Enabling effective project-team communication in the design phase of a BIM-enabled construction project

Productivity in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is lacking. Projects in the industry have become larger and complex, leading to increasing amounts of information involved in the life cycle of a project. The low productivity of the construction industry over the previous decades has been linked to a ‘lack of...

A study on the implementation of digital technologies for improving steel reuse

The present research tries to promote circularity in steel structures by attempting to further incorporate technologies like BIM, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Blockchain in the AEC industry. BIM is already applied in construction projects but not yet focused on aspects that will enhance the reusability of steel structures. IoT and...

Building Information - Representation and Management: Principles and Foundations for the Digital Era

The book presents a coherent theory of building information, focusing on its representation and management in the digital era. It addresses issues such as the information explosion and the structure of analogue building representations to propose a parsimonious approach to the deployment and utilization of symbolic digital technologies like BIM....

A study on the customization of the BIM Execution Plan based on project characteristics

The construction sector suffers from flat or sometimes even falling productivity rates while it is one of the least digitalized sectors. A root cause, among others, is poor information management. Recently, the ISO 19650 series have been released to offer the construction industry a guideline for the organization and digitization of information...

Cost and Benefit Analysis of BIM Implementation in Construction Projects

Building Information Modelling (BIM) constitutes an innovative way of creating and managing data among multiple disciplines and it is recently introduced in Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. The adoption rate of BIM is considered low due to a lack of awareness regarding these methodologies and their outcomes. Although...

Exploring the perspectives of project managers towards BIM application in the building industry

BIM implementation is one of many developments in the building industry that is hindered by a resistance to change. Studies have shown that project managers are among the key players in BIM implementation. Especially when there is no clear vision on BIM, implementation is highly dependent on the project manager of a specific project. This...

Influence and Adoption of BIM within the AEC Industry: A study into how policies, workflows and process can set the tone towards adoption and implementation of BIM within the AEC industry and how the future of BIM and Data Validation can influence the future of Architects

This research paper investigates the topic of <i>“How policies, workflows and process can set the tone towards adoption and implementation of BIM within the AEC industry and how the future of BIM and Data Validation can influence the future of Architects.” </i>BIM has become a fundamental aspect of today’s AEC Industry. From its conceptual...

BIM/IFC files for 3D real property registration: an initial analysis

Land Administration is a quite inter-disciplinary field involving experts and knowledge regarding legal aspects, institutional support to establish relationships between involved parties and technical support to realize it. Today, land administrators and development organizations are challenged by an unprecedented demand to utilise space above...

To BIM or not to BIM: Een verkennend praktijkgericht onderzoek naar het gebruik van Bouwwerk Informatie Management (BIM) door MKB’ers ten behoeve van duurzame bouwlogistiek

De overheid kan volgens Tieleman meer vaart zetten achter de brede invoering van BIM. Door als opdrachtgever bij de aanbesteding van bouwwerken BIM als algemene richtlijn aan aannemers voor te schrijven. Engeland en Scandinavische landen doen dat al. De digitalisering van de bouwlogistiek kan worden gezien als een systeemverandering. Het gaat in...

Urban mining and buildings: A review of possibilities and limitations

In recent years there has been growing interest in urban mining in buildings from various environmental and economic perspectives. Materials hidden in buildings are attractive alternatives to raw ones and building activities are responsible for a large share of urban waste in many societies. The paper presents an analysis of possibilities for...

Digital Models – Proposal for the Interactive Representation of Urban Centres: The downtown Lisbon City Engine model

The idea of ‘city’ has now surpassed its physical concept. The emergence of the Internet and the growing development of information and communication technologies (ICT) have changed the behaviour of our society in the past decade and revolutionised the traditional ways of representing space. The classic 2D (floor plans, sections and elevations)...