A holistic approach to your project
At Orms we have a holistic way of working. We see Design, Sustainability and BIM as complimentary processes that help to deliver excellent buildings for our clients. Our unique position as a lead designer, combining expertise in all three of these areas allows us to look at the project as a whole, throughout its complete LiveCycle, and deliver the best value to our clients.
We have a dedicated team of the experts proficient in identifying client’s needs, communicating them with the design team and managing and verifying their delivery for the benefit of the project development, future building owners, operators and users.
Orms are ISO 9001 (quality management systems) certified and were awarded ISO 19650-2 (information management using BIM) certification by BRE in 2021. This ensures the highest level of quality assurance and competency in the services we provide.
How can we help?
Maximising value from your development
Orms believe that BIM processes enable us to reduce risk on projects, to deliver better value for our clients, for building users, and for the environment.
Implementing BIM processes on a project can have multiple benefits including improved information management and decision making, increased transparency and progress tracking, superior coordination, reduction of waste/rework in the design, construction, operation and maintenance activities, cost savings while the building is on-site, reduced risk of delays, improved health and safety outcomes as well as ensuring the project is more sustainable and future proof.
Get in touch
Talk to our experts
If you would like to know more about how BIM can help your projects – talk to our experts.
Email BIM@orms.co.uk
Telephone +44 (0)20 7833 8533
Orms tailored BIM services
Optimised outcomes at every stage
Combining our architectural experience, BIM and Sustainability expertise with the lead designer role, Orms offer a comprehensive suite of services from the early design stages to occupation and operation.
On our projects, we provide leadership that will help to foster a virtuous circle of efficiency with better decision making that reduces project risks, costs and delivers the client’s brief including ambitious sustainability agenda.
Information Manager services
Orms information manager helps the client to identify BIM use cases to support design, construction and building in use. Whatever the client’s goals might be, we will ensure that they are clear to the design and construction teams. We will record them in the Exchange Information Requirements document that will form part of appointments with consultants and will propose standards, methods and procedures that will enable the team to deliver the client’s brief in an efficient manner. We will check the team’s capability and suggest additional training if required. We will periodically verify the team’s performance, completeness of information and progress against the client’s brief and will report it to the client and the project manager.
Common Data Environment services
As projects become more sophisticated, more digital data is exchanged between a large number of consultants and project stakeholders. A lack of organisation and procedures in exchange of information can result in loss of information, duplication, confusion and rework. A common data environment (CDE) should be used to collect, manage and disseminate project information for the whole project team It is a centralised cloud-based repository for all project documentation, ensuring everyone has easy access to the latest relevant information.
Orms can provide a Common Data Environment for the duration of the project. We will train the team in using it, set up protocols and ensure compliance with standards, giving everyone easy access to the information they need.
Modelling services
Unlike other architectural practices, Orms’ philosophy is to commence every project in 3D. We have been working with BIM for over 10 years and we hold BIM accreditation from BRE. All of architectural staff are trained in BIM and can produce models that comply with BIM Execution Plan procedures, level of information and agreed standards including ISO 19650 series.
Where one of the design or construction team members is not able to provide BIM models, Orms can offer modelling services to fill in the gap, providing the client with the complete information they require and facilitate clash detection.
Data services
Each client has different data requirements. In absence of Organisational Information Requirements, our Information Manager helps to define data to support client’s needs and deliver the best value for the project. For example, data requirements might include:
– Information relevant to the facilities management, like maintainable assets,
– Information to support health and safety,
– Detailed and organised information relating to fire safety,
– Environmental performance of the building including air quality, temperature and energy usage,
– Space usage and utilisation,
– Verified as build geometry to support digital twin, planning of future works, and tenant applications,
– Information about materials in the building to support the circular economy, including material passports.
Once the requirements are clear, our architectural team, will include relevant information in desired organised format, supply it at key stages to aid decision making, and hand it over at the end of the project to support building in use.
Clash detection services
Clash detection is a semi-automatic process of identifying coordination issues between consultants’ design models. It helps to ensure spatial coordination from an early stage and minimises project risks.
