The Benefits of Using Architectural BIM Services in Industrial Sectors

1. The Benefits of Using Architectural BIM Services in Industrial Sectors

2. Architects and engineers are turning to building information modeling (BIM) to help improve project design and construction phases. BIM presents architects with incredible opportunities to design and create their visions more effectively by bringing the building to life using vivid detail. • A BIM design uses 3D visualization to depict different elements of the building which means that the process can be followed through effectively from the planning phase right through to the maintenance phase.

3. What does the process of Architectural BIM services look like? • BIM has started to play an important role in transforming design and construction projects.

4. 01 • Predesign – the predesign phase is used to determine if BIM can be used on the project. The first step is to create a roadmap to determine if BIM fits with the company and the project’s larger strategy. This roadmap can be used to help develop and improve the architect's workflow by documenting short and long-term goals. • Schematic Model – After choosing to carry on with BIM, the architect then begins to create the schematic model by using real elements in a BIM environment. • Presentation – the architect will then give a walkthrough or rendering of the schematic model, and the team will begin to finalise the design.

5. 02 • Coordination reviews and interference checks - In this phase of the design process, regular meetings are held between the architects, engineers, project managers, and construction managers. • It is during these meetings that coordination reviews and interference checks are undertaken. BIM provides a number of collaborative tools that will make this process much easier, and they can help to catch any mistakes during the early design phase.

6. 03 • Construction – the construction phase is the final phase, and all of the scheduling and estimating have been done during the design phase. This means that all items have been purchased and the schedule has been modified to ensure that the project finishes on time. • It is during the construction phase that the construction manager will collaborate with the design team to ensure that the final vision is implemented. BIM helps to create a strong link between design and construction to promote collaboration. This results in making the journey from design to construction quite seamless, and helps to reduce the risk of mistakes and errors.

7. What are the benefits of architects using BIM? • By enabling collaboration among designers, owners, and builders, building information modeling (BIM) companies can assist architects in streamlining the design process. The constantly updated single source of information improves the design and implementation process while enhancing decision-making. Other benefits include:

8. Improved communication – BIM allows every single piece of information related to the design of the building to be shared with all parties involved. This means that the architects on the team can instantly refer to the latest designs, and helps to eliminate confusion and reduce errors. • Better visualization – BIM helps architects to see the building they are designing in 3D (height, width and depth), 4D (time to complete each stage) and 5D (costs at each stage). These reality capture services offer detailed visualisations help to speed up each stage throughout the project.

9. Higher quality - due to proper documentation and calculation of each phase of the design, there are higher quality designs and calculations for the construction process. BIM allows construction managers to view every element and helps to keep building activity operating at its peak. • Improved coordination – BIM helps to significantly improve the coordination between subcontractors, meaning that clashes and mistakes are greatly reduced. BIM can often avoid unforeseen issues by enabling easy reviewing, and reduces the amount of rework required on a project. • Preconstruction simulations – BIM allows architects to visualize and plan the entire project during the preconstruction phase. They can analyze the space beforehand and make changes to the design before construction begins, meaning there is less change of requiring expensive changes later in the project.

10. Better scheduling – BIM helps to reduce the time of the project by eliminating construction scheduling setbacks. It helps to create the schedule with better accuracy, and along with the improved coordination can help to save the project time and expense. • Simpler building maintenance – BIM helps to observe the anticipated operational costs of a building once the project it completed. This means that the team can make better decisions to improve on cost saving, and in turn this can help to ensure a simpler building maintenance plan for the future.

11. Overall, building information modeling is an invaluable tool for architects. • Those who use BIM have a greater change of creating better designs whilst also cost saving and improving the projects efficiency. • If you are interested in our BIM services, then get in touch with our friendly team today for more information.

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