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To meet the changing needs of the construction industry, BIM tools are put in place to initiate quicker, efficient, and economical construction. BIM experts play a significant role in the design, visualization, and collaboration to fuel improved decision-making. Pre-screening BIM outsourcing partners through a series of checklists help leverage proficient BIM services for VDC, coordination, 4D, 5D, etc. It also helps AEC firms edge out challenges, improve workflows, and ensure greater focus on crucial construction processes.

BIM is the current star player in the building and construction industry. It is nothing more than 3D modeling but it actually involves more than that. At Hitech BIM Services, our engineers hold expertise in delivering 3D BIM modeling services for mixed-use buildings, shopping malls, theme parks, hospitals, airports, railways, residential townships, industrial plants, and much more. Contact us to get more information on 3D BIM modeling services.

A project management solutions firm from Saudi Arabia needed to develop a coordinated BIM model for a University Hospital Building. They needed an accurate coordinated 3D BIM model in LOD 500 that would enable them to attain better ROIs with scheduling. Using BIM MEP Modeling services we delivered a clash-free 3D BIM model in LOD 500 to the client which helped streamline construction activities, reduce rework and save time during construction.

BIM helps construction companies gain financial benefits, increase project efficiency, prevent on-site incidents, and increase safety. BIM provides better insight for construction managers and all other stakeholders who are involved in the project. Read this article to explore the numerous ways in which BIM can be used on construction sites.

Point cloud to BIM enables documenting existing structures, facilities or buildings through accurate and detailed 3D visualization. Renovation of complex hospitals, airports or other infrastructure brings in its share of challenges. Point Cloud to BIM navigates through various renovation challenges and provides stakeholders great advantages. Point Cloud to BIM Modeling provides enhanced data capture, reduced rework and greater cost savings with lower site visits.

We provide migration from CAD to BIM modeling to help engineers and architects convert design data from CAD models to BIM-ready 3D models for efficient design collaboration. From furniture products to ornamental architectural products, from MEPF to HVAC equipment, and from structural components to plant room mechanical equipment, we transform(convert) everything from CAD to Revit BIM models and objects in Revit for better 3D design visualization and space occupancy.

5D BIM in construction is an element or dimension of cost estimation added to 4D BIM. Cost and time are two important factors for owners to build complex buildings, facilities, and infrastructure. Check out this article to know what are the roles of 5D BIM cost estimation in construction.

Contractors can take comprehensive advantage of BIM in MEP modeling to enhance collaboration, simplify projects, and reduce risk across the entire project. BIM MEP modeling assists contractors with 3D Modeling, shop drawings, fabrication drawings, MEP collision identification, BOM's, schedules, and more. Contractors can latch onto BIM MEP design for better project planning, trade collaboration, and better resource control.

Prefabrication and modular construction provide significant efficiencies and improvements in the construction industry. The adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) provides enhanced benefits wherein more than 50% of the BIM users credit prefabrication with enhanced schedule performance and more than 40% credit it for cost performance. The adoption of BIM boosts the prefabrication and modular process to accelerate the design and build absolute certainty for the entire project. General contractors and developers are increasingly adopting prefabrication or modular construction to mitigate various challenges like labor shortage,rework, cost and time overruns.

BIM - Building Information Modeling provides a single source of truth for all the disciplines of construction projects. BIM - a simple 3D digital model - warehouses all the design, construction scheduling and sequencing, cost estimation, and facility management information all at once place.

Construction projects run a tight ship. Project stakeholders must obtain complete visualization to achieve timely deliverables and outcomes. 4D BIM workflows integrated with model authoring capabilities are key for teams and stakeholders to leverage an accurate snapshot of various onsite activities, materials and resources. Identifying errors before they happen and creating safer worksites are some of the ways 4D BIM is transforming the construction landscape.

4D construction simulation shows the objects and space needed during construction. 4d BIM or construction scheduling involves time-related information being associated with different components of an information model for a specific element or work area that could include details on its lead time construction and installation. Our BIM 4D models allow quantity extraction and phasing outputs for efficient planning of materials supply and site management ensuring least man-material movement. If you want to discuss your project requirements with our BIM experts, please email us at info@hitechcaddservices.com

BIM for surveyors improves collaboration and co-ordinations amongst multi‐disciplinary teams. It creates obtainable concurrent information about project performance & ongoing maintenance of the property. Also, surveyors can optimize their work profile effectively with the help of BIM.

Autodesk Revit is building information modeling software and BIM- Building Information Modeling is not a software or technology. Read this article to explore the difference between Revit and BIM.

Social housing firms or property owners need to save, manage, and utilize digital building information for efficient operations and maintenance. 2D deliverables are unable to provide the accuracy and visualization to understand asset performance. Digital Twins within BIM are high-impact tools that can support social housing firms with an enhanced user experience, improved rent management, better detailing, and more. Read the blog on the potential benefits of BIM through digital twins to augment social housing.

The Activeplan team has been developing BIM solutions since the mid 1980s including the processes and technologies (BSLink, Sonata, Reflex) that contributed to the eventual development of Revit© We were founding members of IAI UK (now BuildingSmart) and, unlike most software firms, have always worked to provide inter-operation with other software applications In fact, we believe technology is a minor part of a successful solution and have been very actively involved in research and improvement initiatives focused on reducing risk, waste and improving collaborative working. How have we been innovative? ActivePlan encourages organisations to use their various applications of choice but provides the means for each stakeholder group to provide the corporate database with the required information as a by-product of day to day operations. This means each contributor becomes a stakeholder in the information being reliable and complete because it is informing their day to day reporting. To enable this, we developed an enhanced SQLServer application that includes the spatial data normally held in the CAD or other BIM applications. This addresses the risk of data being held in two places and enables dynamic inter-operation with any other ODBC-compliant database. We support ifc and have created a COBie SQL environment that manages project data, generates COBie drops and allows them to be validated and approved.

BIM (Building Information Modeling), provides a single three-dimensional digital model of a building that everyone - architect, client, suppliers, builders, environmental managers - can put to profitable use. An integral part of digital business, BIM streamlines life cycle activities from concept and construction through demolition. Continue reading...

5D BIM visualization helps improve budget analysis and cost estimates. Conventional estimation techniques that depend on 2D drawings show potential errors, ambiguities and inefficiencies. A 3D BIM model live-linked to actual material quantities of construction objects, equipment and other resources helps mitigate inconsistencies in project cost estimations. 5D helps project stakeholders improve project budgets, delivers cost-loaded schedules and enables in-depth and accurate forecasts for agile comparability. With parametric modeling and higher process flexibility, cost-adjustments can be leveraged in real-time based on any design changes. The core value of 5D cost estimation enables General Contractors to enhance value-engineering judgments for project owners.

Point Clouds are quick and efficient ways to collect highly accurate data about on-site conditions. When it comes to scanning existing buildings, point-cloud to BIM offers a host of advantages. Here we explore how point clouds converted to Revit BIM models help architects, engineers, general contractors, facility managers and owners renovate or retrofit better.

BIM execution plan is a valuable and necessary aspect of every construction project. The purpose to develop a BIM execution plan is to stimulate and direct communication and planning by the project team during the early phases of the construction project. Here you will find the 5 reasons why you need BEP for your next construction project.