scholarly journals File-to-Factory: Transferring Design Intent to Manufacture

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Maya Robinson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Fabrication ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Industry Professionals ◽  
The Way

<p>Digital fabrication has become a common way of producing and constructing designs more efficiently, challenging the traditional methods of construction, and the way we design. Despite the new technologies used to enhance the design process, there is still a disconnect between design and construction. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been a step towards creating a more fluid workflow. However, it is not currently being fully utilised within New Zealand. Along with a lack of interoperability, this has contributed to the limited productivity of the construction industry. The ability to take a BIM model direct to manufacture is critical to leverage the information of the model and reduce expensive remodelling. The use of BIM tools not only aims to maximise efficiency when delivering a project but also provides a new way of working and a solution to improve file-to-factory production.   Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), although relatively new to the architecture and building industry, could have substantial benefits for the way architecture projects are designed and constructed. This process consists of a set of guidelines that take into consideration the manufacturability and assembly of the design from the very beginning. Qualitative and experimental methods have been used for initial and developed testing drawn from case studies, a review of the literature, and data from interviews with industry professionals. Five interviews were conducted with industry professionals across the design to manufacturing spectrum. The interviews identified current issues within the architecture and building industry directly related to file-to-factory.   A new file-to-factory workflow has been developed utilising BIM tools and DfMA principles to explore the impact this process could have on the buildings we design and construct in New Zealand. The workflow does not consist of new processes or tools but instead couples the two together. By utilising the existing BIM technology and implementing DfMA, this means the designer can consider both the requirements of the design and how the design will be manufactured and assembled. The collaborative workflow can eliminate the need for remodelling, and reduce errors, cost, and time. This is significant to the industry because it begins to streamline the design-to-construction process and allow for the industry to grow, advance, and increase productivity.</p>

scholarly journals File-to-Factory: Transferring Design Intent to Manufacture

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Maya Robinson
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Fabrication ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Industry Professionals ◽  
The Way

<p>Digital fabrication has become a common way of producing and constructing designs more efficiently, challenging the traditional methods of construction, and the way we design. Despite the new technologies used to enhance the design process, there is still a disconnect between design and construction. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been a step towards creating a more fluid workflow. However, it is not currently being fully utilised within New Zealand. Along with a lack of interoperability, this has contributed to the limited productivity of the construction industry. The ability to take a BIM model direct to manufacture is critical to leverage the information of the model and reduce expensive remodelling. The use of BIM tools not only aims to maximise efficiency when delivering a project but also provides a new way of working and a solution to improve file-to-factory production.   Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), although relatively new to the architecture and building industry, could have substantial benefits for the way architecture projects are designed and constructed. This process consists of a set of guidelines that take into consideration the manufacturability and assembly of the design from the very beginning. Qualitative and experimental methods have been used for initial and developed testing drawn from case studies, a review of the literature, and data from interviews with industry professionals. Five interviews were conducted with industry professionals across the design to manufacturing spectrum. The interviews identified current issues within the architecture and building industry directly related to file-to-factory.   A new file-to-factory workflow has been developed utilising BIM tools and DfMA principles to explore the impact this process could have on the buildings we design and construct in New Zealand. The workflow does not consist of new processes or tools but instead couples the two together. By utilising the existing BIM technology and implementing DfMA, this means the designer can consider both the requirements of the design and how the design will be manufactured and assembled. The collaborative workflow can eliminate the need for remodelling, and reduce errors, cost, and time. This is significant to the industry because it begins to streamline the design-to-construction process and allow for the industry to grow, advance, and increase productivity.</p>

scholarly journals The 3D printing challenge in buildings

2020 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 19005
Author(s):  
Sofia Pessoa ◽  
Ana Sofia Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Fabrication ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
New Developments ◽  
The Past ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Building Physics ◽  
Building Project

The rising awareness and usage of Building Information Modelling (BIM), a methodology that allows for better information management and communication amongst the several stakeholders of a building project, opened the construction sector's door to digital fabrication tools that for years have been applied in many highly productive industries. 3D printing (3DP), unlike the conventional construction process that showed no signs of progress over the past decades, has already proven to be an interesting technology for Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), enabling important economic, environmental and constructability advantages, such as a reduction in building time and waste, mass customization and complex architectural shapes. Consequently, universities alongside companies worldwide, are now developing and applying 3DP to building construction. However, with the growing adoption of new technologies in AEC, new challenges arise that must be overcome in order to guarantee the buildings' correct performance. Therefore, this paper presents a literature review conducted to highlight new developments regarding the building physics and comfort of additively manufactured structures. The research revealed that the focus so far was guaranteeing printability, structural soundness, safety and durability, which means that there are still key requirements to be met, including fire resistance and adequate hygrothermal and acoustic behaviour.

