Project Overview
For this data center project, the BIM work focused on MEP model development and clash detection. The model helped the project team review equipment placement, cable tray routing, conduit pathways, electrical room clearances, and conflicts with mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, and structural systems.
- SectorData Center / Mission-Critical Facility
- Services ProvidedMEP BIM Modeling | Clash Detection
- Software UsedAutodesk Revit | Navisworks Manage
- Project TypeData center facility with electrical rooms, switchgear areas, UPS rooms, cable tray routes, conduit pathways, equipment zones, low voltage systems, cooling interfaces, and coordinated service spaces
- Approx. Project Area~148,000 SQFT
- LODLOD 300 to LOD 350
Project Overview
| # | Challenge | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dense electrical routing through service corridors and ceiling zones | Reviewed cable trays, conduits, and low voltage pathways in coordinated model views |
| 2 | Electrical rooms required clean access and equipment clearance | Checked switchgear, panel, UPS, and equipment zones before issue closure |
| 3 | Conflicts between electrical routes and MEP systems | Used clash detection to identify conflicts with ductwork, piping, fire protection, and structural elements |
| 4 | Repeated electrical pathways needed consistency | Structured model review around rooms, corridors, equipment zones, and routing logic |
| 5 | Coordination issues needed clear tracking | Organized clash reports and issue logs by trade, system, location, and priority |
Scope of Work
- Developed electrical BIM models from project drawings and design inputs.
- Modeled cable trays, conduits, electrical rooms, panels, equipment zones, and low voltage pathways.
- Coordinated electrical routing with architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection models.
- Reviewed electrical room clearances, access zones, and service paths.
- Identified clashes across cable trays, conduits, ductwork, piping, fire protection routes, and structural elements.
- Organized clash issues by trade, system, location, and coordination priority.
- Prepared model views and clash reports for coordination meetings.
- Supported model updates based on coordination comments and design changes.
- Collaborated with other teams on the project
Key Deliverables
- Electrical BIM model
- Federated coordination model
- Navisworks clash detection model
- Clash detection reports
- Trade-wise issue logs
- Electrical room coordination views
- Cable tray and conduit routing views
- Low voltage pathway coordination views
- Updated Revit model files
- Coordination meeting support
Project Outcome
The electrical BIM model helped the project team review routing, equipment clearances, and system conflicts before installation planning. Electrical rooms, cable trays, conduits, low voltage pathways, and service zones were easier to coordinate because the issues were visible, grouped, and tied to clear model locations.
The electrical model did a lot of the heavy lifting for us. Tray routes, conduit clashes, room clearances, we spotted it all early instead of finding out during construction. Kept our coordination reviews tight and our team out of long back-and-forth cycles.
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