Solving Design Challenges Faced by Australian Building Engineering Firms

Posted by Kuldeep Bwail on March 9th, 2023

Some things just keep going up. Increasing populations, increasing costs of raw materials, greater road congestion and public transport crowding, higher energy bills and a growing lack of knowledge and expertise to adopt the latest technological advances in streamlining building engineering workflows are just some of the symptoms ailing the Australian AEC sector. Short on skilled resources, Australian building engineering firms may need to look offshore for high-quality MEP CAD outsourcing services that include mechanical engineering design services, HVAC heat load calculation and 3D MEP coordinated drawings.

Let’s look more closely at some of these challenges:

Skilled Human Resource Shortage 

• Not enough young construction design professionals to meet demand, learn skills on the job and improve those skills
• Skilled workers find other jobs with more pay.

Growing Costs 

• Material and human resources costs increase, leading to greater construction costs
• Non-essential employees on a building engineering project cut into the cash flow for those with advanced technical skills, leading to a compromise on quality.

High Insurance Premiums & Legal Expenses 

• High insurance premiums means a higher general liability for construction defects and delays.
• High-quality plans and drawings which require little or no deviation are necessary to complete projects on time.
• Non-compliance of building regulations can lead to steep legal expenses.

Late Adoption of Technological Advances

• Several Australian firms have lagged behind on adopting changes in construction design technology, sometimes due to added financial investment on hardware and software.
• Late adoption of new design technologies may have resulted in lost business opportunities and disappointing customers with less quality and detail compared to others.

Solving these challenges needs a fresh approach. Australian building engineering firms must streamline operations using technology.

Digital resources can raise project quality and help firms design effectively, eliminate or minimise errors, manage supplies and track operations.

Trusted Offshore Partners

Certain parameters of offshore firms can help Australian building engineering firms find the right partner, such as:

• A quality assurance-focused approach
• A process-driven workflow
• Clear communication easily understood by Western firms
• Expert teams with extensive experience in global building engineering projects
• Advanced knowledge of BIM and AI
• Customised solutions for every project
• Adept at providing value-added design solutions
• Thorough knowledge of local standards
• A habit of delivering projects on schedule and within budget

Experienced partners who use the latest technology for building engineering will have the relevant software tools to support Australian firms with confidence. Their knowledge of Australia’s local codes and regulations will help save time and stress. Expert MEP outsourcing services will solve all BIM outsourcing and offshore fire system design challenges that Australian firms have dealt with before. It’s a whole new breed of offshore partners.

XS CAD has valuable experience providing MEP CAD outsourcing services and mechanical engineering design services for building services design consultants, mechanical contractors, utility contractors and general contractors.  Our range of services for global consultants and contractors include BIM outsourcing services, HVAC heat load calculation, 3D MEP coordinated drawings, offshore fire system design and other MEP outsourcing services.  We create these models and drawings using Revit, AutoCAD, MEP BIM processes and BIM Collaborate Pro for cloud collaboration.