Bradley ELX-Express Lavatory System: Product Page | Revit Models

Benefits of Solid Surface, Prefabricated Modular Bradley ELX-Express Lavatory System:

• Solid Surface contoured design is easy to clean and maintain
• Seamless construction eliminates mold and delamination
• Terreon or TerreonRE Solid Surface Material offers superior durability & repairability
• Prefabrication provides half the installation costs of a similar bank of china sinks
• Terreon and TerreonRE are GREENGUARD Certified for Indoor Air Quality
• Design flexibility: Specify your choice of faucet & soap dispensers while selecting whether to include the optional backsplash.
• Modular standard lavatory spacing at 30″ O.C. serves 1 – 3 users simultaneously
• ADA and TAS Compliant
• Ideal for medium to high traffic areas such as schools, retail, and rec centers

Bradley Related Lavatory Articles

• Bradley Molded Shapes | Solid-Surface Lavatory Systems – Revit Library

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Keltech Incorporated, a Subsidiary of Bradley features the Keltech Commercial Tankless Water Heater Models as the perfect sustainable design option for reducing a facility’s water and energy consumption for these applications:

•  Car and Truck Wash Facilities
• Water Heating for Remote Toilet, Shower & Locker Rooms
• Sports & Healthcare Laundry Sanitization
• Geo-Thermal Heat Pump HVAC Systems
• Solar Water Heating Heat Pump HVAC Systems
• Food Service Dishwasher Sanitization Processes
• Emergency Eye\Face Wash Systems
• Enclosed Safety Showers – Eye\Face Wash Systems

The Keltech Revit Model Library is located in the Bradley Revit Library (1,000 models).

Benefits of Tankless Water Heating Applications

Save Money

Easy installation means lower labor cost. A small footprint means less square footage needed for utilities. Lower energy use and less maintenance mean lower utility and maintenance costs over the life of the product.

Save Energy

Inefficient boiler systems have to generate heat and maintain temperature 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Keltech tankless heaters only heat water when needed. And, Keltech’s innovative controller is fully modulating so you only use the actual kW needed, not full power or stages.

Save Space

A large commercial tank water heater requires a large space. Keltech tankless water heaters only require 3 square feet (.3 square meters) of space to generate 491,000 BTUs.

Simple Installation

Requires only one electrical connection and water. No pumps, no external fusing, and no design needs to be considered externally – it’s all built into the heater.

Simple to Maintain

No tank to maintain, no anodes, no softeners.

Related Bradly BIM Commercial-Industrial Articles

1. BIM Means Business | Plumbing Engineer Magazine – ASPE
2. Revit File Exports Serve Solidworks – Process Pipe 3D DWG
3. BIM Means Business | Plumbing Heating-Cooling Contractors – WI Association

Bradley BIM for Plumbing Prefabrication

1. Skanska Revit-MEP Prefabrication | Ford Assembly Line Flash Back?
2. SysQue Provides Bradley Revit MEP \ Autodesk Fabrication Model Library

Bradley BIM has more than 15 McGraw-Hill SmartMarket Reports (2007-2015) available for download; including ‘Green BIM‘.

The majority of these surveys demonstrate how BIM processes contribute as a core integration tool for sustainable design processes.

Download McGraw-Hill Report | Green BIM

BIM authoring software packages; like  (Revit, AECOsim, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks) create the BIM facility file. Third-party Add-On software applications provide niche design & analysis functionality –that is not typically included in the out-of-the box BIM software.

So…how is this helpful?

The cost to design, build and maintain large, complex facilities is significant. Constructing a building; while its being designed, has been crucial to reducing these costs.  Integrating BIM processes is  reducing the construction time, product waste and labor costs.

Download McGraw-Hill Report | Measuring BIM Impact On Complex Buildings

Architects, engineers, contractors and facility owners are adding design + engineering functionality to their BIM authoring software –via BIM Add-On applications. These apps provide BIM software with the ability to simulate the seasonal energy consumption of a facility over the building’s lifecycle.

BIM Add-On software components connect to the designers’ whole building facility model.. Thereby, helping them to evaluate, analyze, design and simulate specific facility performance factors –prior to construction and occupancy.

