AGI BIM FIRESTOP WORKFLOW

In the "Checklist Phase" you send the Architectural, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical Building Information Models to AGI. We prefer Revit files, but can also work with IFC files. In this phase, we perform a check based on the present information in your BIM and process the missing information in a clear "Checklist". The check is based on the "playing rules" described in our "Infographic Subsequently, you send this Checklist to the General Contractor and MEP (sub)contractor(s) and further discuss the BIM design workflow by providing a project specific presentation. It is important to process the missing information in BIM – as indicated by our Checklist – to ensure an optimal functionality of the Orange Button® BIM firestop design software. The responsibility of processing the correct and complete information in BIM lies with the designing parties.

In the "Quotation Phase" we send you a quotation for the complete BIM firestop design. Furthermore, you receive an IFC file and an excel file with a detailed list of all unique "clashes" in BIM with approved firestop solutions. Every unique "clash" represents a unique installation penetrating a fire-separating element. The total amount of "clashes" – specified as unique 3D logos in BIM – is directly related to the total cost of the BIM firestop design.

In the "Engineering Phase", all "clashes" – specified as unique 3D logos in BIM – are converted into BIM firestop solutions, using the Orange Button® BIM software. In this phase, it is also possible to generate the BIM firestop design in several different phases by using the "Scope Box" feature in Autodesk Revit. We further subdivided our "Engineering Phase" into an "Advice & Remarks Phase" and a "Modify Phase".
In the "Advice & Remarks Phase", we check the optimized BIM firestop design that the Orange Button® software automatically generated. Remarks are processed manually, when – for example – a particular fire damper type is designed in a particular wall in BIM, that is insufficiently thick or incorrectly assembled and therefore can't be sealed with a certified firestop.
In the "Modify Phase", the General Contractor and MEP (sub)contractor(s) get the chance to deliberate and – in due time – change and process the remarks as derived from the previous "Advice & Remarks Phase".

In the "Solutions", we finalize the BIM firestop design. All final firestop solutions and integrated advices are sent in .IFC and .RVT files. These final firestop solutions and files can be sent completely, per construction phase or for specific parts of the project. This is completely dependent on the design and engineering process of our client. Just like the phased completion of a project on the construction site, we are also able to digitally complete a project in different phases by using the Orange Button® BIM firestop design software!
Are you currently working on a BIM project and would you like to receive some additional information about the possibility of the phased digital completion of a BIM firestop design? Then, do not hesitate to contact us!