scholarly journals Construction-Centric Building Information Modelling to Facilitate Building Panel Prefabrication

2015 ◽  
pp. 486-493
Author(s):  
Hexu Liu ◽  
Gurjeet Singh ◽  
Youyi Zhang ◽  
Ming Lu ◽  
Mohamed Al-Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Residential Building ◽  
Application Programming Interface ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Construction Specifications ◽  
Home Building ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Application Programming

Building information modelling (BIM) is an information technology that has the ability to change the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry in terms of enhanced communication and productivity. With the rise of BIM, panelized/off-site construction is gaining momentum within the home building industry. However, BIM has not yet been leveraged to its full capability with regard to construction prefabrication, due in part to the fact that BIM models are only roughly designed by architects and engineers. Furthermore, some construction-centric information, such as drywall and sheathing layouts, which require substantial manual modelling efforts, is not presented explicitly in the BIM model. In this regard, this research exploits a BIMbased automatic approach for designing and modelling drywall and sheathing layouts in order to facilitate building panel production in the prefabrication plant. The prototype system is built on the basis of Autodesk Revit through the use of Application Programming Interface (API). This system, taking architectural BIM information as the input, generates a detailed constructioncentric BIM model in accordance with construction specifications, and further enables users to obtain shop drawings and a thorough quantity take-off and cut list in order to manage the plant production. In addition, the prototype system is capable of optimizing drywall and sheathing layout design with the objective of minimizing material waste and joint length. A case study of a wood-framed residential building is adopted to demonstrate the developed prototype system.

scholarly journals Implementing BIM for conventional tunnels - a proposed methodology and case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 643-656
Author(s):  
Amichai Mitelman ◽  
Ury Gurevich
Keyword(s):  
Application Programming Interface ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Structural Domain ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Application Programming ◽  
Guidelines And Standards

The topic of Building Information Modelling (BIM) adoption by public organizations has become a central subject of research, and a significant amount of BIM documents, guidelines, and standards have been created to meet different organizational purposes. Compared to the building industry, the application of BIM tools for tunnel project management is lagging far behind. This paper proposes a methodology for integrating BIM tools for conventional tunnelling. A fundamental distinction is made between the tunnel internal architectural domain and the external structural domain. For the former, BIM methodology can be applied similarly to the building industry. For the latter, it is suggested that a BIM model be built according to the essential information generated during tunnelling excavation. The proposed methodology was put to test for an actual tunneling project. A routine was established where the supervisor on behalf of the owner was responsible for gathering and reporting essential data in tabular form. Via REVIT's Application Programming Interface (API), a code was developed so that a BIM model was built and updated automatic to data insertion. Ultimately, the final BIM model allows managing up-to-date qualitative and quantitative information visually. Thus, human understanding and interpretation are enhanced for future uses, such as maintenance, future renovations and project post-analysis.

scholarly journals Utilising Building Component Data from BIM for Formwork Planning

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manav Mahan Singh ◽  
Anil Sawhney ◽  
Vaishnavi Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
Application Programming Interface ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Concrete Wall ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Application Programming ◽  
Building Component ◽  
Programming Interface

Advancements in the computing realm have assisted the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry to progress significantly by automating several design tasks and activities. Building Information Modelling (BIM) authoring tools have played a significant role in automating design tasks and reducing the efforts required by the designer in redundant, repetitive or production-oriented activities. This paper explores one such approach that, with the help of BIM authoring tool and its Application Programming Interface (API), reduces the efforts expended on formwork design for concrete structures. The paper utilises the concept of using BIM data as input to compute the quantity of formwork, and generate visualisations and schedule of formwork. The developed approach first takes data input from semantic BIM to the API environment for computation and design of formwork systems, which is then placed within the BIM model, to generate visualisation and prepare schedules. The research work utilises a structural concrete wall as an example to demonstrate the presented approach. The approach will be influential in streamlining the formwork design process in the BIM environment and reducing efforts required by the designer and the planning engineer. Since the formwork elements are generated as 3-Dimensional (3D) solids and smart BIM elements, the generated model of formwork can be used for resolving clashes, scheduling, and resource planning.

scholarly journals Investigation of interoperability between building information modelling (BIM) and building energy simulation (BES)

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Chen ◽  
R. Jin ◽  
M. Alam
Keyword(s):  
Residential Building ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Energy Simulation ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Building Energy Simulation ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Information Transformation ◽  
Building Information

Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become an emerging digital technology in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. There is a growing demand on applying BIM for sustainable design including the building energy simulation (BES). Lack of sufficient interoperability has caused barriers to utilize the information from BIM for BES. In this study, the interoperability between BIM and four different BES tools (i.e., Ecotect, EQUEST, Design Builder and IES-VE) was explored by using a case study of a residential building in the design stage. The misrepresented information from BIM to multiple BES tools were identified based on six different categories of building information parameters. The research proposed an approach of creating gbXML file with an improved integrity of information in BIM. Overall, this study would lead to further work in developing platforms for improving the information transformation from BIM to BES.

scholarly journals Analysis of the Operation of an Aerothermal Heat Pump in a Residential Building Using Building Information Modelling

