“We overlaid all the 2D systems drawings with the structural components in a 3D model. “It’s pretty amazing what you can do with the software,” said Travis Baker, a senior project manager with Andersen. The fire main was installed to make way for an HVAC supply duct that hasn’t yet been installed – part of the coordination plan laid out by a Building Information Modeling (BIM) system. Pipelayers installed the fire main according to a 3D computer model that general contractor Andersen Construction used to design the interior systems. It runs neatly along the bare concrete ceiling before it jogs sharply away for a few feet and returns to the ceiling in what could be a costly mistake.īut don’t be fooled. To the untrained eye, a fire sprinkler main on the fourth floor of Portland Adventist Medical Center’s under-construction North Pavilion appears to be installed incorrectly.
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