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IMPROVED COORDINATION WITH DATA-RICH MODELS Recently J.M. Brennan was hired to complete all HVAC plumbing and mechanical pipe for a 4-story 718,000 square foot addition of St. Catherine's Hospital Surgical Unit in Pleasant Prairie, WI. With SysQue, the team was able to much more quickly evolve the engineering model into a constructible model directly in the Revit platform. These capabilities have improved coordination with engineers and other MEP subcontractors. On the St. Catherine's Hospital addition, Matt Reynolds, BIM manager for J.M. Brennan explains that his team discovered a potential problem very early working with the plumbing contractor. The design called for a high number of medical gas lines which presented a conflict. To make more space, out of a very tight space, the J.M. Brennan team fabricated a multi-trade rack system so the plumbing contractor could hang their system off their ductwork. INCREASING PREFABRICATION TO 90%- CUTTING LABOR COST AND MATERIALS WASTE Using SysQue, designers were able to create fabrication-ready drawings, essentially eliminating the need for in-field design interpretation. "We've been able to pre-fabricate mechanical systems, ductwork, prefab racks, multi-trade tracks, and ensure everyone was coordinated within those racks," said Cedeno. J.M. Brennan is now prefabricating close to 90% of plumbing and mechanical pipe which has helped to reduce labor costs and cut material waste significantly. "Prefabrication allows us to provide a better end product to the client because we can pre-assemble our materials in a controlled environment with a much wider array of tools and technologies," said Cedeno. "Our workflow has greatly improved and we can bid and take on other jobs with confidence." Using SysQue the team can quickly pull the construction- ready data like part labels, dimensions, hanger heights directly out of the BIM model. As part of the prefabrication process, they also print stickers for the prefabricated assemblies for pipes and hangers, which helps keep parts organized and documented for prefabrication. Within SysQue they can also quickly divide and output piping, plumbing, ductwork into spool sheets for color isolation, bill of material schedules, and dimensions. They can create their bill of materials for ordering exact pipe lengths and other pieces. "We can put up a lot of ductwork on the fly and because the hangers are already located it's very easy to lay everything out in the field," said Cedeno. "The guys have a floor plan with the same color scheme on their iPad in the field to see how this is all laid out." LLD - 10 LLD - 14 LLF-7 LLD- 13 LLD- 10 LLD- 10 LLF-5 LLD- 12 DS-1 LLD- 11 LLF-4 L L D - 8 LLF-1 L L D- 9 LLD- 10 LLD- 10 LLD- 10 LLD- 10 LLF-2 LLD- 34 LLF-25 LLD- 26 LLD- 26 LLD - 33 LLD - 32 LLF-27 LLD - 31 Field Measure Field Measure LLF-18 LLD - 21 LLF-16 LLF-15 LLF-23 LLD-24 LLF-28 LLF-29 LLF-3 A/D A/D CD HV-B1 HV-B2 VFD6 VFD5 VFD4 VFD3 VFD2 VFD1 LV-2 144" x 60" 68" x 32" 68" x 32" 68" x 32" 68" x 32" 68" x 32" 6 8 " x 3 2 " 68" x 32" 68" x 32" 68" x 32" 68" x 32" 68" x 32" 68 " x 32 " 68 " x 32 " 6 8 " x 3 2 " LV-1 68 " x 32 " 68 " x 32 " 68 " x 32 " 74" x 32" 74" x 32" 68" x 32" VAV-1011 CD 1 D - 3 9 LLF-19 LLD - 20 FSD-1 FSD-2 LLF-6 LLF-40 LLF-37 LLD-36 LLD-39 LLD-38 DS- 2 LLD-35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B A D C E 1 LL AREA "E" UP DN W S N E 3 1 2 4 15 12 4 7 6 8 14 9 11 10 10 21 20 16 17 18 5 24 19 13 B.O.H= 9'-8 3/4" 22 23 23 1' - 11 1/8" 1' - 10 3/8" 1' - 11 3/8" 0' - 2 7/8" 0' - 2 7/8" 0' - 6" 0' - 3 1/8" 2' - 0 1/8" 2' - 2 1/2" 1' - 10 1/4" 2' - 6 1/4" 4' - 0" 3' - 1" 0' - 5 3/4" 0' - 6" 0' - 7 1/8" 3 1 2 4 15 12 4 7 6 8 14 9 11 10 10 21 20 16 17 18 5 24 19 13 UP DN W S N E 1 2 3 © J.M. Brennan, Inc. B A 2101 W. St. Paul Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53203 T. 414.342.3829 F. 414.342.3209 S P O O L N O : P R O JE C T : JO B N O : D A T E : FLO O R : A R E A : R E F E R E N C E D R A WIN G : NW L2 P2.4 Fetal Concerns Clinic Renovations CHF-NW-10 12/04/17 173 590 SCALE: CHF-NW-10-Spool Plan View 1 SCALE: CHF-NW-10-Spool Iso View 2 CHF-NW-10 - PIPE SPOOL SCHEDULE PIECE NO. PIPE TYPE SIZE LENGTH QTY 1 PVC SCH40 DWV Pipe 2" 3' - 3 7/8" 1 2 PVC SCH40 DWV Pipe 1 1/2" 0' - 5 1/2" 1 5 CU Type L Hard Pipe 2" 9' - 6 1/4" 1 6 CU Type L Hard Pipe 3/4" 4' - 6 3/8" 1 7 PVC SCH40 DWV Pipe 2" 4' - 5 5/8" 1 8 CU Type L Hard Pipe 3/4" 4' - 11 3/4" 1 9 PVC SCH40 DWV Pipe 2" 2' - 7 1/8" 1 10 CU Type L Hard Pipe 1/2" 0' - 5 1/4" 2 11 CU Type L Hard Pipe 3/4" 0' - 5" 1 12 CU Type L Hard Pipe 3/4" 0' - 5" 1 CHF-NW-10 - PIPE FITTING SPOOL SCHEDULE PIECE NO. FITTING TYPE SIZE QTY 3 Charlotte PVC Sch40 300 1_4 Bend Hub x Hub 2" 1 4 Charlotte PVC Sch40 401 Sanitary Tee Reducing Hub x Hub x Hub 2"x1-1/2" 2 13 Charlotte PVC Sch40 100 Coupling Hub x Hub 2" 1 14 Charlotte PVC Sch40 323 1_8 Street Bend Hub x Spg 1-1/2 1 15 Nibco CU 611 Tee C x C x C 3/4 1 16 T-Drill CU Type L Pulled Tee 2"x1/2" 1 17 T-Drill CU Type L Pulled Tee 2"x3/4" 1 18 Viega CU Model 2915_3 Coupling No Stop P x P 2" 1 19 Viega CU Model 2915_3 Coupling No Stop P x P 3/4 1 20 Viega CU Model 2926 45 Elbow P x P 2" 1 21 Viega CU Model 2926 45 Elbow P x P 3/4 1 24 T-Drill CU Type L Pulled Tee 3/4"x1/2" 1 CHF-NW-10 - PIPE ACCESSORY SPOOL SCHEDULE PIECE NO. PART TYPE SIZE QTY Total Rod Length Total Rod Length A Total Rod Length B Unistrut Length Bottom Of Hanger 22 Generic Strut Rack Assembly 1 13' - 8" 6' - 10" 6' - 10" 1' - 10" 9' - 8 3/4" 23 Generic Strut Rack Assembly 2 13' - 8" 6' - 10" 6' - 10" 1' - 6" 9' - 8 3/4"

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