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(2023) . Automated workflows for design coordination: supporting MEP systems. In Proceedings of the 39th Annual ARCOM Conference (pp. 83-92) . Association of Researchers in Construction Management.  \nPublished in:  \nProceedings of the 39th Annual ARCOM Conference  \nDocument Version:  \nPublisher's PDF, also known as Version of record  \nQueen's University Belfast-Research Portal:  \nLink to publication record in Queen's University Belfast Research Portal  \nPublisher rights  \nCopyright 2023 Association of Researchers in Construction Management. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. 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We would love to hear how access to this research benefits you.– Share your feedback with us: [http://go.qub.ac.uk/oa-feedback](http://go.qub.ac.uk/oa-feedback)  \nDownload date:28 . Oct. 2026  \nAUTOMATED WORKFLOWS FOR DESIGN  \nCOORDINATION: SUPPORTING MEP SYSTEMS Harshul Singh1, Faris Elghaish2 and Tara Brooks3  \n1,2&3 School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen's University Belfast, Elmwood Avenue, Belfast, BT7 1NN, UK  \n1 TetraTech, Locksley Business Park, Belfast, BT6 9UP, UK  \nMechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) are becoming more complex with increasing project scope and technological advancements. Automated tools to support design and coordination workflows like plug-ins and programming scripts can  \nprovide a data-centric positioning to designers to generate more accurate and timely outputs. However, ongoing automated processes for MEP revolve around individual tasks and do not focus on coordination and interoperability. This study presents the  \ndevelopment of a solution for coordinating MEP design systems by enabling  \ninteroperability. The solution is called the Live Clash Detection System [LCDS] .  \nThe solution enables an automated clash detection tool. A Design Science Research  \nMethod (DSRM) approach is adopted, where LCDS is tested and evaluated using areal-life case study. The findings show that the proposed workflow and its automated clash detection tool create significant efficiency for its users, minimising the required time and effort to develop MEP design. The results demonstrate the huge potential  \nfor increased automation for both routine and more complex operations in MEP  \ndesign using BIM.  \nKeywords: Automation; BIM; MEP coordination; information management  \nINTRODUCTION  \nArchitecture, engineering, and construction [AEC] companies are being challenged by the changing dynamics ofthe industry (Walters et al., 2003; Bock, 2015; Mc Kinsey, 2020) . In the case of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing [MEP] sectors, this has resulted in increased complexity in the design of these systems (Lee and Kim, 2014; Hu et al., 2017) . This situation will become more intense for the MEP design firms with a projected substantial increase in the number and complexity of private and public projects in MEP-oriented sectors like healthcare and education (ONS, 2021) .  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