scholarly journals DEVELOPING BIM-ASSISTED AS-BUILT SCHEDULE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui-Ping Tserng ◽  
Shih-Ping Ho ◽  
Shu-Hui Jan
Keyword(s):  
Construction Project ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Project Control ◽  
Schedule Management ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
General Contractor ◽  
Study Results ◽  
General Contractors ◽  
Control And Management

Construction project control attempts to obtain real-time as-built schedule information and to eliminate project delays by effectively enhancing dynamic schedule control and management. Suitable platforms for enhancing an as-built schedule visually during the construction phase are necessary and important for general contractors. As the application of building information modeling (BIM) becomes more common, schedule management integrated with the BIM approach becomes essential to enhance visual construction management implementation for the general contractor during the construction phase. To enhance visualization of the updated as-built schedule for the general contractor, this study presents a novel system called the Construction BIM-assisted Schedule Management (ConBIM-SM) system for general contractors in Taiwan. The primary purpose of this study is to develop a web ConBIM-SM system for the general contractor to enhance visual as-built schedule information sharing and efficiency in tracking construction as-built schedule. Finally, the ConBIM-SM system is applied to a case study of a commerce building project in Taiwan to verify its efficacy and demonstrate its effectiveness during the construction phase. The advantages of the ConBIM-SM system lie in improved project control and management efficiency for general contractors, and in providing BIM-assisted as-built schedule tracking and management, to access the most current as-built schedule information through a web browser. The case study results show that the ConBIM-SM system is an effective visual as-built schedule management platform integrated with the BIM approach for general contractors in a construction project.

scholarly journals Construction Database-Supported and BIM-Based Interface Communication and Management: A Pilot Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Yu-Cheng Lin ◽  
Shuh Jung ◽  
Yu-Chih Su
Keyword(s):  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Interface Problems ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
Digital Format ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Building Information ◽  
General Contractors

Construction projects are subject to numerous interface problems, particularly during the construction phase. The absence of suitable systems or platforms to tackle these issues could hinder the performance of construction management. Thus, the communication and management of interfaces (CMI) are necessary to improve the quality of the management of construction projects. E-mail and generic construction information systems are commonly used communication tools; however, they pose several limitations in recording and managing as well as in responding to interface problems. Building information modeling (BIM), by contrast, saves and delivers information in a digital format in a 3D computer-aided design (CAD) environment. The adoption of BIM technology integrated with web technology for construction projects allows users to communicate interface issues and obtain responses for them effectively. Thus, this study develops a database-supported and BIM-based CMI (DBCMI) system for general contractors to enhance their CMI work efficiency during the construction phase. To confirm the efficacy of the CMI, the DBCMI system was used in a building project in Taiwan. The case study results reveal that the proposed DBCMI system is an effective communication and management platform, particularly for practical CMI work integrated with BIM technology. This study concludes with the benefits of using the proposed system and possible limitations in its further application.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING AS-BUILT BIM MODEL PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR GENERAL CONTRACTORS: A CASE STUDY

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 608-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Cheng LIN ◽  
Hsin-Yun LEE ◽  
I-Tung YANG
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Model Management ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Building Information ◽  
General Contractors

As the application of building information modeling (BIM) becomes more common, BIM model management becomes necessary and important to enhance the effectiveness of BIM implementation for a general contractor (GC) during the construction phase. Implementation of BIM models in the construction phase, which typically involves partic­ipants from different fields, often has numerous BIM-related interfaces and problems. Therefore, feedback from the most recent as-built model tracking and BIM model problems are essential for BIM process management (BIM PM) in the construction field. BIM PM has become the most important aspect of a sound as-built BIM model management strategy. Changes in as-built BIM models should be identified, updated, and tracked for BIM PM, such that version management of as-built BIM models can be improved, while minimizing rework and reducing as-built BIM models development du­ration. Systematic approaches and information on management platforms for enhancing BIM PM during the construction phase are lacking. This study proposes a novel approach to the BIM model management which is to manage and track all versions of as-built BIM models. The primary purpose of this study is to develop a web Construction BIM-based PM (ConBIM-PM) system to enhance a General Contractor’s ability to share BIM PM information and track construction projects more efficiently. The ConBIM-PM system provides users with a centralized storage of all versions of as-built models during the construction phase of a project so that they are able to track and manage the current status of modi­fied as-built models and BIM PM information effectively. Finally, the ConBIM-PM system is applied to a case study of a building project in Taiwan to verify its efficacy and demonstrate its effectiveness. The case study results show that the ConBIM-PM system is effective for BIM PM work by a GC during the construction phase of the BIM implementation.

