CASE STUDY - THE BARTS & THE LONDON HOSPITALS
The Barts and The London new hospitals programme is one of the largest ever Private Public Partnerships in Europe. It is the biggest hospital redevelopment programme in Britain, with construction costs of more than £1 billion and a 42 year operating contract for a broad range of support services. Other headline facts include 10,000+ rooms, 22,000+ partitions, £350m M&E installation, 3 plant rooms, 175 AHUs and prefabricated modules throughout the fit-out area. Since first being implemented in 2008 by Skanska, ArtrA has made a significant impact on streamlining construction processes and reducing costs.
- Reduced dry-lining wastage by 22% and block work wastage by 5% through accurate quantities
- Reduced MEP package growth by 11.5%
- Reduced O&M manuals costs by 50%
- Saved £2 for every £1 invested
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS
With more than 22,000 partitions, each with 4 finishes to inspect and sign-off, the number of physical visits and paper reporting was bound to stretch for the construction process. Instead of carrying paper drawings, clipboards and the usual paraphernalia, Skanska used ArtrA Enterprise and over 40 ArtrA iTrackers running on Motion tablet PCs.
ARTRA iTRACKER & TAGS
Using ArtrA iTrackers engineers capture project data whilst on site in a specific room. Data is entered into ArtrA through a series of tag-input and snagging forms (see image). The information is recorded using tablet PCs and ArtrA tags through a series of pull-down checklists. These record progress for fit-out including ceiling grids, M&E installation, electrical first & second fix, sanitary ware installation, etc.
PROGRESS REPORTS
With more than 40 engineers monitoring and capturing construction information, ArtrA is used to compile accurate and reliable management reports. At the end of each day, when the iTracker tablets are 'docked' the latest information is automatically uploaded to the ArtrA server where it is synchronised and consolidated. Colour coded (thematic) progress reports are produced in just a few minutes showing progress. Management reports can be produced for room status, contractor interfaces, availability etc.
ROOM DATA FROM THE BIM
With more than 10,000 rooms to deal with HOK architects used the Codebook Room data application to manage the specification of fixtures, fittings and equipment (FFE). A link between ArtrA and Codebook was created allowing the construction staff to access and use the FFE information for installation, commissioning and compliance.
BILL OF MATERIALS
Considerable cost savings were made through the ability to generate accurate Bill of Materials from ArtrA. Many construction firms do not own, or have the skilled staff to operate the various CAD systems used to create the BIM. In ArtrA the information is held in a SQL database, making it easily accessible with standard business tools.
O&M MANUALS
Skanska reduced the cost of producing O&M manuals by 50% through the use of ArtrA. The Librarian module was used to link documents & information tags to the model. O&M documentation, installation & maintenance information can be searched and retrieved by construction and facilities management staff either in the Office using ArtrA Archiver, or on-site using ArtrA Tracker. A link was made between ArtrA and Skandocs, Skanska's bespoke document management system (DMS).
REPORT WRITER
ArtrA is a database management system with a graphical front-end and is certainly the most powerful and comprehensive BIM reporting tool available anywhere in the world. A report writer enables management teams with the tools to mine BIM data and create meaningful reports (see image).
TESTIMONIAL
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for Skanska's testimonial for ArtrA on The Barts and The London
hospital.
SKANSKA
Skanska are using ArtrA on The Barts and The London hospital. In June 2010, work started to prepare ArtrA to be used on the New Karolinska hospital in Sweden. This will be Skanska’s largest project ever, the world’s largest PPP hospital, Sweden’s first PPP building and the first PPP hospital targeting LEED Gold certification
HEALTHCARE PROJECTS
ArtrA is suited to large scale healthcare projects where construction teams must deal with significant compliance challenges, tight deadlines and complex buildings. ArtrA provides a significant performance, cost and management contribution during all three design, construction and lifecycle phases.
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Barts and The London Hospital 
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iTRACKER being used on a tablet PC
