{"id":128529,"date":"2023-06-21T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=128529"},"modified":"2024-06-28T11:17:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T10:17:21","slug":"aberdeenshire-council-boosts-mep-productivity-trimbles-stabicad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction-news\/construction-software-news\/aberdeenshire-council-boosts-mep-productivity-trimbles-stabicad\/128529\/","title":{"rendered":"Aberdeenshire Council boosts MEP productivity with Trimble\u2019s Stabicad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aberdeenshire Council has chosen Trimble’s Stabidad to accelerate MEP productivity with automated BIM software and support<\/h2>\n

The Aberdeenshire region, predominantly rural in nature and dependent on the agriculture industry, has experienced significant growth in recent times due to the booming offshore oil and gas sector.<\/p>\n

This upsurge has spurred the demand for more public services from Aberdeenshire Council, including various construction and refurbishment projects, including schools, housing and office facilities.<\/p>\n

Ged Philip and Vic Dyson, two members of the Council\u2019s building engineering team, are responsible for designing and modelling the mechanical and electrical systems for these projects.<\/p>\n

Before Stabicad, Ged and Vic used another tool that claimed to simplify the workflow<\/a> but failed to live up to expectations.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur previous solution was so difficult; we would sometimes spend 10 or 15 minutes just to get a pipe to fit another pipe,\u201d Ged recalls.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we couldn\u2019t do any calculations\u2014we had to use another programme for calculations and then jump back in the modelling tool to finish the design. It wasn\u2019t good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frustrated with a tool that could not deliver on their design and modelling needs, Ged and Vic were pleased when a colleague introduced them to Stabicad. Still, they\u2019d seen how vendor promises could fall far short of reality and reserved final judgement until Stabicad could prove itself on the job.<\/p>\n

Simplifying complex mechanical and electrical design projects<\/h3>\n

Ged says, \u201cStabicad has been a fantastic help for me, particularly since we can perform the calculations along with modelling in the same software.\u201d<\/p>\n

The streamlined design and modelling enabled by Stabicad save time for the team every day, especially when working on more complex projects. Vic shares his experience on a particularly challenging project for a primary school designed using Passivhaus efficiency principles.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo model this school in Revit would have taken at least a couple of days and another day to carry out the calculations using a separate programme. Depending on project complexity and the specific MEP systems we are modelling, Stabicad could reduce our modelling time by 20%-40% compared to our traditional workflow and enhance MEP productivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vic adds, \u201cThe biggest savings will come from being able to automatically do the calculations in Revit. With just a push of a button, Stabicad will size and calculate the system in Revit and generate the calculation reports. Based on project complexity, these capabilities help us improve overall MEP productivity by 30%-60% \u2014 possibly higher depending on the design stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saving time while gaining confidence in accuracy and quality<\/h3>\n

Now that Ged and Vic have been using Stabicad for some time, they are seeing the benefits of a more streamlined design and modelling workflow, saving them time while producing accurate results.<\/p>\n

Stabicad includes a number of automated tools, like the Nodesolver, that simplify connecting elements in a model. For the team at Aberdeenshire Council, these tools now make even highly complex projects seem easy.<\/p>\n

In fact, using their previous software, the team could draw in pipes thinking they were connected, only to find out they actually weren\u2019t. It then required additional time to figure out how to get them connected. Ged recalls, \u201cIt used to take us ages to figure out what the problem was, and we sometimes just gave up. But the Nodesolver is awesome\u2014to connect one pipe to another is a piece of cake. It\u2019s a game changer, really.\u201d<\/p>\n

Results in a nutshell<\/h3>\n