Initiating the construction project lifecycle from design to operation and then to maintenance through facility management Building Information Management is integral for construction. BIM supports design build solution through quantity estimation with 5D BIM modeling, clash coordination and 4D scheduling. Different BIM stages and level of Detailing involve diverse expertise in adopting the correct stage.
Implementing BIM (Building Information Modeling) techniques before the project commencement, facilitates MEP consultants, designers , structural engineers to make better decisions in the design building process.
What is Plumbing System?
Plumbing system is the entire set of pipe fittings and appliances used for water supply and drainage. There are different types of supply and drainage pipe system. Supply pipes also known as service pipes. They supply water from the main system to the house plumbing system. Whereas the drain pipes or water disposal pipes are placed in kitchen, bathroom etc to dispose the waste.
Benefit of MEP BIM in Plumbing Design
BIM (Building Information Modeling) entails a collaboration of softwares like Autodesk Revit, Bentley, Vectorwoks for plumbing designs. 3D, 4D, 5D, 6D & 7D in a single unit with all activities associated with project completion can be accomplished easily. Using MEP BIM modeling services MEP engineers can perform time and cost estimation, visualization of design objectives, clash detection and facility management of a plant for mechanical, electrical and plumbing sector. BIM modelers who are planning, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining diverse physical infrastructures like water, gas and electricity. Plumbing system in building sector gets enhanced with BIM to meet the requisite of the building water supply and sanitation during the construction planning stage for the better maintenance of the system.
Applications of BIM in Plumbing Sector:
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3D Collaborative BIM Design:
BIM helps in creating 3D BIM Services model for water supply & drainage design. The design information contain all data associated with a water supply and drainage like pipe size, material & type including soil pipe, cold pipe, slope and pump power. The 3D BIM model can be updated automatically. If changes are made in one view, those can be automatically updated in all views. BIM (Building Information Modeling) in Plumbing provides the opportunity to all the AEC professionals to work simultaneously through a central system, thus reducing coordination issues and improving workflow efficacy.
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Design Build Optimization:
Design Optimization through BIM facilitates resolving the problems involved in traditional design. 3D BIM Services information data can be transmitted by intuitive BIM technology to achieve good transmission. In case of a certain degree of difference in the model design, the model can be divided on the basis of the floor, and the building water supply & drainage design can be based on civil and architectural engineering designs. Using BIM technology, the other data can be automatically updated, and the system can be controlled in a convenient way.
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Water supply & drainage lines can also be created easily with BIM technology. The software application takes care of all the pipe fittings such as the tees and elbows according to the pipe network. The pipe slopes can be drawn as per specific inputs, mechanically analyzing the level, and hence time can be saved, compared to the 2D drawing and 3D BIM Services, calculating the slope and indicating the level. BIM also helps in assigning pipes with the right color codes in the application, eliminating any incorrect pipe routing like placing of supply pipe instead of drainage pipe, leading to errors in quantification.
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Parametric Revit Families:
BIM includes readymade parametric families such as water tanks, urinals, and water closets and other information such as inlet as well as outlet dia, pipe, pressure loss methodology, and flow rate. The size and the dia of the pipe can be customized. Using 3D BIM Revit Parametric Model, a beginner can start designing easily and detect the clashes at an earlier stage. The BIM application can also generate pressure loss reports, reducing the pressures at fittings owing to the coarseness of the material or other reasons.
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BIM Clash Detection:
Details of the clash report can be produced through BIM, after the completion of all services in Navis Works. MEP professionals can know the location with the grid coordinates through the complete design and attach every point for design visualization at the site. Clash-free drawings produced from the 3D BIM Model help to reduce space constraints. Further, BIM helps in generating reports and making changes to the model to make it clash-free.
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4D BIM Scheduling
Time estimation & scheduling is another positive aspect of BIM, which helps in providing time estimation for the installation of plumbing service of the project, fed with the activities of the work to be done. The report can be connected in Navis Works and the scheduling of the work to be executed can be prepared.
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5D BIM Cost Estimation
The 5D BIM Model contains detailed information to execute the essential task as per the budgeting. To estimate the project budget, cost estimation can be made based on the selected material and products. This helps to generate the cost estimation for the piping & pipe fitting. With a single click, quantities can be generated and the cost can be applied to the quantities, giving accurate estimation.
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7D BIM Facility & Asset Management
With a single click on the equipment in the 7D BIM Model, information related to the Plumbing Operation & Maintenance can be obtained and the schedule of the maintenance& activities can be executed with the selected equipment. However, there should be a steady up-gradation of information about the condition of the system or equipment by the maintenance person in the application.
So, Building Information Modeling has several advantages in designing and maintenance of Plumbing systems. Implement BIM in your construction workflow from the best BIM Service Provider and get an edge over your competitors. Get in touch with Tejjy Inc. for BIM (Building Information Modeling) in Plumbing at 202-465-4830 or info@tejjy.com for discussing your construction project requirements.
