Facility name: Menorah Medical Center
Project name: MENORA-092018M-Bed Tower Expansion
Location: OVERLAND PARK, KS
Project classification: Hospital – Horizontal Expansion
Project type: Acute Care
Project number: 0972300007
Lesson Learned number: 3
Impact: Quality, Scope
Lesson Learned/Best Practice
Incorporating BIM Modeling early in design was a huge benefit. Steel and beam sizes were changed based on needs arising from BIM coordination (not typical for traditional BIM process); the expectation of having a fully coordinated model was unrealistic; Menorah had a 70% coordinated model at CD; Wins: rotated steel, changed structural geometry, stacked electrical room, OR walls
Suggested Actions for Future Projects
Continue in the future; look at using BIM 360 Design for future projects; allowed trade partners to plan for prefabrication; EDI at its best, but is only possible with this leveling of modeling by the MEP trade partners.