Importance of Coordination among

various services in a project

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Why is coordination necessary??
• important part of getting different firms to work together on a single
project or venture.
• important part of bringing different design disciplines together in the
development of a good building project
• Important part of joining building materials, products, and systems for
good building performance.
• important part of developing a design (a plan, a specification, or even a
detail) that is responsive to numerous applicable code requirements or
regulations.
• important part of developing design information such that the various
views (plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules, and specifications)
are consistent with the overall design intent.
• Coordination between and across disciplines is necessary for the spaces,
parts, and equipment in a building to accommodate each other and their
operations (e.g., clearance around mechanical or electrical equipment for
routine service and component replacement).
• To complete the project on a stipulated time frame.
Example of successful
coordination:
• the construction of a 57 story skyscraper built in 19 days at the
rate of three floors per day in China. This is exactly what the
market demands and it call for establishing collaboration and
coordination amongst all the disciplines of construction:
Architectural, Structural and MEP.
Contd..
• No building can successfully constructed only by considering
or giving more importance to only one or two of these
disciplines. All of them need to be given the same importance.
Their inter-dependency holds a strong stand in the call of
coordination. Say the MEP engineer cannot design the
location for HVAC and slots for elevator if he doesn’t know
how the structural plan is going to be.
• Same way, the structural engineer cannot erect a pillar
without knowing the architectural design for the building. To
build the structure of appropriate strength and to serve its
intended needs, the professionals from all these three
disciplines need to understand each-others’ and project
requirements and technicalities. The coordination and
coherence among these disciplines eases the activities on site
and reduces a lot of unnecessary man-material traffic.
Coordination between structural
and MEP engineers
• The need to establish coordination amongst these two
disciplines is pretty straight forward as the continuous MEP
layouts, like an elevator slot, cannot be designed if it is
intercepted by a structural element. On the other hand the
installation of MEP components cannot be done without
knowing the strength of the structure. Since the installation
process requires a lot of drilling and hammering, the MEP
engineer needs to inform the workmen about the structure’s
strength in the area to be drilled or hammered. The plans and
detailing documented by structural engineer provides this
necessary information regarding structure, to MEP engineer.
Coordination between MEP
engineers and architects
• Wherever there are architects involved, the design and
aesthetics come along. Thus when an MEP contractor and
workmen install the equipments, a large floor area is needed
to accommodate big sized compressor units, boilers, HVAC
ducts, drainage pipes and other fixtures.
• Engineers plan the layouts maintaining the designs provided
by the architects. The concealing of pipes and wires is a result
of maintaining the requirements of both these disciplines.
Also, while installing these units MEP engineers have to take
care of optimum resource utilization and the facades of the
building. Though engineers are the one to take a call for
installation, their decisions should comply with the design and
accommodate them.