Sector
Construction
Scope
Fire MEPF BIM Model
Pump, Fire Risers Rooms
Fire Protection Electrical Elements
Piping
Sprinklers
Location
USA
Deliverables
Fire Protection & Plumbing - LOD 350 BIM Model
3D DWG Files
Accuracy Report
About The Project
The bank headquarters building project in the USA involved developing a precise as-built BIM model for the fire protection systems including the plumbing setup to ensure full alignment with design plans. Commissioned by a US-based surveying company, the project aimed to verify the accuracy of the fire protection infrastructure and provide essential documentation for facility management and compliance. Spanning 280K SF (26K square meters), the project involved full architectural BIM modeling with a focus on fire protection components.
Based on LIDAR scan data provided by the client, we modeled piping, pump rooms, fire riser rooms, sprinklers, and all fire protection electrical elements such as alarms and activation buttons. Deliverables included a LOD 350 as-built BIM model, 3D DWG files, and an accuracy report to support future facility maintenance and compliance. Fire protection systems are vital to building safety, protecting both occupants and assets by preventing and mitigating fire-related risks. This project delivered a comprehensive and highly detailed BIM model of the building’s fire suppression and alarm systems, ensuring the fire infrastructure was accurately represented.
Our work was divided into two phases:
1. Modeling the as-built conditions - our engineering and modeling teams developed a comprehensive LOD 350 as-built BIM model that incorporated the architectural layout and all existing fire protection components.
2. Fire protection system comparison, As-Built vs. Design - once the as-built model was completed, our teams conducted a detailed comparison against the original design plans.
Each fire protection element was classified according to accuracy and alignment based on the described worksets in the legend. This classification gave our client clear insights into discrepancies, enabling early identification and correction of deviations. The precise as-built BIM model ensures efficient facility management, ongoing maintenance, and long-term operational reliability for the bank branch building.
Project Challenges & Deliverables
The fire protection modeling phase for the bank headquarters posed several challenges that required our engineering and modeling teams to ensure a complete and accurate system. A key challenge was missing data caused by thin fire pipes hidden above structural elements. Our teams used visible data points and extensive experience to extrapolate and reconstruct hidden areas, ensuring a fully connected fire protection network.
The water riser and pump rooms required model-in-place work to capture the machinery and piping layouts accurately. With limited scan visibility, our engineers manually modeled the systems to ensure precise and reliable representations. Reflective scans from metal systems in the above-drop-ceiling areas distorted the LIDAR data. Our teams filtered the scans to clean and create a coherent dataset, providing a solid base for modeling.
Non-continuous systems resulted from restricted access, creating inconsistencies in the layout. Our teams analyzed the system and completed missing sections, delivering a continuous and operational fire protection model. By overcoming these challenges, our teams delivered an accurate and integrated fire protection BIM model, supporting facility management and long-term safety.
The fire protection modeling phase for the bank headquarters posed several challenges that required our engineering and modeling teams to ensure a complete and accurate system. A key challenge was missing data caused by thin fire pipes hidden above structural elements. Our teams used visible data points and extensive experience to extrapolate and reconstruct hidden areas, ensuring a fully connected fire protection network.
The water riser and pump rooms required model-in-place work to capture the machinery and piping layouts accurately. With limited scan visibility, our engineers manually modeled the systems to ensure precise and reliable representations. Reflective scans from metal systems in the above-drop-ceiling areas distorted the LIDAR data. Our teams filtered the scans to clean and create a coherent dataset, providing a solid base for modeling.
Non-continuous systems resulted from restricted access, creating inconsistencies in the layout. Our teams analyzed the system and completed missing sections, delivering a continuous and operational fire protection model. By overcoming these challenges, our teams delivered an accurate and integrated fire protection BIM model, supporting facility management and long-term safety.