scholarly journals Dynamic model of implementation efficiency of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in relation to the complexity of buildings and the level of their safety

2018 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
pp. 01010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Hotový
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Construction Management ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Indirect Costs ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Dynamical Model ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information

The aim of the work is to present the efficiency of the establishment BIM into the building industry on the created dynamical model related to the extent to the complexity of buildings, in which Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been used as „a tool of the industry revolution 4.0 in the CZE”. The work shows the rank of the influence in establishment of new technologies 4.0 and Internet issues on increasing demands and complexity of buildings and their safety. A result of simulation in the dynamical model emerges the conclusion why we should be interested in the rise of the complexity extent of processes of the buildings in relation to corresponding cost of BIM. It shows that the establishment of BIM achieves the necessary extent of the efficiency, i.e. in what assumptions and parameters the significant reduction of the direct or indirect costs has been achieved in the construction, management of the buildings and the facilities in their life cycle.

EFFECTS OF PERCEPTIONS ON BIM ADOPTION IN MALAYSIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (15) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wallace Imoudu Enegbuma ◽  
Godwin Uche Aliagha ◽  
Kherun Nita Ali
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Global Construction ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Industry Professionals

Building information modelling (BIM) continually presents transformation opportunities and strengthening collaboration within the construction industry. People, process and technology are largely discussed factors affecting BIM adoption across the global construction industry. The unsettling precedence envisaged by construction professionals with the onset of BIM in Malaysia has garnered more research focus on this soft issues to technology adoption. Therefore, this paper focuses on the relationship between people, process and technology perception of construction professionals. The overall causal relationship is examined towards effects on BIM adoption in addition to the degree of influence. Quantitative data was derived through a survey of 352 construction professionals (Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Engineers and Contractors) which was further anlysed using SPSS and Amos v20. The results revealed a high correlation between people, process and technology (>0.50) while process significantly affected BIM adoption (0.35). Overall, the model explored validated the conceptual framework on the impact of BIM perception of construction industry professionals in Malaysia on the adoption rate of BIM. The results denote grey areas for construction industry stakeholders to direct more efforts towards improving knowledge on BIM technology.  

scholarly journals Individual and Organisational Level Drivers and Barriers to Building Information Modelling

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-109
Author(s):  
Ensar Ademci ◽  
◽  
Selin Gundes ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
User Resistance ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Industry Professionals ◽  
Organisational Level

The diffusion of building information modelling (BIM) has remained slow and the search for a solution to the problems that prevent technology acceleration continues. Although, there is strong evidence that user resistance is a major factor in delaying the adoption of new technologies, little attention has been paid to the drivers of BIM use in literature. Besides, majority of the studies on organisational barriers focus on large firms, despite strong emphasis laid on increased collaboration in the BIM. In the current study, the drivers of and barriers to BIM adoption and implementation are explored at both individual and organisational levels through a survey conducted on 905 industry professionals from the Turkish construction industry. This study further explores differences between groups of firm size in embracing BIM technologies to assess the extent and presence of digital divide. Results reveal that professionals place more value on performance enhancing factors rather than social influence for the adoption of BIM, indicating the role of improved performance as a driver for BIM. The most prominent barriers, on the other hand, appear to be related to the availability of expertise and skills, a problem that seems to exist not solely within companies but also further down the supply chain. Policymakers seeking to disseminate BIM use may address these concerns and consider these insights to revise policies and incentives.

scholarly journals Building Information Modelling: An analysis of the methods used to streamline design-to-construction in New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Nelson Chan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Architectural Engineering ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Significant Factors