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Torregrosa-Jaime ◽  
Benjamín González ◽  
Pedro Martínez ◽  
Gaspar Payá-Ballester
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pump ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information

scholarly journals A Methodology for the Digitalization of the Residential Building Renovation Process through OpenBIM-Based Workflows

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 10429
Author(s):  
Alberto Armijo ◽  
Peru Elguezabal ◽  
Natalia Lasarte ◽  
Matthias Weise
Keyword(s):  
Future Development ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Strong Increase ◽  
Building Industry ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information

The European building industry is facing a strong increase in renovation processes, which are still non-cost-effective, involve unproperly coordinated stakeholders, are disturbing for the occupants, and cause important inefficiencies in the overall renovation process. In this context, digitalization and Building Information Modelling (BIM), as an enabler, is the key solution that may drive renovation interventions to ensure a more successful and leaner process, aiding the whole value chain of actors to achieve its full potential. This research describes the OpenBIM methodology applied in order to transform the implicit knowledge from the stakeholders involved in the building renovation process, not structured enough for automation, into an OpenBIM digital process based on the BIM standards. The outcomes of this research are the OpenBIM ready workflows that represent the renovation process and information requirements according to the involvement of different stakeholders rooted in the analysis of barriers, requirements, and needs. Those workflows are the basis for the future development of specific products and tools for boosting digitalization and interoperability in the renovation process.

OPTIMIZING MULTI-WALL PANEL CONFIGURATION FOR PANELIZED CONSTRUCTION USING BIM

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hexu Liu ◽  
Benjamin Holmwood ◽  
Christoph Sydora ◽  
Gurjeet Singh ◽  
Mohamed Al-Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Process ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Application Programming Interface ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Wall Panels ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Application Programming ◽  
Building Components ◽  
Construction Knowledge

With the rise of Building Information Modeling (BIM), off-site construction is gaining momentum in the construction industry. This construction method can benefit the industry through improved productivity and reduced waste. However, it also poses new challenges to building designers and construction practitioners with respect to building design and construction planning. For example, when designing building products and BIM models, designers needs to consider manufacturing process constraints in order to harness the benefits of manufacturing technology. This is in part due to the fact that, in the offsite construction paradigm, building design must be transformed from product-focused to manufacturing process-driven. At present, considerable human involvement and off-site construction knowledge are required to adapt building design (e.g., panelize building objects) for manufacturing processes within BIM environments. In this regard, this research contributes a BIM-based algorithm for panelizing building components. The proposed algorithm is capable of determining the granularity of wall panels and optimizing the configuration of multi-wall panels under engineering constraints, thereby improving productivity. The proposed approach is implemented within an Autodesk Revit environment through application programming interface. A case study of a residential building is used to demonstrate the proposed approach.

scholarly journals Time and Cost Planning of a Housing Construction Project Using Building Information Modelling

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siddesh Pai
Keyword(s):  
Residential Building ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Single Element ◽  
Construction Process ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Cost Parameters ◽  
The Impact

Conventional ways of building construction process lack proper task scheduling and      planning of the project work at the site resulting in poor monitoring of the whole process. Building information modelling (BIM) creates a platform where all the information of every single element of the construction process can be virtually integrated. The integration of 3D elements of a building model with its scheduled time and cost parameters results in 5D BIM. This feature enables the visualization, scheduling, planning, and monitoring and clash detection of all pre- construction, construction and post-construction processes of a building. The present study used the information of a live project of a traditionally built residential building which was remodelled using 5D BIM technique. The purpose of this study was to compare and analyse the impact of 5D BIM on time and cost parameters of the live project.

Behavioural Intention to Use Building Information Modelling (BIM) among Community College Students in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-17
Author(s):  
Nor Akmal Mohamad ◽  
Madihah Khalid
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Behavioural Intention ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Building Information Modelling ◽  
Information Modelling ◽  
Building Information

Building information modelling (BIM) is one of the new technologies being used in architectural and constructions projects. At present, BIM curricula are being taught in many Malaysian higher learning institutions, including at the certificate level in community colleges. Even though many studies have investigated behavioural intention to adopt BIM in the industrial setting, studies on the intention to use BIM among students during their training or learning have not received the same level of attention. This study, therefore, investigated the extent to which community college students are willing to accept and use BIM. Factors that influenced their behavioural intention to use BIM, as well as the relationship between the factors and intention to use were also examined. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used as the theoretical framework to guide the research, where students’ behavioural intention to use BIM was explained through their perceptions of its usefulness and ease of use, as well as their attitude towards BIM utilization in the classroom. A total of 144 community college students enrolled in the architecture programmes in Malaysia were selected as the sample using convenience sampling. The findings show that the students’ behavioural intention to adopt BIM is high. They also perceive BIM as useful and easy to use, and their attitude towards BIM usage appears to be positive. The regression model produced an adjusted R-squared value of 0.790 indicating that 79% of the total variance in the students’ intention to use BIM can be explained by the three independent variables, i.e., perceived usefulness, ease of use, and attitude. Keywords: Building information modelling, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, attitude, intention to use, behavioural intention, Technology Acceptance Model

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