Integrated Building Information Modelling

Peng Wu, Haijiang Li, Xiangyu Wang

• Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
• Year: 2017
• ISBN:
  9781681084572
• Topic: Architecture
• Subtopic: Architecture Design

Building information modelling (BIM) is a set of interacting policies, processes and technologies that generates a methodology to manage the essential building design and project data in digital format throughout the building's life cycle. BIM, makes explicit, the interdependency that exists between structure, architectural layout and mechanical, electrical and hydraulic services by technologically coupling project organizations together.
Integrated Building Information Modelling is a handbook on BIM courses, standards and methods used in different regions (Including UK, Africa and Australia). 13 chapters outline essential information about integrated BIM practices such as the BIM in site layout plan, BIM in construction product management, building life cycle assessment, quantity surveying and BIM in hazardous gas monitoring projects while also presenting information about useful BIM tools and case studies. The book is a useful handbook for engineering management professionals and trainees involved in BIM practice.

Estimation of Input Parameters Used in Site Layout Planning through Integration of BIM, Project Schedules, Geographic Information Systems and Cost Databases

Ahmed W.A. Hammad, Ali Akbarnezhad^*, David Rey

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Abstract

While site layout planning (SLP) has been widely investigated in the literature, little attention has been directed towards improving the precision of the input parameters required by the SLP optimisation models. The main input parameters required in a dynamic site layout model are the travel frequencies between different facilities, the spatial coordinates of permanent facilities, candidate locations for temporary facilities and facility dimensions. Obtaining reasonable estimates of these parameters is challenging when a dynamic site environment is considered. The estimation process entails a realistic evaluation of: 1). the quantities of material to be transported between facilities at each stage of the construction process; 2). the coordinate positioning of permanent facilities; and 3). the dimensions of the temporary facilities to be positioned. This necessitates the utilisation of information on the progress of different activities and their corresponding material demands and associated facilities during each construction stage. The increasing adoption of building information modelling (BIM) in projects and the resulting extensive project database made available by BIM has provided unique opportunities to improve the accuracy of such assessments. This chapter discusses the applications of BIM in SLP. The chapter starts by discussing the composition of a typical SLP problem and the importance of obtaining reasonable estimates for its associated parameters. The chapter continues by summarising the state-of-the-art in BIM-based methods developed to provide input data to different analyses as well as the state-of-the-art of SLP optimisation models and corresponding solution methods. Benefits to be reaped from integrating BIM within the SLP problem are discussed. Frameworks developed for obtaining travel frequencies and locations of temporary facilities on site, as well as methodologies to account for the dimensions of such facilities at each construction project stage, by taking advantage of the information made available by building information models, project schedules and construction cost databases are presented. The results obtained through applications of one of the proposed frameworks to an illustrative case study highlight the capabilities offered by adopting BIM in SLP.

Keywords: BIM and schedule integration, Integrated building information modelling, Mixed integer programming, Optimisation, Site layout planning, Travel frequency.

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^* Corresponding author Ali Akbarnezhad: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Tel: [phone]; E-mail: [email protected]

INTRODUCTION

The progressive nature of construction projects presents a scope for applications of tools that provide the users/decision makers with the ability to envisage the step-by-step evolution of the project on-hand. Imperative facets in construction projects such as collision and clash detection, site safety improvement, progressive task monitoring and control, stage-to-stage planning, and the necessity to visualise a project’s construction procedure before the actual construction starts, led to the adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) [1^-3]. The ability of the user to conjure up an overview of the actual construction environment during different stages of the project’s construction phase provides valuable means in terms of ensuring a smooth and well-managed set up of the initial project plan...

Table of contents

• Welcome
• Table of Contents
• Title Page
• BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS LTD.
• FOREWORD
• PREFACE
• List of contributors
• Worldwide BIM Overview
• BIM Application and Adoption in the UK Housing Sector
• An Analysis of the Integration of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Standard Construction Contracts
• A Case Study of Preparing and Managing Final As-Built Model for Owner Beyond Project Closeout
• Estimation of Input Parameters Used in Site Layout Planning through Integration of BIM, Project Schedules, Geographic Information Systems and Cost Databases
• A Review of Industry Foundation Class (IFC) Based Data Exchange Model
• Exploring the Deployment of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Construction Products Management
• Integrated BIM Usage in Construction Project Management: As a Way of Enhancing Sustainability and Lean Performance of Construction Industry
• BIM-Integrated Life Cycle Assessment in Environmental Analysis – Current Status and Future Development
• The Impact of Building Information Modelling on Quantity Surveying Practice and Project Performance
• Development of BIM Courses in Civil Engineering
• Applications of Hazardous Gas Monitoring Integrated WSN and BIM Technologies in Underground Construction Sites
• The Future of BIM Technologies in Africa: Prospects and Challenges