Comparing Building Information Modeling Skills of Project Managers and BIM Managers Based on Social Media Analysis

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 123-140

Author(s):

Rozita Samimpay ◽

Ehsan Saghatforoush

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Project Success ◽

Project Managers ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Time Cost ◽

Infrastructure Projects ◽

Building Information ◽

Construction Integration ◽

New Strategies

AbstractThe construction industry is changing constantly and becoming more complex. It requires new strategies for compliance with national and international scenarios. Developing each project is associated with many limitations, including time, cost, changes, wastes, and errors, which are often not avoidable. Due to numerous project stages and complexities in the construction industry, usually, different mistakes and duplications occur. Meanwhile, Building Information Modeling (BIM) has created one of the most important and essential changes in this industry and results in more in-depth cooperation among project stakeholders. BIM is one of the most recent innovations in the construction industry, which resolves the problems of projects faster. BIM can be applied by architects, engineers, contractors, project managers, etc. to achieve objectives such as reducing design errors, reducing time and cost, improving design and construction integration, and increasing coordination and cooperation among different sections. Given the significance of project success in every country and several problems in each project, using BIM is an appropriate solution, which its proper implementation requires understanding its benefits that is the main aim of this study. This research identifies and classifies these benefits through the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method, describing the significance of using BIM in infrastructure projects.

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Mapping Unmanned Aerial System Data onto Building Information Modeling Parameters for Highway Construction Progress Monitoring

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/03611981211064277 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 036119812110642

Author(s):

Reihaneh Samsami ◽

Amlan Mukherjee ◽

Colin N. Brooks

Keyword(s):

Project Management ◽

Progress Monitoring ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Highway Construction ◽

Point Clouds ◽

Project Managers ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Unmanned Aerial System ◽

Building Information ◽

Construction Progress Monitoring

The transportation infrastructure management sector lacks automated procedures that can help it find and resolve the performance deviations. The objective of this research is to illustrate the mapping of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) collected photogrammetric data to building information modeling (BIM) parameters, and their application for automated construction progress monitoring and the generation of as-built models. The goal is to support project managers to estimate project progress during highway construction. As a part of ongoing work, this paper takes into account 4D (3D + time) data that is acquired from 3D surface digital elevation models, point clouds, LiDAR data, and orthographic photos. It maps these 4D data onto BIM parameters to create as-built models of the project at different intervals. A comparison between as-planned and as-built models using the earned value management method is employed to develop metrics that can be used for indicating cost and schedule deviations during construction. The mapping methodology introduced in this paper is illustrated using an ongoing highway construction project case study. The main contribution of this paper is the organization, processing, and integration of UAS data with BIM data structures and project management workflows. The research outcomes will assist project managers in an easy and quick identification of potential performance problems and support the project management decision-making process.

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Developing Project Managers’ Transversal Competences Using Building Information Modeling

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app9194006 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (19) ◽

pp. 4006 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Francisco Zamora-Polo ◽

Mercedes Martínez Sánchez-Cortés ◽

Antonio Manuel Reyes-Rodríguez ◽

Justo García Sanz-Calcedo

Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Project Managers ◽

Project Based Learning ◽

Virtual Learning Environment ◽

Information Modeling ◽

University Teaching ◽

Building Information ◽

The University

The emergence of building information modeling (BIM) methodology requires the training of professionals with both specific and transversal skills. In this paper, a project-based learning experience carried out in the context of a project management course at the University of Extremadura is analyzed. To that end, a questionnaire was designed and given to students who participated in the initiative. Results suggest that BIM can be considered a virtual learning environment, from which students value the competences developed. The emotional performance observed was quite flat. Similarly, students valued the usefulness of the initiative. Students expressed a desire for the methodological change of the university classes, and thought that BIM methodology could be useful for other courses. The results obtained show a line of work to be done to improve the training of students and university teaching.

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An Overview of Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Construction of 4D BIM Model

International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology ◽

10.22214/ijraset.2021.35788 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (VI) ◽

pp. 3754-3758

Author(s):

Arpit S. Jaiswal

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Project Managers ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Project Delivery ◽

Delivery Time ◽

Building Information ◽

Increase Productivity ◽

Intelligent Model ◽

Global Growth

The volume of construction output will grow by 85% to $15.5 trillion worldwide by 2030, with three countries – China, US and India – leading the way and accounting for 57% of all global growth. Construction industry largest industry worldwide comprising Architecture, Engineering and Construction professionals, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumber professionals, etc. The AEC industries have long sought techniques to decrease project cost, increase productivity and quality, and reduce project delivery time and one of the trending techniques is BIM (Building Information Modeling). BIM is intelligent model-based concept, in which buildings are built virtually before they get constructed actually on the grounds, where all the information in integrated in common platform as a result we get virtual data rich model of the structure. BIM plays crucial role in decisions making during its lifecycle. This paper describes the software’s and methodology used for construction of 4D model. The BIM and normal construction process, dimensions of BIM are also explained in this paper. 4D model can be used by project managers for effectively manging tasks and resources.

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