We are breaking new ground with unique. The new building was planned extensively digitally. We took advantage of the opportunities and possibilities offered by the new technologies. In doing so, we also broke new ground in order to plan smarter, build more efficiently and operate our buildings more sustainably.
With BIM, large construction projects are realized digitally on time and within budget. We bundled the data, team communication and the model in a real-time working environment. Communication breaks were minimized in joint planning workflows. The improved availability of data ensured transparency and networking for everyone involved in the construction project. Schedules, costs and risks could be determined more easily, earlier and more precisely and controlled seamlessly.
BIM means that not only the rooms are processed in 3D on the computer, but that these digital building models are equipped with building technology. Sockets or lamps not only have a geometry (shape) in the model, but also provide additional information that supports planning, implementation and subsequent operation. This way, a digital model is created as early as the planning stage, a twin of what is subsequently to be built.
BIM makes it possible! The following short clip gives you an insight into the digital twin of plant 5.
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In terms of realization and the aspects of quality, time and costs, BIM enabled important interrelationships to be mapped at a very early stage of construction. For example, collisions between building services cables could be avoided and the dimensions of access routes could be realistically determined at an early stage. This method made the entire project more transparent and tangible for everyone involved. BIM and the model in the cloud opened up a number of other advantages for the interdisciplinary networked teams. For example, upcoming decisions could be visualized in the model and made jointly, meetings took place online and digital communication was possible in real time. Collaboration was efficient and effective.
In the inside story of HHM, a building technology and engineering company, we go into more depth on the subject of BIM.
The Head of Smart Building at Thermoplan AG, Fabian Hefti, was at the heart of action. We asked him for an interview.
