Electrical Contracting News (ECN) August 2017 | Page 47

SOFTWARE & APPS
SPECIAL
FEATURE
access a site to download and update
their BIM objects or models. Some
software applications, such as REVIT
and Archicad, even include a toolbar
that allows users to quickly access and
include BIM objects directly into their
designs or BIM projects.
The benefi ts of this knowledge sharing
capability can be felt in all phases of a
project’s life. BIM Systems allow a better
defi nition of the characteristics and
technical data for building elements from
the design phase through to installation,
maintenance and subsequent occupation of
the building in the future.
Not only does the design provide all the
technical characteristics of the installation
for execution, it provides detailed
information about facilities throughout the
management of the project. This considers
parameters such as effi ciency and correct
functioning, safety and energy effi ciency
or energy consumption through LEED and
BREEAM certifi cations.
Supporting BIM
In a bid to support the benefi ts of BIM,
manufacturers aim to provide detailed BIM
information for their products and systems,
thereby supporting the installation and
management of industrial and commercial
assets. It is therefore important for
manufacturers to have a correct structure
of information, updated and automatically
available, to provide quality documentation
within BIM systems.
Detail of technical
characteristics and
documentation
associated with
the BIM object in
Pemsa’s Cable
Management
Systems.
Pemsa provides its BIM models with
extensive technical description of the product,
including technical characteristics that give
value to the BIM object once defi ned within
the project. It also provides certifi cates and
standards relating to current regulations, fact
sheets and installation manuals for correct
installation and future maintenance.
In this way, Pemsa adds value to
its cable management systems in BIM
projects where there may be other
products or installations that are
functionally or architecturally more
important. Thanks to the definition and
technical detail Pemsa provides for its
trays or conduits, these products offer
better value for property designers,
and later, for maintenance companies
tasked with the smooth operation of the
building.
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