The document discusses the role of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in modular construction, highlighting its benefits such as reduced workforce needs, lower emissions, and improved project timelines. BIM facilitates the design and execution of prefabricated modules, enhancing communication among project participants and ensuring accurate fabrication and shop drawings of MEP components. It also addresses challenges like inspection difficulties and material wastage, emphasizing that effective BIM integration can streamline the modular construction process.

1. Role of BIM in modular
construction
By- Jane Smith
Sr. Architect at Tesla Outsourcing Services

2. What is Modular Construction
 Modular Construction refers to one or more structural units that are assembled or
fabricated in a manufacturing plant away from the job site and is then transported
and assembled on-site.
 All the modules are prefabricated with trim work and MEP system installed.

3. “
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Benefits of Modular
Construction
• Reduction of the need for workforce
• Reduction of on-site House Green Gas emissions
• Improvement of the construction schedule and product quality

4. Benefits of BIM in Modular Construction
 BIM acts as the integration for Modular Construction based on production,
execution and development of prefabricated panels.
 BIM helps the construction professionals with insights and tools to efficiently plan
design and construct the building and infrastructure while maintaining it.
 It enhances the communication flow among project participants and improves the
design and construction process. BIM has made coordination and fabrication of
MEP components in Modular Construction be easy and operate smoothly.

5. Facilitates shop drawings of MEP
discipline
 BIM facilitates fabrication and shop drawings of MEP components in less time and
accurately for the building project.
 It enables digital design flow to fabrication workflow easily for all the disciplines.
 With the use of BIM Modeling Services in Modular Construction, use of
prefabricated modules is increased along with resolving all the potential issues in
the design stage itself, saving time and money on the project.

6. How Architects can benefit from Modular
Construction
 Architects will be able to use the Modular Construction standards to size and
locate the building object in a modular reference frame that would increase the use
of BIM application for the built environment in the prefabrication industry.

7. Collaboration with BIM in Modular
Construction
 BIM analyzes the exact data of the site with collaboration and gives precise
measurements of the prefabricated modules to sub-contractors. It thus enables the
perfect fitting of components in the building without leakages.
 BIM allows transportation of feasible space for the modules so that they can be
viewed in the 3D model and set the modules in place to have efficiency and
problem can be solved easily.
 Materials at the off-site construction can be effective and efficient if undergone
proper surveillance by using BIM through videos and measurements of the
modules.
 A designing team must check that the BIM integration in modules is interoperable
with the software used by prefabrication. Prefabricated elements must be delivered
to a job site on time.

8. Challenges of BIM in Modular
Construction
 Due to modules being transported from one site or factory to another, it becomes
problematic for the materials to be inspected during off-site construction.
 Wastage of wrong prefabricated elements can be reduced or eliminated if used by
the integration of BIM technology for modularization of the building.

9. Conclusion
 MEP BIM Coordination Services are one of the essential benefits that BIM
provides with integration with Modular Construction. BIM application helps to
generate accurate size and space location of the prefabricated modules to ease
the process smoothly.
 Detailed prefabrication drawings produced in BIM software helps to review and
coordinate work between trades along with resolving the issues within drawings.
Production of components starts once the coordinated prefabrication drawings are
prepared and compiled.