3D Modeling

Autodesk Revit is the most widely utilized Building Information Modeling authoring software in the industry. V+S Design Partners has been utilizing Revit since its inception and has built an exceptional know-how. V+S Design Partners counts with a very strong expertise on Revit MEP modeling, specifically focused on helping Architecture and Engineering Design Firms, General Contractors and Trade Contractors on the coordination process. Besides, we also count on teams that specialize on Revit Architecture and Revit Structures modeling.

According to required BIM output, we can create simple models with lower LOD (Level of development) that generate Clash Detection reports; further, more complex models can produce Quantity Take-Offs, or even LOD 400 Fabrication Models to extract shop drawings and spools, as well as data rich LOD 500 models for 6D Facility Management purposes.

The advantages of V+S Design Partners BIM Modeling Services include:

• The highest quality structural & MEP BIM Content.
• Structural & MEP modeling with true construction expertise.
• Unique On-Site support business model.
• Value Engineering throughout the modeling and coordination process.
• Improvements on coordinating construction sequencing.
• Early detection of problems that may arise during construction.

To further assist you, we can assign one or more of our BIM professionals On-Site, next to your design team for the duration of your project. Our BIM professionals will help in your office or in the field (On-Site Support), while the rest of the team at V+S Design Partners guides you from our offices.

4D Scheduling / Construction Sequencing

Complex site logistics and installation phasing are some of the many potential applications for visualization. Graphic representations, created to understand time-based processes, helps foresee conflicts and study potential solutions. 4D adds the time factor of the construction schedule to the 3D model. We can directly link each activity of a Gantt chart (generated in project management software such as Primavera or Microsoft Project) to the BIM. These animated models represent the planned construction sequence set against time. The main purpose of a construction phasing simulation is to provide a tool that will help the construction team visualize logistical issues or inefficiencies. The simulation exposes details such as out-of-sequence work, scheduling conflicts between multiple trades, “what if” scenarios, and macro-level construction phasing strategies – all in order to achieve the optimization of the construction schedule.

5D QTOs

Accurate quantification of building components is a constant necessity during the design and construction phases of any project. V+S Design Partners assists during the Procurement process by providing QTOs generated from the BIM. Accurate comparative data, combined with optional studies and/or phasing, can be a powerful tool in maintaining and optimizing efficiencies. V+S Design Partners collaborates with our clients to maximize the value of a model toward these tasks.

Conventional estimating techniques that rely on two-dimensional drawing measurements have substantial potential for ambiguity, inefficiency, and error. A three-dimensional project model removes the ambiguity and potential inconsistencies in project quantity estimations. The fifth dimension (5D) is cost, which is brought into the virtual building life cycle. A 5D estimate is a BIM linked to construction cost estimation through material quantities that are automatically generated from the data within the model. 5D Estimation improves budgeting, provides cost-loaded schedules, and displays multiple interactive forecasts to make agile comparisons. When the design is changed, cost adjustments are calculated in real time. This enables general contractors to help the owner improve design with value-engineering decisions.

6D Sustainability Studies

There are many reasons that construction prioritising sustainability now than in previous years, including the world's better understanding of climate change. The concepts of 6D and 7D BIM are now more common as a result - the practice of optimising energy consumption and truly understanding projects throughout their entire lifecycle. Efficiency on a project comes down to adequate care and attention in the planning stage. When it comes to sustainable buildings, designers need to to be aware of orientation, heat losses, renewable energies, cross ventilation and insulation. This will likely require multiple iterations of the design and more investment in the planning stage. However, this will work in your favour through efficiencies of cost and decreased waste in the long run.

BIM is the tool that will enable you to create your plan for sustainability in the first place. The use of automation in BIM gives you even more time to consider the sustainability of the project. It will enable designers and planners to create more cost and schedule scenarios in a fraction of the time, allowing them to think more creatively about new sustainability solutions.

The environment isn’t the only party that benefits from effective planning - your bottom line will profit as well.

7D Facility Management

As construction nears completion, a drop in the level of attention to detail regarding documentation occurs. Owners often receive disconnected documents, specifications, and/or equipment manuals; additionally, they receive semi-accurate construction documents and electronic models to which the documents pertain. This information is then processed to various degrees of effectiveness and placed into a system used for Facility Management. Not surprisingly, many of these models are electronic versions of completely disjointed information. As a result, BIM fails to deliver as intended. V+S Design Partners has developed methods through which proper documentation is gathered, verified and processed. The Owner or Facility Manager will have full access to a simple yet powerful virtual building model containing relevant information to manage property, building systems, and components for the life of the facility.