BIM
Digital tools Our digital tools are carefully chosen ‘bolt-ons’ that allow us to bring all the design information into one space. For example, the design is not just about the way the final facility looks: it has to take in practical aspects such as how much space will be needed for certain functions – or is available in a building that is being re-purposed, perhaps for plant such as ventilation and thermal control, all of which are particularly space-consuming in aseptic preparation areas. The ‘BIM plus digital bolt-on
conglomeration’ enables an effective interface between each process, ensuring that all information is available in real time for both the delivery team and the client, as well as allowing calculation of running costs and energy efficiencies. All of the data that the manager needs to run the unit can be embedded into the model and the manual for the handover, aiding transparency and validation of all data. This ‘digital assembly’ also provides a regulatory function: for example, by supplying the extensive validation data for IQ (Installation Qualification), OQ (Operational Qualification), and PQ (Performance Qualification) required for MHRA approval for pharmacies and aseptic facilities.
BIM outlined
BIM (Building Information Modelling) promotes effective design communication, development planning, and process, for construction projects. It offers a standardised approach that allows the sharing, verification, and testing, of every detail for more streamlined project delivery, straightforward management of building during the construction phase of a project, and long-term resilience of an asset. The management of this information is supported by various tools and technologies to generate and organise digital images of physical and functional features of buildings and their wider sites. BIM models extract, exchange, network, and coordinate, information to support decision-making in relation to a built asset. In the UK, BIM has been a mandatory requirement for all centrally procured, publicly funded projects since 2016. The
3D visualisation 3D visualisation models are fundamental to working with clinicians and estates management personnel on the ergonomics they require, as well as benefiting subsequent facility management strategies. We use Revit
UK now has its own standards, which are continually evolving, and are updated via the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB), launched in early 2018. Beyond Government initiatives, since 2017 industry adoption of BIM has been led via a merger between the UK BIM Alliance and the UK chapter of BuildingSMART – both not-for- profit organisations that champion and enable the implementation of BIM. In 2019, the UK BIM Framework was launched by the CDBB (Centre for Digital Built Britain), the UK BIM Alliance, and the BSI (British Standards Institution) Group. This supersedes the previous BIM ‘levels’ system to describe an overarching approach for BIM implementation in the UK. It provides free information on integrating the international ISO 19650 series of standards for building information modelling into UK processes and practice.
as our core 3D coordination, design, and visualisation tool, which links to our other programs. The Revit model can be fed into Autodesk Navisworks Manage, converting it to a version easily read by all delivery partners, aiding clash prevention throughout the design and
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