AGC St. Louis Regional BIM Conference

A1. Construction Visualization as Communication Clarity through sufficient detail.
	Introduction A8B70 December 2012	Convincing appearance, helps audience self-orient, frees your team to communicate message rather than narrate. A80B6 October 2008
A2. Purpose-Driven Tells the audience the story of how you'll make their construction dream come to life. Distinguishes your service from everyone else's.
	Craft a story that supports your message. A8930 January 2012	Story focuses on construction, distinguishes our service A9247 January 2014
A3. Engage any technology Pencil, marker, BIM, Photoshop: the goal is the clear conveyance of the message, not software purity.
Other examples: A7AB5	Photomontage Overview A7013 August 2003	Vector (line) art Proposal Plates G8124 October 2008
B1. Context / Existing Conditions Building doesn’t happen in a vacuum…
	Every site is different A9168 September 2013	Presents opportunities to distinguish our services A8930 January 2012
B1a. Terrain & Environment All buildings happen on the ground. Every site is different.
Other examples: A9140	Context impacts construction A9388 July 2014	Engage geology A90B1 July 2013
B1b. Major & Minor Improvements Site terrain, major & minor improvements. Adjacent involved improvements vs. environment.
Other examples: A9194	Represent actual constraints A9089 April 2013	Frame into existing conditions A8A25 May 2012	Explore hidden constraints A7A04 June 2007
B1c. Vignettes Site terrain, major & minor improvements. Adjacent involved improvements vs. environment.
Other examples: A90A0	Enable convincing vignettes A82A4 June 2009	Show it’s all under control A8818 July 2011	Speak to safety A8373 October 2009
B2. Proposed Conditions What’s inside the project limit line.
	Address project specific issues A80B6 October 2008	Focus on the known challenge R8898 October 2011	Talk about the total project A8158 September 2013
B3. Temporary Conditions This IS a construction presentation.
	Temporary conditions is often where it all happens. A8B70 December 2012	Win by telling a great construction story. A80B0 October 2008	Changes to the site due to phases A8930 January 2012
B3a. Get Started Enabling work, Demo, Excavation, perimeter, field office.
Other examples: A9168-26, A8818, Xray: A8235	Build around what’s underground A8987 March 2012	Out with the old…carefully A90A0 May 2013	Mass Excavation A8168 September 2013
B3b. Building the Dream Building proposed conditions.
Other examples: Branding: A9158, A8675	Hoisting Issues A9168 September 2013	Tiptoe over the work…carefully A8A25 May 2012	Process & change on & around site A8583 August 2010
B3c. Traffic and Zoning Control traffic flow, phasing.
Other examples: Traffic: A9168 Logistics: A8987, Workflow: A90A0	Navigating the war zone A9158 September 2013	Logistics Plan A9194 October 2013	Access & Workflow A9168 September 2013
C. Ingredients
	Basis Documents A9089 April 2013	Clear Directive A8937 January 2012	Clear Directive A9194 October 2013

Thank you for attending the talk! For those of you interested in the image I was attempting to bring up, see this link. It shows mobilizing a crane on a neighboring lot. Vinci LLC would like to thank Lauren Smith and the St. Louis Chapter of the AGC for inviting me to be with you this afternoon!

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Construction Visuals

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