Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Higher Education Based on Pedagogical Concepts and Standardised Methods

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eilif Hjelseth
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Support Design ◽  
Software Training ◽  
Pedagogical Content ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Pedagogical Frameworks

The implementation of BIM in higher education (HE) curricula for architecture and engineering is limited and does not meet the demand for competency in the industry. BIM education is mostly initiated by enthusiasts offering software training in isolated courses. The transfer of educational experiences is limited and partial. This conceptual paper explores the use of pedagogical frameworks to enable the systematic implementation of BIM in higher education. The following pedagogical frameworks are explored: (a) Integrated Design and Delivery Solutions (IDDS), (b) Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), and (c) Trinity of BIM as building information model/ -modelling/ -management (BIM3P). BIM-related methods are connected to the pedagogical framework to illustrate applicable implementation. This enable BIM to be integrated into most architecture and engineering subjects without separate training in software. Focus is given to understanding relevant information to support design and fact-based decisions. The approach is learning BIM for learning architecture and engineering.

scholarly journals Teaching Building Design and Construction Engineering. Are we ready for the paradigm shift?

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Forgues ◽  
Sheryl Staub-French ◽  
Leila M. Farah
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Building Design ◽  
The United States ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Practice Knowledge ◽  
Teaching Programs ◽  
The Impact

Drastic changes are occurring in the construction industry. Building Information Modeling (BIM) processes and technologies, and new Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) approaches are transforming the way buildings are planned, designed, built and operated. With the needs for new skills to cope with these accelerating changes, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) associations in the United States are working with universities to reengineer teaching programs, integrating architecture training within an engineering and construction curriculum. Leading universities are already developing new programs, such as BIM studio courses, and promoting new ways to teach practice knowledge within design laboratories.These changes are also starting to occur in the Canadian industry. Some large governmental bodies are starting to request that their projects are designed and built using BIM. Canadian universities must respond to these changing requirements to prepare future architects, engineers, and construction managers for these new challenges and emerging industry needs. This paper provides examples for how to bridge this gap by bringing practice knowledge and research to the classroom. First, it synthesizes the impact of BIM and IPD on engineering practices in Canada. Second, it describes curriculum development undertaken between a school of architecture and two engineering departments for the development of multidisciplinary design studios to teach integrated design and BIM. Case studies are set in urban contexts and include the development of new buildings as well as refurbishment proposals for an industrial obsolete landmark. Finally, learning from this teaching and research experience, it raises questions and issues regarding our readiness to cope with this paradigm shift.

scholarly journals Envelope Thermal Performance Analysis Based on Building Information Model (BIM) Cloud Platform—Proposed Green Mark Collaboration Environment

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziwen Liu ◽  
Qian Wang ◽  
Vincent J.L. Gan ◽  
Luke Peh
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Architectural Engineering ◽  
Collaboration Environment ◽  
Building Information

Building Information Modeling (BIM) and sustainable buildings are two future cornerstones of the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. In Singapore’s context, the Green Mark (GM) scoring system is prevalently used to assess the sustainability index of green buildings. BIM provides the semantic and geometry information of buildings, which is proliferated as the technological and process backbone for the green building assessment. This research, through vast literature reviews, identified that the current procedure of achieving a Green Mark score is tedious and cumbersome, which hampers productivity, especially in the calculation of building envelope thermal performance. Furthermore, the project stakeholders work in silos, in a non-collaborative, manual and 2D-based environment for generating relevant documentation to achieve the requisite green mark score. To this end, a cloud-based BIM platform was developed, with the aim of encouraging project stakeholders to collaboratively generate the project’s green mark score digitally in accordance with the regulatory requirements. Through this research, the authors have validated the Envelope Thermal Transfer Value (ETTV) calculation, which is one of the prerequisite criteria to achieve a Green Mark score, through a case study using the developed cloud-based BIM platform. The results indicated that using the proposed platform enhances the productivity and accuracy as far as ETTV calculation is concerned. This study provides a basis for future research in implementing the proposed platform for other criteria under the Green Mark Scheme.

scholarly journals A review of Building Information Modeling research for green building design through building performance analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 1-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Tsui Chang ◽  
Shang-Hsien Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
Green Building Design ◽  
Building Information

The strength of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in achieving sustainable buildings is well recognized by the global construction industry. However, current understanding of the state-of-the-art green BIM research is still limited. In particular, a focus study on how BIM contribute to green building design through building performance analysis (BPA) is not available. This paper aims to provide systematic and comprehensive insights on current trends and future potentials of green BIM research by analyzing the existing literature with their research features (i.e. research backgrounds, goals, methods and outputs). In total, 80 publications have been collected, analyzed and discussed. The results show that among ten main BPA types, energy & thermal analysis, green building rating analysis, and cost and benefit analysis are the most studied. However, wind & ventilation analysis, acoustic analysis, and water efficiency analysis receive little attention. Moreover, more research focusing on integrated design analysis should be carried out for optimal design outcome. In addition, most of the collected literature research on the capability of data integration and analysis of green BIM tools, while their capability of visualization and documentation has limited examination. Furthermore, most researchers utilized one main software package while utilization of information exchange formats (IEF) is limited. To increase interoperability of green BIM tools, how different BIM authoring tools and IEFs can be utilized for BPA requires further investigation.