Example of BIM \ BIM Add-On Apps Assisting w/Sustainable Design Process

1. Building Certification: BIM auto-collects & reports sustainable documentation
2. Green Product Selection: BIM Automated Specification Writing Systems
3. BIM MEP: Building Energy Performance Modeling Simulations
4. Visualization: Interior Daylighting and Shadow Studies
5. Green Material Volume Take-Off: New Construction, Demolition Construction Waste
6. BIM MEP: Water \ Waste Systems Consumption, Calculations & Flow Analysis
7. HVAC Load Analysis: Optimizing Heating and Cooling Loads & Zones
8. Lighting | Evaluate Electrical Consumption & Light Coverage Verification
9. Analyze & Simulate the Solar (Heat) Gain from a Building’s Site Orientation
10. BIM for Prefabrication: Utilizes Lean & Green Construction (Manufacturing) Processes
11. Green BIM Site Design Studies calculate green space & drainage areas,  parking lot design and inventory plantings for landscape maintenance.

Download McGraw-Hill BIM Report | Project Delivery Systems

Sustainable design is a collaborative effort. The BIM process is positioned perfectly to provide real-time sustainable data feedback for design options under consideration.

BIM has accelerated the use of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), modular prefabrication and design-build processes for green and lean design + construction processes.

Download McGraw-Hill – Business Value of BIM for Construction Report

The As-Built BIM construction model provides the facility owner with a visual database of their building’s space, materials and product content.  BIM-linked FM and CAFM systems integrate with the as-built model to manage  facility assets, define staff locations, maintain building environmental systems and plan operations maintenance schedules.

Download McGraw-Hill Business Value of BIM for Owners

BIM-Revit processes and models are systematically influencing the growth of sustainable design; for every aspect of the facility’s lifecycle. Whole Building Modeling provides the optimum environment to analyze the whole building sustainable performance.

Visit Bradley at Greenbuild 2015

GREENBUILD 2015 | Visit Bradley Corporation Booth #3123 | NOV 18-20 Wash DC

Consider viewing these Autodesk University computational BIM Revit Videos to see how multiple design options for proposed facilities are explored and validated in less time.

• Introduction 02:54
• Understanding computational BIM10:43
• Why computational BIM is important 11:59
• What Autodesk is doing about computational BIM10:26

• How computational BIM relates to adjacent industries 07:13
• Q&A 14:51
• Full Video

Visit Bradley BIM Booth #10 | Autodesk University 2015

Bradley Laboratory Fixtures | Product Library is part of the Bradley Safety Fixture Product Group. These safety fixtures are available as for either DECK (D) and/or WALL (W) mounted installation.

Eyewash and Eye/Face Wash fixtures that are swing-activated are often located on lavatory decks. A swing-activated fixture provides access to an ANSI-compliant fixture.

Choose from a variety of wall-mounted or deck-mounted designs; that swing out of the way when the fixture is in its resting position. But remains accessible for use during an emergency.

Download Bradley Laboratory Fixture Revit Models are part of the Bradley Safety Fixture Revit Library.

Related Bradley BIM-Revit Library Articles:

• Download Bradley Revit Family Library (1000 Families) – Download All Options
• Download Bradley Revit Family Library From Autodesk Seek Building Product Manufacturer Revit Library

The Bradley Quarterly BIM Newsletter is now available online.

View Bradley Quarterly BIM Newsletter| (Published October 2015)

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• Pick the ‘Subscribe Button’ to register (right margin of blog – http://bradleybim.com) and the next Bradley BIM Quarterly Newsletter will be automatically emailed to you. Unsubscribe at any time.

Bradley BIM-Revit Library Articles

• Download Bradley Revit Family Library (1000 Families) – Download All Options
• Download Bradley Revit Family Library From Autodesk Seek Building Product Manufacturer Revit Library

Forty videos and PDF downloads are posted on the Fall 2015 BIMForum Presentations Page from their October event in Orlando, Florida.

