Implementation of Building Information Modeling for Construction Clash Detection Process in the Design Stage: A Case Study of Malaysian Police Headquarter Building

Traditional energy analysis in Building Information Modeling (BIM) only accounts for the energy requirements of building operations during a portion of the occupancy phase of the building’s life cycle and as such is unable to quantify the true impact of buildings on the environment. Specifically, the typical energy analysis in BIM does not account for the energy associated with resource formation, recycling, and demolition. Therefore, a comprehensive method is required to analyze the true environmental impact of buildings. Emergy analysis can offer a holistic approach to account for the environmental cost of activities involved in building construction and operation in all its life cycle phases from resource formation to demolition. As such, the integration of emergy analysis with BIM can result in the development of a holistic sustainability performance tool. Therefore, this study aimed at developing a comprehensive framework for the integration of emergy analysis with existing Building Information Modeling tools. The proposed framework was validated using a case study involving a test building element of 8’ × 8’ composite wall. The case study demonstrated the successful integration of emergy analysis with Revit®2021 using the inbuilt features of Revit and external tools such as MS Excel. The framework developed in this study will help in accurately determining the environmental cost of the buildings, which will help in selecting environment-friendly building materials and systems. In addition, the integration of emergy into BIM will allow a comparison of various built environment alternatives enabling designers to make sustainable decisions during the design phase.

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Development of a tool for measuring building information modeling (BIM) user satisfaction – method selection, scale development and case study

Engineering Construction & Architectural Management ◽

10.1108/ecam-08-2019-0448 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (9) ◽

pp. 2409-2427

Author(s):

Honglei Liu ◽

Jiule Song ◽

Guangbin Wang

Keyword(s):

User Satisfaction ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Measurement Instrument ◽

Triangular Fuzzy Number ◽

Entropy Method ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Content Type ◽

Building Information ◽

Aec Industry

PurposeWith the increasing attention acquired from researchers and practitioners in Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry, building information modeling (BIM) has fundamentally changed the approach we design, construct and delivery, as well as operate and maintenance of buildings and civil infrastructures. This study tries to provide an innovative perspective on BIM research. This study aims to analyze the necessity and feasibility of BIM user satisfaction research and define what BIM user satisfaction is, and then to develop a quantitative method for the measurement of BIM user satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachAs it is indicated in the content, BIM user satisfaction is measured by the sum of the user's weighted reactions to a set of factors. To be specific, the entropy method was adopted to calculate the “weighting” of the factors, and the triangular fuzzy number (TFN) method was selected to compute the “scoring” of the factors. Through the literature review, methodology and tool development, as well as case study and discussions, this paper was generated sequentially.FindingsThis study found that the proposed tool for the measurement of BIM success is valid and reliable; it formerly translated the conceptual definition of BIM user satisfaction into an accurate measurement instrument. It also indicated that many factors are affecting the BIM users' satisfaction, and each of the factors inherited various importance and score, and the findings are expected to improve the performance and effectiveness of BIM management.Originality/valueThrough the translation of the conceptual BIM user satisfaction into a valid quantitative measurement instrument, this research provides an excellent framework for the management of BIM from the user's perspective, and it could help to stimulate user's acceptance of BIM in the AEC industry in future.

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Building Ontology to Implement the BIM (Building Information Modeling) Focused on Pre-Design Stage

ISARC 2008 - Proceedings from the 25th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction ◽

10.22260/isarc2008/0053 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Joo-Sung Lee ◽

Kyung-Min Min ◽

Yoon-Sun Lee ◽

Ju-Hyung Kim ◽

Jae-Jun Kim

Keyword(s):

Building Information Modeling ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Design Stage ◽

Building Information

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ANALYSIS OF THE BIM-M DATA MODEL APPLICATION

Mokslas - Lietuvos ateitis ◽

10.3846/mla.2021.13797 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (0) ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Viačeslav Zigmund ◽

Jurgita Antuchevičienė ◽

Darius Migilinskas

Keyword(s):

Computer Aided Design ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Masonry Wall ◽

Life Cycles ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Design Stage ◽

Masonry Unit ◽

Unit Model ◽

Computer Aided ◽

Building Information

The article analyses implementation of BIM-M (Building Information Modeling for Masonry) into the BIM (Building Information Modeling) project to ensure the preparation of the masonry project. The BIM-M model consists of a masonry database, a masonry unit model, a masonry unit database model, and masonry unit model definition and BIM masonry wall definition model. The case study proposes a BIM-M model for cavity wall, masonry structures involving project stakeholders and ensuring the exchange of information at the design stage CAD (Computer Aided Design) with the ability to transfer information to other life cycles CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing) and CAE (Computer Aided Engineering).

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