“The modern entrepreneurial spirit navigates between curiosity and constant learning.”
Cătălin PODARU, CEO of Leviatan Design: “The question I am trying to find an answer to at this moment is related to how a contemporary entrepreneur manages to understand the various aspects of the business they are coordinating, without necessarily being a specialist in that field. It seems difficult at first glance, but the digital technologies available to us today allow this, without too much effort. A representative example in this regard is BIMaria, the innovative avatar created by specialists at Leviatan, which incorporates the knowledge and experience of a valuable member of our team, Maria VĂSI. Indeed, it is a compelling demonstration of how digital technology can significantly contribute to improving human capabilities and helping specialists to exceed their limits.”
Meet BIMaria – Harnessing Technology
Voices from the trenches. Real challenges of construction professionals
The main conclusion stemming from the experience accumulated over the last few years by Leviatan specialists is that technology can help solve concrete problems in the real world of AECO (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction, Operational/Owner – Owner). It is the answer to the numerous frustrations encountered over time by experts in the field. In this general picture, Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the primary element that radically changes the rules of the game, especially due to its ability to transform abstract challenges into concrete solutions. In practice, the BIM concept is the panacea solution for problems in the construction industry.
Design, a Field Strongly Supported by BIM
In the design segment, Leviatan has already implemented innovative solutions related to quality control – using ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and BIM tools, detailing the structure and detecting collisions between specialties, integrating three-dimensional models, etc. The company’s experience has shown that such an approach is possible and desirable. The tools used are diverse, starting with the common data environment through the BIM 360 cloud platform and various ERP applications, continuing with software such as Navisworks for identifying and solving collisions with other specialties, Enscape for 3D visualization of projects modeled in Autodesk Revit, Inbetween for correlating between MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) specialties.
From BIM 360 to Hololens and Digital Twin
As for the pre-construction phase, the integrated approach proposed by BIM facilitates the quantification of material quantities, cost estimation, and procurement needs. From this perspective, ERP applications allow for the extraction of quantities and completion of material lists, performing checks, drafting reports, etc. In the actual construction stage, through the use of complex programs, the process of calculating masonry, for example, becomes very simple and precise, being carried out extremely quickly. Hololens, in turn, is another very useful technology provided by Microsoft. The system accelerates the design pace, drastically reduces instances of rework, and ensures the integration of stakeholders into the process. With its help, specialists at Leviatan identify risks from the early stages, quickly validate proposed solutions, and verify the concrete conditions of installation. According to available statistics, just by using this solution, costs are drastically reduced both in terms of inspection activities and in construction, where savings of up to 14% can be achieved.
The Digital Twin concept has already become very popular, being adopted by Leviatan Design thanks to its superior efficiency, constituting a veritable binder between all operational phases, starting from design, continuing with the actual execution, and ending with operation, over the entire lifespan of the project. After collecting data from the field through the point cloud resulting from laser scanning and creating 3D surveys, a digital twin allows, among other things, real-time correction of projects during their execution, quantity calculation, defining concrete consolidation solutions, or creating personalized details in the case of heritage buildings. Upon completion of the execution works, by overlaying laser scans from different stages of execution until their completion, it allows the creation of a Digital twin As build, used in the operational period for maintenance and prediction.
Monada, a Customized Solution for Quick and Detailed Realization of Interior Partitions
Romina POSEA, Head of Planning & Continuous Improvement Office, Leviatan Design: “Peter Thiel stated in his book Zero to One, a decade ago, that users will not care about a certain technology unless it solves a specific problem in a superior way. From the very first moment we experimented with implementing BIM on the construction sites we manage, we had colleagues who were very excited about the idea, and others more circumspect about the change. Things changed rapidly, however, because everyone directly felt the benefits of the technology, and now the system is already widely applied.
Our IT specialists are constantly developing perfectly adapted customized solutions, whose sole purpose is to improve the way our colleagues work. For example, the Monada application is representative, utilizing standardizations and typologies of rooms, aimed at accelerating the design process of partitions. The method is particularly useful especially when working under the pressure of delivery deadlines. The level of detail is very high, much better than in the case of a schematic project. Another advantage is that it offers multiple variants for the arrangement of rooms or functionalities. Three-dimensional modeling in Revit is done in a matter of minutes, which represents another benefit.”
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