Hours of video and dozens of PDF presentation-class documents are available for your BIM Manager monthly BIM-Revit Lunch-N-Learns.

Visit The BIMForum YouTube Video Channel  to access hundreds of hours of video content for business, project and BIM standards planning and training.

BIM Level-Of-Development  (LOD) was highlighted within several presentations. Those presentations providing LOD are bold-faced in the list below. I admit, I haven’t listened to  all the presentations on this list –as they were released 2 weeks ago. I’ll update the boldfaced list of LOD presentations once I review  them all.

2015 Fall BIMForum Class Presentation Topics | Videos and PDFs

1. BIM/VDC for Precon at Ledcor
2. Optimizing Project Decision Making with VDC
3. Designers Taking Back Control of BIM Design Coordination
4. How BIM Impacts the Structural Steel Fabrication Business
5. A PDF Does Not Equal Paper How the PDF Revolution is Advancing BIM Workflows
6. BIM before BIM’s
7. Owner Actions to Define Transparency in the Model-based Design Process
8. BIM Utilization Effectiveness – How We Became Effective BIM Producers While Driving Innovation Forward
9. Organizational Modules: Studying the Effects of Organizational Repetitions Using QCA
10. Taking Control of the Game – An Exploration of Virtual Reality and Gaming Workflows
11. Building Blocks in your BXP: BIM-M Initiative
12. Pre-engineered Metal Building Systems
13. Precast and BIM
14. Laser focus on accuracy in BXP: USIBD LOA & LOD
15. BIM Legal and Insurance Issues
16. Raising the Roof with your BXP: Steel Joist and Deck
17. Building Quality in your BXP: NISD CM-BIM by David Merrifield (NISD)
18. AEC Supply Chain Optimization – Building Information Modeling for Improved Productivity and Content Management for Off-Site Prefabrication in a Semi-Conductor Manufacturing Facility Retrofit Environment
19. 4D > 3D Model + Schedule
20. Preconstruction in Construction: Managing Change in a Billion Dollar Hospital
21. LOD Update
22. Live Cost Modeling & Production Analytics with BIM
23. Constructible Design: Merging Design, Detailing and Coordination to Mitigate Risk and Create Predictable Outcomes
24. Managing Design as an Information Supply Chain

International BIMForum Presentations

1. BIM Issues and Value Analysis on the new HQ Construction project of Korea Land & Housing Corporation
2. Beyond the Myth, the Way of Kajima
3. A Danish General Contractors Perspective on VDC Design Management
4. Improved VDC Workflow: Lessons Learned from Italian Case Studies

The BIM process and successful adjacent processes, such as, Lean & Green Construction, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Design-Build, and Modular Prefabrication are presented from our peers; that have successfully executed these processes.

This is current, credible, continued education content.  Give it your review, share it with your team and then integrate what you’ve learned into your processes.

Fall 2015 BIMForum Presentations Page

 Related Bradley BIM Articles

1. 3D Laser Scanning Level-Of-Accuracy (LOA) Meets BIMForum LOD (video download)
2. New Revit-BIM LOD Standards Mean Business
3. Mayo Clinic BIM Manager – Project Model Development Specification (MDS)
4. Bradley Revit Family Secrets | LOD – Level of Development
5. AIA Document E203 Legalese | 2013 BIM – Digital Data Exhibit Updates
6. Revit Model LOD | Level of Detail – Level of Development
7. Bradley BIM 2.0 | Revit Family Library Update Available

The use of BIM software, BIM Processes, BIM Execution Plans and Public & Private BIM Mandates has created a file format for the exchange of BIM Content.

Building Product Manufacturers (BPMs) provide their products in pre-built BIM file formats; to assist designers with creating their BIM project files. IFC, a software-independent file exchange format, emerges for sharing BIM content between different BIM software packages.

The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is intended to describe building and construction industry data. It is a platform neutral, open file format specification that is not controlled by a single vendor or group of vendors.

For BPMs an Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) file is a neutral exchange BIM file; that allows their BIM content to be exchanged between these different BIM software packages.

