Using Revit to Improve MEP Designs by Integrating Engineering and BIM

The current standard practice in MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) design involves many parallel uses of a variety of engineering and computational tools, without a link between them. The results of these tools are often manually copied to the intelligent model, equipment schedules, room lists, and so on. This manual data copying is error prone, inefficient, and not especially fun to do. This class will present a workflow that integrates and automates engineering, calculation, and intelligent modeling in Revit software, resulting in major improvements in efficiency and quality of the MEP design process. We’ll also show and explain the different tools needed to practically implement this workflow. Think about thermal load calculations, pipe and duct sizing, electrical load assessment, cable length calculations, and management of design requirement data integrated within Revit. You’ll learn how you can actually break down the silos, keep and share data across disciplines and project phases, and communicate clearly with all stakeholders.