Evaluating building circularity in the early design phase

Facing circular transition challenges, building circularity should be evaluated in the early design phase to reduce the risks of circular and environmental performance problems found in later project phases. However, due to the current design workflow, such practice is hindered because there is not enough information to evaluate building...

Fit for Purpose Building Information Modelling and Systems Integration (bimsi) for Better Construction Projects Management

Building Information Models (BIM) should reflect all aspects and phases of the construction projects life cycle. However, in current contractor practices, a proliferation of different information systems has arisen, each of which in turn illuminates a different information model dimension (nD) for usually only one construction project management...

Novel Parametric Knowledge Modelling approach applied to Viaducts

This paper presents a novel approach to modelling and documenting design knowledge: to use parametric technology to explicitly store knowledge which exists in a group of people (such as a company), so that it can be reused over many projects and grow over time when more projects are designed. This approach has been applied and tested on a test...

Multivariate simulation modelling for adaptive long-term infrastructure planning

Infrastructure asset managers are challenged by rapid changes around the world such as urbanisation and climate change. They have to deal with multiple complex and dynamic infrastructure systems that can influence each other and that can be influenced by various uncertain factors. Traditional planning methods are not well suited to complex and...

Sustainable Infrastructure Design Framework through Integration of Rating Systems and Building Information Modeling

BIM (building information modeling) can be the basis for carrying out various performance analyses. Sustainable infrastructure rating systems are suitable tools for assessing an infrastructure’s environmental performance. It is necessary to integrate them in the design process. The research adopted a thorough literature review to follow the...

Understanding effects of BIM on collaborative design and construction: An empirical study in China

In construction projects, Building Information Modeling (BIM) influences on the common way of collaboration, including the roles of different participants. The goal of this research is to explore current practices and identify the critical effects of BIM on collaborative design and construction. Through a focus group discussion and interviews...

Knowledge management in an integrated design and engineering environment

Organisations and / or disciplines in Building and Construction projects are usually working in their own design and engineering environments and using their own Building Information Models (BIM). The discipline models are merged into a project BIM which is mainly used to check for interferences or other flaw geometrical interface conditions....

An effective release process in building and construction

The level of failure costs in Building and Construction is still at a high level. A major cause of failure costs is the use non valid or wrong documents / models in the process. The release process is about controlling the quality of documents / models in a structured way. The major three attributes of a document / model to manage it are its...

Simple, Complex, Innovative: Design Education at Civil Engineering

In faculties such as Civil Engineering, design is a not a core activity. Core activities at Civil Engineering are structural engineering, structural analysis, mechanics, fluid dynamics, etc. Design education has a relatively small share in the curriculum, compared to faculties such as Industrial Design or Architecture. Against this background,...

Object Trees - Improving Electronic Communication between Participants of Different Disciplines in large-scale Construction Projects