When building the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y., with 12 ORs in less than 18 months, the project team used building information modeling (BIM), according to an article on the Healthcare Global website.
The design team led discussions to develop a BIM execution plan that identified specific milestones and each trade’s contribution.
This streamlined the process and contributed to significant time savings, the article said. Utilizing a project website to facilitate communication, the designers made the BIM model “live” and available to the entire team. This allowed revisions to be seen in real time significantly reducing change orders.
With the model so integral to the design, off-site fabrication and construction of the project, it was imperative that the building reflect the BIM model exactly. When changes were made in the field, the BIM model had to be updated as well.
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