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Marcel Broekmaat
Market Manager, Project Controls
Trimble Buildings, GC/CM Division

USING THE MODEL PROGRESSION

SPECIFICATION
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Topics
• MPS: A Brief History
• Problem Definition
• Goal
• Solution
– Level of Detail (Level of Development)
– Stages
– Building Element Categories
– Primitives
– Aspects

• Example
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MPS: A Brief History

• Model Progression Specification
• E202
• MPS 2.0, MPS 3.0
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Problem Definition
Part 1
Integration requires coordinated input from
multiple disciplines involved in design and
preconstruction phases.
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Problem Definition
Part 2
BIM allows for larger number of releases, with
increasing information richness, which has to be
coordinated and planned based on decision making
requirements.
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Problem Definition
Part 3
Not all design parts of the project progress at
the same pace.
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Problem Definition
Part 4
Project teams are working in different locations.
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Problem Definition - Conclusion

Model Progression Planning is a must to
ensure successful integrated use of BIM for
design, cost estimating and schedule planning.
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Confidence

Informed
Uninformed
Certainty
Certainty

Realistic
Concern

Informed
Doubt

Total Loss of Confidence Time

* Kim Caputo, “CMM Implementation Guide,” Addison-Wesley

(1998)
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Design

Cost Building Elements

Schedule
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ASPECTS AND CLASSES MPS MATRIX

TARGET
ASPECTS CLASSES DESCRIPTION ASPECTS
LOD

M0 No Model M C S

M1 Building/Spatial/Room Massing 000 M0 C1 S1

Building elements with approximate

M2 050 M0 C2 S2
dimensions (SD)

MODEL 'M' Building elements with design

M3 100 M1 C2 S2
dimensions (DD)

M4 Construction Model (CD) 200 M2 C3 S3

M5 Fabrication / Virtual Mockup 300 M3 C3 S3

M6 As Built 400 M4 C4 S3

C1 Division Level Ranges 450 M4 C5 S4

C2 Massing Driven Ratios & Ranges 500 M5 C5 S4

Element Driven - Assumption Based

C3 550 M5 C5 S5
- Resource Level & Ranges
COST ‘C'
Element Driven - Specification Based
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Definition of Element Aspects

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Primitives Rectangular solid components

Solid wall
Solid rectangular / round column
• Modeling Behavior Solid rectangular beam
Solid slab
• Quantity Data Extracted Solid pitched roof
Profiled solid components
• Cost Data Linked Profiled wall
Profiled column
• Schedule Data Linked Profiled beam
Multi-layered components
Composite wall
Composite slab
Defined per Aspect: Flooring
Composite pitched roof
• Model Multi-component systems
• Cost Curtain wall
Ceilings
• Schedule Built-up column
Built-up beam/truss
Complex slab
Door/window
Stair
Fixture/device
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MPS 3.0: Primitives

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Primitives for Progression Plan

• Limited Collection of Basic Elements
• Specified Classes
• “Building Blocks”
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LOD 200 LOD 300 LOD 400 LOD 500

Model Class M2 M3 M4 M5
Model: Basic diversification by Thickness and type per schedules Thickness, type per schedules Thickness, type per schedules
Diversification material and construction and additional properties (related and additional properties (related
method to estimating/scheduling) to estimating/scheduling)

One typical size used to

model all instances of
similar types

Model: Modeled with rectangular Modeled with exact rectangular Modeled with exact rectangular Modeled with exact rectangular
Geometry cross sectional geometry cross sectional geometry cross sectional geometry cross sectional geometry

Slanted elements Modeled with exact inclination Modeled with exact inclination Modeled with exact inclination
modeled with ±5 degree
tolerance

Model: Windows and doors only Windows and doors only Windows, doors and main MEP Windows, doors and all modeled
Penetrations runs MEP runs

Model: Not Modeled Not Modeled Modeled Modeled with Components

Connections

Estimating Class C3 C4 C5 C5
Estimating: Average cost per element Cost per unique element, Activity Cost per unique element, Cost per unique element,
Requirements Level resources level resources level

Scheduling Class S2 S3 S4 S5
Scheduling: Average production rate Production rate per unique Production rate from resource Production rate from resource
Requirements per element element hours hours
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Primitives for Progression Plan

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Progression Specification
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• MPS: A Brief History

• Problem Definition
• Goal
• Solution
• Example