Applying BIM in Design Curriculum

2012 ◽  
pp. 122-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clark Cory ◽  
Shanna Schmelter-Morrett
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Building Components ◽  
Upper Level ◽  
Industry Professionals ◽  
A Company

This chapter presents an educational case study of applying Building Information Modeling (BIM) as an integrated design platform for interdisciplinary building and construction projects. The course is meant to focus on utilizing BIM for commercial construction. Students examine 3D geometry, spatial relationships, geographic information, quantities of materials, and properties of building components in this course. The students also learn the processes that make up BIM so they will be able to apply this information in a company. The purpose of the initial study was to assess the need for and receive feedback on the syllabus of the first commercial construction computer graphics course at Purdue University through a survey that was sent to industry professionals. The class was taught in the Fall 2009 semester and was successful according to the students in what they learned. The course was a 400 level course in which both upper level undergraduates and graduate students participated. The professor took the approach of a real world job and incorporated it into the content of the course. This chapter will discuss the initial case study of industrial professionals, the initial course creation, the development, and ultimately the final curriculum delivered within the course, as well as student feedback received at the end of the semester.

Case Study of Three-Dimensional Optimization Design on Architectural MEP Based on BIM

2014 ◽  
Vol 507 ◽  
pp. 177-181
Author(s):  
Xiao Biao Lv ◽  
Zi Jian Liang
Keyword(s):  
Design Optimization ◽  
Optimization Design ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Pipeline Network ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Hospital Building

MEP (Mechanical,Electrical,Plumping) includes vast amount of equipment types and pipelines in the integrated design, leading the coordination of MEP design optimization a major challenge for complex buildings. This document explains the technical processes and characteristics of the three-dimensional MEP design optimization based on BIM(Building Information Modeling), connected with the case of the integrated pipeline optimization design practice of a hospital building. Though establishing the BIM model of four-space underground pipeline network system in a hospital outpatient building, we carried out MEP collision checking, obtaining three-dimensional spatial information 102 collision points. Combined with manual screening we finally identified 67 valid point of conflict, for the construction of secondary pipeline network optimization design. In particular, the suggestion on the promotion and application of BIM-based building MEP design to municipal pipeline network in the future is proposed.

Training gaps in the adoption of building information modelling by Nigerian construction professionals

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elijah Oluwatosin Oyewole ◽  
Joshua Oluwasuji Dada
Keyword(s):  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Cost Estimating ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Space Management ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Engineering Practices

Purpose The opportunities that the building information modeling (BIM) mode of project delivery presents warrant the need for the construction professionals to be adequately trained on BIM technology and processes. The purpose of this paper is to assess the training gaps that exist between the perceived and expected knowledge of BIM practice among construction professionals in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach The study was carried out through a structured questionnaire survey administered on identifying training gaps among registered Nigerian construction professionals toward BIM adoption. Relevant information on the perceived and expected BIM mode of practices was systematically collected from 212 participants who are familiar with BIM concepts. The data generated were analyzed using descriptive statistics and gap analysis. Findings Gap analysis was employed in determining the significance of BIM training gap for various practices among the construction professionals. The most significant gaps in BIM practice with gap analysis value>1 are the project review technique and clash detection for architectural practice. Among quantity surveyors, cost estimating, preparation of bills of quantities and project budgeting are the practice areas where there are significant training gaps in adopting BIM. For engineering practices, the gap analysis reveals a significant training gap in design creation and coordination, as-built-modeling, clash detection and space management. Research limitations/implications The research is limited to the perception of the respondents on actual and ideal BIM practices, not considering the process workflow, facility requirements and other issues that revolve round BIM adoption and implementation. It is also limited to professionals in the industry, and further studies will be appropriate to address these limitations. Practical implications The study reveals that there is a great need to meet the training gaps for BIM adoption in ensuring efficiency of construction project delivery. Originality/value The gaps that exist between the actual and expected BIM training were statistically established.