scholarly journals APPLICATION OF PROJECT-BASED CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION: A CASE STUDY

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Sung Chen ◽  
Yu-Kun Tsui ◽  
Ren-Jye Dzeng ◽  
Wei-Chih Wang
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Construction Project Management ◽  
Commercial Building ◽  
General Contractor ◽  
Control And Management

Real-time information is vital to enhance dynamic control and management via information sharing and analysis in order to reduce construction conflicts and project delays. However, most construction project management programs are ineffective for project prompt responses, especially with respect to change management. This work presents a novel construction project management system called the web project-based change management (WPCM) system. The WPCM system responds to changes in information efficiently in order to facilitate change management among project participants (e.g. general contractor, suppliers, and subcontractors) in a construction project environment. Capable of increasing information sharing in construction change management, web-based technology can also provide cost savings via the Internet. A case study involving a commercial building project in Taiwan demonstrates the effectiveness of both the proposed WPCM system and information sharing in change control during the construction phase. In addition to increasing the efficiency of change control and management for a general contractor, as well as dynamic project tracking and management, the proposed system enables subcontractors and suppliers to access and manage the change information timely. Future work should implement the system functions comprehensively and apply the system to additional projects more strictly for further verification of its reliability.

Construction Project Control in Virtual Reality: A Case Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (13) ◽  
pp. 2724-2732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Cheng Li . ◽  
Lie-Yun Ding . ◽  
Jing-Tao Wang .
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Project Control

scholarly journals Three Theoretical Perspectives for Understanding Inter-firm Coordination of Construction Project Supply Chains

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Torres Formoso ◽  
Eduardo Luis Isatto
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chains ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Complementary Role ◽  
General Contractors ◽  
Coordination Process

The success of construction projects is highly dependent on the coordination of a fairly large number of stakeholders, such as client organizations, designers, general contractors, and subcontractors. Each of those stakeholders can both affect and be affected by the way a project is managed, and none of them usually has the power or the ability to coordinate project supply chains. However, the existing literature on supply chain management does not provide a comprehensive theoretical foundation for describing or explaining the coordination of construction project supply chains. This paper discusses the role of three different theoretical perspectives for understanding the inter-firm coordination process of project supply chains in the construction industry: the Theory of Coordination, the Transaction Cost Theory and the Language-Action Perspective. The contribution of each theoretical approach is pointed out in the paper, and their complementary role is illustrated in a case study carried out in a petrochemical construction project in Brazil.

scholarly journals Extending BIM Interoperability for Real-Time Concrete Formwork Process Monitoring

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morteza Hamooni ◽  
Mojtaba Maghrebi ◽  
Javad Majrouhi Sardroud ◽  
Sungjin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Concrete Strength ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Sensor Data ◽  
Project Control ◽  
Cost Overruns ◽  
Removal Time ◽  
Management Personnel ◽  
Building Information

The concrete formwork process is a critical component of construction project control because failing to gain the necessary concrete strength can lead to reworks and, consequently, project delays and cost overruns during the project’s execution. The goal of this study is to develop a novel method of monitoring the maturity of concrete and providing reduced formwork removal time with the strength ensured in real-time. This method addresses the wireless sensors and building information modeling (BIM) needed to help project management personnel monitor the concrete’s status and efficiently decide on the appropriate formwork removal timing. Previous studies have focused only on the monitoring of concrete’s status using sensor data or planning the formwork layout by integrating the BIM environment into the design process. This study contributes to extending BIM’s interoperability for monitoring concrete’s maturity in real-time during construction, as well as determining the formwork removal time for project control. A case study was conducted at a building construction project to validate the developed framework. It was concluded that BIM can interoperate with the data collected from sensors embedded in concrete, and that this system can reduce formwork removal time while retaining sufficient strength in the concrete, rather than adhering to the removal time given in building code standards.

scholarly journals CONSTRUCTION 3D BIM-BASED KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Cheng Lin
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Knowledge Map ◽  
3D Cad ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
Visual Knowledge ◽  
Building Information ◽  
General Contractors

Knowledge management (KM) is the organization, creation, sharing and flow of knowledge within organizations. Knowledge can be shared and reused among involved engineers and experts to improve a construction process and reduce the time and cost of solving problems. This paper proposes a new and practical methodology to capture and represent construction project knowledge by using a Building Information Modeling (BIM) approach. Using BIM approach, users can make visual knowledge management in the 3D Computer-aided Design (CAD) environment. This study addresses the application of knowledge management in the construction phase of construction projects and proposes a Construction BIM-based Knowledge Management (CBIMKM) system for general contractors. The CBIMKM is then applied in selected case studies of a construction building project in Taiwan to verify our proposed methodology and demonstrate the effectiveness of sharing knowledge in the 3D environment. By applying the BIM approach, all participants in a project can share and reuse explicit and tacit knowledge through the 3D CAD-based knowledge map. The combined results demonstrate that the CBIMKM system can be used as a visual 3D-based knowledge management platform by utilizing the BIM approach and web technology.

