Upcoming Webinar – How Variance Reports Streamline Tenant..

How Variance Reports Streamline Tenant Improvement Projects at Dome Construction

This case study webinar centers on how Dome uses Solidspac3 variance reports to minimize rework and boost project ROI.

February 3, 2022 – San Francisco California – SolidSpac3 and Lidar News (www.lidarnews.com) will host a free webinar on February 22, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. EST featuring Dome Construction. Li Jiang, Senior BIM Engineer at Dome Construction, will demonstrate how Dome is adding a QA/QC process (using Solidspac3 variance reports) in their workflow to identify potential issues before it is too late or costly. 

About Dome Construction

Serving the Bay Area for over half a century, Dome Construction has grown from a small family-owned and operated company into one of the most agile and capable construction groups in the region. Dome’s passion for building environments where clients thrive will continue to be centered around the values that have guided them through the years: value our people, seek to understand, and do it right.

A large portion of Dome’s work is Tenant Improvements (TI) in the healthcare, biotech, and life sciences sector – projects that have complex existing conditions and involve coordination among all the stakeholders. Having an accurate representation of the existing conditions from the get-go is crucial to Dome’s ability to deliver quality projects on time. 

The Problem

“Since we work with existing spaces, its often the case that the available ‘as-built’ information including ‘as-built’ models don’t match field reality,” commented Li Jiang. “Lacking the ‘true’ representation of the existing conditions will cause substantial rework and delay downstream. The prohibitive cost of these rework has led to some clients just shutting down the project completely.” 

More and more owners realize the importance of ‘true’ as-builts. Dome has received more requests from the clients for an accurate BIM deliverable of the finished space.

“Working with accurate field conditions is vital for both our pre- and post-construction, ensuring a well-executed project and quality of the final product,” commented Li. 

The Solution

Adding a QA/QC process has helped Dome bridge the gap between BIM and field reality. 

“The Solidspac3 variance reports show what and where the discrepancies are, AND provide very detailed information on how to fix the problem,” commented Li. “We work with the design team to correct the discrepancies that will impact coordination. We also share the information with all the stakeholders so that everyone will be coordinating the accurate information from the very start. It not only does this make coordination easier — it saves many unnecessary trips to the field to verify the existing conditions because you can view variance report, overlay the BIM models with site scan, and measure the distances within Spac3 (the Solidspac3 on-line project site for team collaboration). This feature largely benefits the team with easier access to accurate field information, especially the people who work remotely or aren’t experienced in navigating a model.”

Dome leveraged this QA/QC process to improve their workflow and minimize the rework that would be caused by inaccurate field information. “Solidspac3 gives us the confidence to actually start work in the field,” commented Li, “We are also finding use cases post-construction that we could leverage the process to deliver a higher quality product to our clients.” 

One example of using Solidspac3 in both the pre-construction and post construction is verifying floor flatness. Many of Dome’s projects are in the healthcare sector – hospitals and pharmaceutical facilities. Floor flatness is critical, as sensitive medical equipment might malfunction if the floor is not flat and smooth.

Li explains: “Before construction, the existing floor is sloped to allow water to properly drain. However, we need to add flat concrete pads to support new equipment, and the client requested that the top of the pads be at the same elevation.  Since the floor is sloped, we needed to figure out a benchmark on where to pour the pads. Having the analysis of different elevations, we were able to find that benchmark point quickly. 

“Post construction, there are critical areas that have tight tolerances that must be verified. If the floor is not even, it impacts the quality of the medical treatment. Adding QA/QC post construction ensures that the floor is accurate and of high quality.”

To register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y8psZdMdTi-jqakeJEx3xA

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About Solidspac3

Solidspac3 is a privately held construction technology company providing near real time insight into the construction process. Using our cloud-based analytics platform we compare plans (construction drawings or BIM) to reality and inform all stakeholders of any construction execution mistakes. By identifying and addressing these issues as they occur, the project can save up to 10% of the total cost and eliminate delays. Our application enables the construction industry to avoid much of the $500B per year it spends on rework.

For more information contact:   

Company Contact:

Alex Von Svoboda, alex.von.svoboda@solidspace3.com  

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Becky Stevens, becky.stevens@virtualmarketing-pr.com, +1 713 444-6860

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