success stories in mep engineering project delivery

Success Stories In MEP Engineering Project Delivery6 companies. 9 projects. 1 conclusion: Greater success is within reach.

MICRO CASE STUDY − ENGINEERING − PRODUCTIVITY

Headquarters: Chicago, IllinoisEmployees: 220+www.esdglobal.com

“An integrated PIM approach drastically reduces the amount of things that slip off a person’s radar. It’s very difficult to lose track of things because of optional alerts that remind people of what needs to be done and by when.”

Challenges– The volume of submittals to be processed is rising:

– Multiple fit-out prime contractors– Demands of LEED certification– Ease of submitting via email

– Workflow backed up whenever the administrator took time off.

Solution– Newforma electronic submittals management

Results– ESD is turning around submittals in the target window of 10 days,

month after month.– Chance of errors has been slashed.– Backup team members keep the work flowing when the primary

submittals administrator takes time off.Rush University Medical Center; Chicago, Illinois

Environmental Systems Design

http://www.esdglobal.com/

Headquarters: Lubbock, TexasEmployees: 250+www.team-psc.com

“Using Newforma apps, we have dramatically reduced the time it takes us to deliver punch results to our contractor. What once took us three days to reenter, fix, collate and organize now only takes 45 minutes.”

Texas Tech Rawls College of Business Administration; Lubbock, Texas

Challenges– The punch list process was unwieldy.– Pages and pages of difficult-to- read, handwritten notes

slowed the process and left room for errors.– Data entry was too time-consuming.– Compiling and organizing punch list data consumed up to

3 days before it was made available to contractors.

Solution– Newforma Project Center mobile apps.

Results– Punched 4 concurrent projects (280,000 square feet)

generating over 5,300 punch list items.– Used predefined punch list descriptions to speed up

capture time as much as 40%.– Slashed punch list compilation and processing time to 45

minutes.

Parkhill, Smith and Cooper MICRO CASE STUDY − ENGINEERING − PRODUCTIVITY

http://www.team-psc.com/

“The top goals I had set for myself for this year were solved by your software.”

Challenges– Project data resided on many servers, making it harder to locate.– Emails resided in Outlook public folders instead of project folders.– There was no easy, electronic means to detect changes between

document iterations.– There was no simple way to search for documents.– People were unable to view documents without using AutoCAD.

Solution– Newforma Project Center software for project information

management

Results– Each challenge was alleviated by a comprehensive PIM solution

that did not force radical changes on existing project management processes.


Near North Single Room Occupancy Hotel; Chicago, Illinois

Environmental Systems DesignMICRO CASE STUDY − ENGINEERING − PRODUCTIVITY

http://www.esdesign.com/

MICRO CASE STUDY − DESIGN − PRODUCTIVITY

Headquarters: London, EnglandEmployees: 220+www.hilsonmoran.com

“We’ve implemented Newforma software to handle the information explosion.”

Challenges– The shift from paper to electronic media increases the volume and

velocity of information exchanged.– Information being used on the jobsite must be the latest issued by the

office.

Solution– Newforma Mobile Apps– Newforma Project Center enterprise software– Newforma Contract Management software– Newforma Building Information Management software

Results– Easy-to-use file-sharing function logs who downloaded what, when.– Ability to compare different file types reveals differences in two files.– Desktop, web, and mobile users all work from a single, coordinated

record.

20 Fenchurch Street; London, England

Hilson Moran


Headquarters: Madison, WisconsinEmployees: 600www.aeieng.com

“We’ve slashed hours, and in some cases days, from the time it takes to publish, QA and issue large drawing set revisions from Revit.”

Challenges– Revision management was a clunky process involving unending

spreadsheet revisions.– The firm had to renumber sheets manually.– It was still difficult for people to find the most current version of a

particular sheet.– Team members lacked mobile access.

Solution– Newforma Project Center and Newforma® Building Information

Management software

Results– Drawing revision management process is simple and automated.– Process does not impose changes to the Revit process.– It takes less than a minute to go from publishing an updated

drawing set in Revit and having it available to the team.– Updating hundreds of sheets across multiple models takes mere

minutes, eliminating days of delay and effort.

