Fire Sprinkler Contractor

BIM Collaboration &

Validation

NEHA BISHT
 Subject matter Expert

• Mr. Mahesh Sharma (Fire System Contractor)

• Education: Diploma in Fire and Safety Management from IGNOU, New
Delhi
• Experience : 5 years Indian experience
• Company : L&T Construction
 Problems Faced

• Installation Errors
• Clash with other trades on Site
• Material Wastage
• Revisions made upon Design change
• Create Record drawing
 Workflow of a Fire System

Preliminary fire
system layout to Structural engineer Identify the clash
Proposed Design addresses weight
drawings begin the occurring with other
coordination loads for hanging trades
process piping system

Record Drawings Design Approval

 Benefits of BIM

• Better communication of fire system design with improved accuracy & multi
trade coordination.
• Collision detection during the project design and construction phase Inspection
of sprinkler system, fire pump and water flow
• Automated system for riser diagram preparation & fire management using Revit
• Quantity take-off & BOQ
• Design Validation Record Drawings creation
 Solution

• Better communication of fire system design with improved accuracy & multi
trade coordination.
• Collision detection during the project design and construction phase Inspection
of sprinkler system, fire pump and water flow
• Automated system for riser diagram preparation & fire management using Revit
• Quantity take-off & BOQ
• Design Validation Record Drawings creation
 BIM Approach
• Designing the fire system in Revit collaborating with the other trades
(Plumbing and Structural team).

• Using BIM for Code compliance of Fire system

• http://www.aga-cad.com/blog/what-every-mep-engineer-and-bim-professi
onal-should-know-about-fire-sprinkler-system-design

• https://www.linkedin.com/learning/search?keywords=fire%20protection%2
0revit&u=2199673
 References

• https://medium.com/@PinnacleInfotechcad/get-fire-protection-engineerin
g-through-building-information-modeling-461d6644a4a9
• https://sprinklerage.com/bim-and-the-fire-sprinkler-industry/
• http://www.aga-cad.com/blog/what-every-mep-engineer-and-bim-professi
onal-should-know-about-fire-sprinkler-system-design