BIM & VDC

BIM and VDC

Smarter collaboration designs a better building

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Layer by layer, BIM and VDC strengthen your project

Employ virtual design and construction (VDC) techniques like building information modeling (BIM) to streamline and refine your project.

Identify snags before they happen. Sidestep field conflicts and tighten your schedule. BIM and VDC allow you to plan every facet of your project with pinpoint accuracy.

BIM/Revit Management

We’ll manage your BIM/Revit project, ensuring every player knows their role, and can collaborate with others on a shared model. Coordinate trades, balance HVAC, and find problems before breaking ground.

3D modeling of existing buildings

Supercharge your retrofit or facilities management with a 3D model of the existing structure. Find access points and map building services. Add information tags like room temperature range or renter details. Capture every snippet of data about your building in one sharable model.

BIM construction coordination

Fine-tune every part of your construction phase, down to the perfect blade position for achieving a target grade. BIM for construction coordination goes beyond trade scheduling to address the nitty-gritty details of the construction phase.

3D building scans

Record every detail of your building — structural and architectural components, MEP features, plus underground utility and concrete markings*. Use your 3D scan to compare design models against real work conditions.

*Laser scanning is line of site only. Underground or in-wall systems cannot be identified.

BIM and VDC — a project management masterstroke

Costly fumbles and shattered timelines don’t have to be “business as usual”. Ensure a smoother, smarter project from concept phase to completion with BIM and VDC.

Lunch & Learn

Visit our Lunch & Learn page for thought-leading education on BIM and AEC Coordination in Design. The course runs 1 hour and earns you one “AIA HSW” Continuing Education Unit.

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Save time and money

Avoid delays and field conflicts

Offset construction risk

Increase efficiency

Benefits for architects, engineers, and owners

  • Increase modeling efficiency and accuracy, from concept
  • Gain insight into building specifics
  • Reduce RFI, measurement and modeling costs 
  • Reduce site visits and disturbances
  • Gain more accurate scans
  • Leverage scans for a building’s lifespan
  • Put your design in the cloud so it’s portable
  • Share your design across various mediums for Integrated project delivery

Benefits for contractors

  • Create buildable designs
  • Ensure that designs fit the building before you go onsite
  • Reduce RFI and construction costs 
  • Reduce change orders and minimize or prevent tear outs
  • Build faster drawings and project schedules
  • Save time and money with more offsite fabrication
  • Conduct HVAC test and balance simultaneously 

Frequently Asked Questions

BIM & VDC Services

Which specific BIM and VDC services do you offer?

We provide these services for contractors, architects, engineers, and owners:

  • Clash Detection
  • Construction Validation
  • As-built Scans
  • As-built Modeling
  • Existing Conditions
  • Augmented Reality
  • Photo-realistic Renderings
  • Fly-throughs
  • Building Assessment Reports
  • COBie Data
Do you offer BIM and VDC as a third-party consultant?

Yes, we’re happy to provide BIM and VDC in a third-party capacity, whether we’re involved in the larger project or not.

Who should pay for BIM?

BIM benefits everyone on the project, so in the AEC industry, there’s a growing consensus that everyone should help bear the cost.

Funding sources will depend on who commissions BIM and how it will be used throughout the project.

What is a 2D conversion?

A 2D conversion simply converts a traditional 2D CAD file into a 3D model. To do this, a modeler traces the original drawing in an object-based modeling program.

Ready to watch BIM and VDC transform your project?

Prepare for nothing less than mind blowing.

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Testimonials

Kind words from happy clients

Your building’s complicated enough. We make MEP engineering the easy part.

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Proficient was one step ahead. They knew exactly what to do and made things a lot faster and easier for me. I would absolutely use Proficient again because of how smoothly things went, their ability to meet deadlines, and how flexible the team was with adapting the system’s designs and plans to the owner’s needs.

Nicole Seekely

Owner

Line+Angle

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This project was completed in about half the time expected. Proficient’s ability to meet deadlines, fast responses and plan accuracy were key. The MEP work was on point. Ron knew when to challenge things and when to be flexible. I never had to think twice about whether Ron could respond or implement. They were always on time. It was seamless and easy to work with Proficient.

Joy Christina

Owner

Clues and Cocktails

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Proficient is a professional MEP engineering consulting group. They work efficiently and are great to collaborate with. Without exception, all members of Proficient team have been very capable, efficient and friendly. Yes, I would absolutely recommend Proficient to other firms.

Rohit Chib

Design Architect

Studio Chib, LLC