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WSP Finland wanted to make building information modeling collaboration easier for all stakeholders in a construction project. They chose Tridify\u2019s solution that allows anyone to explore BIMs with a web browser on any device without having to install additional software.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Working in disparate teams and trying to collaborate using BIMs is often strenuous. Typically, stakeholders have to download a special application and learn how to use it before they can receive and view a BIM file.<\/p>\n

Roope Syv\u00e4lahti<\/strong>, construction consultant and project manager at WSP Finland<\/a>, explains: \u201cTo show clients or colleagues a BIM model, previously we might have a Skype or physical meeting but often this is simply not practical and not very effective. And unless all those involved are BIM experts, the software needed is too complex to use.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tridify streamlines BIM processes<\/h2>\n

WSP Finland now uses\u00a0Tridify\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0BIM Publishing cloud service to make collaboration smoother. They upload BIMs into Tridify as IFC files and publish the models to the web in just a few clicks. The solution allows WSP to combine models, such as structural, HVAC and electrical, in the same view.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able
\nto rapidly publish BIM models to the web opens up new ways of working.\u00a0This
\nease of use is impressive, with no barriers to adoption.\u00a0Clients or
\ncolleagues can easily view models when they want, on any device and it also
\nsolves the problem of involving stakeholders who are not accustomed to
\nspecialist design software,\u201d says Syv\u00e4lahti.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother
\nbonus is the very low cost of the Tridify service so there\u2019s no risk of
\ninvesting heavily in an expensive new solution. It only costs us $90 per month
\nwhich provides enough capacity for several projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

Better collaboration<\/h2>\n

\u201cNow all parties can easily visualize a space, see how it looks and understand how everything is going to function.\u00a03D models are obviously far superior to 2D plans when communicating in the early phases of any project, helping people to understand what something is going to look like,\u201d says Karoliina Lehtonen<\/strong>, BIM Coordinator at WSP Finland. \u201cClient teams can also see the changes in a design faster and they can see the real impact of changes in the model.\u201d<\/p>\n

To date, WSP has used the Tridify service on commercial buildings and transportation projects, including underground stations but will soon be adding healthcare to this growing list.<\/p>\n

Photo: Valkea Shopping Centre in Oulu, Finland. WSP was responsible for structural design.<\/em><\/p>\n

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