• Autodesk Revit,
• Bentley AECOSim,
• Graphisoft ArchiCAD
• Nemetschek Vectorworks

Bradley BIM Revit users have downloaded over 20 million Bradley Revit files since 2012.

Bentley AECOSim and Nemetschek Vectorworks have taken steps to provide their users with Bradley product BIM files.

While we’ve received a few requests from Graphisoft ArchiCAD users; we’ve created this On-Demand Revit-to-IFC workflow to provide ArchiCAD users Bradley BIM product files.

Bradley Workflow to Create IFC Files for ArchiCAD Users

1. Open Bradley Revit Family File (RFA)
2. Create a New Revit Project (RVT)
3. Insert Bradley Revit Family into Revit Project from Plan View
4. Go To 3D Isometric View
5. Select Revit Family in Project, Set Family Options and/or Family Type*
6. Save the Revit Project File
7. Go to the File Menu, Select Export > IFC > IFC 2×3 Format

*An IFC Export creates a static version of a Bradley Product BIM file. This means the efficiency of family file types and product parameters are no longer available in an IFC file.

Revit Project Tips to Minimize File Size PRIOR to exporting to IFC file:

1. Purge unused families from the project (purge multiple times removes nested families)
2. From an Elevation View, Delete all Revit Levels except Level 1
3. In Plan View, pull in the North, East, South and West Elevation markers closer to the inserted Bradley family –to minimize the extents.
4. From an Elevation View, select the remaining Level 1, right click & select Maximize 3D Extents from the menu.
5. Save the file prior to Exporting to IFC or CAD file formats.
6. This file is now be used as a Template File for other Product Conversions to IFC.

2016 Bradley BIM IFC-Road Map

The 2016 Bradley BIM IFC-Road Map will begin creating IFC BIM files for Bradley products; that have very few options. This will initially include commercial toilet & bath accessories, lavatory decks and washfountains.

An IFC BIM File Request link will be placed on product pages that have multiple options on their Tech Data Sheets. i.e. Emergency Fixtures,  lockers, and wash fountains.

Bradley Product IFC files will be posted on the product pages, in the right column with the links to the Bradley BIM and CAD files for those products.

The IFC Initiative will complement the current collaborative efforts we’ve shared; with several BIM authoring software products.

• Bentley AECOsim Building Designer Reads Manufacturer Revit Family Files
• Bradley BIM Library Available for Vectorworks Service Select Members

DXF: The First CAD File Exchange for Building Product Manufacturers

PC-based Computer-Aided-Drafting (CAD) provided Building Product Manufacturers (BPM); with the opportunity to assist designers  with their pre-built product CAD files.

BPMs created Plan View, Front & Right Side View AutoCAD Blocks (symbols) of their  products. BPMs also created CAD construction details for the installation and maintenance of their products.

BPM CAD files provided designers a faster, more accurate method to create CAD files withpre-built ‘block’ definitions of their window, door, casework, lighting, plumbing, electrical and equipment products.

Designers used BPM files in their floor & reflected ceiling plans, interior & exterior elevations, wall & building sections and construction details.

While AutoCAD became a leading CAD software choice in the AEC market, Autodesk created an file exchange format called, DXF.

AutoCAD DXF (Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format) file; is a CAD data file format developed by Autodesk for enabling data interoperability between AutoCAD and other CAD & non-CAD programs.

This allowed BPM content (created in AutoCAD) to be exchanged between various CAD programs; that supported the IMPORT of DXF files.

Bradley BIM-Revit Library Articles

• Download Bradley Revit Family Library (1000 Families) – Download All Options
• Download Bradley Revit Family Library From Autodesk Seek Building Product Manufacturer Revit Library

Bradley Corporation and I would like to thank the hundreds of Autodesk University 2015 attendees; that stopped at the Bradley AU 2015 Exhibit Kiosk to pick up your free Bradley BIM flash drives,  introduce yourselves and/or review the Bradley BIM Initiative.

My personal thanks to the those mutual LinkedIn connections; that stopped –its always great to meet individuals face-to-face.

Like most of you; I attended AU classes between our exhibit booth hours.

