Coordination teams scoping clash detection to permanent structure and MEP elements alone can miss conflicts that temporary works such as shoring, formwork, or crane swing paths introduce during actual construction.
Why Temporary Works Carry Their Own Clash Risk
Construction involves temporary elements — shoring, formwork, crane clearance zones, temporary access routes — that occupy real physical space during specific construction phases, even though they are not part of the permanent building. These temporary elements can conflict with permanent structure or with each other in ways a clash detection scope limited to permanent elements would never identify.
Where Narrow Scoping Leaves This Risk Unaddressed
A clash detection process scoped only to permanent structure and MEP systems has no mechanism to identify conflicts introduced by temporary construction elements, even though these conflicts can be just as disruptive to a construction schedule as a permanent-element clash.
Why This Gap Matters for Schedule and Safety
Conflicts between temporary works and permanent structure, or between different temporary elements themselves, can create genuine safety and schedule risk during construction — risk that a coordination process focused exclusively on permanent conditions has no visibility into.
Extending Coordination Scope to Include Temporary Construction Elements
After identifying the coordination gap left when temporary works are excluded from clash scope, DASH’s Navisworks clash detection can extend coordination scope to include temporary construction elements, addressing a risk category that a permanent-structure-only scope would otherwise leave unaddressed.
Consult with DASH’s team about including temporary works in your clash scope.