MEP Coordination & Simulations
Year of Work | 2019 -
Position | Project Engineer and Virtual Design and Construction Engineer
Tools Used | Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Navisworks Manage, Bluebeam
Features | Project Management, 3D Modeling, MEP Coordination, Quality Control, Subcontractor Management, Communication, Issue Tracking, Scheduling, Workflow Development, Collaboration, Visualizations
MEP Coordination
MEP (Mechanical Electrical Plumbing) coordination is using a 3D model to combine the individual models of the MEP systems or other disciplines such as architecture, structural or fire protection and putting them together to make sure every system works with each other. Due to the 2D nature of contract drawings, 3D spatial problems are usually not captured. Putting all these systems together allow there to be one file of truth where designers, contractors, and owners can see how their changes effect other people. This process can take months or years depending on the project and its complexity. My role was the coordinator who managed what models go into the model, quality checked them for accuracy and issued out any clashes between systems. I would reach out to the contractor coordinators to discuss problems, reach out to the designers to determine if the contractor's models were acceptable and reach out to the owner to ensure their building is to their liking.
Year of Work | 2020
Position | Virtual Design and Construction Engineer
Tools Used | Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Navisworks Manage
Features | 4D Simulations, Scheduling, Visualizations
4D Simulation
Below is a 4D Simulation of an office building in DC near the White House that I was coordinating. This type of simulation is called 4D because it is a 3D model plus one more dimension- time. By adding time, you can use the 3D model to demonstrate at what times certain elements will be constructed. This allows the 2D schedule bar charts on pages and pages of activities to be easily understood since you can visually see what is happening. In the top right corner is where each line item from the construction schedule is listed when it's duration is reached in the simulation. For the project, you can see it begins with demolition of the top of the building (items are highlighted in red) and then it gets built out with new floors (items are highlighted in green).