My 12 AU2015 classes focused on

1. BIM Futures and Building Design Trends,
2. BIM for Prefabrication,
3. BIM for Owners (Construction and FM)
4. BIM for Contractors (Field Technology Integration)
5. BIM for Design (BIM Project & Team Management)
6. Revit Model Development & Standards
7. Data Standards for Revit
8. Revit & BIM Level-Of-Development (LOD)
9. BIM Execution Plans
10. BIM & Glue 360 for Coordination & Construction
11. Successful Case Studies featuring Revit, Cloud & Data Management 3rd Party Add-Ins

I \ Bradley appreciate the time you took to stop during your Autodesk University visits.

Bradley BIM Library Articles

• Download Complete Bradley Revit Family Library (1000 Families) – Download All Options
• Download Bradley Revit Family Library From Autodesk Seek Building Product Manufacturer Revit Library

Fabrication and Level-Of-Development: When to Draw the Line(and Where to Model It) was one of the 12 classes I attended at Autodesk University 2015.

Will Ikerd, PE highlighted several new BIM Level-Of-Development (LOD) topics from the team authoring the BIMFORUM LOD Specifications:

• New 2015 LOD Spec Available for download. (see below)
• New LOD  350 Specification
• Definition of when to specify and recommended use of LOD 350
• New Course Certification Program:  Certificate of Detailing in BIM (CD-BIM)

— Taking the Mystery Out of BIM | CM-BIM Classes —

Visit the BIMFORUM LOD Specifications Page to download the current and last few releases of the LOD Specifications. (links are located near the bottom of page)

Download BIMFORUM LOD Specifications Here:

• Download BIMFORUM LOD Specifications 2015
• *Download LOD_2015_Element_Attributes_Tables_2015-10-30

• Download BIMFORUM LOD Specifications 2014

• Download BIMFORUM LOD Specifications 2013

Bradley BIM Level Of Development (LOD) Related Articles

1. BIM LOD | Fall 2015 BIMForum Presentation Videos – PDF Downloads
2. 3D Laser Scanning Level-Of-Accuracy (LOA) Meets BIM FORUM LOD (video)
3. New Revit-BIM LOD Standards Mean Business
4. Mayo Clinic BIM Manager – Project Model Development Specification (MDS)
5. Bradley Revit Family Secrets | LOD – Level of Development

AU 2015 Class Description:

1. Discover model element Level Of Development (LOD) for design
2. Discover what the AGC BIM Forum LOD Specification 2014 is and how you can use it to address LOD in projects
3. Discover how the LOD Specification can be used with Design and Construction Teams to lower risk
4. Discover why LOD discussions are crucial early on in a project

This presentation will provide an in-depth discussion of fabrication and Level Of Development (LOD) from the 2015 Associated General Contractors (AGC) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Forum LOD Specification.

It will address model elements at the different stages in a building lifecycle: design, construction, and ownership. The framework of the discussion will consider the LOD Specification that defines models on a scale of 100 to 500 with a particular focus of LOD 350, which the speaker originally authored and introduced to the LOD Specification committee.

The content will discuss how architects, mechanical engineers, construction managers, subcontractors, and fabricators use structural element models. This will demonstrate how you can use the newly issued LOD Specification to define team expectations of what should be modeled. We will show practical examples of model detail issues, along with effective approaches to resolve the challenges using the LOD Specification as an early BIM planning tool.

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Bradley Corporation and Bradley BIM Team!

Thank you for your consideration of Bradley Products and Revit Models for your projects.

Wishing you a Healthy, Successful and Prosperous New Year.

Bradley-Keltech Industrial Group is featuring the Keltech Commercial Electric Tankless Water Heater Models for Geo-Thermal, Solar Water Heating and several other commercial applications in Booth #3072 at the 2016 AHR Expo in Orlando, FL | January 25-27 2016.

Activate Map & Locate Bradley-Keltech AHR Booth #3072

The Keltech Revit Model Library is located in the Bradley Revit Library (1,000 models).

Bradley BIM for MEP Prefabrication

The Bradley BIM Initiative has partnered with SysQue to provide “prefabrication-ready” Bradley product BIM files for both both;

• SysQue (Revit MEP format \ RFA) and
• Autodesk Fabrication (AutoCAD format \ DWG-ITM).

