Zero ward closures
Survey and modeling completed entirely around the live clinical schedule
Healthcare · Manchester, United Kingdom
Replacing a hospital plant room without closing a single ward
A hospital trust needed to replace an aging plant room and reroute service risers running above three live wards, with zero tolerance for a clash discovered on site during construction.
Project facts
Scope, software and timeline at a glanceLocationManchester, United Kingdom
SectorHealthcare
ScopeMEP scan to BIM
Level of developmentLOD 400
SoftwareRevit MEP, Navisworks
AccessScheduled ceiling access only
Wards affected3, none closed
Delivery time7 weeks
Project overview
Planning a plant room replacement above three live wards
A hospital trust needed to replace an aging plant room and reroute several service risers, but the only way to plan the work safely was to know exactly what was running through the ceiling voids above three live wards.
We modeled ducts, pipes, cable trays and supports above the wards from scan data captured during scheduled ceiling access, then ran a clash test against the proposed new routing so the installation team knew every conflict before mobilising.
The programme was phased around six approved access windows, keeping every ward operational throughout the survey and coordination process.
This project was delivered through our MEP scan to BIM service. See more healthcare work on our industry page.
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Inputs and deliverables
What we received and what we handed back
A clear record of the data that came in and the files that went out.
Project inputs
- Scan data captured during 6 scheduled ceiling access windows
- Existing MEP drawings, more than 15 years out of date
- Ward closure and infection control access constraints from the trust estates team
- Client Revit MEP template and system naming convention
Deliverables
- Coordinated MEP model at LOD 400
- Federated Navisworks clash model (NWD)
- Clash report flagging 3 riser conflicts with resolution notes
- Hanger and support layer for clearance planning
- As built record for the trust estates archive
Before and after
From raw scan input to the finished BIM output
A side by side look at the data we started with and the model we delivered.
Input
Registered ceiling void scan
Raw point cloud captured above the ward ceiling during a scheduled access window.
Output
Coordinated MEP model
Finished Revit MEP model, ready for the clash review meeting.
Key outcomes
Three riser clashes closed before work ever started on site
3 riser clashes found
Resolved on paper before installation began
7 weeks delivery
From first scan to a coordinated, clash checked MEP model
Business impact
Avoided an estimated weekend of emergency rework
By finding the riser clashes on screen instead of on site, the trust avoided an estimated weekend of emergency rework and the disruption that would have caused to two wards. The coordinated model also became the baseline record used for the trust next capital improvement cycle.
An estimated weekend of on site rework avoided
Zero disruption to live clinical wards during survey and coordination
Model reused as the estate MEP baseline record
“The model saved us a shutdown. Three clashes in the riser would have cost us a weekend of rework. They found all of them first.”
SKS. KaurProject Director, MEP Contractor
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