digital tools for the people who run construction projects: why the industry is digitizing and how tools are adopted, BIM objects, uses, BIMForum LOD and ISO 7817-1 level of information need, authoring tools and open standards (IFC 4.3, BCF, IDS, COBie), ISO 19650 and its Canadian adoption with owner requirements, BIM execution plans and common data environments, model coordination and clash detection, model-based quantities with 4D and 5D, field management software for RFIs, submittals, logs, inspections and asset data, reality capture and scan-versus-model quality checks, data, KPIs, earned value and dashboards, AI, robotics, prefabrication and digital twins, contracts including CCDC 30, privacy under PIPEDA and provincial law, and cybersecurity, ending in a capstone BIM execution plan and digital toolkit.
Part of the Construction Management stream, typically taken in year 2.