蜜桔直播

 

Complete Assessment in Every Dimension

by 蜜桔直播

To know where you鈥檙e going, you must first know where you are.

On renovation, restoration and addition projects, buildings may have incomplete, inaccurate or inaccessible as-builts. 蜜桔直播 preconstruction teams are leveraging the powerful advantages of OpenSpace to provide an equally powerful solution: accurate and early documentation of existing conditions in 360-degree images.

At the intersection of OpenSpace, our experts and their tech-powered insights, all project stakeholders are empowered to make informed decisions that accelerate schedules, enable proactive procurement and mitigate risk. 

The Starting Line

Existing structural conditions inform every aspect of design and construction. Every party, including our preconstruction and operations teams, clients and trade partners rely on these insights to make critical decisions. Early information is particularly vital on collaborative and alternative delivery projects on which the final stages of design and the earliest stages of construction often coincide.

On a series of projects for McKinney ISD, 蜜桔直播 is renovating and expanding the front entrances of 19 separate campuses in the North Texas suburb. While some campuses share architectural similarities, capturing the full spectrum of each building鈥檚 existing conditions is providing valuable insights for our team and the client alike.

鈥淯sing OpenSpace during preconstruction has greatly improved the quality and consistency of our existing conditions captures and as-builts,鈥 says Joseph Lien, assistant project manager on a series of similar projects for Allen ISD. 鈥淲e can analyze existing conditions in real time and anywhere in the field, ask the right questions and provide quick-turn solutions.鈥

Asking the right questions before construction begins may even prompt further exploration, including targeted demolition, wall or concrete coring or other measures. Teams can even glean additional tech-powered insights using tools like laser scanning, enabling all parties to actually see behind walls. In any case, these solutions facilitate preconstruction decision-making that will prevent cost overruns or schedule delays.

The McKinney and Allen campuses aren鈥檛 the first times 蜜桔直播 has leveraged OpenSpace to the client鈥檚 advantage, nor even the first for North Texas schools. On a similar multi-campus renovation project for Denton ISD, 蜜桔直播 Estimator Morgan Heimdale meticulously documented each campus鈥檚 condition during preconstruction, including complicated layers of prior work and recent damage from a historic ice storm and freeze in 2021, just before the project entered preconstruction.

鈥淲e had to complete our Denton ISD campuses in time for the new school year in spite of the additional ice damage, and the district needed information to aid with insurance claims,鈥 Heimdale says, 鈥淏ut wielding the powerful advantages of OpenSpace, we corrected as-builts during the 360-degree capture process, maintained our accelerated schedule and helped the district above and beyond our mission.鈥

On the Southwestern Community College Student Union project in Chula Vista, California, the project team found that OpenSpace documentation during preconstruction not only aided client decision-making but also interactions with other contractors occurring nearby.

鈥淥ther contractors nearby were building water utilities and rainwater systems that our work would later tie into,鈥 recalls Mikayla Socia, assistant superintendent on the project. 鈥淩ather than rely on as-built plans from another company, 蜜桔直播 captured our own 360-degree images of their utility tie-ins to our jobsite, streamlining and accelerating our later work.鈥

The Path Forward

Every preconstruction advantage 蜜桔直播 provides with OpenSpace leads to long-term benefits for the project schedule, budget and trade partner collaboration.

鈥淯sing OpenSpace, we prevent later complications and schedule disruptions that could occur due to inaccurate or missing as-built drawings,鈥 Heimdale says. 鈥淭his innovative preconstruction practice simply reduces risk in every way and for every stakeholder.鈥

Material and workforce shortages remain an ongoing issue in the construction industry, so every efficiency counts. By providing the most accurate possible capture of existing conditions, trade partners can accurately estimate their labor and materials needs and prepare accordingly, again reducing cost and schedule delays before beginning work.

鈥淔or site walks alone, our OpenSpace captures offer immense value to our trade partners,鈥 Heimdale adds. 鈥淭hey are busy too, and fully in-person site walks aren鈥檛 always logistically possible on projects that need to begin immediately.鈥

Future-Proofed Plans

After construction commences, OpenSpace jobsite capture flows seamlessly into capturing the entire construction process.

蜜桔直播 projects are built to last and will serve clients for years to come, but community and business needs may evolve and necessitate future renovations or additions. With our meticulous and exacting OpenSpace documentation from preconstruction through project completion, future contractors can design and work from accurate drawings and schematics.

Our work provides value during a project鈥檚 lifecycle and enduring value for any future needs. Even simple MEP system repairs depend on accurate as-built schematics of utility chases, floor and ceiling penetrations and access points. By deploying OpenSpace in new and innovative ways, we constantly generate new value for our clients at every step of the construction process and beyond, future-proofing their as-builts for any future contractors.