Supports & opening Management

Coordinated Openings & Intelligent Support Design

In complex environments, early-stage construction and late-stage design often collide. Openings may be formed before MEP requirements are fully defined, and support systems are frequently left until coordination is nearly complete, creating risk, rework, and delays.

Our BIM-led approach to Opening & Builders Work Coordination and Support Design bridges this gap. By aligning architectural, structural, and MEP requirements early and validating them against real-world conditions, we eliminate costly on-site adjustments and streamline construction workflows.

Through detailed technical reviews, precise modelling, and intelligent support strategies, we ensure every opening and support system is accurate, compliant, and ready for installation. The result is reduced programme risk, improved buildability, and greater confidence from design through to delivery.

  • Often supports the first construction activity yet often the last activity to be finalised in the model. Most designers wait until an area has completely been coordinated or delegate this to the contractor

    Spacings, loads and type of supports often require time consuming detailing for technical accuracy depending on the service. Whereas other services can be constructed with typical details.

    Our services:

    • Supports detailing with proprietary systems – Hilti / Sikla

    • Seismic support design

    • Typical detailing

    • Stress (imposed load) calculations

    • Point load calculations – worse case examples

    • Specialist supports systems – cleanroom supports, fire damper supports, fire rated ductwork supports.

    • Primary supports – pipe clamps

    • BOQ / MTO generation for bulk ordering

    • Weight calculation – KG per support

  • Buildings shells are often built long before MEP design is complete. Opening’s locations formed on site can be outdated and require rework at the point MEP construction is ready. Equally technical requirements may need to be reviewed once MEP is finalised – for example minimum distances for fire integrity.

    We understand this common issue on all construction projects and can proactively take steps to resolve and avoid any on-site reverse engineering, delays or unnecessary administration.

    Our services:

    • Technical review – As-built openings vs required openings

    • Technical review – Architectural layouts vs required openings

    • Opening drawings

    • Review of openings against fire damper requirements

    • Review of openings against proprietary fire solutions – firestopping.

    • Generation of opening request forms – common on site process.

    • Setting out and annotation of openings for site team

    • Hole As-built laser scanning service – point cloud to BIM comparison

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