<p>The following study explores and investigates the current methods New Zealand (NZ) Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) firms use to enable effective BIM coordination in their projects. The purpose was to gain and contribute knowledge of the various methods for successful BIM delivery, as well, as to bridge the gap between academia and industry for a greater understanding of BIM use in an NZ context.  A qualitative research approach was carried out and comprised of semi-structured interviews in which eight industry participants across the design-to-construction supply chain were selected and interviewed. From the results, the different methods identified were: BIM-to-fabrication; change of procurement methods; and incorporating BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) plugin platforms. These methods identified contribute to knowledge for future researchers to undertake; predominantly to provide direction and recommendations to explore each method in an NZ industry context further.  Further discussions of the results identify that although the different methods can contribute to better BIM coordination, the success of a BIM model to be delivered effectively is dependent on two significant factors. The factors are; firstly, to capture the BIM requirements and needs of the client to establish well-defined deliverables in the BEP; and secondly, to ensure that the project team are to understand their role and responsibilities right throughout the project. This was a crucial finding in this thesis as although the methods are effective in enabling greater BIM coordination; ultimately it comes down to BIM understanding and expertise from key project stakeholders; which brings the notion of the issue back to the root of the problem. Other key findings from this thesis indicate a positive future for BIM within the NZ AEC industry, with many of the participant firms recognised to be proactive and open to incorporating BIM into their projects. Though the signs are encouraging, discussions with industry participants still express their concerns on needing to align the understanding of BIM between key project stakeholders. Therefore, an education piece which focuses on the client and their understanding of BIM in an NZ context is suggested for future research. This thesis also presents academia with valuable industry BIM workflow diagrams which the author has either illustrated or been provided by participants.</p>

scholarly journals Implementing BIM for conventional tunnels - a proposed methodology and case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 643-656
Author(s):  
Amichai Mitelman ◽  
Ury Gurevich
Keyword(s):  
Application Programming Interface ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Structural Domain ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Application Programming ◽  
Guidelines And Standards

The topic of Building Information Modelling (BIM) adoption by public organizations has become a central subject of research, and a significant amount of BIM documents, guidelines, and standards have been created to meet different organizational purposes. Compared to the building industry, the application of BIM tools for tunnel project management is lagging far behind. This paper proposes a methodology for integrating BIM tools for conventional tunnelling. A fundamental distinction is made between the tunnel internal architectural domain and the external structural domain. For the former, BIM methodology can be applied similarly to the building industry. For the latter, it is suggested that a BIM model be built according to the essential information generated during tunnelling excavation. The proposed methodology was put to test for an actual tunneling project. A routine was established where the supervisor on behalf of the owner was responsible for gathering and reporting essential data in tabular form. Via REVIT's Application Programming Interface (API), a code was developed so that a BIM model was built and updated automatic to data insertion. Ultimately, the final BIM model allows managing up-to-date qualitative and quantitative information visually. Thus, human understanding and interpretation are enhanced for future uses, such as maintenance, future renovations and project post-analysis.

Major Issues Affecting Government Data and Information in Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 862-871
Author(s):  
Saleem Zoughbi
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Capture Process ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Technical Specifications ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Smart Technologies ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

The ever-developing technology is multifaceted, not only in technical specifications, but also in mode, type and characteristics. New technologies are designed and produced, new ways of using these technologies also are being suggested, tested and adopted. Telecommunications and digital technology provide today remarkable smart technologies that enable people to capture, process, maintain, disseminate and store efficiently all kinds of information at very fast speed, with high degree of efficiency and correctness. Much of government data collected are continuously affected by the development in such technology. Recent trends of technology currently and for 2017 and beyond have shown that the impact of such trends will enhance the impact on the way governments handle data. This chapter presents an overview of such trends. However, a common strategy for government data should be developed in a concise way that will guide the process of dealing with the trends of modern technologies. Therefore government data platform will adopt new technologies, new hardware and software but essentially the way government data is kept and managed still remain the same, just new tools have been adopted.

Major Issues Affecting Government Data and Information in Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
pp. 115-126
Author(s):  
Saleem Zoughbi
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Capture Process ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Technical Specifications ◽  
Government Data ◽  
Smart Technologies ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

The ever-developing technology is multifaceted, not only in technical specifications, but also in mode, type and characteristics. New technologies are designed and produced, new ways of using these technologies also are being suggested, tested and adopted. Telecommunications and digital technology provide today remarkable smart technologies that enable people to capture, process, maintain, disseminate and store efficiently all kinds of information at very fast speed, with high degree of efficiency and correctness. Much of government data collected are continuously affected by the development in such technology. Recent trends of technology currently and for 2017 and beyond have shown that the impact of such trends will enhance the impact on the way governments handle data. This chapter presents an overview of such trends. However, a common strategy for government data should be developed in a concise way that will guide the process of dealing with the trends of modern technologies. Therefore government data platform will adopt new technologies, new hardware and software but essentially the way government data is kept and managed still remain the same, just new tools have been adopted.

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