Did you know around 98% of construction projects suffer project delays, cost overruns, or both? The reason – poor team coordination and onsite clashes that push projects behind their schedule.
To save both time and money, it is important for AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) professionals to ensure seamless collaboration and coordination on-site. Something that’s easier said than done!
AEC projects are long and complicated and involve multiple disciplines like Architectural, Structural, and MEP. Stakeholders of these disciplines typically work independently of each other and their designs come together only during the construction phase. But when different building models come together, various building components are often seen contesting for the same space. For example, an HAVC duct might be occupying the same space as a plumbing pipe leading to an intra-disciplinary clash, or a wall (architectural) may be colliding with a beam (structural) and causing an inter-disciplinary clash.
The consequence of these clashes is severe and includes project delays, significant rework, cost overruns, and disputes.
Cut Costs and Enhance Efficiency with BIM Coordination and MEP Clash Detection Services
BIM coordination and Clash Detection Services play a pivotal role in the identification of clashes during the design and pre-construction phases. By leveraging advanced Building Information Modeling tools and software, including Autodesk Revit, Navisworks, etc., clash detection experts seamlessly integrate and merge architectural, structural, and MEP models together, creating an integrated model that facilitates proactive clash detection and resolution.
This meticulous examination helps in identifying potential clashes, conflicts, or discrepancies before the construction phase begins. Over the years, BIM Clash detection experts have done wonders in timely resolving clashes, controlling costs, speeding up construction processes, and ensuring seamless coordination between Architects, Engineers, and Contractors.
Leveraging the latest BIM software, including Autodesk Revit 2023, Navisworks, Revizto, BIM 360, and more, clash detection experts can help you save substantial amounts of time and money for any construction project.
How Much Can You Save With BIM Clash Coordination Services?
BIM Clash Coordination Services are designed to enhance the overall efficiency and cost-effectiveness of your construction projects. They provide substantial savings in various aspects of your construction project. These include:
1. Design Validation Prior to Construction
Clash Detection Services and BIM Coordination enable Architects and Engineers to perform constructability review and design validation before extraction of shop drawings. Earlier, most design issues were identified only after the preparation of shop drawings. However, BIM Coordination model helps in early identification and resolution of design issues and conflicts.
Software like Revit and Navisworks assist in virtually reviewing the building and checking the clashes through reports as well as simulations. The geometric model created in 3D acts like an existing building base and helps in presenting the building design exactly the way it would look post-construction.
2. Savings Due to Efficient Construction Processes
Efficiency is a key benefit of BIM clash detection. BIM clash detection tools save time that would otherwise be spent on fixing clashes that occur when different building components come together during the construction stage. Most construction projects experience approximately 20% extension in completion times due to onsite clashes. This results in higher costs related to employee wages, equipment rentals, and other time-related expenses.
By preventing clashes during the design phase, BIM clash detection helps avoid these additional costs and contributes to overall project efficiency.
3. Savings from Rework
Construction rework accounts for up to 34% of total project costs and is another aspect where clash detection offers significant savings. While not all clashes can be prevented at the design stage, preventing even half of those can result in up to 17% cost reduction.
In addition to rework-related savings, clash detection streamlines the planning phases, helps in reducing wage-related costs, and ensures a quick and hassle-free start to construction.
4. Savings from Safety
Clashes in construction projects can compromise building integrity and could lead to accidents and injuries. According to the National Safety Council, workplace injuries during construction incur an average cost of $41,000 per incident, covering workers’ compensation, insurance payouts, and lost time. By minimizing extraneous work, BIM clash detection reduces the likelihood of costly injuries and contributes to safety-related savings.
5. Savings from Material Costs
Construction conflicts cause wasted resources as well as lead to demands for new materials for rework; costs of which can quickly add up. Preventing clashes through BIM detection ensures significant savings by eliminating extra material costs.
6. Additional Savings
While most savings focus on hard and soft clash detection, other areas, such as scheduling and management conflicts, can also incur costs. Disputes in AEC contribute to lengthy delays, costing millions of dollars. Clash detection, especially 4D clash detection, can highlight scheduling conflicts and contribute to smoother project execution by addressing potential contentious areas early on.
Wrapping It Up
AEC is a notoriously expensive industry. To keep projects within budget and on schedule, it is important for construction professionals to implement technologies that can bring efficiency to the whole process. Enginerio’s BIM coordination and MEP clash detection services emerge as crucial solutions offering substantial benefits in terms of efficiency, safety, and cost savings.
With a focus on collaboration and early conflict resolution, we empower clients to navigate the complexities of construction projects with confidence and efficiency. Our services can not only help save construction time but also mitigate the additional costs associated with prolonged construction periods, such as employee wages and equipment rentals.
Connect with us to know how Enginerio’s cutting-edge BIM coordination and MEP clash detection services can revolutionize your construction projects. Our clash coordination experts are ready to guide you through the process, showcase the benefits, and tailor our services to meet your specific project requirements. Let’s together pave the way for a more resilient and cost-effective future in construction.
