There are many questions that a architect requires an engineer to answer at a early stage in a projects development phase (SD & DD Phases).
- "How big do your equipment rooms need to be?"
- "I left 8" for a plenum space, can you run your systems in this amount of space?"
- "We need to increase our useable square footage, whats the smallest shaft size you need?"
- "The client wants to move the kitchen to the other side of the building, will that be a problem."
This video highlights the importance of BIM from the engineers persepective. This hospital project is still very early on in the design phase. By utilizing building information modelling tools engineers are able to provide instant feedback to the architect during early stages in design. BIM enables teams to make informed design decisions earlier in the building design phases thus keeping project deadlines on track and ultimately providing savings to the owner.
