University
BIM management and digital twin delivery for a new STEM faculty building on a live university campus.
University
A research-intensive university required a new STEM faculty building designed and coordinated as a fully functioning BIM programme, with handover structured to support the estates team's ongoing asset management. We managed the federated design model from RIBA Stage 2 through to practical completion, coordinating architecture, structure, and MEP in one environment throughout.
At handover, the as-built model was structured and attributed to the university's FM system specification, enabling the estates team to manage the building from the model from day one — replacing the usual process of manual asset entry from handover drawings.
Where
Previous Handovers Were Unusable
The estates team had received BIM models on past projects that technically met contract requirements but couldn't be imported into their FM system.
Live Campus Added Coordination Constraints
Construction adjacent to occupied academic buildings imposed spatial and access restrictions that had to be modelled from the start.
Estates Team Lacked BIM Capability
The university had no in-house BIM resource to manage the federated model environment or hold the design consultants to a consistent standard.
LOD 500 Was Required, Not Typical
The estates team needed a true as-built model — not a design model with minor updates — to underpin their asset management from day one.
Where
What
FM System Specification
The university FM system had a specific import schema that handover models had failed to meet on previous projects — meeting it required building the attribution structure into the model throughout, not at the end.
Live Campus Construction
Construction logistics, access routes, and structural footprint all had to avoid impacting occupied academic buildings modelled within the campus constraint layer.
Design Consultant Alignment
Three consultants with different modelling conventions had to be brought into one environment with consistent naming, exchange formats, and LOD expectations.
LOD 500 Verification
True LOD 500 as-built requires verifying model elements against constructed reality — not just updating the design model — which requires an active validation process through the construction phase.
How
Match the FM Schema from Stage 2
The university's FM import schema was built into the BIM Execution Plan as a hard requirement from the outset, so every element was attributed correctly as it was modelled.
Model the Campus Constraints First
Occupied buildings, underground services, and access restrictions were modelled before any design routing was attempted, making the constraints part of the coordination environment.
Hold Consultants to One Standard
A clear BEP with defined naming conventions, exchange formats, and LOD milestones was issued and enforced at every stage gate.
Verify LOD 500 Through Construction
As-built verification was built into the construction phase programme rather than left as a post-completion exercise.
What
Federated Design Model
Stage-by-stage federated model from RIBA 2 through 5, maintained as the single design source of truth.
FM-Ready As-Built Model
LOD 500 as-built model structured and attributed to the university FM system's import specification.
COBie Data Package
Full COBie dataset covering all assets, components, and maintenance schedules extracted at practical completion.
Campus Constraint Record
Updated model layer recording the construction-phase campus constraints for future projects in the same zone.
What
What
“We've received BIM models on past projects that gathered dust because they couldn't plug into our FM system. This one loaded first time. That's what Neutec actually delivered.”
Head of Estates
University Estates
Proof
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