• L. Hagge, N. Bergel, J.A. Dammann, S. Eucker, J. Kreutzkamp, D. Szepielak, P. Tumidajewicz, N. Welle
  DESY, Hamburg

Building an accelerator facility brings together civil construction and mechanical engineering, two trades with very different working cultures, practices and tool sets: While construction sites are traditionally paper-based and 2D oriented, the accelerator and its infrastructure are completely modeled in 3D. At the European XFEL, methods and tools known from plant construction were introduced to civil construction to enable efficient collaboration of all trades. Integrated 3D models encompass design models of all technical subsystems. An electronic "XFEL room book" captures requirements and manages assignments of space, infrastructure and equipments in the buildings. The DESY Engineering Data Management System (EDMS) manages and links the information with additional documentation. Electronic workflows coordinate e.g. reviews and change management. 3D models, room book and documentation databases together constitute the so-called "Building Information Model" (BIM). The BIM addresses the entire building lifecycle and is a basis for later facility operation. The poster describes information management procedures, tools and experience in the civil construction of the European XFEL.