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Modeling Down to the Smallest Detail<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become an essential component in successfully collaborating across multiple architectural, engineering, and construction teams. It is an invaluable tool in constructability assessments and overall quality assurance\/quality control processes. Bremik has since found the best way to ensure a precise model for construction is to build our own model from scratch\u2014all the way down to the smallest details, including every stud and bolt. Additionally, we have found this precision in modeling allows us the opportunity to pre-fabricate walls offsite when our crews self-perform wood-framing, shaving time off project schedules and inherently saving clients money. In 2014, we formed an internal BIM team dedicated to completing construction-ready models in Revit and to exploring avenues for innovation.<\/p>\n

Improving Accuracy Amongst Trades<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Due to the obvious benefits of having an exact construction model in Revit, we decided to utilize our internal BIM team to build a complete model of the Canopy Hotel before construction began in 2016. Sitting at 12 stories in a densely urban part of Downtown Portland, Canopy Hotel provided the perfect opportunity to see how building our own construction-ready Revit model could shape a project\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

There was great complexity to Bremik\u2019s self-performed concrete scope of work; the construction-ready model for Canopy allowed our crews to lay out the slabs, columns, walls, and steel before pouring each floor. Since much of the concrete work was not just structural but part of the visible design of the building, Revit also helped us identify where to install necessary bracing without impacting the architectural aesthetic. Bremik was able to spatially coordinate mechanical, electrical, and plumbing installations in the dense concrete structure with an unparalleled degree of precision. Our team knew exactly where each steel beam would sit and where each bolt would be installed. On a project that had absolutely no room for error, creating a construction model that could continually evolve\u2014as necessary, and as the hotel was being built\u2014proved invaluable to the building\u2019s successful completion.<\/p>\n

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BIM Model of Canopy by Hilton Built by Bremik Construction<\/p><\/div>\n

Enhancing Clash Detection<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Since our success in modeling the Canopy Hotel project, clash detection has become standard practice on our larger projects. With the accuracy BIM offers for \u201cvirtual construction,\u201d our crews are able to identify areas where mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire sprinklers (MEPF); architectural; and\/or structural elements clash months ahead of construction. This results in the ability to outpace possible problems and resolve them before they become costly and inconvenient to fix.<\/p>\n

We perform these \u201cclashes\u201d across all trades to make sure that teams aren\u2019t intersecting each other\u2019s work and that there is also sufficient space for wiring, plumbing, HVAC, etc. Through proactive issue detection and resolution, our team can find and fix anything from missing dimensions, to insufficient clearance between mechanical and structural elements.<\/p>\n

As a recent example, on the medical office building One Community Health, our BIM team established that certain areas didn\u2019t have enough space for the mechanical HVAC systems between the ceiling and roof joist. Bremik\u2019s proactive approach to constructability assessments meant we were able to ascertain the issue before the project broke ground and subsequently work with the architect to deliver an appropriate solution. This type of issue would generally be easy to overlook in the early project stages, leading to costly fixes and schedule delays upon breaking ground. Bremik\u2019s experience on this project has shown us how invaluable design validation using BIM is. It ultimately results in smoother field installs, as well as better schedule and budget execution.<\/p>\n

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Evolving Pre-Fabrication for Self-Performed Wood Framing<\/strong><\/p>\n

As BIM software continues to evolve, we\u2019re able to explore further opportunities for how both Bremik, and the construction industry as a whole, can continue to save time and improve workflow. \u201cWe are modeling to make our crews more efficient,\u201d says Bremik Project Manager Spencer Bradley.<\/p>\n

To test some possibilities, this year our BIM team began \u201cvirtually constructing\u201d wood walls in Revit ahead of actual construction\u2014first for One Community Health, and most recently for the Mt. Hood Brewing Facility. For Mt. Hood Brewing Facility in particular, BIM Modeler Peggy Martin modeled the concrete and framing in Revit. From there, she was able to auto-populate shop drawings for every wall panel (totaling 50 walls, all approximately 8-ft.-wide and 12 \u2013 18-ft.-tall). Our pre-fabrication team then built these wood walls at Bremik\u2019s shop from the drawings and stored the walls until they needed to be delivered to the Government Camp site for installation. The walls were built to accommodate exactly where cutouts for HVAC and cable trays would need to be installed, which meant no rework of any of the framing. Pre-fabricating the walls off site also eliminated the waste that would have been produced had the walls been built on site.<\/p>\n

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This is an overview of the model BIM Modeler Peggy Martin created for the Mt. Hood Brewing brew barn project. All concrete and framing was modeled in Revit, and the high level of detail provided by the model served as the reference for Bremik’s pre-fabrication team.<\/p><\/div>\n

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What would have taken the Mt. Hood Brewing crew seven days to frame the brew barn without the pre-fabricated wood framing. Due to the off-site fabrication and accuracy of modeling, the framing only took two days.<\/p><\/div>\n

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With a project timeline that was up against heavy winter snowfall, every day saved on construction helped mitigate overall schedule delays.<\/p><\/div>\n

That\u2019s Just the Beginning<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We believe there are more opportunities for creating shop drawings from our models, beyond what we\u2019ve generated thus far. We are excited to continue exploring innovations and opportunities for the construction industry to build construction-ready BIM. It has already proven invaluable in spatial coordination amongst trades, quality control, design verification and validation, and overall precision. Full construction models and pre-fabrication of wood-framing is something we will continue to look at for Bremik\u2019s self-performed work\u2014particularly on projects where schedule is imperative. It will also serve as an exceedingly beneficial resource during times where there is great market demand, as we will be able to produce more work with fewer resources based on solely on preplanning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Modeling Down to the Smallest Detail Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become an essential component in successfully collaborating across multiple architectural, engineering, and construction teams. It is an invaluable tool in constructability assessments and overall quality assurance\/quality control processes. 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