GOODYEAR, AZ - CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA - OKLAND CONSTRUCTION
Okland Construction turned to Tri City Mechanical to lead and manage their BIM coordination effort for the Western Regional Cancer Treatment Centers of America hospital in Goodyear Arizona. The project was well managed with the help of Tri City’s BIM modeling efforts. Users had instant access to the detailed mechanical systems throughout the entire construction process via the highly detailed BIM model.
A Closer Look...
By utilizing BIM to its fullest, Tri City Mechanical, a Comfort Systems USA company, helped Okland Construction shorten the overall project construction schedule by 2 months. Providing additional savings for the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, savings which went back into developing a hyperlinked BIM model to be used by the building operations group. The CSUSA team:
- Using BIM coordination tools the team beat the schedule by 2 months
- BIM allows for more Pre-fabrication, which is the key to the shorten schedule
- Saved the owners over $600,000 due to shorten schedule
- Managed the coordination and clash detection for all GC sub contractors
- Finished BIM hyperlink model used by O&M
Solutions
Okland Construction turned to Tri City Mechanical to lead and manage their BIM coordination effort for the Western Regional Cancer Treatment Centers of America hospital in Goodyear Arizona. The project was well managed with the help of Tri City’s BIM modeling efforts. Users had instant access to the detailed mechanical systems throughout the entire construction process via the highly detailed BIM model. The post construction BIM model continues to provide the owner useful product and parts information via the embedded hyperlinks. The BIM model will be a invaluable asset to the owner over the life of the building.
By fully utilizing a detailed BIM model for the mechanical systems coordination Tri City Mechanical was able to leverage their pre-fabrication process. This pre-fabrication process builds complex sub assemblies in a controlled production environment. Once completed, the sub assemblies are then shipped to the construction site in modular sections, allowing for a speedy on-site installation process.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FASHION SQUARE MALL - KITCHELL
The Tri City Mechanical team with nearly 40 workers on the job accomplished some fancy footwork when it came to timing. The mission critical project was to include a temporary cooling system on Thanksgiving day while the mall was closed, a tricky proposition considering work was being done in a functioning mall. The mall had to be up and running the following day - Black Friday. The biggest shopping day of the year.
Tri City started the demolition on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving day. The project was mapped out hour by hour in 15-minutes segments. The 30-hour temporary chiller tower project was on-line by 4am on Black Friday morning ready for shoppers.
At Tri City we employ state-of-the-art technology and software including:
- Autocad 2010 MEP for 3D modeling
- CADDuct /CADMech 2010 add-on for HVAC, piping, and plumbing systems
- Autodesk Navisworks 2010 or for interoperability/clash testing
- Revit MEP 2010 as an enhanced alternative to Navisworks
