Pacific BIM Services

Like CAD (Computer Aided Design) before it, Building Information Modeling (BIM) was a revolutionary advancement in the construction industry, allowing designers and engineers to model an entire 3D structure, fully loaded with data to a degree that even the smallest change in the model is automatically accounted for and adjusted model-wide. BIM allows architects, structural engineers, project managers and contractors to collaborate through every step of a construction process in ways that were largely impossible before. 

Seattle’s Yuriy Kosmin recognized the increasingly critical role technology plays in successful construction projects and started Pacific BIM Services in 2018 to meet the demand. The company is geared to assist mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors with 3D Building Information Modeling and coordination services from the early design feasibility stage all the way through to the fabrication stage. Pacific BIM Services has been a SMACNA Western Washington member since 2018 and is a signatory contractor with Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 66.

“I always say we’re not designers or builders, but we ensure that the design is buildable,” Kosmin said.

“I’m passionate about utilizing the window of time we get in the BIM coordination process to iron out design oversights, find opportunities for system efficiency improvements and increase ease of install where possible.”

In the early days of the company, Pacific BIM focused on mechanical HVAC detailing. As the company grew so did its capabilities. Now, the Seattle-based company can tackle just about any 3D BIM modeling and coordination project, commercial or residential. Kosmin said most clients come to Pacific BIM either to expand their BIM capabilities to reach new markets or simply for help shoring up their existing BIM department when they’re shorthanded. 

“We see ourselves as a partner to our clients,” Kosmin said. “We want to reduce cost and provide a level service they would not get from other BIM professionals.”

 Pacific BIM works with clients all across the U.S., which has given the team insight on the unique BIM processes in different parts of the country. This enables the team of five full-time professionals to confidently adapt to whichever project they take on, wherever it is, allowing them to successfully bridge the gap between digital design and on-site construction. 

Recently, Pacific BIM worked with Dusty Robotics on a few Seattle projects utilizing the Dusty Field Printer, an automated construction layout robot. Imagine a beefed-up Roomba that turns BIM files into construction layout markings in real life, at accurate scale — that’s the Dusty Field Printer. 

“From our fully-coordinated 3D BIM files we produced a 2D layout that the Dusty Field Printer printed to 1:1 scale on-site,” Kosmin said. “Our ability to communicate many critical details from the coordinated BIM model was much more effective with the Dusty Field Printer. Emerging technologies like this are helping tighten the gap between digital design and on-site construction.”

When he’s not managing BIM projects all over the nation from Pacific BIM’s office in Ballard, Kosmin spends his time volunteering as media director for the Church of Grace, a Ukrainian Church in Renton. PacificBIM has made multiple donations to the church over the years and has focused on helping modernize and support its media program.