This includes Bradley TMV, re-circulation mixing stations, dialysis boxes and shower valve models will are configured to serve both;

• SysQue (Revit) [AHR Booth #5187]and
• CADmep (AutoCAD) [AHR Booth #5325] for plumbing fabrication clients.

Related Articles

• BIM Means Business | Plumbing Engineer Magazine – ASPE
• Skanska Revit-MEP Prefabrication | Ford Assembly Line Flash Back?
• BIM Means Business | Plumbing Heating-Cooling Contractors – WI Association

Bradley BIM Library Articles

• Download Complete Bradley Revit Family Library (1000 Families) – Download All Options
• Download Bradley Revit Family Library From Autodesk Seek Building Product Manufacturer Revit Library

Download 2015 30-page BIM Report:

McGraw-Hill BIM SmartMarket Brief | BIM Advancements No.1

SmartMarket Brief: BIM Advancements Series focuses on the perspectives of the largest architects, engineers and contractors on 3 critical topics:

1. how they measure their success with BIM,
2. how models are developed specifically for construction/fabrication, and
3. how information mobility is leveraged to improve efficiency and productivity.

BIM Success Factors

This research provides insight into the percentage impact of BIM on 6 key project outcome metrics, and the frequency and value of 10 project factors that influence success with BIM.

It also identifies the frequency and negative impact of 6 obstacles to BIM effectiveness and the 4 most important success factors for BIM.

• Key Findings
• Impact on Outcomes
• Success Drivers
• Obstacles to Success
• Top BIM Success Factors

Construction Modeling

This research provides insight into the frequency and value of seven types of 7 types of construction models produced by trade contractors, and 6 key uses for construction models on projects. It also identifies which parties are most frequently authoring construction models for specific uses.

This portion of the study focuses on the developing practice of construction modeling, specifically by examining which types of contractors are producing models for what uses and how much value they are providing to improve project processes and outcomes.

• Key Findings
• Modeling by Trade Contractors
• Uses for Construction Models
• Authoring Construction Models

Informationon Mobility

This research provides insight into current and future uses of various modes of sharing information, the most important past and future improvements to information mobility, and the project benefits it provides.

• Key Findings
• Current and Future Usage
• Improvements
• Benefits

Demographics & Project Analytics

Bradley BIM Design-Build Resource Guide

Related Autodesk Articles:

• Download Complete Bradley Revit Family Library (1000 Families) – Download All Options
• Download Bradley Revit Family Library From Autodesk Seek Building Product Manufacturer Revit Library

Bradley Verge VLS  Evero® (Natural Quartz) Lavatory System

Product Page | Revit Models | Bradley Revit Material Catalogs

Benefits of a Solid Surface, Prefabricated Modular Bradley Verge VLS Lavatory System:

Design & Durability

• Sophisticated design integrates a linear open concept with individual drains
• Constructed of beautiful, highly durable ­Evero Natural Quartz Surface­– a blend of natural quartz, granite, exotic materials, recycled content and bio-based resin
• Modular lavatory bowl spacing at 30″ O.C. serves 1 – 3 users simultaneously
• Single piece molded design eliminates caulk lines and seams
• ADA and TAS Compliant with 1, 2 & 3 station design options
• Design flexibility: Specify your choice of faucet & soap dispensers.
• Both varieties of Evero Natural Quartz Surface are GREENGUARD Certified.
• Ideal for high and low traffic applications including offices, hotel lobbies, retail, restaurants, spa resorts and fine art facilities.

Installation & Maintenance

• Prefabrication provides half the installation costs of a similar bank of china sinks
• Contoured design with non-porous surface is easy to clean and maintain
• Seamless construction eliminates mold and delamination
• Standard system comes complete with mounting, access panel, drain assembly and plumbing connections.

Bradley Related Lavatory Articles

• Bradley Molded Shapes | Solid-Surface Lavatory Systems – Revit Library

• 4 Revit Fixture-Room Layout Tips | ADA-Universal Design Review