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Jun Hong Yap 1, Hui An 2, Simon Ching Man Yu 3, Limao Zhang 4, Jie Chang 5 and Kang Hao Cheong 1, *  \nCitation: Teo, Y.H.; Yap, J.H.; An, H.; Yu, S.C.M.; Zhang, L.; Chang, J.; Cheong, K.H. Enhancing the MEP Coordination Process with BIM Technology and Management Strategies. Sensors 2022, 22, 4936 . [https://doi.org/10.3390/s22134936](https://doi.org/10.3390/s22134936)  \nAcademic Editor: Nikos Fotiou  \nReceived: 23 May 2022  \nAccepted: 16 June 2022  \nPublished: 30 June 2022  \nPublisher's Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.  \nCopyright: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ([https://](https://)[ ](https://)[creativecommons.org/licenses/by/](creativecommons.org/licenses/by/)[ ](creativecommons.org/licenses/by/)[4.0/](4.0/)) .  \n1 Science, Mathematics and Technology Cluster, Singapore University of Technology and Design,  \n8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore; [yahui_teo@mymail.sutd.edu.sg](yahui_teo@mymail.sutd.edu.sg) (Y.H.T.); [junhong_yap@sutd.edu.sg](junhong_yap@sutd.edu.sg) (J.H.Y.)  \n2 Engineering Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology, 10 Dover Drive, Singapore 138683, Singapore; [hui.an@singaporetech.edu.sg](hui.an@singaporetech.edu.sg)  \n3 Interdisciplinary Division of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong; [simon.c.yu@polyu.edu.hk](simon.c.yu@polyu.edu.hk)  \n4 School of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430074, China; [zlm@hust.edu.cn](zlm@hust.edu.cn)  \n5 College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; [jchang@zju.edu.cn](jchang@zju.edu.cn)  \n* Correspondence: [kanghao_cheong@sutd.edu.sg](kanghao_cheong@sutd.edu.sg)  \nAbstract: Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been increasingly used in coordinating the different mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) services in the construction industries. As the construction industries are slowly adapting to BIM, the use of 2D software may become obsolete in the future as MEP services are technically more complicated to coordinate, due to respective services' codes of practice to follow and limit ceiling height. The 3D MEP designs are easy to visualize before installing the respective MEP services on the construction site to prevent delay in the construction process. The aid of current advanced technology has brought BIM to the next level to reduce manual work through automation. Combining both innovative technology and suitable management methods not only improves the workflow in design coordination, but also decreases conflict on the construction site and lowers labor costs. Therefore, this paper tries to explore possible advance technology in BIM and management strategies that could help MEP services to increase productivity, accuracy, and efficiency with a lower cost of finalizing the design of the building. This will assist the contractors to complete construction works before the targeted schedule and meet the client's expectations.  \nKeywords: Building Information Modeling (BIM); mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) services; management strategies; design modeling; construction industry; machine learning; productivity  \n1. Introduction  \nBuildings are constructed with various complicated structures, just like the methodological arrangement of components in humans [1] . A building is composed of structural, envelope, interior, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems are the most complicated components, as they need to run throughout the whole building [2] . 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