For instance, lifting pipe racks onto the steel frame before the roof is installed can mitigate logistical challenges.. Fast Commissioning Drives Programme Success.
“When I left school, after A Levels, I knew I was interested in the construction industry, but didn't feel university was right for me.I wanted work experience and an income, not a loan, so I applied for an Advanced Level Digital Delivery Apprenticeship through www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship.”.
What do you do at Bryden Wood?.“I am what’s called a BIM (Buildings Information Modelling) Coordinator, which means I digitally design and deliver building services in the Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) Engineering department.The 3D design models I create contain all the data that’s needed.
So you can see not just how an assembly looks, but how it will operate as well.The M&E models can be combined with mechanical, structural and architectural models to make a complete “virtual” building.
That lets us see how systems interacts with other aspects of the design, and also allows us to assess compliance.”.
How do you create the models?.He believes it will be much better to build in the necessary data security right from the beginning of the process, and says that will be a key next step to address.
This will mean that applicants will share with the local planning authority only as much as is actually needed.Unlike the 2D plans and PDF documents currently in use, BIM and digital technology enable applicants to segment their designs, making this possible and less prone to mistakes.. Ricketts says that next steps will revolve around using the Gateway One process that’s come out of the Hackitt Report and the Building Safety Bill, and will involve extracting and digitising important fire safety information from architecture and engineering models.
The Building Safety Bill specifies that information must be held securely on a digital platform, and it’s much more sensible to start doing it now, rather than having to catch up later once it’s all gone through the paper-based planning system.The importance, value and scalability of digitising these building safety processes will be evident to everyone..
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