Module 5 - Points to Ponder

What are the principal advantages of using a single building information model of the existing conditions as the foundation for modeling proposed additions or renovations?

• Why not create a separate model for the new proposed design?
• We can easily clarify which we have to demolish and new-build.
• Also we can reduce the datasizes as well as model components.

What sort of complexities are introduced when you construct a building complex in phases?

• What happens at the interfaces between the buildings as the phases advance?
• We have to demolish the peripheral area in order to connect with the new building.
• Sometime buildability in each construction phase is so important that these phase management tools are useful to explain the construciton sequences.
• How can you plan and prepare for these complexities as your create your initial building model?
• Initially, I might be able to plan to draw whole picture (or overall image of that project), and I also consider each phase can individually work in terms of regulation (such as fire-proofing), emergency issues, circulation and functions that is required for each research fields.

What are the principal advantages of using a single building information model of the existing conditions as the foundation for modeling several proposed design alternatives for a portion of the building?

• Why not create a separate model for each of the design alternatives?

In your project, which features of the proposed design did you choose to model as design alternatives?

• Why did you choose these building features? And what were the biggest challenges in modeling them as the design alternatives?