Sanveo

Building Information Modeling, or BIM, has been a buzzword in the highly fragmented and complex world of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) for a few years now. With conceptual underpinnings that date back to the 1970s, BIM is as an integral tool for AEC professionals, allowing to build data-rich three-dimensional building models by amalgamating technology and conventional construction processes. Still, despite the numerous benefits BIM brings to the table, it has yet to become a standard practice in the AEC paradigm. This is precisely where companies like Sanveo are making a difference.

As an AECO technology firm specializing in BIM, VDC (virtual design and construction) services, and advanced technology consulting, Sanveo stands at the forefront of the AEC industry’s digital transformation. “We are primarily focused on enabling progressive customers adopt the latest digital trends in the construction space,” remarks Irshad Rasheed, COO of Sanveo. Be it design and pre-construction or project management and supply chain digitization, Sanveo applies robust technologies to streamline all the aspects of the project lifecycle.

Born with the vision of enabling digital transformation in the AEC industry, Sanveo began its journey almost twelve years ago in the San Francisco Bay Area as a technology company in the AEC landscape. Over the years, it enabled several customers to jump onto the BIM bandwagon by helping them understand the nuances of construction technology. Presently, Sanveo utilizes its deep-seated experience to unravel new dimensions in the AEC realm by incorporating innovative ideas (like digitization of procurement material and offsite construction) and premium technologies (like robotics, AR/VR enhancements, etc.).

But what enables Sanveo to successfully blend legacy construction practices with sophisticated technologies and unlock the benefits of the synergy?

The answer lies in the proficiency and ingrained knowledge of its highly experienced team comprising of industry experts and BIM/VDC professionals. With experts like Lonnie Cumpton, Senior Director, Industrialized Construction, at the helm, the company is committed to empowering its clients with in-depth industrial expertise and high-performance solutions.

Having worked for the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) as a technology and innovation specialist focused on driving electrical contractors into technological advancements, Cumpton infuses his expertise to solve the construction space’s persistent hurdles. “At Sanveo, we are presently working to highlight the importance of offsite construction strategy as the perfect remedy for solving impediments of labor shortage,” informs Cumpton.

In essence, Sanveo helps clients understand the doctrine of BIM and the benefits that it can offer. To that end, the company caters its services depending on the maturity and expertise of its clients. Whether it’s an organization that was an early practitioner of BIM; a mid-experienced firm that possesses some knowledge about construction technology; or a company that has yet to take the BIM leap, Sanveo stands alongside its clients to empower them and extract the maximum value from their project’s design information. In fact, the company goes the extra mile and provides training/BIM execution planning to explain the BIM methodology to clients unfamiliar with such concepts. Sanveo also assists clients in acclimatizing to the ever-evolving landscape of innovations by either working collaboratively in their pre-construction phase or supporting them in building their BIM modeling projects. “Our customers are typically subcontractors, general contractors, and more recently, owners of the building who see the value of having BIM,” says Rasheed.

Sanveo’s portfolio ranges from aviation, hospitals, highrises, and corporate offices to industrial buildings, data centers, universities, specialized buildings, and more. To explain how the company uses its state-of-the-art offerings to mitigate its clients’ challenges, Rasheed cites a case study wherein Sanveo worked with 11 different hospitals and incorporated BIM throughout their construction lifecycle, thereby providing them with significant cost savings in terms of schedule and change orders. Sanveo holds a lot of experience working on aviation projects. “Aviation is exciting. We are enabling seamless coordination between the MEP trades on an airport premises enabling work on baggage handling, parking, rental centers, transportation, and people movement” says Aruna Muthumanickam, Director, Growth & Engagement at Sanveo. She also points the several data center projects that Sanveo is involved with–right from the design and preconstruction phase to construction. In a recent case study pertaining to the data center landscape Sanveo collectively worked with the general contractor and sub-contractors to help them meet the aggressive BIM delivery schedules and supported them in pre-fabrication of various project-related components.

Moving forward, Sanveo is continually upgrading itself to help clients leverage exceptional services and solutions and drive savings in the construction space. In the same vein, the company has recently launched a software tool called AECInspire that enables customers to quickly get on their BIM and procurement journey, under the leadership of Abhishek Kumar, Director of Product, Tech & Innovation.

Beyond software, Sanveo is also planning to launch Discovery Service–a proactive set of practices towards understanding & analyzing a client’s business objectives and helping the client understand the technologies that best meet their requirements, with the eventual benefit of letting a client bolster its off-site construction services. Through this never-seen-before initiative for bolstering its offsite construction services, Sanveo aims to help companies accomplish their goals from an “innovation” perspective. “Be it in design, BIM, or digitization of procurement and material supply, we envision Sanveo to become an integral technology partner for our customers,” concludes Rasheed.