A single model. Six disciplines. Zero interface failures
Modern hyperscale and colocation builds demand a digital model that holds every discipline in lockstep — power, HVAC, water, structural, controls, and security — from FEED through commissioning and into operations. At Barak and Brazos Engineering, we deliver integrated BIM design and coordination services for the data centre ecosystem, built around Revit MEP and Revit Structure with a strong focus on clash-free deliverables, owner-grade COBie data, and a model that survives the handover. Every package we develop is engineered to reduce coordination risk, accelerate site mobilisation, and support efficient delivery from concept through as-built.
— Data Centre Infrastructure · Power Distribution Equipment · Industrial Automation
COBIE & ASSET DATA â—† CLASH DETECTION â—† 4D / 5D SEQUENCING â—† REVIT STRUCTURE â—† SCAN-TO-BIM â—†
Electrical & Mechanical BIM
Modelling of MV/LV distribution, UPS rooms, switchgear lineups, cable tray and conduit routing, chilled water systems, CRAH/CRAC units, fuel oil and BMS networks. LOD 350–400 deliverables with annotated families, parameter sets aligned to owner standards, and exports compatible with downstream procurement and FM systems.
Structural BIM
Full structural modelling of data hall slabs, plinths, raised floors, equipment pads, cable tray supports, roof penetrations, and screening. Coordinated against MEP loads and seismic restraint requirements. Outputs include rebar schedules, embed plates, and constructible shop-ready details.
Clash Detection & MEP Coordination
Federated model management across architectural, structural, MEP, fire, and security trades. Clash detection cycles run weekly with categorised reports — hard clashes, soft clashes, and workflow conflicts. We chair coordination meetings, not just send the report.
COBie & Asset Information Delivery
Asset Information Model (AIM) development to COBie standards — owner asset registers, equipment metadata, maintenance attributes, and warranty data structured for handover into CMMS and DCIM platforms. EIR/BEP authored alongside the owner where one doesn't yet exist.
4D Sequencing & 5D Quantification
Time-linked construction sequencing for phased data hall builds, live-site retrofits, and substation tie-ins. Model-based quantity take-offs for procurement and cost validation. Particularly useful where outage windows are short and sequence error is expensive.
Scan-to-BIM & As-Built Documentation
Point-cloud processing from terrestrial laser scans and drone capture, conversion to LOD 300/350 Revit models, and reconciliation against design intent. Critical for colocation expansions and brownfield substation tie-ins where the as-built reality has diverged from the drawings.
BIM services, end-to-end
— ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES
Every system in one model
Most firms model MEP and let the structural and process disciplines catch up later. We model every discipline that the data centre ecosystem touches — under one BEP, one quality standard, and one federated coordination cycle. The model is the single source of truth, not a deliverable line item.
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Electrical
MV/LV switchgear, PDUs, UPS, busway, cable tray, conduit, lighting, grounding, lightning protection.
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Mechanical & HVAC
Chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC, AHUs, ductwork, chilled water piping, fuel oil systems, BMS terminations.
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Plumbing & Fire
Domestic water, drainage, condensate, sprinkler, pre-action, clean agent, leak detection routes.
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Structural
Slabs, plinths, equipment pads, raised floors, tray supports, seismic restraints, roof penetrations.
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Controls & Security
BMS, DCIM, EPMS, access control conduit, CCTV, and pathway coordination with low-voltage trades.
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BEP & Standards Setup
BIM Execution Plan authored or audited against owner EIR. Family library curation, parameter standards, file federation strategy, naming conventions, LOD matrix locked before modelling starts.
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Concept & LOD 200 Modelling
Massing-level coordination during FEED — block models for power rooms, mechanical yards, and structural envelope. Used to validate space allocation before detailed design starts.
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LOD 350 / 400 Detailed Coordination
Trade-level detail with fabrication-ready geometry where required. Weekly clash cycles, BCF-tracked issue management, and live coordination across all disciplines under one quality review.
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As-Built & Handover
Construction-phase model updates, RFI-driven revisions, scan-verified as-builts, COBie export, and a model handed over in a format the owner's FM team can actually use.
— How We Engage
A BIM team that thinks like engineers
Most BIM shops are modellers. Useful — until a clash needs an engineering call. Our BIM practice sits inside our data centre engineering group, which means the people pushing pixels in Revit also understand load schedules, COC targets, busway derating, and seismic anchoring. The model is engineered, not just drawn.
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Engineering-Led, Not Drafting-Led
Every BIM lead on your project is supported by a discipline engineer from our power, HVAC, or structural teams. When a clash needs resolution, the answer comes from someone qualified to make the call — not escalated back to the EOR a week later.
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Data Centre Context, Built In
We know what a hyperscaler EIR looks like, how a colocation operator wants their COBie structured, and which clashes a contractor will actually waive in the field. That context shortens coordination cycles dramatically compared to a generalist BIM shop.
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One Model. Six Disciplines. No Handoffs.
Process, structural, MEP, controls, fire and security — modelled under one BEP by one team. No sub-consultant federation drama. No interface drawings that contradict the model. No three-week wait for a structural review to come back from a third party.
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AI-Augmented QC, Not AI-Generated Drawings
Proprietary AI tools run automated checking against parameter standards, family library compliance, and code-driven rule sets — flagging inconsistencies before they leave our QC layer. Your IP and your model never leave your infrastructure.
— Why Barak & Brazos
A BIM team that thinks like engineers
Most BIM shops are modellers. Useful — until a clash needs an engineering call. Our BIM practice sits inside our data centre engineering group, which means the people pushing pixels in Revit also understand load schedules, COC targets, busway derating, and seismic anchoring. The model is engineered, not just drawn.
— Let's Engineer Your Next Project
BIM coordination you don't have to manage
Whether you're modelling a greenfield hyperscale campus, federating trades inside an EPC delivery, or running a scan-to-BIM exercise on a brownfield colocation expansion — we'd like to talk. Most engagements start with a one-hour scoping call and an audit of your existing BEP and family library. No deck, no pre-sales theatre.