MEP BIM
MEP BIM: discipline models for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical and plumbing, coordinated with the structure and the architecture.
Models for the building services – and, more to the point, their coordination with what they pass through.
Scope
- Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
- Electrical and plumbing services
- Routes, riser allocation, plant rooms
- Penetration drawings, agreed with the structural design
Penetrations
The most common conflict in a model is the penetration the services need and the structure will not give. Because both sit in this office, it gets settled during design – not on the phone once the formwork is up.