Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) Time Study: Creating National Benchmarking Metrics for the MEP Trades
VDC Task Schema
This schema provides a comprehensive overview of the various activities involved in VDC, detailing specific tasks and processes to offer a structured approach to understanding VDC workflows and scopes.
Tools for Creating National Benchmarking Metrics
These tools provide an effective method to create customized metrics for your selected VDC tasks, enabling you to streamline benchmarking processes. Simply prepare your data in either XLSX or CSV format, and import it into the tools. This user-friendly approach offers an innovative and efficient way to benchmark and analyze your VDC tasks.
Task-Role-Responsibility Mapping
This section analyzes industry role definitions for VDC detailer, coordinator, and manager based on a 2025 MEP conference survey.
Assessment of Automation Levels in the Fabrication Processs
This section explores how subcontractors approach automation and drawing typologies to support fabrication, procurement, and field installation processes.