Through clash detection a number of issues, that would not have been identified using more traditional methods, is recognised and then communicated to the team. This allows for solving issues ahead of construction, saving both time and money.
As a design team leader Orms are perfectly placed to manage this process. Our BIM coordinator, with a background in architecture, will carry out clash detection on a regular basis during the design stages of the project, report the findings and follow up with a clash resolution meeting held to help the team understand the issues better and look for solutions. All issues are recorded in the cloud and can be easily accessed, commented on and resolved by all team members. Orms provide support in using digital tools to make this process most efficient.
The clash detection process helps to ensure there are no significant design coordination issues present in the design ahead of construction. This drives construction cost down and reduces the risk of delays and late design changes.
Health and Safety
Orms were one of the first adopters of PAS 1192-6:2018 – Specification for collaborative sharing and use of structured Health and Safety information using BIM. We lead Health and Safety by providing training and content to other design team members that they then use in BIM models. This improves the identification, sharing, and resolution of health and safety risks throughout the project.
VR services
Orms use BIM models to design as well as to deliver desired data to the clients. Unlike other architectural practices, Orms use the same software for exploring options, visualisation, and production of drawings and specifications, ensuring all information is consistent.
Sustainability and BIM services
Orms are leaders in sustainability. It is an integral part of our design process. Amongst other things it involves carbon analysis for various design options, detailed analysis of products we specify, input in various assessment schemes like BREEAM and NABERS, implementation of circular economy principles and post-occupancy evaluation.
BIM can be applied generally to support the accomplishment of sustainability goals, for example, BIM models can be used for:
– Energy, lighting, and comfort analysis at the design stages,
– Extraction of information for BREEAM,
– Support Whole Life Carbon Assessments,
– Helping to track building’s performance in an easy and visual way by use of digital twins. This can help with achieving energy efficiency certificated like NABERS and can be used to gain new insights into building operation allowing for optimisation of the building’s performance, helping to reducing bills, increasing user satisfaction, and informing future projects.
A holistic approach to your project
At Orms we have a holistic way of working. We see Design, Sustainability and BIM as complimentary processes that help to deliver excellent buildings for our clients. Our unique position as a lead designer, combining expertise in all three of these areas allows us to look at the project as a whole, throughout its complete LiveCycle, and deliver the best value to our clients.
We have a dedicated team of the experts proficient in identifying client’s needs, communicating them with the design team and managing and verifying their delivery for the benefit of the project development, future building owners, operators and users.
Orms are ISO 9001 (quality management systems) certified and were awarded ISO 19650-2 (information management using BIM) certification by BRE in 2021. This ensures the highest level of quality assurance and competency in the services we provide.
How can we help?
Maximising value from your development
Orms believe that BIM processes enable us to reduce risk on projects, to deliver better value for our clients, for building users, and for the environment.
Implementing BIM processes on a project can have multiple benefits including improved information management and decision making, increased transparency and progress tracking, superior coordination, reduction of waste/rework in the design, construction, operation and maintenance activities, cost savings while the building is on-site, reduced risk of delays, improved health and safety outcomes as well as ensuring the project is more sustainable and future proof.
Get in touch
Talk to our experts
If you would like to know more about how BIM can help your projects – talk to our experts.
Email BIM@orms.co.uk
Telephone +44 (0)20 7833 8533
Orms tailored BIM services
Optimised outcomes at every stage
Combining our architectural experience, BIM and Sustainability expertise with the lead designer role, Orms offer a comprehensive suite of services from the early design stages to occupation and operation.
On our projects, we provide leadership that will help to foster a virtuous circle of efficiency with better decision making that reduces project risks, costs and delivers the client’s brief including ambitious sustainability agenda.
Information Manager services
Orms information manager helps the client to identify BIM use cases to support design, construction and building in use. Whatever the client’s goals might be, we will ensure that they are clear to the design and construction teams. We will record them in the Exchange Information Requirements document that will form part of appointments with consultants and will propose standards, methods and procedures that will enable the team to deliver the client’s brief in an efficient manner. We will check the team’s capability and suggest additional training if required. We will periodically verify the team’s performance, completeness of information and progress against the client’s brief and will report it to the client and the project manager.
