Industrial Insect Production Facility
A new industrial scale insect protein production facility constructed within an existing industrial warehouse. The project included both pre-construction and construction.
BIM was heavily utilized during the pre-construction phase to do clash detection between all mechanical, electrical, structural, and equipment components. During the shop drawing reviews process, it was identified that the insect conveyors were not the correct length or in the correct location to transfer the insects to the chemical equipment. By modeling the conveyor shop drawings in a 3D fabrication model, Bird was able to identify and relay back to the owner the conflict in the existing design. Bird worked with the owner in real time to redesign the layout prior to the conveyors being installed.
In addition, during the review of the crane systems, Bird was only provided the designer’s model, which was missing detailed design information as it was designed at LOD200. Bird worked with the crane provider and identified the planned location of the vertical framing supports for the crane was interfering with the supply ducts. As the ducts could not be adjusted as they had to be laid out in a specified spacing pattern to circulate air flow to the insects, the crane had to be adjusted according to the mechanical layouts. This was reengineered prior to any installations being done on site.
This project is unique in terms of its features, equipment and requirements related to the growth, management and processing of the insects.
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