ASSESSMENT OF LIMITATIONS OF BIM IMPLEMENTATION IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is increasingly being implemented both in the World and in Lithuania. The benefits provided by BIM promise a much more efficient and smoother construction process and suggest that the construction market of the future will continue to develop based on the BIM methodology. However, both the implementation and development of BIM can face some challenges, obstacles and limitations for construction market participants that occur with the use of BIM and that can slow down the smooth implementation of a project. This paper examines the difficulties of BIM in the implementation and use phase. During the research, the literature sources were analysed describing the implementation of BIM in the development of residential and other projects. The advantages and challenges of BIM described by the authors were analysed, and the emerging problems were highlighted. The literature sources analysed and found BIM limitations were grouped according to the most frequently mentioned.Building Information Modelling (BIM) is increasingly being implemented both in the World and in Lithuania. The benefits provided by BIM promise a much more efficient and smoother construction process and suggest that the construction market of the future will continue to develop based on the BIM methodology. However, both the implementation and development of BIM can face some challenges, obstacles and limitations for construction market participants that occur with the use of BIM and that can slow down the smooth implementation of a project. This paper examines the difficulties of BIM in the implementation and use phase. During the research, the literature sources were analysed describing the implementation of BIM in the development of residential and other projects. The advantages and challenges of BIM described by the authors were analysed, and the emerging problems were highlighted. The literature sources analysed and found BIM limitations were grouped according to the most frequently mentioned.

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A Feasibility Study on Occupants' Behaviour and Energy Usage Patterns and Its Potential Integration With Building Information Modelling

Architecture and Design ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7314-2.ch020 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 560-570

Author(s):

Liangxiu Han ◽

Haşim Altan ◽

Masa Noguchi

Keyword(s):

Energy Consumption ◽

Feasibility Study ◽

Energy Usage ◽

Building Information Modelling ◽

Information Modelling ◽

Energy Prediction ◽

The Future ◽

Building Information ◽

Usage Patterns ◽

Major Factors

Understanding how occupants manage their energy use in homes and how their behaviour influence household energy consumption in domestic environments has been challenging. There seems to be several major factors contributing towards achieving optimal performance in designing, constructing and maintaining a sustainable home using Building Information Modelling (BIM) based approaches. This study focuses on investigating the relationship between user behaviour and energy consumption through the in-depth analysis of energy usage patterns collected from a selected affordable terraced house in Prestwick, Scotland, as an initial attempt towards the future integration with BIM systems. For the purpose of this feasibility study, indoor temperature, relative humidity and CO2 sensors, as well as a gas-electricity-water utility monitor were installed in the selected home occupied by a working class nuclear household. The study encompasses the analyses of energy usage patterns in their daily life. It is confirmed that domestic energy consumption is affected by the occupants' presence and behaviour. Moreover, this paper discusses a possibility that the energy prediction approach taken in this study could work alongside BIM systems applied for housing suppliers' design decision-making on the delivery of energy efficient homes of the future.

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The Project Coach: The New Role of the Project Manager for the Future Due to the News Tools Like Building Information Modelling, Integrated Project Delivery, Last Planner and Others

Construction and Building Research ◽

10.1007/978-94-007-7790-3_6 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 43-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Marc Bach

Keyword(s):

Project Manager ◽

Project Delivery ◽

Integrated Project Delivery ◽

Building Information Modelling ◽

Information Modelling ◽

The Future ◽

Building Information ◽

Integrated Project ◽

Last Planner

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Building information modelling to support maintenance management of healthcare built assets

Facilities ◽

10.1108/f-01-2018-0012 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 37 (7/8) ◽

pp. 415-434 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Nadeeshani Wanigarathna ◽

Keith Jones ◽

Adrian Bell ◽

Georgios Kapogiannis

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Decision Making ◽

Conceptual Framework ◽

Asset Management ◽

Building Information Modelling ◽

Content Type ◽

Information Modelling ◽

Wide Range ◽

Building Information ◽

Use Phase

Purpose This paper aims to investigate how digital capabilities associated with building information modelling (BIM) can integrate a wide range of information to improve built asset management (BAM) decision-making during the in-use phase of hospital buildings. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive document analysis and a participatory case study was undertaken with a regional NHS hospital to review the type of information that can be used to better inform BAM decision-making to develop a conceptual framework to improve information use during the health-care BAM process, test how the conceptual framework can be applied within a BAM division of a health-care organisation and develop a cloud-based BIM application. Findings BIM has the potential to facilitate better informed BAM decision-making by integrating a wide range of information related to the physical condition of built assets, resources available for BAM and the built asset’s contribution to health-care provision within an organisation. However, interdepartmental information sharing requires a significant level of time and cost investment and changes to information gathering and storing practices within the whole organisation. Originality/value This research demonstrated that the implementation of BIM during the in-use phase of hospital buildings is different to that in the design and construction phases. At the in-use phase, BIM needs to integrate and communicate information within and between the estates, facilities division and other departments of the organisation. This poses a significant change management task for the organisation’s information management systems. Thus, a strategically driven top-down organisational approach is needed to implement BIM for the in-use phase of hospital buildings.