Common Data Environment services
As projects become more sophisticated, more digital data is exchanged between a large number of consultants and project stakeholders. A lack of organisation and procedures in exchange of information can result in loss of information, duplication, confusion and rework. A common data environment (CDE) should be used to collect, manage and disseminate project information for the whole project team It is a centralised cloud-based repository for all project documentation, ensuring everyone has easy access to the latest relevant information.
Orms can provide a Common Data Environment for the duration of the project. We will train the team in using it, set up protocols and ensure compliance with standards, giving everyone easy access to the information they need.
Modelling services
Unlike other architectural practices, Orms’ philosophy is to commence every project in 3D. We have been working with BIM for over 10 years and we hold BIM accreditation from BRE. All of architectural staff are trained in BIM and can produce models that comply with BIM Execution Plan procedures, level of information and agreed standards including ISO 19650 series.
Where one of the design or construction team members is not able to provide BIM models, Orms can offer modelling services to fill in the gap, providing the client with the complete information they require and facilitate clash detection.
Data services
Each client has different data requirements. In absence of Organisational Information Requirements, our Information Manager helps to define data to support client’s needs and deliver the best value for the project. For example, data requirements might include:
– Information relevant to the facilities management, like maintainable assets,
– Information to support health and safety,
– Detailed and organised information relating to fire safety,
– Environmental performance of the building including air quality, temperature and energy usage,
– Space usage and utilisation,
– Verified as build geometry to support digital twin, planning of future works, and tenant applications,
– Information about materials in the building to support the circular economy, including material passports.
Once the requirements are clear, our architectural team, will include relevant information in desired organised format, supply it at key stages to aid decision making, and hand it over at the end of the project to support building in use.
Clash detection services
Clash detection is a semi-automatic process of identifying coordination issues between consultants’ design models. It helps to ensure spatial coordination from an early stage and minimises project risks.
Through clash detection a number of issues, that would not have been identified using more traditional methods, is recognised and then communicated to the team. This allows for solving issues ahead of construction, saving both time and money.
As a design team leader Orms are perfectly placed to manage this process. Our BIM coordinator, with a background in architecture, will carry out clash detection on a regular basis during the design stages of the project, report the findings and follow up with a clash resolution meeting held to help the team understand the issues better and look for solutions. All issues are recorded in the cloud and can be easily accessed, commented on and resolved by all team members. Orms provide support in using digital tools to make this process most efficient.
The clash detection process helps to ensure there are no significant design coordination issues present in the design ahead of construction. This drives construction cost down and reduces the risk of delays and late design changes.
Health and Safety
Orms were one of the first adopters of PAS 1192-6:2018 – Specification for collaborative sharing and use of structured Health and Safety information using BIM. We lead Health and Safety by providing training and content to other design team members that they then use in BIM models. This improves the identification, sharing, and resolution of health and safety risks throughout the project.
VR services
Orms use BIM models to design as well as to deliver desired data to the clients. Unlike other architectural practices, Orms use the same software for exploring options, visualisation, and production of drawings and specifications, ensuring all information is consistent.
Sustainability and BIM services
Orms are leaders in sustainability. It is an integral part of our design process. Amongst other things it involves carbon analysis for various design options, detailed analysis of products we specify, input in various assessment schemes like BREEAM and NABERS, implementation of circular economy principles and post-occupancy evaluation.
BIM can be applied generally to support the accomplishment of sustainability goals, for example, BIM models can be used for:
– Energy, lighting, and comfort analysis at the design stages,
– Extraction of information for BREEAM,
– Support Whole Life Carbon Assessments,
– Helping to track building’s performance in an easy and visual way by use of digital twins. This can help with achieving energy efficiency certificated like NABERS and can be used to gain new insights into building operation allowing for optimisation of the building’s performance, helping to reducing bills, increasing user satisfaction, and informing future projects.