1.0 Introduction It has been recognised that it is common to have much higher real construction costs than what was predicted at early design and plan phrase. Poor data and information management as one of the major reasons causes costoverruns has achieved $16 billion a year in US construction industry given by recent research carried out by US NIST (2004). The adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) was then suggested and encouraged by many expertise which has been proved in many practical construction cases in the past that BIM would help to efficiently reduce the information costs throughout the construction process. In this paper the researcher will briefly introduce the background and development of BIM. The relationship between BIM adoption and project cost-saving in Architects, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry will also be analysed. Besides, this paper also aims to discuss the potential impacts of the use of BIM on total duration and project costs in construction industry. This is carried out through analysing and evaluating the benefits and innovation of project process within BIM environment. Apart from that, challenges associated with BIM technology and barriers that prevent people from adopting BIM technology will be presented in the end. 2.0 The Origin of BIM With the development of computer technology and much less costs, the adaptability of BIM collaboration during the design process has been widely embraced by construction industry.
During concept design and developed design stages, BIM technology and processes were used to develop and establish building performance and the basis of design in accordance with the client’s standards. The models were required to be interoperable with analytic tools for, including but not limited to, building envelope, orientation, daylighting, energy consumption, Building Management System (BMS), renewable energy strategies, life cycle cost analysis, and spatial requirements (Andrian X Sanchez 2015). Thus the main stakeholders of the PCH project established a series of BIM-related objectives:
The goal of this case is to help Sandra Meyer develop a presentation to address Henry Bosse’s concerns about international investments. The general idea is to demonstrate to Henry the benefits of international diversification, if any. To achieve this goal, you need to have a view on 1) the impact of foreign exchange (FX) rates on the return and risk of international investments, and 2) the impact of having more assets on the return and risk of the investment portfolio To form views on these two points, answer the following questions: I. The impact of FX rates on the risk and return of foreign investments 1a) Using data in Appendix A, calculate the
The aim of this Literature Review is to gain an understanding of what Building Information Modelling (BIM) is, what SMEs are, establish the importance of BIM, why BIM should be implemented and to explore the key issues associated with the adoption and implementation of BIM by SMEs in a live construction environment.
Contractors want perfect models; what they want and what we are contracted to do are different
Every construction party can have their own prototype of the design model. Integrated project delivery requires a sharing off all this data for a more efficient and cost effective prototype. BIM soft wares makes this designing and alteration extremely easy and efficient. Having BIM literacy is the basic requirement for all these processes. Once this requirement is fulfilled, cost scheduling and project delivery timelines can also be worked upon using
Using BIM Tools The goal of integrating BIM tools into your business process is to improve efficiency, constructability and predictability on your projects. This can be done with a combination of BIM tools that enable collaborating, coordinating and communicating during all phases of development, from design, through preconstruction, construction and operation. The entire project team, including designers, contractors, subcontractors, project management and building management can communicate openly.
There are top 25 works can be done by BIM in Construction Industry and every BIM use has different frequency and benefit. The works done by using BIM in construction industry are as follows:
Over the past few years, the construction industry has been changing dramatically. One of the most important stages in the construction management and business management is the planning phase. They share similar two main levels of planning which are the strategic and operational planning. However, business management planning to decide in advance what should be done, and how to do it, when you do and you are done. On the other hand, Construction management strategic planning is to deal with selection on a high level of overall objective of the project, including the scope, procurement methods, schedules and financing options but the planning of operations, including the
We live in era that produces massive construction production line that urgently need innovation take us to what many called third industrial revolution, move us far to new age of customizable in terms of construction
BIM (Building Information Modelling) based on 3- dimensional information models contribute most noticeably in the visualization of construction information throughout a lifecycle. The chief effects would be interference management at the design phase using 3D information and schedule management at the construction phase using 4D. The visualization range has included cost, sustainability, operation and maintenance information to 4D
The future of our industry lies in how best we can integrate and communicate all our work with various stakeholders to manage a project efficiently. This has given rise to an area called construction informatics where a significant amount of research is being done. The area deals with a range of subjects from integration to interoperability and from knowledge mining to strategic management. This area came into existence from two fields. The first was the use of computers to design and carry out time and cost calculations. The other was for computers to categorize and store essential information. Currently, integration, interoperability, innovation along with strategic management of Information and Communication Technologies are the key areas of research of construction informatics (Isikdag 2009).
It is hard to find any industry that has not been significantly impacted by the technology revolution, and the construction industry is no exception. In this technology driven age, construction project managers and contractors have access to a number of software options that offer the logistic and administrative support necessary to create a streamlined, efficient process that has the capacity to increase productivity, improve communication and reduce overall costs.
The role of the architect is changing, as are the priorities of the profession – it is becoming more client focussed and more concerned with social and environmental issues relevant to the built environment. The demand for new technologies such as BIM (Building information Modelling) is increasing substantially as the demand for a more efficient and cost effective process is required. (GOV.UK, 2010)
The introduction of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and tools into the construction industry made a rapid revolution in this field. BIM can bring a complete digital representation of a building with a fully analyzed data. Introduction of this models are very much helpful in construction of the real building. By creating a BIM
We are requested to assist the building with creating a method of construction cost data for client throughout the pre contract. The task of data collection is a difficult procedure and can be include to wide variations. Based upon our experience as quantity surveyors we chose to develop a cost data collection method. Our define construction line items and quantities for relativity building types.