Building Information Modeling

With the growing use and rapid development of Building Information Modelling (BIM), an emerging research trend is to adopt BIM to improve construction risk management. However, very few studies exist that can explain how risk information can be …

Despite recent advances in technologies and equipment for automated progress monitoring, most construction companies worldwide do not utilize them for their projects. This can be due to many reasons, such as the high cost of technologies and …

The utilization of building information modeling (BIM) has become a necessary endeavor for the architectural, structural, and constructional informatics of traditional Islamic buildings. The architectural and structural data of historical Islamic …

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been established in construction projects worldwide and requires the creation of digital building models. These so-called BIM models do not only include a CAD-based representation of geometries, but also …

The present chapter introduces some scenarios of innovation of FM practices, namely: Sustainable Procurement, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT). These innovations are described in detail and then discussed …

Residential construction and land use planning are changing in many countries around the world. There is a clear need for comprehensive, energy-efficient, cost-effective and CO2-neutral concepts meeting the latest energy and climate policy goals.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) environments have a lot of potential to facilitate communication and support collective work, speeding construction times and increasing the overall quality of the project. A few ontologies creation efforts have …

Building Information Modeling (BIM) tools have become a knowledge resource in the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector. While effective BIM use requires knowledge and skills with the tools, BIM tools can also become a good source …