scholarly journals A Preliminary Study on Upper-Level Building Information Modeling Education for Construction Management Students

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Namhun Lee ◽  
Linda Reeder
Keyword(s):  
Construction Management ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Level Building

scholarly journals Implementing virtual reality - building information modeling in the construction management curriculum

2022 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 48-69
Author(s):  
Sahar Y. Ghanem
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Head Mounted Display ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Building Information

As the industry transitions towards incorporating BIM in construction projects, adequately qualified students and specialists are essential to this transition. It became apparent that construction management programs required integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM) into the curriculum. By bringing Virtual Reality (VR) technology to BIM, VR-BIM would transform the architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, and three-dimensional (3D) immersive learning can be a valuable platform to enhance students' ability to recognize a variety of building principles. The study carries out a methodology for implementing the VR-BIM in the construction management undergraduate program. Based on the previous literature review, in-depth analysis of the program, and accreditation requirements, VR-BIM will be implemented throughout the curriculum by combining stand-alone class and integration in the existing courses method. The challenges that may face the program planning to implement VR-BIM are discussed, and few solutions are proposed. The lab classroom layout appropriate for the applications is designed to be adjusted for several layouts to accommodate all learning styles and objectives. A comparison between different Head-Mounted Display (HMD) headsets is carried out to choose the appropriate equipment for the lab.

FACTORS AFFECTING THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING AS A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TOOL

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Swapan Saha ◽  
Scott Jessup
Keyword(s):  
Construction Management ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Building Information

There has been growing concern about the efficiency of the Australian construction industry. It has been identified that inefficiencies due to industry fragmentation has significant impacts on the way construction projects are delivered. It is largely believed that Building Information Modeling (BIM) has the potential to significantly improve the efficiency of a project throughout its entire lifecycle. The main focus of BIM research has, up until now, been principally focused on its ever increasing use in the design phase of a project. The construction phase of a project has been largely overlooked, particularly the implementation of BIM during this phase of a project.. A mixed method approach has been utilised in this study comprising of quantitative and qualitative techniques. The quantitative method was conducted through the distribution of a statistically analysed questionnaire survey to a sample population of construction professionals within Australia. Concurrently, the qualitative method of analysis is conducted through case studies of selected construction projects with some involvement of BIM. Through the research, it was proven that Australian construction projects are far from the full utilisation of BIM as a construction management tool. The factors affecting BIM’s utilisation were also discovered in this research and validated through statistical analysis of the population data found by the questionnaire survey.

Applications of BIM in Erecting Steel Structure

2012 ◽  
Vol 193-194 ◽  
pp. 1440-1443
Author(s):  
Xua Mao Liao ◽  
Zhen Ya Fang ◽  
Jie Sheng Yu ◽  
Yin Gui Yang ◽  
Shuai Yang
Keyword(s):  
Construction Management ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Steel Structure ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Space Management ◽  
Building Information

There is a second revolution for the building field, brought in by the emerging and application of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Applications of BIM in the material following, construction management, space management and business calculations of erecting steel structure were discussed in this work, combining its characteristics.

EXPLORING BARRIERS IN IMPLEMENTING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghanim A. Bekr
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
University Curriculum ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The Government ◽  
The University

This study involves with Building Information Modeling (BIM) and exploring the reasons behind the slow speed of implementing this method in the construction industry in developing countries in general and Jordan in specific. The aim of the research was achieved through a survey which considered 15 barrier factors and 13 driving factors. The study revealed that the level of BIM implementation in construction projects is generally low. In addition, the significant barriers affecting the adoption of BIM are lack of qualified staff to operate the software, difficulty learning BIM, the existing system fulfils the need, resistance to change and uncertainties concerning return on investment of BIM. Also, the study pointed out the most important factors that could help implementing BIM in the Jordanian construction industry. These are providing BIM training program, introducing BIM in the university curriculum and providing the efforts by the government to push implementation of BIM in their projects. Finally, the paper presented some recommendations if followed the level of (BIM) implementation in this country may be improved.

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