Uniclass 2015: As it lives and breathes | Empowering you in a BIM world
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The document discusses the development and implementation of UNICLASS, a classification system for the UK construction industry. It was developed to aid adoption of BIM and is based on ISO 12006-2. UNICLASS structures project information according to recognized standards and applies to all project lifecycle stages and sectors. It underwent extensive industry consultation and provides a dynamic, regularly maintained system for classifying construction information.
Uniclass 2015: As it lives and breathes | Empowering you in a BIM world
- 1. Sarah Delany Head of Classification and Technical Author, NBS UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 2. UK Government requirement • To develop a classification to aid the adoption of BIM. • To use ISO 12006-2 as the structure. UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 3. New classification • To allow project information to be structured to a recognised standard. • To be comprehensive for all stages in a project life cycle. • To be applicable to building and infrastructure sectors. • To be dynamic, managed and maintained. • To be up to date and relevant. UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 4. Uniclass 2015 • Promote use of the appropriate information at the appropriate stage of the project. • Use consistent terminology. • Link logically from one table to another. • Be numbered consistently. UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 5. Construction industry consultation Building sector, including: • Architecture • Structural engineering • Mechanical & Electrical services • Landscape architecture UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 6. Construction industry consultation Infrastructure sector, including: • Road • Rail • Airports • Water • Power • Environment UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 7. ‘Classes’ of Information Complexes Co Activities Ac Spaces/ Location SL Entities En Elements/ Functions EF Systems Ss Products Pr Form of Information FI Construction aids CA Project management PM UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 8. Group headings Complexes, Entities, Spaces/ location and Activities tables UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 9. Group headings Elements/ functions and Systems tables UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 10. Table links UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 11. Table links UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 12. BIM process stages Stages in PAS 1192-2: • Stage 0: – Strategy • Stage 1: – Brief • Stage 2: – Concept • Stage 3: – Definition • Stage 4: – Design • Stage 5: – Build and commission • Stage 6: – Handover and closeout • Stage 7: – Operation and end of life UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 13. Tables at each stage • Stage 0: Complexes; Activities • Stage 1: Complexes; Entities; Activities • Stage 2: Entities; Activities; Spaces/ location; Elements/ functions • Stage 3: Spaces/ location; Elements/ functions; Systems • Stage 4: Systems; Products • Stage 5: Systems; Products • Stage 6: Systems; Products • Stage 7: Elements/ functions; Systems; Products UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 14. Terminology and language Terminology has been the major hurdle to understanding the classification throughout the construction industry. We have developed a library of synonyms to help search for terms UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 15. Mapped Synonyms
- 16. Coding In order to make the tables flexible enough to accommodate as many objects as possible the format chosen involves either four or five pairs of characters. The initial pair identify which table is being used and are alpha characters. For example: • Co Complexes • En Entities • Ss Systems • Pr Products UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 17. Coding The tables with four pairs of characters are those which do not require a great level of granularity. These are: • Co Complexes • En Entities • SL Spaces/ location • Ac Activities The Systems and Products tables require a greater level of granularity in order to accommodate all the items so have five pairs of characters. The Elements table is alone in having only three pairs of characters. UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 18. Coding The four following pairs represent groups, sub-groups, sections and objects. By selecting pairs of numbers it allows up to 99 items in each group of codes and this facilitates the inclusion of objects for all the sectors required. UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 19. Coding For example: System: Ss_50_75_98_96 Wastewater tank flushing systems • Group Ss_50 Disposal systems • Sub-group Ss_50_75 Wastewater storage, treatment and disposal systems • Section Ss_50_75_98 Wastewater tank systems System: Ss_30_10_30_85 Timber roof framing systems • Group Ss_30 Roof, floor and paving systems • Sub-group Ss_50_10_Pitched, arched and domed roof structure systems • Section Ss_50_75_30 Framed roof structure systems UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 20. Coding For example: Products: Pr_60_45_24_72 Rotary reaction trickling filter distributor arms and syphons • Group Pr_60 Services source products • Sub group Pr_60_45 Wastewater filtration and treatment products • Section Pr_60_45_24 Distributor products Products: Pr_20_85_90_37 Hardwood trussed rafters • Group Pr_20 Structure and general products • Sub group Pr_20_85 Support and restraint products • Section Pr_20_85_90 Trusses and lattice frames UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 21. Coding At certain levels of coding the order of objects becomes alphabetical and this allows a method of coding that permits the addition of a new object in a logical place. • 65-54-94-23 Direct spring operated pressure relief valves • 65-54-94-24 Double orifice air valves • 65-54-94-26 Eccentric plug valves • 65-54-94-30 Flexible rubber check valves • 65-54-94-31 Free discharge valves • 65-54-94-39 Hydrostatic bellmouth valves • 65-54-94-45 Knife gate valves UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 22. Consultation Major professional bodies in the construction industry: • RIBA • RICS • ICE • CIBSE • UKCG (now Build UK) • BIFM • CIOB UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 23. Consultation Government departments: • Highways England • Environment Agency • Ministry of Defence • HS2 • Transport for London • Radioactive Waste Management UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 24. Consultation Other organisations: • Manchester City Council • University of Birmingham • Royal HaskoningDHV • Vectorworks UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 25. Consultation • We need your input. • Let us know if you can’t find what you are looking for. • Ask for a new code. • This is a dynamic classification system. UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 26. Managing change • When we publish a new version you get a detailed list of what has changed. – Classification article UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 27. Table update UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 28. Details of change UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes
- 29. UNICLASS: as it lives and breathes Questions and discussion Sarah Delaney Head of Classification and Technical Author, NBS [email protected]