There’s no denying that BIM platforms like Revit have changed how we manage complex construction projects. Industry-specific tools like Revit MEP have changed how mechanical and electrical engineers view and manage project data even more.
However, while these tools are fantastic for collecting, collating, and analysing project data at the highest levels, there are still some bottlenecks and bumps in the road when it comes to design and construction. Let’s take a closer look at how you can improve your MEP design and project management process with specialist Revit MEP design tools.
The challenge
Whether we like it or not, construction is one of the industries that has tended to lag in the technology arena. While architects, engineers, and project managers on project teams have embraced BIM tools like Revit to design, model, and manage their projects, it’s taken some time to trickle down the many levels below them.
Some companies still use a patchwork of technology solutions to get things done. Because many of them are too busy getting the job done to worry about how they design and plan it, many have been making do for years or even decades.
The problem with these patchwork processes is that there’s usually a lot of rework involved in transferring information from one spreadsheet to another tool and then to something that can be submitted to project teams. Rinse and repeat every time you have to update something.
Every time we touch information in this way, there’s always a chance that errors creep in and accuracy will be affected. In the highly precise world of MEP construction, those odds just aren’t acceptable.
So, the challenge has always been how to design and create so that we can transfer data and collaborate in as few steps as possible.