scholarly journals Bibliometric Maps of BIM and BIM in Universities: A Comparative Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 4398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Chihib ◽  
Esther Salmerón-Manzano ◽  
Nuria Novas ◽  
Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Architecture And Design ◽  
Scientific Fields ◽  
Design Construction

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is increasingly important in the architecture and engineering fields, and especially in the field of sustainability through the study of energy. This study performs a bibliometric study analysis of BIM publications based on the Scopus database during the whole period from 2003 to 2018. The aim was to establish a comparison of bibliometric maps of the building information model and BIM in universities. The analyzed data included 4307 records produced by a total of 10,636 distinct authors from 314 institutions. Engineering and computer science were found to be the main scientific fields involved in BIM research. Architectural design are the central theme keywords, followed by information theory and construction industry. The final stage of the study focuses on the detection of clusters in which global research in this field is grouped. The main clusters found were those related to the BIM cycle, including construction management, documentation and analysis, architecture and design, construction/fabrication, and operation and maintenance (related to energy or sustainability). However, the clusters of the last phases such as demolition and renovation are not present, which indicates that this field suntil needs to be further developed and researched. With regard to the evolution of research, it has been observed how information technologies have been integrated over the entire spectrum of internet of things (IoT). A final key factor in the implementation of the BIM is its inclusion in the curriculum of technical careers related to areas of construction such as civil engineering or architecture.

The Application of BIM in Green Building Energy Saving: Take Helsinki Music Center as an Example

2014 ◽  
Vol 935 ◽  
pp. 3-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shen Jiang ◽  
Wang Lei
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Energy Simulation ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Simulation Design ◽  
Lifecycle Assessment ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Design Alternatives ◽  
Building Information

In recent years, Green BIM (building information modeling) is paid much attention and gets widespread concern in construction field, the majority of the projects using green building BIM technology also gained good results to effectively balance between sustainability and economic. This study is based on the innovation practice using BIM technology do energy simulation design in The Helsinki Music Center project. This project Build Green Building Environment through the followings: three-dimensional building information model, Energy Simulation at the Schematic Design Stage, Energy Simulation for Comparison of Design Alternatives, Lifecycle Assessment Analysis. This paper will give you a detail analysis.

scholarly journals Integrated Design Studios: Education to Overcome Silo-thinking and Enable Full BIM-exploitation in AEC

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Filzmoser ◽  
Iva Kovacic ◽  
Dragos-Cristian Vasilescu
Keyword(s):  
Planning Process ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Building Projects ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
The People ◽  
Building Information

Building Information Modeling (BIM) related promises are numerous – reduction of the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry fragmentation, construction cost, and delivery time, as well as lifecycle optimization have been advocated in both literature and practice. But so are the challenges of BIM adoption: establishment and standardization of BIM data structures or ensuring the necessary skills and competencies for planning process participants. In this paper we present ongoing research on the integration of BIM in education through student experiments, based on a BIM-supported integrated design studio (IDS). Thereby the various features of BIM technology adopted in multidisciplinary conceptual design stage are explored and evaluated. Quantitative and qualitative research, in form of questionnaires and focus group discussions, addresses the people and process related challenges in such collaborative BIMsupported building projects. The analysis of three cycles of such IDSs has shown that the participants appreciate the collaborative approach, and benefit from working with other disciplines by sharing knowledge; however BIM technology has not significantly contributed to the improvement of the design quality.

scholarly journals THE VALUE OF KNOWLEDGE THROUGH H-BIM MODELS: HISTORIC DOCUMENTATION WITH A SEMANTIC APPROACH

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W9 ◽  
pp. 581-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Parisi ◽  
M. Lo Turco ◽  
E. C. Giovannini
Keyword(s):  
Formal Language ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Data Repository ◽  
Semantic Approach ◽  
Building Information Model ◽  
Numerical Attributes ◽  
Fertile Ground ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Historical Past ◽  
Different Levels

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the Architectural Heritage field is constantly proving to be a fertile ground for the experimentation of innovative systems for the enhancement and management of cultural heritage. Regarding to the management of the entire process, the building field is increasing in efficiency from the construction to the management phase; conversely, the approach to historical buildings opens up interesting and heterogeneous scenarios, according to different levels of complexity. The presented work is the result of a collaboration between the Politecnico di Torino and the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura of Granada: the main scope was to create an historic building information model (H-BIM) of the building that today hosts the Faculty of Architecture (ETSAG), taking into account its historical past from the sixteenth century up to the present day, as the result of many modifications, extensions and different use classifications over time. According to this, the BIM methodology can be considered as a bridge between the archive documentation and the digital model, proving to be an effective tool as a data repository, semantically oriented, not only constituted by geometry, but also by alpha-numerical attributes, improving in effectiveness if it is directly related to formal language object oriented.</p>

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