In this article, we delve into the concept of BIM and focus on its contribution to the construction sector throughout the entire process, enabling us to facilitate the management of our product information within a project. Let’s get started!
What is BIM?
BIM (Building Information Modeling) is a collaborative methodology that involves the creation of a shared data model, allowing information exchange among all the stakeholders involved in a construction project, across all disciplines (architecture, structures, and MEP) and throughout all project phases, from design to asset maintenance.
What does BIM bring to the construction sector?
The BIM methodology has changed the way buildings are designed, executed, and maintained. Having a digital model facilitates the management of data for each project element. The 3D model allows the team to anticipate potential issues during execution, such as detecting interferences, improving project planning control, reducing cost overruns, managing necessary maintenance during the building’s life cycle, and reducing energy consumption.
This management and control of data is made possible through the different layers that can be incorporated into a digital model. These layers are known as the 7 dimensions of a BIM model.
What do Tecnitex BIM objects bring to our clients?
In order to optimally develop a project using the BIM methodology, it is necessary for manufacturers to provide BIM objects as a digital representation of the product we are going to manufacture, with sufficient information. This way, the object functions as a specification element and facilitates work for engineers, architects, and specifiers.
During the design and specification phase
Through Tecnitex BIM objects, the client has access to more information than what appears in technical data sheets or catalogs. As interactive elements, programmed with our data and certifications, the designer only needs to input general measurements (L1/H1), and the element will return the box type and guide dimensions.
Additionally, the user can configure the type of guide and box installation (attached or recessed), the type of bottom cover, or the type of trim, lower the curtain to detect interferences with projected elements such as furniture or construction elements, or select how to control the curtains (all with one control panel or multiple panels), among other options.
This tool offers our clients the ability to improve their requests, allowing them to send us more specific product information for their project, speeding up the process and providing more accurate quotes, helping with the total cost calculation of the work.
During the construction phase
The management of data in BIM models during the various phases of a project allows for the coordination of manufacturing, delivery to site, and installation work, incorporating this data into the construction planning once the order has been placed and the delivery timeline confirmed.
During asset maintenance
In our sector, this phase is possibly the most important of the entire process. The maintenance of fire curtains or smoke control curtains is key to improving their lifespan and ensuring proper functionality when they are activated. Therefore, knowing the installation date of the curtain is crucial for understanding its warranty and maintenance dates, so they can be performed correctly and on time.
Additionally, during this phase, the BIM object allows the building operator to understand the curtain’s characteristics, in case it needs to be replaced, without requiring a prior study. For us as manufacturers, it provides all the necessary information to offer new product alternatives.
Conclusions
Tecnitex BIM objects allow us to develop a data model that facilitates the management of our product information in a project. They enable simpler coordination between the various agents involved, streamline workflows, minimize time and costs, help detect interferences, generate easier and more accessible workflows, and facilitate asset maintenance, improving the lifespan of our products.