BIM means Building Information Modeling. It is a method that allows for effective collaboration between project stakeholders along an entire workflow. BIM is a great way to help you lower material costs, slash installation time and avoid improvisation on-site, but only if you partner with a proven expert early in the design phase. With Hilti BIM Design Services, you can typically avoid waste and problem-solving on the jobsite. This is especially true for firestop penetration seals as firestop is typically an issue that is neglected in early phases of a project. The consideration of firestop in BIM, therefore, is a significant trend and helps planners and engineers to avoid clashes and deficiencies.

Not everything is integrated in BIM planning, leading to challenges and missed opportunities

The list of potential fire safety problems caused by not correctly tackling complex mechanical or electrical applications is long:
·      “Built by experience” on jobsite, meaning solutions not optimized
·      Each trade works separately
·      Issues and clashes not solved upfront, but on the jobsite
·      Optimizing ordering and logistics has to be done manually
·      Incomplete execution documents that are still paper-based
·      No transparency across the workflow
·      Documentation that is complex and time-intensive

Typical consequences lead to a significant loss of productivity across the workflow, higher costs, improperly managed risks and compliance and more effort needed for execution and coordination.

BIM, the international trend in construction

Depending on the country and type of projects, the adoption of BIM can be different, and driven by different players for different reasons. Many different construction stakeholders may be involved with BIM. While building owners and facility managers are the key decision makers on the BIM approach and tend to focus on the whole building life cycle, specifiers/designers and contractors/subcontractors are the people who generally create the model of the project. Not all projects are "BIM projects" at this point in time, but eventually BIM will become the standard way of working.

By investing early in detailed design with BIM methodology, projects benefit from less effort and lower costs downstream.

Hilti’s strong technical offering & expertise means we can help you get maximum value out of this transition.

The new Hilti BIM Service for Firestop

You tell us what your project requires, and we’ll design for it. If standardization, flexibility or modularity are your priorities, we’ll deliver an optimized proposal. For firestop, this can help reduce the number of engineering judgements required and give you greater visibility over those you have. You can anticipate potential clashes before work begins onsite, helping you avoid ad hoc solutions. BIM’s 3D visualization of fire protection systems makes design optimization easier – long before construction begins.

With BIM, it’s easy to integrate validation processes – BIM shows what to install where, and the related proof can be linked to the model for easier documentation generation. Hilti software like Firestop Documentation Manager helps save validation information automatically while you install.

If you partner with Hilti early in the design phase, BIM can help lower material costs, reduce installation time and avoid on-site engineering. Add firestop to BIM and you not only reduce the potential risk of onsite clashes between trades but also help pave the way for innovative solutions such as cast-in fire protection devices. You can work towards these and other productivity benefits with four main distinct services Hilti offers:

1.    Framework: setting a clear starting point, dividing the project into conceptual but optimized solutions.
2.    Design: evolving the concepts into design proposals, defined by engineering reports.
3.    BIM modeling: adding the designed firestop solutions directly into your BIM model and reporting any issues that may need re-design.
4.    BIM outputs: for a smoother transfer of the design from the office to construction on the jobsite. Outputs include shop drawings, overview drawings, BIM-to-Field data and bills of materials, just to name a few possible deliverables for customers.

BIM with Hilti

Learn how Hilti BIM Services enable you to use BIM models to make the validation and documentation processes more efficient. With Hilti BIM Services, you can expect smooth and accurate documentation, faster inspection process and higher safety and quality for MEP supports and firestop solutions. High-tech construction methods are not just a fad: they are the key to managing scarce resources. Thanks to BIM design services and digitized building tools, everyone involved in design, construction or facility management can upgrade to an extremely efficient end-to-end workflow. Be with Hilti. BIM with Hilti.