LOD explains how detailed, accurate, and build-ready your BIM model is at every stage. As the LOD increases, uncertainty drops—giving you clearer coordination, fewer RFIs, faster approvals, reduced rework, and a smoother, more predictable construction process.
Mechanical Services – LOD 100 → Concept (Early Vision)
Meaning: High-level mechanical intent without detailed system definition.
Includes: Conceptual representation of HVAC zones, major equipment footprints, shafts, and service areas based on building massing, orientation, and occupancy assumptions.
Outcome: Rapid feasibility assessments, early cooling/heating demand understanding, preliminary space validation, and informed go/no-go decisions before design commitment.
Critical Insight: Early mechanical clarity prevents oversized systems and late-stage layout failures.
Mechanical Services – LOD 200 → Early Design (Schematic Design)
Meaning: Organized but still flexible mechanical layouts.
Includes: Approximate duct routing, preliminary equipment selection, air distribution concepts, early sizing assumptions, and coordination intent with architectural and structural elements.
Outcome: Clear HVAC design direction, realistic early cost estimates, improved load alignment, and reduced downstream redesign risk.
Critical Insight: Most early HVAC coordination issues are resolved here.
Mechanical Services – LOD 300 → Detailed Design (Accurate & Coordinated)
Meaning: Fully engineered and coordinated mechanical design.
Includes: Accurate duct sizes, precise routing, equipment placement, access and maintenance clearances, coordinated interfaces, and reliable quantity take-offs.
Outcome: Reduced clashes, fewer RFIs, smoother authority approvals, and predictable construction documentation with reduced rework and cost certainty.
Critical Insight: This stage prevents the majority of mechanical site conflicts.
Mechanical Services – LOD 350/400 → Build-Ready (Fabrication Precision)
Meaning: Fabrication- and installation-ready mechanical detail.
Includes: Hangers, supports, insulation details, penetrations, sleeves, vibration control, sequencing clarity, and prefabrication-ready ductwork layouts.
Outcome: Faster shop drawing approvals, minimal site rework, controlled installation, accurate fabrication, and zero execution ambiguity.
Critical Insight: Converts HVAC design intent into field-ready certainty.
Mechanical Services – LOD 500 → As-Built (Verified Digital Twin)
Meaning: Final verified model reflecting actual installed mechanical systems.
Includes: Confirmed as-built duct routing, equipment data, capacities, tags, field modifications, and validated locations matching site conditions.
Outcome: Accurate facilities management, energy optimization, predictable renovations, and long-term asset reliability with reduced lifecycle costs.
Critical Insight: Becomes the owner’s single source of truth for mechanical systems.
This LOD framework ensures complete clarity, predictable coordination, and zero surprises across design, fabrication, and construction — giving every stakeholder the right information at the right time for faster decisions and smoother project delivery.
Increase production bandwidth, eliminate execution bottlenecks, and scale delivery with
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while protecting margins and maintaining performance standards.
“They saved us $320k by detecting clashes we missed. Our project stayed on budget and ahead of schedule.”
“The 5-Point Audit opened our eyes to inefficiencies costing 12% of staff hours. Fixed in weeks.”
“We avoided $450k in rework costs on a hospital project. Their clash detection was a game-changer.”
“Their audit showed us errors that would have delayed delivery by 3 months. We finished 27% faster instead.”
“We reduced our MEP coordination issues by 40%. That alone saved us $180k on a single project.”
“Our bidding accuracy improved overnight. We now win projects with 20% tighter estimates—with zero margin surprises.”
“The BIM model caught 38 clashes in our structural design. That saved weeks of onsite chaos and $220k+ in labor costs.”
“They helped us save just $55k on a small residential project. But for us, that covered nearly our entire profit margin.”
“Before, we spent months fixing mistakes onsite. With their workflows, we reduced field errors by 60% and saved $500k.”
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project pipelines
without expanding your internal workforce.
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