Rapid prototyping collaboration tool presentation

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Rapid Prototyping (RP): A Proven Means to Reduce Design Cost and Schedule, and Improve Quality


Why Rapid Prototyping?

Clients continually strive to reduce their COSTS

LEAN

– Clients expect same from design provider – But Lean can run counter to the need for agility in early design stages Competitive markets compel us to seek ways to – Price services at market levels – Reduce cost – Improve quality of deliverables A few caveats; RP – Has multiple meanings – Is dependent on attitude, skill, and dynamics of the project team

AGILE


How RP Works

Does not eliminate the need for programming

Preparation – Initial modeling of individual spaces in 3D perspective

Initiate collaborative work sessions – Place / locate spaces in real-time based on programming requirements – Full participation of stakeholders; people with a voice/vote/decision making capacity


Front End Design is Critical

• Typically only 10% of effort, less than 10% of total project time • Significant impact, early decisions critical (domino effect)

• Weak concept design effort results in – Rework of detailed design effort – Cost overruns

Basis of Design Programming

Concept Design

Schematic Design

Design Development

Construction Documents

Tender and Award

Construction

Ability to Change Design

Cost to Change Design Project Timeline 1 to 3 week schedule reduction Hershey Medical Center Data Center – CHP Feasibility Analysis

FINAL

February 11, 2014

Client Confidential

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Key Features of RP

Highly visual - enabling participants to visually grasp spatial concepts – Real time 3D modeling accelerates generation of design solutions – Rapid generation of alternatives fuels creativity and teamwork Thomas Edison: “To get a great idea, begin by generating many ideas” – One idea generates another idea, not the product of ‘individual genius’ working in vacuum – The result of networking old ideas in new ways


Key Features of RP •

Active participation of project stakeholders generates and facilitates selection of design solutions – Full participation builds ownership and consensus – Eliminates the ‘present, review, revise, re-present’ cycle that is not efficient

Collaborative consensus-building results – Multiple concepts can be quickly generated and accepted or discarded – Significantly reduced occurrence of after-the-fact revisions – less rework


Simplify Visualizing Complex Buildings - Facilities are Collections of: Spaces; block and stack – Rooms/circulation – Plenums/shafts Object arrangement – Equipment – Tools – Furniture and fixtures System layout and routes – Structural – Enclosure and partitioning – Mechanical, electrical, plumbing – Process


Data Center – Rapid Prototyping Case Study


Grainger Enterprise Data Center

Confidential Location • Ist LEED v4 BD+C Gold • Total Power: 750 kW, Expandable to 3 MW per Module • Reliability: DX RTU’s with economizer’s, 2N UPS configuration, and bi-fuel generator, concurrently maintainable • Scalability: Design for final IT load at 300 watts/SF • Modularity: 50-300 Watts per SF Density • Cost: Confidential • Size: 8,000 SF Raised Floor Area • Built in 2014

Hundreds of thousands of gallons in water consumption saved per year

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Siting the Facility on the Campus

RP supports identifying a site layout solution that supports client goals


RP Supports Visualizing Building Envelope and Option Analysis of HVAC systems, snow abatement ‌

Exterior options can be analyzed visually for branding, blending with existing, maximizing cooling and light, and controlling heat gain


Interior Layout Evaluations, Options, and Solutions

RP supports identifying interior layout solutions; facilitated by stakeholder participation and interaction


Realized Improvements

• Innovation – more, and typically better, ideas earlier in design • Schedule – reach concept/front end design milestones earlier • Collaboration – cost effective means of incorporating client input and seeing the results in a 3D model almost immediately • Quality – less rework • Change management - less “gray area” with respect to scope of work • Client relationship - opportunity to develop stronger, deeper partnering relationship


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