BIM Outsourcing Services in India

Today the concept of outsourcing services in India have changed. India not only engaged with accounting, call centres and financial services, t he latest to join the outsourcing wave in the country is design support services, in which architecture and building design is supplied to remote customers as a service. Growing at 30 per cent per annum, this could make India the design centre of the world. The market size for the sector in the US isUSD 225 billion, and with India just beginning to make a mark, its growth story appears to be on solid ground.

However, the primary focus will be developing the Building Information Modeling BIM service solutions for the global as well as Indian architecture, engineering and construction AEC industry

BIM software simulates construction and operations and is particularly geared towards helping developers, hoteliers and multinationals in their real estate projects in India.

It will help reduce construction time, detect complexities between disciplines as well as enable developers to understand energy components thus reducing costs. The cost of the module will depend upon the scale of the project, the location and its nature, Jansen said

Even with the advent and adoption of BIM, what is really happening industry-wide is the use of a growing number of purpose-built models. This trend is being driven by a number of different factors; the availability of more sophisticated building systems; higher expectations for building performance and energy efficiency; new fabrication methods; an increased awareness by owners to make decisions based upon building lifecycle costs versus initial capital cost; increasing reliance on technology to perform more detailed analysis and computed designs

Pilot projects have been completed, BIM systems have evolved through several versions of software upgrades, and industry leading firms are adopting BIM on live projects. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is revolutionizing the AEC industry by creating the ability to virtually build a project on your desktop. The deployment of cutting-edge technology is a core strategy for global AEC firms as they work towards increasing profitability and improving efficiency. The next few years should tell us if BIM can be outsourced as successfully as it has been done for computer programming and other IT fields."

BIM presents a unique opportunity for design firms to generate a cohesive, information-rich, holistic virtual building model with the evolved contributions of all disciplines. It eliminates much of the potential for conflict between the services and enables quick changes, largely because all the engineering information is contained within the model already. So, as any part of the model is modified, one can see the immediate impact on the overall building project with respect to coordination issues, budget and scheduling. BIM also presents an opportunity for designers to visualize their structures in advance, which is a useful tool in the design process.

Outsourcing/Work share may help drive some firms towards the BIM platform as they will simply need to tap into various globally-available BIM-centric production resources. These specialized teams can also assist contractors in preparing accurate estimates to bid and win profitable projects. For the success of BIM and Workshare two things must happen. One, developments/upgrades in BIM software and the other, of course, outsourcing companies must continuously evolve and improve. Both BIM and workshare are right now in the process of learning and upgrading, and very rapidly. BIM and Workshare will change the outsourcing paradigm within the AEC industry.

BIM is now being used on some very significant projects around the globe. In fact, each of the primary BIM vendors identified above has signature projects underway that serve as outstanding examples of BIM’s capabilities, while at the same time demonstrating

Autodesk REVIT is being used extensively on the Freedom Tower in New York City. When completed, the Freedom Tower will be 1,776 feet tall, the world’s tallest building, and contain approximately 2.6 million square feet.

The Bart’s and The London Hospital project is being designed by HOK’s London office with Autodesk Architectural Desktop, using a BIM approach. The development proposals are extensive and will provide over 2 million sq ft of new accommodation and a total of 1248 beds. Both hospitals are located in tight urban sites and have challenging geometry and a host of design and planning constraints, including the staging of construction to permit the existing medical facility to remain in operation throughout construction, testing the power and flexibility of a BIM approach to design

Bentley Architecture and Bentley Structures are being used to capture existing conditions and facilitate the refurbishment and acoustical retrofit of the world renowned Sydney Opera House. The original architect, Jorn Utzon, working in conjunction with Johnson Pilton and Walker, and OveArup, are using Bentley’s BIM tools to develop their design throughout several phases of the refurbishment project.

The design of the Eureka Tower in Melbourne, Australia was accomplished using Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD. At 92 stories and nearly 1,000 feet in overall height, the Eureka Tower is the tallest residential structure in the world. Designed by Fender Katsalidis Architects, the Eureka Tower project is a great example of an architectural firm that has fully embraced the process change associated with a full BIM approach.

Satellier, runs its Indian studio facilities at New Delhi and Kolkata with 400 design professionals to execute technical drawings for its projects across the world. Outside India, the company has only 20 to 25 employees, which it expects will rise to 70 in the coming year.