Electrical BIM Co-ordination Clinical Research Center

95% of Clashes Eliminated Before Installation: How nCircle's LOD 350 Coordination Cut On-Site Clashes by 80% for a Canadian Clinical Research Center


Quick summary:


nCircle Tech served as the extended BIM team for an electrical contractor on a Clinical Research Center in Canada, delivering a phase-specific LOD 350 electrical model, multitrade coordination and shop drawings built from the approved model. The result: 95% of clashes eliminated before installation, 80% fewer on-site clashes and 50% faster installation planning.


At a Glance


  1. Client: Electrical contracting and telecommunications, British Columbia, Canada
  2. Industry: Healthcare / Research Facility Construction (Electrical Contracting)
  3. Service: Multi-Trade Coordinated BIM Delivery (Electrical)
  4. Input: IFC design files and project design documentation
  5. Output: LOD 350 electrical BIM model, clash detection reports, shop drawings
  6. Software / Tools: Autodesk Revit, Revizto, IFC-based model integration
  7. Standards: Project BIM requirements, phase-specific LOD 350
  8. Scope: Electrical modeling, multidisciplinary coordination, clash resolution, constructability review, shop drawings
  9. Workflow: IFC Review → Model → Coordinate → Resolve → Shop Drawings
  10. Year: 2026


What Was the Challenge?


A Clinical Research Center is one of the harder places to route electrical services: multiple trades share limited service zones, and a change or error in one discipline ripples into the others. The electrical scope had to:


  1. Build an accurate LOD 350 model from IFC design information
  2. Coordinate with architectural, structural, mechanical and plumbing disciplines
  3. Find installation conflicts before construction, not during it
  4. Deliver shop drawings aligned with field requirements, while bridging site teams and BIM coordination and holding the schedule


Unresolved clashes typically mean rework, installation delays, extra labor and material cost, and lost site productivity. The model had to be buildable, coordinated, and trusted by the people installing from it.


How Did nCircle Tech Approach It?


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nCircle Tech worked as an extension of the project team, pairing BIM expertise with the contractor's field experience.


1. IFC Review & Modeling:

Reviewed IFC files and built a detailed LOD 350 electrical model. 

Outcome: Phase-specific model accuracy.


2. Multidisciplinary Coordination:

Joined regular coordination meetings and coordinated against mechanical, plumbing, structural, and architectural models. 

Outcome: Routing resolved against other trades, not in isolation.


3. Clash Detection & Resolution:

Found conflicts early and proposed constructability-based routing alternatives.

Outcome: 95% of clashes eliminated before installation.


4. Field Knowledge Integration:

Validated installation feasibility with site expertise and built field recommendations into the model. 

Outcome: A model shaped by how the work gets installed.


5. Shop Drawing Generation:

Produced shop drawings directly from approved models.

Outcome: Drawings that match the model, supporting 50% faster installation planning.


Client Overview


The client is an electrical contracting and telecommunications company in British Columbia, Canada, known for large-scale commercial, institutional, industrial and infrastructure installations. For the Clinical Research Center, it engaged nCircle Tech as an extended BIM team for electrical modeling, coordination and shop drawings, so it could stay focused on construction and site operations.


In Their Words


"We are very pleased with nCircle and the work they are doing for us. Samir has been patient and understanding. His team is extremely professional and knowledgeable."


The Takeaway


On a coordination-heavy build, 95% clash elimination and 50% faster installation planning don't come from software alone. Three things made the difference:


  1. Coordination happened early, in the model and the meetings, before conflicts reached the field.
  2. Field experience shaped the model, so routing was validated for how the work gets installed.
  3. The model drove the drawings, so they always reflected the latest coordinated design.


When BIM coordination is built around the people installing the work, the model becomes the installation plan.


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Frequently Asked Questions


What is LOD 350 electrical modeling? 


Modeling in enough detail to coordinate with other building systems, including how elements connect and interface. The exact content should be agreed against the project's requirements and phase.


How does BIM coordination reduce on-site clashes? 


By resolving conflicts in the model before installation. Here, early clash detection, routing alternatives and constructability reviews eliminated 95% of clashes before installation and cut on-site clashes by 80%.


Can BIM coordination speed up installation planning? 


Yes. Here, a coordinated model, visualization and shop drawings from the approved model made planning 50% faster, because the information was already resolved.


Can shop drawings be generated directly from a BIM model? 


Yes. Produced from the approved, coordinated model, they reflect the latest design intent instead of being drawn separately.


What does an extended BIM team do for a contractor? 


It works as part of the project team: the contractor focuses on installation and site management while the BIM partner handles modeling, coordination, and documentation