Presentation for CEEC / Asociace rozpočtářů staveb (ARS) Seminar in Prague Friday 11th April 2008

1. CONSTRUCTION IT ALLIANCE CITA: ADDRESSING THE ICT CHALLENGES OF THE IRISH CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN IRELAND Dr.Alan V. Hore Lecturer in Dublin Institute of Technology (Quantity Surveying) Presentation for CEEC / Asociace rozpočtářů staveb(ARS) Seminar in Prague Friday 11th April 2008 “Realising Standards”

2. Irish Construction Industry • Output €35bn - 23% of GNP (compared with EU average of 10%) • Components: • Residential: 65% • Infrastructure: 20% • Commercial, Industrial and Public Sector: 15% • Employment - 255,800 (12.5% of persons in employment compared with EU average of 7%) • Over dependency on housing, now in decline • Shift towards infrastructural spend

3. Challenges facing Irish Construction Industry • Changing economic climate–interest rate fluctuations, job losses, residential slowdown • Changing procurement landscape – more D&B, New Public Sector Contracts • Risk Allocation - does not support innovation • Islands of information – lack of interoperability, discrete separate ICT systems • New Technology - take up low • Climate Change – Need for more sustainable solutions, BER regulations, waste management • R+D - spend inadequate

4. Sub-contractor A fragmented Industry Consultant Architect Contractor Facilities Manager Client Construction Site

5. Computers are used throughout a construction project for: • Correspondence, Minutes and Reports • CAD drawings • Programmes • Cost Plans and Cashflow • Tender Documents and Reports • Cost Reporting • Valuations • Final Accounts • Ordering and Invoicing • E-Mail • Web access However, the use of computers alone is hardly impressive!

6. Future directions for effective use of IT in our Industry

7. Sub-contractor Preferred Project Model PROJECT MODEL Construction Site

8. ICT should be utilised throughout the construction process

9. CITAs Response • To inform the Irish construction sector of relevant ICT developments • To establish and disseminate standards in the use of ICT in the construction sector. • To encourage ICT related research and training collaboration between the Irish Institutes/Universities and firms in the Irish construction sector • To establish and maintain links with relevant national and international organisations • To encourage the strategic use of ICT by all firms in the Irish construction sector

10. Two year project End June ‘08 • Re-affirm the inefficiencies that currently exist in particular construction processes. • Demonstrate by the adoption of a live pilot project that particular ICT tools can led to verifiablereduced costs, improved effectiveness and increased productivity to participant companies. Five Modules CAD Purchasing Tendering Project Management Measurement

11. Module 5 – Electronic Measurement Deliverables: Re-affirm the inefficiencies that currently exist in the production of Bills of Quantities. Demonstrate by the adoption of a live pilot project that the direct use of CAD information by the Construction Economist can cause the production of tender documentation and building estimates to become more accurate.

12. Project Planning Process Analysis Process Mapping Process Measurement Identify Software Process Re-Design Testing Implement Pilot Benefit Evaluation Final Reporting CITAX – Work in Progress

13. ARCHITECT PROF TEAM FACILITIES MANAGER CONTRACTOR Completion Selection Bid DOCUMENT DESIGN BUILD MANAGE Paper Processes - Loss of Knowledge and Time Inaccuracies Errors Inexperience Insufficient detail Poor training and education Lost data KNOWLEDGE TIME

14. ARCHITECT PROF TEAM FACILITIES MANAGER CONTRACTOR Completion Selection Bid DOCUMENT DESIGN BUILD MANAGE Need to optimise CAD Data for the Construction Economist eTendering eManual eMeasurement QUANTITY SURVEYOR ESTIMATOR CLIENT KNOWLEDGE WE NEED TO OPTIMISE THE DATA QUALITY PASSED ON FROM ARCHITECT TO QUANITY SURVEYOR TIME After Phil Bernstein’s “Sawtooth” : VP Building Solutions AutoCAD

15. DESIGN BOQ DRAWING MEASURE PRINT Conventional Drawings Scaling & Counting Digitising Pricing – Speadsheets etc Document Familiar territory CAD E-measure Pricing – Integrated Databases/BIM Need for Construction Economist to become proficient in CAD Systems Training Needed 2D/3D/BIM

16. CITA Skillnets Training Initiative Success in securing €350,000 to form NEW Training Network Training Needs Analysis completed Development of Post Graduate Diploma in Construction Informatics Introduction of CAD information systems to Construction Economics Programme in DIT

17. m2 m2 1 2 Building Information Models Lead to More accurate Estimating if Used Correctly FRAMES ROOFS FLOOR FINISHES Walls INTERNAL WALLS MECHANICAL SERVICES

18. Construction Economist and ICT Job Titles Quantity Surveyor Construction Economist Cost Engineer Building Estimator CoreDuties Undertaking feasibility studies Cost Estimating Preparing Bills of Quantities Prepare interim payments Preparing financial claims They all with NO exception study architectural and engineering drawings and specifications They all with NO exception should be knowledgeable in the use of Building Information Models

19. Conclusion • Number of competing challenges AEC/FM • CITA is a vehicle to respond to challenges • Industry needs to be the driver • Industry – academic collaboration is essential • Construction economist/QS needs to be proficient in CAD • Need for ICT standards and protocols tobe developed • Perhaps there is a role for CEEC in achieving this • CITA would welcome dialogue with CEEC THANK YOU