Exploring the BIM and lean synergies in the Istanbul Grand Airport construction project

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 1339-1354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozan Koseoglu ◽  
Mehmet Sakin ◽  
Yusuf Arayici
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lean Practices ◽  
Complex Projects ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Level 3 ◽  
Research Findings

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a solid understanding of how integrated building information modeling (BIM) is implemented in a mega project such as the (Istanbul Grand Airport IGA) construction project, which is the main case study in the research methodology. Design/methodology/approach The paper examines and identifies the lean efficiency gains achieved in the IGA project and highlights the synergies between BIM and lean concepts based on the facts and figures from the case study analysis. In complex projects, there is a vital need for a comprehensive approach that would enable successful managing of design and construction information via accurate modeling, collaboration and integration throughout the project lifecycles covering various disciplines. Findings The research findings in the paper make a significant impact in understanding the strategic perception for BIM as a new way of working methodology for the construction industry in Turkey, since the IGA project has become not only a key learning hub for the Turkish construction industry, but also a global landmark for digital construction and project delivery. In addition it proves the mutual synergies between BIM and lean practices. Originality/value The IGA project is a mega-scale airport construction project with features beyond building industry challenges, and it should be designed and constructed with tight deadlines and budgets and be operated afterwards in an effective and efficient way. Can lean and BIM help for timely and on-budget completion of the project and could they support the management of the airport facility after handover? The paper also discusses the lean and BIM implementation in the project in relation to the BIM Level 3 requirements.

Enhancing construction project supply chains and performance evaluation methods: a case study of a bridge construction project

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 1094-1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nai-Hsin Pan ◽  
Yung-Yu Lin ◽  
Nang-Fei Pan
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Bridge Construction ◽  
Modeling Methodology ◽  
Scor Model ◽  
Study Results ◽  
And Performance

Construction supply chain management (cSCM) requires planning such that construction stages and logistics are coordinated and integrated to reduce costs, improve productivity, and generate a win–win situation for different parties. The supply chain operations reference (SCOR), which has been widely applied in other industries, is a standardized operational modeling methodology for analyzing supply chain processes. This study considers construction industry characteristics in applying the SCOR model to develop a dynamic cSCM model using computer simulation. Furthermore, this study developed a novel cSCM performance evaluation method using the SCOR method to evaluate cSCM performance and identify and solve cSCM problems. This study uses a bridge construction project as a case study, which determines the relationships among supply chain participants to enhance communication efficiency and identify problems related to materials management. The case study results demonstrate that the proposed hybrid modeling methodology helps construction supply chain participants identify their roles and communicate easily, helps project managers identify bottlenecks in a supply chain, and significantly improves cSCM performance.

Bridging BIM and building (BBB) for information management in construction

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 1518-1532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Chen ◽  
Weisheng Lu
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Asset Management ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Information Quantity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Building Information

Purpose How to make an effective use of building information modeling (BIM) for information management (IM) is a challenging question in the field of construction project and asset management. Chen et al. (2015) answered this question by developing a conceptual framework of “bridging BIM and building (BBB).” However, the underlying mechanism through which BBB can truly impact IM remains unclear. The purpose of this paper is thus to demystify the mechanism linking BBB and IM. Design/methodology/approach Drawing upon the IM literature, this paper proposes three IM requirements, namely, requirements on information quantity, quality and accessibility, as the significant mediators between BBB and IM. To verify this proposition, a two-year, participatory case study was conducted based on a real-life construction project in which a BBB system was implemented. Findings The results of the case study supported the proposition that by enhancing the information quantity, quality and accessibility BBB could favorably contribute to IM in construction. Practical implications This paper provides knowledge about system architecture, components and their linkage in an operable BBB system. It also provides empirical experience about BBB implementation. Originality/value This study is among the first attempts to streamline the theoretical discourses relating to BBB for IM in a construction context. It contributes to the construction IM by directing attention to key IM requirements and processes rooted in the IM literature.

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