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The Colour of Quantities is Green Russ Hynes Principal BIM Consultant

How Green Are Quantities? • What do Quantities drive?

Green Material Quantities • Coordination – Optimised Routes

Green Material Quantities • Coordination – No Rework

Green Material Quantities • Design For Manufacture & Assembly – Offsite only possible with BIM – Factory levels of waste control

Green Material Quantities • Accuracy – Procurement – Tracking – Waste Monitoring

Green Material Quantities • Embodied Carbon

Quantity x Tonnes CO2

Green Material Quantities • Embodied Carbon

2041 kg/year VS 204 kg/year

Green Time Quantities • “Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.” – John Randolph • Time is Precious • Waste it Wisely

Green Time Quantities • Menial Tasks Waste Time – Quantity Take-Off – Location Calculations – Repetitive Actions

Green Time Quantities • “Free” Time Can Be Re-Tasked – Design/Performance Optimisation – Material Reduction/Exchange

Green Time Quantities • Location Based Scheduling Method • Lean Construction Techniques

Green Time Quantities • Reduced Time To Construct – Lower Environmental Impact Duration

Green Money • Reduced Costs – More Projects for the same value

Green Money • Lifecycle Costing For 50,000 Hours Use

X 40 No. (1,200Hrs) @ £1.00 each VS X 1 No. (50,000Hrs) @ £6.00 each

Green Money • Operating Costs Per Year

£210 VS £21

Green Money • Running & Purchasing Costs Over 25 Years

£5,490 VS £531

Green Money • Facilities Management Costs Over 25 Years?

Green Money • Only AIMs Give Us This Information

How Green Are Quantities? • BIM Quantities Are Part Of The Green Puzzle