Case study
Data transfusion By sharing structural model data with the detailer early and often in the design phase Fitzpatrick Engineering was able to compress the construction schedule on Octapharma’s new blood plasma facility by eight weeks
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hen Octapharma deter- struction documents. The construction manually from 2D drawings.” This meant mined that centralising its team, and ultimately the fabricator’s that the earlier the detailing started the storage and lab processing detailer, must then recreate its own 3D less design information there was to would save the company data from our 2D documents and do so in transfer electronically, and the more data $1 million per month, accelerating the con- a fraction of the time that we had to create the detailer had to recreate by hand. struction schedule of its new North the 3D models in the first place. It is an Carolina blood plasma facility was para- outdated linear process still overly reliant Sharing 3D data mount. Fitzpatrick Engineering Group on 2D drawings and a costly waste of Fitzpatrick Engineering Group used was able to compress the construction effort on every project.” RAM Structural System for structural New construction delivery processes analysis and design, AECOsim Building schedule by eight weeks, by sharing accurate structural model data early and often (such as design-build, integrated project Designer for modelling, and MicroStation with the detailer in the design phase. With delivery, and fast tracking) seek to speed PowerDraft for drafting. the help of tightly integrated Bentley software’s interoperdesign and analysis software ability made it easy for Fitzpatrick Engineering impleFitzpatrick Engineering Group mented a better, more efficient to collaborate. For this particuWith accurate data in an accessible way to deliver structural steel, lar project the architect, format, the detailer eliminated errors reduce RFIs and change orders, mechanical, electrical, and re-entering and recreating data and help Octapharma save $2 plumbing firms all worked in million. Revit; the contractor worked in Navisworks; and the freezer Shortening the schedule specialist worked in AutoCAD. With $1 million per month on the line, the process, but haven’t necessarily “We shared our AECOsim model as a meeting the tight schedule was crucial on addressed the efficiency problem. “The Revit model for the design and constructhis project. Technology and BIM have traditional detailing process has simply tion teams via the Integrated Structural helped facilitate faster projects, but faster been pushed earlier into the structural Modeler (ISM),” explains Fitzpatrick. “The ISM allowed us to easily update doesn’t always mean more efficient. Doug design phase,” explains Fitzpatrick. “Sometimes there is a one-time elec- models for the team members on a weekFitzpatrick, president of Fitzpatrick Engineering Group explains, “Even tronic hand-off of structural information; ly basis yet still leverage all the AECOsim though we work in BIM now, in 3D, most a noticeable improvement, however, any features and functionalities that make of our projects require delivery of 2D con- information after that has to be recreated our new process more efficient.”
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