Services
Design
Our goal is to be the most positive contributor among the construction team to ensure the success of every project and to also help ensure the project's success beyond its plumbing needs. We believe effective preplanning and coordination is the key to achieving this goal. Our Building Information Modeling (BIM) team combines the trade experience and technological capability necessary to provide the highest quality pre-construction planning in the business. We are constantly refining and expanding our processes to make use of the latest technologies in this fast-developing field.
We believe our focus on preplanning sets us apart. Rather than seeing this as a necessary evil to minimally satisfy our contractual obligations, we believe pre-construction planning IS the project and we approach it accordingly.
Design Build/Design Assist
Coordination is key to any successful project. During the design development phase we help our clients make their conceptual design a reality. This process is used to minimize the project risk for an owner and to reduce the delivery schedule by overlapping the design phase and construction phase of a project.
In addition to using the latest technology, our design staff have in-the-field experience that helps identify efficiencies and streamline costs.
We will work with the mechanical engineer or our in-house design team beginning with design development through the completion of the project to:
- Identify and help resolve constructability issues
- Identify opportunities to enhance the project value
- Identify LEED sustainability opportunities – LEED-certified professionals on staff
- Provide assistance with the selection process of materials, systems, means and methods
- Participate and/or host coordination meetings
- Manage the scope and costs
- Generate detailed drawings and specifications
3D CAD Coordination
We’ve been coordinating with CAD since 1998. In 2001, we started using 3D CAD in order to streamline the generation of prefabrication drawings. Recently, we added Navisworks to our detailing routine and we now draw everything in 3D, while continuing to improve our processes.
We offer the following services to our clients:
- Model systems in 3D format that can be shared with all disciplines
- Participate in Building Information Modeling to increase productivity and design efficiency
- Collision checking and visualization using Navisworks
- Material and maintenance data stored in Navisworks model for the end-user’s benefit
- Systems are prefabricated out of the 3D model, packaged, and shipped directly to the install location
- File-sharing through our Web site
