Developers
Integrated Project Documentation – BIM Consultants
Catalyst act as BIM Consultants and Model Mangers providing true integrated project documentation for owners, developers and 'design and construct' builders.
We offer one stop multi–disciplinary consultancy capable of delivering best value to the client by bringing together in-house engineering and architectural expertise.
The Catalyst BIM integrated project documentation team works for developers and design and construct builders as BIM model managers to coordinate and manage all the consultants, services and disciplines ensuring that the design is fully coordinated into one cohesive BIM model, helping to maintain programmes and budgets and reducing project completion time. We unify project teams through integration and interaction of people and information in the process of BIM development.
Our capabilities to produce an integrated BIM model enables clients throughout the entire building life cycle from design and construction to operations and redevelopment.
Catalyst works alongside the design team, modelling as the design develops or converting 2D construction documents into a BIM model with architectural, structural, and MEP elements, coordinating with the various disciplines and consultants to analyse the design for integrity and constructability.
Catalyst produces one final model for the client that is:
- More cost effective – allows early and accurate budgeting and scheduling
- Enables accurate cost estimates from sketches
- A higher quality of construction documents
- Improved design coordination
- Allows more flexible delivery of designs and design variations to the project
- More time efficient
- Sales and marketing material provided from the model
- An asset for the whole life cycle of the building
The model provides a single database for building design and construction and a powerful tool to visualize building elements in 3D and 4D before they are built. According to an independent study by the Stanford University Centre for Integrated Facility using an integrated BIM results in up to a 40% elimination of unbudgeted changes, a saving of 10% of the contract value through clash, detection and a 7% reduction in project time.
Catalyst IPD Advantages
- Reduce project time by 7%
- Reduce installation time by 9%
- Reduce unbudgeted changes by 40%
- Reduce projects costs by 10% from clash detection
- Higher quality construction documents
- Greater accuracy for estimates and costing scenario comparison
- Improved efficiency of design production
- Reduce architectural variations
- Increased coordination between consultants and services
- Facility Management efficiency with a 3D model of building
