In today's challenging business environment, designers must bid work at substantially reduced fees just to remain competitive. Tighter budgets compel a reduction in the number of personnel available to accomplish the design requirements. With our new efficiency tools and procedures:

• The amount of time that the designers have to commit to revising documents is reduced. Man-hours that would otherwise have been expended in responding to RFIs and change orders are reduced by as much as 80% to 90%. The budget savings can now be used for greater attention to detail and for design activities that enhance the final value of the building.
• More attention to detail significantly reduces design document errors and omissions that result in change orders and schedule delays that can account for 5% to 10% of the cost of construction.
• The assurance of detailed, coordinated design documents reduces the need for hidden contingencies built into subcontractor bids for unanticipated delays and the need to re-task crews while waiting for RFI responses and alterations to the design.
• A more predictable workflow reduces the need for contractors to increase their management staffs at an owner's cost.
• On-time delivery of the building reduces an owner's financing costs and boosts revenues.

Aspenhills Consulting's visualization tools and procedures attack the substantial waste in the current design/construction process. Our personnel are industry experts who work on behalf of the owner to deliver maximum value to the project. Contracting teams often lack the expertise or budget to deliver a coordinated effort that uses the BIM process to it greatest value, or when utilized, results in changes that work only to the benefit of a particular subcontractor. We provide and monitor the use of BIM standards by all parties to ensure the delivery of detailed, accurate model content that is accessible by the entire team. By serving as BIM/VDC Process Coordinators and mentors, we can help identify and resolve as much as 80 to 90 percent of the errors and omissions that would cause change orders and delays.

• BIM coordination meetings attended by all concerned parties can deliver thoughtful, efficient solutions to design problems, dispensing with the need for solutions made in haste in the field.
• Problems solved in a virtual environment before materials are ordered, fabricated, delivered and installed can be procured at a lower cost.
• Adding predictability to workflow helps to reduce the estimated 40 to 50 percent of time wasted during construction activities.
• The elimination of change orders and revisions that result from field-identified design and installation issues greatly curtails the need for expensive overtime payments.
• Coordinated construction details allow for additional prefabrication techniques that save time and cost. Confidence that design details are complete and accurate allows subcontractors to assemble building components offsite in production facilities that maximize labor efficiency.