Statistically, a surprisingly raised percentage of construction projects review budget and/or over time upon completion. This is often a consequence to the fact that the drawings produced before the start of construction process end up significantly different from the As Fitted Drawings especially as far as the 3D M&E (MEP) Coordinated Drawings are worried. Here is in which a BIM approach might help during the construction phase. A few of the key points that stick out as answers to the title questions are:
? BIM is a type of iterative design, where atop exactly the same model you can include more details, more information, phase out the project, produce countless drawings and schedules. When along with the architectural BIM Modeling you insert MEP (M&E) BIM information you've got a much clearer view of the project as a whole. This results in a clearer view through the construction phase of the project.
? With BIM, producing 3D M&E (MEP) Coordinated Drawings is easy. These drawings allow the coordination of the multiple services involved with any building, HVAC, plumbing, electrical systems and other public health systems with the structural and architectural (interior finishes, facades, partitions, etc.) elements.
? When working in a genuine 3D environment the engineering specialists can ensure that the proposed solution is viable in the real world and that those drawings won't be amended once they get into construction.
? BIM Modeling enables anyone to view the model in 3D, like the builders and installation workers. If at any point an inaccuracy is spotted, once the model is adjusted everyone sees the updates. That is a lot more possible with shared models so for example when working with a cloud based applications, such as Autodesk 360, all the documents and models come in one place.
? MEP (M&E) Prefabrication Models and Drawings could be produced much quicker and much more reliably from coordinated 3D models. Once the models come in place they can be checked for interferences and spatially coordinated using Autodesk's Navisworks tool before being taken into specialised fabrication software.
? MEP installers know exactly what services will be accessed through which access hatched as that is all shown in the MEP (M&E) BIM model. Equally BIM Surveys Loughborough can see what areas they should keep services out of, either to reduce fire risks, facilitate future access or even to allow future construction phases to be implemented.
? By the end of the construction and installation phase, both the architecture team and client could make direct comparisons between the original drawings and the As Fitted Drawings. If the circumstances on the website want it, any changes will certainly be implemented in the BIM model throughout the construction process meaning that the As Fitted Drawings are very likely to match very closely.
Finally, significant cost benefits can be achieved at the end of the project when the facility management departments receive a comprehensive and exhaustive group of drawings and instructions. In effect using BIM Modeling, the exploitation and maintenance costs throughout the duration of the project are reduced, that is possibly the goal of any project.