Stratus Workflow Management
We use GTP Stratus, a cutting-edge software platform that integrates directly with Revit, transforming how we manage fabrication and field installation. By connecting the design, detailing, fabrication, and installation phases, Stratus streamlines workflows, optimizes productivity, and provides real-time visibility into project progress. Its functionality enhances every stage of project performance, from preconstruction through commissioning.
Key Features of Stratus:
Direct Integration with Revit: Stratus eliminates the need for redrawn fabrication drawings by directly using Revit data, ensuring accuracy and reducing the time required for detailing by up to 20%.
Real-Time Progress and Status Tracking: Stratus allows us to append real-time progress data across standardized checkpoints and handoffs directly to model elements. This means we can provide you at-a-glance visual statusing on a model view and a dashboard describing where each component on your project is in real-time.
BOM Development & Procurement Support: Because Stratus is integrated in the detailing and fabrication planning process, we develop Bills of Material (BOMs) directly from the Revit model, aligning procurement schedules with fabrication needs, and helping us maintain project timelines, minimizing delays and providing you with schedule certainty.
Project Data Hub: Not only can we use Stratus to quickly see what has been fabricated, shipped, staged, or installed, we can also append other project-specific information directly to the model elements without altering the original design - tracking material test reports (MTR), welder IDs, inspection data, and other critical information.
Paperless Workflow for Fabrication and Installation: Not only does Stratus allow us to send automated cut lists directly to our tools, it also lets us send fabrication and installation data directly to our craft on the shop floor and out in the field. This paperless workflow ensures that the most up-to-date drawings and information are in the hands of those that need it the most.
Testing and Turnover Packages: Finally, as work packages are completed, Stratus also allows us to create in-system Testing and Turnover Packages tracking Non-Destructive Examination (NDE) information and other inspection data. This functionality streamlines project closeout and ensures the quality of your systems.
Impact on Project Performance:
By leveraging Stratus, we are able to optimize both the fabrication and field installation processes, ensuring that materials and resources are available at the right time and in the right sequence. It helps us:
Minimize Rework: The integration of Revit with Stratus ensures that all work is based on accurate and up-to-date model data, reducing the potential for errors and rework in the field.
Support Just-In-Time Delivery: Stratus’s ability to track and manage the logistics of materials allows for efficient sequencing of deliveries and eliminates unnecessary handling and storage costs on-site.
Improve Visibility and Communication: With real-time progress tracking and visual dashboards, Stratus ensures that all stakeholders have clear visibility into project progress, helping teams to identify and resolve issues before they impact the schedule or budget.
By connecting design, fabrication, and installation, Stratus forms an indispensable part of our project controls ecosystem and is a key driver for project success. Contact us today to discuss how our team will use Stratus on your project.
