The beginning of BIM can be traced back all the way to the start of sustainable construction, the period of the 60s and the 70s. Today, BIM is the backbone of intelligent technology that shapes the AEC industry.
BIM especially connects AEC experts to assist in the design, construction, and engineering to improve infrastructure by increasing efficiency and effectiveness and streamlining workflows.
In this blog, we will explain BIM Consulting and Engineering and its impact on all project participants.
With the help of BIM consultants with an in-depth understanding and a wide range of experience, businesses have no problem completing projects on time and on budget.
In addition to providing expert services such as virtual design, construction, coordination, 4D/5D facility simulation, and land development, reviewing a project with BIM also provides businesses with quality check processes and removes roadblocks in the workflow for more efficient operations. These features allow clients to concentrate on their primary business operations.
BIM adds value to any construction project by ensuring its maintenance is easy and reliable even after completion. The “I” in BIM, which stands for “information”, incorporates all data that a building requires. It is often said that this is where the true power of BIM is.
By offering reliable and efficient information and verification in the management and maintenance of buildings, BIM lowers building management costs after completion, significantly.
All information about the facility links to the building model in BIM. Anything including technical installation manuals, warranty conditions, design specifications, and even photographs. For a building owner, it means they have all the necessary data they could possibly need thanks to the information being fully integrated.
The true ease that comes with the usage of BIM can be shown in its implementation of the model. It aids in the coordination, planning, design, and construction of precise and accurate data. It is beneficial for the estimation of costs, viability, and timelines, allowing the client to engage with the project even before construction. It also aids the standardization of streaming data through the project, either at a desk or on the ground.
Even the geometry, geographical relations, geographic information, quantities and attributes of construction materials, estimated costs, material inventories, and project timetable are all described in a building information model.
The model can also be used to show the whole life cycle of a facility. All these benefits are significant for the facility itself, but integrating all stakeholders into the facility design is a silent benefit that is often overlooked.
Within BIM consulting and engineering, Walter AEC encompasses BIM Model Development, Project Documentation Development, QTO, Project Visualisation, and 4D Simulations. Using these for your project means choosing efficiency over inefficacy. Walter AEC’s engineering and design team strategically involve themselves and ease the job of any construction project with their experience in the field.
In 11 years of experience, Walter AEC dealt with many cases of BIM Consulting and Engineering. One particularly interesting case is that of the Hyatt Regency Maraska Zadar Hotel.
D&Z., ZadarZadar chose Walter AEC as BIM consultants and developers for the creation of a BIM model and BIM project management. The second and most difficult challenge in this project was to turn a preliminary design into a model and then build the Detailed Design project with D&Z as lead architects. The BIM project grew over time, beginning with the production of a BIM model of the existing component of the old manufacturing building, which was built in 1911.
Some of the issues we overcame as a result of our BIM implementation in this project were:
Because problems were found early in the design process, the BIM model saved money and time during the design phase as well as during construction. The project is worth around 120 million euros and is set to be completed in 3 years. If you are interested in this, and other BIM Consulting and Engineering cases, you can find more information here.
BIM is a new paradigm in the AEC industry that fosters the integration of all project stakeholders’ functions. It has the ability to increase efficiency and cooperation among players who previously considered themselves rivals. BIM also supports the idea of a revolutionary project delivery approach that brings people, technology, and organizational structures and practices together in a collaborative process to eliminate waste and maximize efficiency.
Yet another spotlight of the benefits of BIM was covered in this blog, through the scope of the niche of BIM Consulting and Engineering, bringing the challenges and solutions of the project a bit closer to you.