Industrial and architectonic design

During this second dimension, all the protocols necessary to define the development of a Basic Project are defined in order to move forward with the design and calculation process.

IDEA offers a BIM document drafting service in which the goals and applications the model will have throughout the different project phases are identified in accordance with current standards and based on the requirements of each organisation.

The third dimension improves the ability to understand and visualise the project to be completed, as well as the environment in which it is developed.

The concept of visualisation is perfectly integrated into BIM, facilitating the selection of the most optimal alternative or as a communication tool between the agents involved, so that all suggestions from technicians and/or users can be incorporated from the earliest design phases.

IDEA combines the advantages of BIM models with other Industry 4.0 trends, such as Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality, to create immersive solutions for top-level visualisations.

This dimension analyses the planning of the project and every one of the works involved in carrying it out.

The introduction of the 3D component provides a clear and concise vision of the foreseen evolution, compared to reality, and makes it possible to coordinate the different main and secondary actors involved in the construction. Consequently, simulation prior to the execution phase facilitates early detection of errors or a much more thorough control throughout the construction process.

IDEA has extensive experience in the application of time control via BIM, which we have implemented particularly in EPC projects. In such projects, by integrating time into the process, the supply chain, terms and site operations have been optimised.

In a similar way to time control, it is possible to keep an exhaustive control of the costs of the work.

Technical specifications defined in the previous phases, such as material and object properties, provide the model with the necessary information to extract measurements from the model. Consequently, by incorporating the economic variable, it is possible to obtain a highly accurate cost estimate.

The basis of this fundamental property, which provides information on whether the work is on budget, lies in the corresponding real-time measurement, which immediately produces any BIM model.

The sixth dimension simulates the behaviour of energy saving and resource management systems, providing fundamental information for decision-making. As a result, it is possible to select the best techniques and technologies for each project, optimising power consumption and minimising environmental damage.

This property, moreover, if extended to the overall unit, can make an installation meet the highest standards of quality and energy efficiency, in accordance with the fundamentals of Lean Construction, BREEAM, Passivhaus, etc., depending on the type of installation.

This dimension allows managing the lifetime of a project and the services associated with it. Consequently, through BIM, it is possible to know the real condition of the asset or the characteristics and location of all existing elements.

To this end, BIM-based control and maintenance management relies on the combination of all the information generated during the previous phases with other operation and maintenance data. Thus, by centralising all the information concerning the asset, it is possible to achieve comprehensive control.

In this sense, IDEA stands as a reference thanks to the BIM Digital Twin which, using the BIM base as a reference, represents the virtual replica of an object or system that simulates the behaviour of its real counterpart in order to monitor it and analyse its behaviour in certain situations and improve its efficiency. (more info.)