Argonne National Laboratory Four-wheel Drive Dynamometer Test Facility; Argonne, Illinois (© Paskus Studios)

Affiliated Engineers, Inc.

http://www.aeieng.com/

“We need to search quickly, get the information, get it onto the drawings and get it out of here. When I saw the presentation for Newforma Project Center, I thought, ‘This is what we’ve been looking for.’”

Challenges– Turn around small projects quickly, without errors.– Resolve issues swiftly.– Quickly find documents originally attached to emails.


management

Results– Newforma Search finds terms even if they exist in email

attachments, external reference documents and ZIP files.– Project managers are able to find emails resolving issues while

the client is still on the phone.– Functionality to compare drawings shows what’s changed

between iterations of drawings and drawing sets.ABN AMRO Plaza; Chicago, Illinois

Environmental Systems DesignMICRO CASE STUDY − ENGINEERING − PRODUCTIVITY



MICRO CASE STUDY • DESIGN • PRODUCTIVITYHeadquarters: Warren, New JerseyEmployees: 250+www.psands.com

“Together, they enable the application performance that AEC companies require while simultaneously centralizing all data to a single location.”

Goal– Solve latency problem inherent with cross-site collaboration.– Find information quickly, manage email, collaborate on 3D

models and streamline other everyday workflows.– Collaborate on the same CAD files and BIM models.

Solution– Panzura cloud-based global locking file systems integrated with

Newforma Project Center software for project information management

Results– Users have a single, consistent view of all project data in every

office.– Data location no longer affects application performance.– Project files can be easily shared between multiple offices.

PS&S

Ethylene Oxide (EtO) sterilization chamber, gas room, and scrubber unit; Brazil


PS&S


Headquarters: London, EnglandEmployees: 220+www.hilsonmoran.com

“The Newforma solution includes integrated apps that save time and improve the quality of information.”

Goals– Allow information to be exchanged onsite.– Create more efficient communication links.– Integrate apps with current desktop software.

Solution– Newforma Mobile Apps– Newforma Project Center enterprise software– Newforma Contract Management– Newforma Building Information Management

Results– Communication among the project’s design team members

has improved.– More responsive service has raised client satisfaction.– Less time is being spent capturing field notes, finding project

email, or contacting team members.

Hilson Moran engineers use Newforma apps to streamline their work as they inspect sites, draft reports, and generate snag lists.

Hilson Moran

“Because our team creates projects daily and weekly, it saves me a few hours a week trying to keep track of those outstanding issues.”

Goals– Maintain high standards of responsiveness and accountability.– Respond to claims that people never received their drawings.– Track who has – and who has not – downloaded files.


management

Results– ESD’s Tenant Xpress Team turns around projects in half the

time another firm would take.– The software automatically logs all file transfers, putting a

stop to claims of, “I never got that drawing.”– Automatic logging and tracking ensures internal and external

team members are following through on commitments.

Environmental Systems Design

ESD specialize in systems that are reliable, energy-efficient and affordable to operate. Expertise extends across a full range of fuels, capacities and plant designs.





Headquarters: Perth, AustraliaEmployees: 450+wge.com.au

“Newforma software provides us with the tools we need to reduce risk, improve design, and respond more quickly.”

Goals– Reduce time spent doing administrative tasks.– Enable stronger collaboration and coordination.– Improve client service.

Solution– Newforma Mobile Apps for operations in the field– Newforma Project Center server-based software for operations in

the office

Results– Project information flows seamlessly from job site to office.– Response times are as much as 90% faster.– Risk of errors has been reduced.

Saffire-Freycinet luxury hotel; Coles Bay, Tasmania, Australia

Wood & Grieve Engineers

In MEP firms across the country, engineers are distracted from engineering. Instead, they’re managing email, logging submittals and RFIs, keeping track of file transfers, compiling and managing punch lists, and more.

If you’re charged with making sure your teams are operating at maximum effectiveness – and are motivated to do their best work – look into Newforma today.

On more than 1.9 million projects around the world, building and infrastructure project teams are using Newforma products to cut waste and risk.

More than 97% of Newforma customers renew their subscriptions each year. Find out why it’s must-have software for high-performing companies like yours.

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