BIM: Equipment Objects, Space Templates & Departments
Data & Tools For Healthcare Space and Equipment Planning

Equipment Objects

~2,100 Equipment Objects
900 Detailed
1,200 Blocks
Used in Spaces

 +    Spaces Templates

~800 Spaces
Over 200 BIM Templates
With Medical Equipment
Used in VA Departments are publicly accessible.

+     Departments

Collections of spaces that define departments and functional uses.
100 VA Departments
Used in Facilities

=   BIM Facilities

Infinite Variations can be generated into facility projects. SEPS defines requirements using collections of equipment, spaces and departments. 

What is SEPS 2 BIM?

The Space and Equipment Planning System (SEPS) is a standalone Government off the Shelf (GOTS) web based application and database.

SEPS creates baseline Programs for Design (PFD) and Project Room Contents (PRC) for Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Health Agency healthcare projects.

Users input a series of questions relative to Mission, Workload and Staffing. From these inputs, a project program is generated by SEPS in the form of required spaces and equipment.

The MILSTD 1691 Equipment database and associated BIM Objects are used in the VA and DoD DHA standard room templates. Designers can use the objects and templates to manually create BIMs or the SEPS 2 BIM tools automate the creation of BIM from SEPS.

SEPS is now connected to BIM Templates and Objects that the design team can use as the basis for projects. SEPS is connected to a number of commercial BIM applications that use SEPS data to automate the process.