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Interested In Prefabrication? Here’s 5 Tips To Get It Right From The Start

Autodesk Construction Cloud

But there are also many important opportunities beyond these flagship modular projects, particularly “behind the wall” with mechanical, electrical and engineering (MEP) components. Avoiding early blockers Despite these advantages, many companies run into challenges adopting prefab – often during the procurement process.

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6 Reasons Why Prefabrication Is Perfect for Building Manufacturing Facilities

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Fabricating components off-site leads to more consistent builds and higher quality outputs. Projects with significant mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) and hardened structural requirements, like manufacturing facilities, are exceptionally well placed to benefit. Now, prefabrication can bring the two worlds closer together.

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NIBS – Building Innovation 2012 – January 7th-11th, 2012, Washington, D.C.

Building Information Management

Federal Government — the world’s largest facility owner and procurer of design and construction services. It’s the only place where the very experts who make the critical decisions on building information modeling (BIM) standards come together to share their knowledge on the various aspects of implementing BIM.

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7 Advancements in MEP Tech that Make Life Easier on Contractors

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems are essential to commercial and residential buildings. Fabrication Software. Fabrication software is incredibly helpful in providing real-time insights for better decision making—from the shop to the field. One company doing this well is Allied BIM.

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5 Types of Subcontractor Software Transforming the Trades 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

However, project management tools diverge in that they focus on project progress, rather than progress along a sub process, like fabrication or installation. The software helps subcontractors standardize their project management process with solutions for specific trades such as concrete, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and more. .

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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

HVACie extends the existing Industry Foundation Class Coordination View including equipment and system information streamlining construction shop drawing and fabrication. In previous work, building information models (BIMs) were developed for three buildings: Duplex Apartment, Office, and Clinic. 2012-03-01-CERL-CR-12-2-ModelView.

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Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

HVACie extends the existing Industry Foundation Class Coordination View including equipment and system information streamlining construction shop drawing and fabrication. In previous work, building information models (BIMs) were developed for three buildings: Duplex Apartment, Office, and Clinic. 2012-03-01-CERL-CR-12-2-ModelView.