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A Preliminary Implementation Framework of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the Algerian AEC Industry

International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability ◽

10.11113/ijbes.v7.n3.554 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 59-68

Author(s):

Khalid Bouguerra ◽

Lim Yaik-Wah ◽

Kherun Nita Ali

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Implementation Framework ◽

Building Information Modelling ◽

Information Modelling ◽

Construction Market ◽

Technology Process ◽

Building Information ◽

Upward Growth ◽

Aec Industry

The construction industry is one of the most growing sectors worldwide, it plays a great role in boosting the economy. The construction sector in Algeria has recently witnessed an upward growth, due to the Algerian government’s vision to develop economic activity and boost the residential construction market. On the other hand, the Algerian construction market is suffering from the lack of efficiency; projects delay and less quality of projects delivery. It becomes very necessary to find a way to improve these inefficiencies by adopting new approaches and technologies. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is becoming a widespread and common approach in the design, construction and maintenance of building facilities as BIM reduces waste, improves construction quality and enhance collaboration among the construction stakeholders. Hence, it becomes necessary to start gradually introducing BIM to the Algerian construction industry in order to improve its productivity. This paper addresses BIM implementation in the Algerian AEC industry and proposes a preliminary framework towards its implementation. Through a questionnaire survey, we explored the BIM capabilities, BIM awareness and BIM maturity of the Algerian AEC players. Based on the questionnaire findings and literature review, this paper proposes an effective BIM implementation based on both levels of macro-adoption and micro-adoption. The framework developed is based on three main aspects comprise of technology, process and policy. This study is considered as the first implementation framework of Building information modelling in the Algerian AEC industry. The framework proposed will be used as a reference for the Algerian researchers and professionals.

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The Modelling of Digital Twins Technology in the Construction Process of Prefabricated Buildings

Advances in Civil Engineering ◽

10.1155/2021/2801557 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Yun Zhou ◽

Xiao Wei ◽

Ying Peng

Keyword(s):

Building Construction ◽

Construction Process ◽

Safety Hazards ◽

Building Information Modelling ◽

Information Modelling ◽

Maximum Value ◽

Digital Twins ◽

Potential Safety ◽

Building Information ◽

Building Components

In the process of building construction, traditional architectural design and construction methods take a long time. The built buildings perform poorly in terms of energy usage and energy conservation. The study expects to explore the potential safety hazards of prefabricated buildings during the construction process. On this basis, a modelling study of the construction process is carried out. The study uses Digital Twins (DTs) technology and prefabricated Building Information Modelling (BIM) to conduct in-depth modelling research on the building construction process. The prefabricated building construction system oriented to DTs technology can well solve the problems of structural damage and deformation in the production, transportation, and assembly process of building components. Especially in prefabricated buildings, it can monitor and accurately predict the damage of building components that may occur in the entire system due to structural problems and material problems in real time. Regarding the building information model, the study uses third-party software to transfer the assembly information to the network cloud to further realize the display of the BIM. The study shows that the maximum value of the effective risk cases selected is 130, and its effective rate is 100%; after processing the data, it is found that the initial value is always stable, and its value is 1; the extracted value is always changing, the maximum value is 0.86, and the minimum is 0.75. By this result, the conclusion is that DTs technology and BIM can effectively monitor the indicators of risk problems during the construction of prefabricated buildings and can further reduce potential safety hazards. Through building information modelling, the development of intelligent industrialization of building construction design and the in-depth study of construction modelling has practical application value.

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BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: AWARENESS OF MALAYSIAN CONTRACTORS

International Journal of Property Sciences ◽

10.22452/ijps.vol10no1.2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 16-25

Author(s):

Syed Zakaria Sharifah Akmam ◽

Abdul Rahim Nur Soleha

Keyword(s):

Construction Industry ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Building Information Modeling ◽

Information Modeling ◽

Construction Process ◽

Building Information Modelling ◽

The World ◽

Building Information ◽

Available Technology ◽

Realistic Information

Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become an attention-grabbing topic among researchers and industry players around the world including Malaysia. As the construction industry always plaguing with issues related to massive waste generated from construction and demolition process, encouraging BIM implementation is considered as one of the available technology-based alternatives to encounter these issues. BIM is a type of technology that offers the development of construction project before the real construction process, which allows the identification of any issues earlier, throughout the design and planning phases. Currently, numerous researches have been focusing on the benefits offered by BIM to the construction industry. However, there are still several construction players who lack awareness of BIM's contribution, especially towards sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to explore the awareness of contractors in Malaysia on the contribution of BIM towards sustainability, namely economic, environmental and social. A total of 133 contractors from grade G1 to G7 were involved in a survey. The results revealed that majority of the respondents were aware on BIM contributions towards environmental sustainability, besides other two sustainability pillars, economic and social. Thereby, there is a need to educate and provide realistic information to the construction industry stakeholders, as a process to create a better understanding and wider exposure, and to convince them to implement BIM technology.

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