BIM
Description
We view digital engineering and building information modelling (BIM) as parts of a managed approach to the collection and exploitation of information across the whole life cycle of a built asset – from conception, through design, construction, operation and maintenance, to refurbishment/reuse and demolition. We regard it as a philosophy, not simply a technology. Our digital engineering approach is not a parallel activity but an integral component of the project life cycle.
We aspire to share and leverage data and information at each stage of a project, thereby improving project quality and efficiency, facilitating carbon-efficient and sustainable design, reducing risk and providing the best possible client and team experience.
TAQ has the knowledge and expertise to provide consultancy services for an organisation or specific project. We develop enterprise information management strategies and digital transformation road maps for our clients. Our approach to BIM on projects starts with a robust BIM execution plan (BEP) being put in place at the start of the project in response to the employer’s information requirement (EIR) document and any project-specific information delivery plan (IDP).
The production of a BEP at project inception is essential to drive early decisions on how BIM will be used and structured through all phases of the programme to leverage the efficiencies this approach can bring.
Our approach to integrated engineering design and modelling focuses on understanding the digital design and modelling process and how to interact with and manage it. We create and deliver ‘digital twins’ that are used and developed throughout the whole life of assets. The level of information associated with an asset is as important as its graphical representation.
We take a federated approach to 3D modelling, whereby discipline-specific design teams create their own individual models that are combined into a single, aggregated model at regular intervals for the tasks of coordination, analysis and drawing production.
We also use 3D models for clash detection, ‘fly throughs’, hazard and operability assessments, health and safety considerations, and understanding material take-off and estimating, construction sequencing and for general interrogation of how the proposed works ‘fit’ together.
