Catch MEP Coordination Conflicts Before They Hit the Field

MEP Rework Is Expensive Because It Happens After Installation

A duct that conflicts with a beam, a panel schedule that does not match the plan callouts, a riser diagram that conflicts with fixture counts, these are all findable in the drawings. They only become expensive when they reach the field. Installation is underway, trades are scheduled, and a single coordination conflict can cascade into days of rework, change orders, and schedule damage.

Cross-Discipline Coordination Requires Checking Dozens of Sheets Your Team Drew Separately

Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural drawings come from different teams, drawn at different times, under different deadlines. Checking for conflicts across that full set is time-consuming. Under schedule pressure, that check does not get done completely. MEP coordination review runs systematically across all disciplines in hours, flagging the conflicts a manual pass is likely to miss.

Code Compliance Varies by Jurisdiction, Code Edition, and Local Amendment

NEC, IMC, IPC, and NFPA requirements shift depending on which edition your jurisdiction has adopted and what local amendments are in force. Missing an adopted amendment is not an acceptable explanation at plan check. The review needs to run against the specific code edition and jurisdiction you are submitting to, not a generic national baseline.

Mechanical Review: Duct Clashes, Equipment Clearance, and Diffuser Conflicts

The Mechanical Checker reviews your mechanical drawings for duct-to-beam conflicts, equipment clearance violations, diffuser location errors, and VAV box access issues. Each finding is tied to the specific sheet and detail where the conflict appears, so your team can locate and resolve it without hunting across the set.

Electrical Review: Panel Schedules, Circuit Conflicts, and Lighting Coordination

The Electrical Checker cross-references panel schedules against plan callouts, checks circuit assignments for conflicts, reviews conduit routing, and checks lighting layouts against reflected ceiling plans. Panel schedule mismatches are among the most common sources of field RFIs on electrical scopes. Finding them in the drawings costs a fraction of resolving them after rough-in.

Plumbing Review: Riser Diagrams, Fixture Schedules, and Drain Slope

The Plumbing Checker reviews riser diagrams for errors, checks fixture schedules against plan callouts, flags pipe routing conflicts, and verifies drain slope requirements. Riser diagram errors and fixture schedule mismatches generate more field RFIs on complex projects than almost any other plumbing coordination failure. Both are findable in the drawings before a single pipe is installed.

Fire and Life Safety: Suppression Coordination and NFPA Compliance

The Fire and Life Safety Checker checks egress conflicts, suppression system coordination, and NFPA compliance against the specific code edition adopted in your jurisdiction. Fire protection conflicts with structural or ceiling systems are a recurring source of late-stage coordination failures. Catching them in the document set avoids the schedule impact of resolving them in the field.

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Pesco Engineering: Systematic Cross-Page Checking That Manual Review Could Not Match

Julio, Owner of Pesco Engineering, describes the coordination and code compliance problem directly: "Being able to check for the codes and for checking between pages, anything that is out of sync or something, that's hard for me to do, especially comparing that. I like that you're specifying, which is what is code. If it's critical, if it's high, medium." Cross-page checking at that level, across a full document set, is what manual review under deadline pressure consistently fails to deliver. InspectMind handles it in hours.

Healthcare Facility: 159 Issues Found on a Complex Multi-Discipline Set

A complex healthcare facility review produced 159 issues across a multi-discipline document set with extensive MEP scope. Healthcare projects carry tight clearance requirements, demanding code compliance across multiple adopted standards, and dense coordination between mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and structural systems. Finding 159 issues before submission meant the design team resolved them on their own schedule.

K-12 School Plan Review: 375 Issues Across a Large Multi-Discipline Set

A K-12 school project review returned 375 issues across the full document set, including MEP coordination conflicts across a large multi-discipline drawing package. School projects involve extensive MEP scope across multiple building systems, with coordination requirements that span mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection. A finding count of 375 on a set that size reflects the density of cross-discipline conflicts that manual review under deadline pressure leaves unresolved.