A Project-based Quantification of BIM Benefits

In the construction industry, research is being carried out to look for feasible methods and technologies to cut down project costs and waste. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is certainly currently a promising technology/method that can achieve this. The output of the construction industry has...

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Main Authors: Li, J., Hou, Lei, Wang, Xiangyu, Wang, Jun, Guo, J., Zhang, S., Jiao, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Published: ARS 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18740
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author Li, J.
Hou, Lei
Wang, Xiangyu
Wang, Jun
Guo, J.
Zhang, S.
Jiao, Y.
author_facet Li, J.
Hou, Lei
Wang, Xiangyu
Wang, Jun
Guo, J.
Zhang, S.
Jiao, Y.
author_sort Li, J.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description In the construction industry, research is being carried out to look for feasible methods and technologies to cut down project costs and waste. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is certainly currently a promising technology/method that can achieve this. The output of the construction industry has a considerable scale; however, the concentration of the industry and the level of informatization are still not high. There is still a large gap in terms of productivity between the construction industry and other industries. Due to the lack of first-hand data regarding how much of an effect can be genuinely had by BIM in real cases, it is unrealistic for construction stakeholders to take the risk of widely adopting BIM. This paper focuses on the methodological quantification (through a case study approach) of BIM’s benefits in building construction resource management and real-time costs control, in contrast to traditional non-BIM technologies. Through the use of BIM technology for the dynamic querying and statistical analysis of construction schedules, engineering, resources and costs, the three implementations considered demonstrate how BIM can facilitate the comprehensive grasp of a project’s implementation and progress, identify and solve the contradictions and conflicts between construction resources and costs controls, reduce project over-spends and protect the supply of resources.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-187402017-09-13T13:46:48Z A Project-based Quantification of BIM Benefits Li, J. Hou, Lei Wang, Xiangyu Wang, Jun Guo, J. Zhang, S. Jiao, Y. In the construction industry, research is being carried out to look for feasible methods and technologies to cut down project costs and waste. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is certainly currently a promising technology/method that can achieve this. The output of the construction industry has a considerable scale; however, the concentration of the industry and the level of informatization are still not high. There is still a large gap in terms of productivity between the construction industry and other industries. Due to the lack of first-hand data regarding how much of an effect can be genuinely had by BIM in real cases, it is unrealistic for construction stakeholders to take the risk of widely adopting BIM. This paper focuses on the methodological quantification (through a case study approach) of BIM’s benefits in building construction resource management and real-time costs control, in contrast to traditional non-BIM technologies. Through the use of BIM technology for the dynamic querying and statistical analysis of construction schedules, engineering, resources and costs, the three implementations considered demonstrate how BIM can facilitate the comprehensive grasp of a project’s implementation and progress, identify and solve the contradictions and conflicts between construction resources and costs controls, reduce project over-spends and protect the supply of resources. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18740 10.5772/58448 ARS fulltext
spellingShingle Li, J.
Hou, Lei
Wang, Xiangyu
Wang, Jun
Guo, J.
Zhang, S.
Jiao, Y.
A Project-based Quantification of BIM Benefits
title A Project-based Quantification of BIM Benefits
title_full A Project-based Quantification of BIM Benefits
title_fullStr A Project-based Quantification of BIM Benefits
title_full_unstemmed A Project-based Quantification of BIM Benefits
title_short A Project-based Quantification of BIM Benefits
title_sort project-based quantification of bim benefits
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18740