Increased Efficiency
Streamline your project delivery with optimized BIM workflows and smart automation.
Our BIM workflows are designed to streamline every phase of your project—from design through construction and into operations. By reducing manual tasks, improving communication, and automating model validation, we help teams work faster and smarter.
Efficiency isn't just about working faster; it's about optimizing resources, reducing waste, and creating an environment where project teams can focus on value-adding activities instead of repetitive tasks or resolving avoidable issues.
How We Do It
- Standardization - We standardize project templates, modeling practices, and workflows to ensure consistency and reduce the time spent on setup and coordination.
- Automation - We automate repetitive tasks like clash detection, quantity takeoffs, and documentation generation to free up time for higher-value activities.
- Collaboration - We use collaborative platforms like BIM 360 to keep teams aligned in real time, reducing communication delays and enabling parallel workflows.
- Performance Monitoring - We monitor progress using dashboards and performance metrics to identify bottlenecks, measure improvements, and maintain accountability.
Efficiency Across Project Phases
Our BIM approach optimizes efficiency throughout the entire project lifecycle:
Design Phase
Accelerate design development and validation through intelligent modeling and automated quality checks.
- 30% faster design iterations through parametric components
- Automated design validation against standards and requirements
- Real-time design option comparisons and evaluations
- Simultaneous multi-discipline design development
Coordination Phase
Eliminate coordination bottlenecks through automated clash detection and streamlined issue management.
- 75% reduction in coordination meeting time
- Automated clash detection and classification
- Digital issue tracking and resolution verification
- Cloud-based coordination enabling remote collaboration
Documentation Phase
Generate accurate construction documentation directly from the coordinated model with minimal manual effort.
- 60% faster drawing production than traditional CAD
- Consistent annotations and drawing standards
- Automated schedule and specification generation
- Live updates ensuring documentation reflects latest design
Construction Phase
Optimize construction planning, scheduling, and field execution with model-based workflows.
- 25% reduction in RFIs through comprehensive pre-construction coordination
- Precise quantity takeoffs for accurate procurement
- 4D sequencing for optimized construction planning
- Mobile access to model data in the field
Efficiency-Boosting Tools & Automations
Dynamo & Grasshopper
Visual programming tools that automate repetitive modeling tasks, perform complex geometry generation, and manipulate model data at scale.
- Automated element placement
- Batch parameter updates
- Custom validation routines
- Data extraction and formatting
BIM 360 & ACC
Cloud collaboration platforms that streamline document management, version control, and issue tracking across project teams.
- Centralized model management
- Automated version comparison
- Integrated issue tracking
- Mobile field data capture
Clash Detection Automation
Automated conflict identification and classification that dramatically reduces the time spent on model coordination.
- Scheduled clash detection runs
- Clash grouping and filtering
- Automated issue assignment
- Progress tracking and reporting
Automated Quantity Takeoff
Extract accurate quantities directly from the BIM model for estimating, procurement, and construction planning.
- Model-based material quantities
- Automated schedule updating
- Cost database integration
- Change order impact analysis
Documentation Automation
Automated drawing sheet setup, view placement, annotation, and publishing that accelerates documentation production.
- Template-based sheet generation
- Automatic view placement
- Batch printing and publishing
- Consistent annotation standards
Performance Dashboards
Real-time project performance monitoring that provides visibility into progress, issues, and team productivity.
- Project status visualization
- Issue resolution tracking
- Model development metrics
- Team performance analytics
Efficiency Transformation: Before & After BIM
Sequential discipline-by-discipline design
Manual coordination between teams
Time-consuming design changes
Concurrent multi-discipline modeling
Real-time design coordination
Parametric design changes
Time savings
Manual drawing creation
Individual sheet updates
Manual quantity takeoffs
Automated drawing generation
Model-driven updates across sheets
Automated schedules and quantities
Time savings
Manual overlay of discipline drawings
Visual clash detection
Paper-based issue tracking
Federated 3D model coordination
Automated clash detection
Digital issue management
Time savings
Manual quantity extraction
2D-based construction sequencing
Limited pre-construction verification
Model-based quantity takeoffs
4D construction sequencing
Virtual construction simulation
Time savings
High volume of RFIs
Significant rework during construction
Manual change impact analysis
Minimal RFIs through pre-coordination
Reduced on-site conflicts
Automated change impact assessment
Reduction in RFIs
Why It Matters
Faster Decision-Making
Our BIM efficiency workflows accelerate decision-making and approvals by providing clear, accurate information to stakeholders at the right time.
Shorter Project Cycles
By streamlining design and coordination processes, we help reduce overall project duration and enable faster delivery to market.
Lower Project Overhead
Increased efficiency leads to lower project overhead costs and fewer delays, resulting in better budget performance and financial outcomes.
Improved Team Productivity
Our optimized workflows enable project teams to focus on high-value activities rather than repetitive tasks, enhancing overall productivity and job satisfaction.
Efficiency Success Story
A complex commercial development project needed to accelerate design and documentation to meet an aggressive schedule. Our efficiency-focused BIM approach delivered:
Compared to similar projects using traditional methods
Due to comprehensive model coordination
Through reduced rework and accelerated schedule
"MAW's efficiency-focused BIM approach completely transformed our project delivery. The standardized workflows and automation tools they implemented reduced our documentation time by over 30% while dramatically improving quality and consistency. The ability to detect and resolve issues early in the design process virtually eliminated the typical barrage of RFIs we would expect during construction. The real-time collaboration platform kept everyone aligned and accountable, making this the most efficiently executed project in our company's history."
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