-  BIM Design -

ZF has started sustainable design practices of the whole project life cycle by using BIM since 2007 in response to lean design of high-quality residential buildings, complex public buildings and reconstruction projects. Building Information Modeling (BIM) makes design collaboration of various specialties in manner of integration, offers the all-round display with three-dimensional visualized model, reflects the works quantities and changes quickly in the form of datasheet, and makes evaluation on sustainable use of the buildings from multiple perspectives. ZF achieves adequate communication between the design and implementation, reduces errors, weaknesses, collisions and flaws in construction, improves the overall time efficiency of the project, puts the cost under good control, and even gives supports to operational management of the building in manner of BIM.

In the past three years, the engineer team with rich engineering practice and middle & senior title or above has completed BIM design of Huangpu Center Business Mansion, Xingjiang Haijing Garden high-end residential community, Shanghai General Union Seagull Business Mansion, and other projects. Among a variety of companies applying BIM in the design, ZF has become one of the most cutting-edge companies in this field in China. At the invitation of China Architecture Association and Autodesk Company in 2008, ZF attended the lecture of “Face-to-face exchange with the experts in sustainability” delivered by Autodesk company, and gave a keynote speech; in 2009, ZF was invited to the “First ‘Innovation Cup’ National Building Information BIM Design Competition”, and obtained the award of Excellent Architectural Design; and at the invitation of National College Architecture Discipline Direction Committee in 2010, ZF attended the National College Architectural Digital Technology Teaching Seminar, and gave a keynote speech.

Characteristics of BIM Design Service

Achieve the full range of considerations on the design requirements: carry out appropriate design to external form and internal space of the building via BIM, and make in-depth communication with the contractor in manner of virtual ramble; evaluate the application performance of the program under various weather conditions, and submit the optimal resolution of energy consumption and sustainability; provide an important decision-making base to the owner in response to changes in works quantities due to adjustment to the design program.

Achieve strong supports to construction: complete “analogue establishment” of the project taking advantage of the design results of BIM, and provide renderings of lapping and structural change of the key parts; find out the potential conflicts between design and construction, and make adjustments to errors, weaknesses, collisions and flaws between the specialties; make accurate setting out to the reserved pipe holes, and illustrate the methods for equipment installation; assess the simulation after completion of the project, and carry out simulation of construction progress under the condition of virtual reality.

Extend supports to operational management of the building: input multi-dimensional information, such as, manufacturer, production date, material category and cost, of various engineering parts and equipment of the project effectively taking advantage of BIM, so as to establish the detailed engineering database, and provide a search basis to the owner for future operational management, property maintenance and so on.