Supplementing Construction
Coordination Speed Dating
One of the agenda items on last week’s kickoff meeting was “Coordination Speed Dating”, which was an opportunity for the 40+ attendees to meet as needed to get answers to questions or missing information. Coordination Speed Dating occured in the afternoon, after several procedural presentations, and was a welcome change of pace. Although the entire meeting was great, it wasn’t until this point that people started really talking and building relationships.
Although the technology is a key enabler of process transformation, it really boils down to the people.
BIM-Enabled 3 Week Lookahead
During construction, there is a tremendous opportunity to wring waste out of the process. Consider the 3 week lookahead, pictured traditionally below:
The team at Q5 re-invented the concept, connecting the schedule and the Building Information Model:
This new brand of 3 week lookahead includes a visual representation of milestones, dimensional information as needed and the quantity of the work to be put in place that week (or day). The visual milestone allows all parties involved to understand not only where they need to be on a certain date, but why. The quantity extraction reduces waste and optimizes planning. Trades can plan crew size and precisely order materials. On the project shown, concrete was ordered according to the Building Information Model.
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