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Development of a 5D BIM based management system for building construction

Construction projects are experiencing great issues in communication, particularly amongst the major project stakeholders (e.g. designers, planners, contractors, supervisors, consultants etc). The issues are especially evident within the management process of such a large number of stakeholders. Current developments in Building Information Modeling (BIM) suggest that, besides 3D modeling, BIM can assist in the management of construction projects. This paper presents outcomes of a research project carried out at the University of Zagreb, which introduces a novel BIM model for managing building construction projects. The initiative for initiation of the project came from the industry and was executed through joint effort of the university team and a construction company. In this paper, we will describe the BIM-based structural framework and its software application that integrates 3D design with budget and schedule and thus provides a 5D tool for managing construction projects. We also show how we used the current databases of work and cost normative and preset construction standards to produce an application tailored for specific construction processes (e.g. generating bills of quantities (BoQ), work diaries, invoices, project schedules, histograms and S-curves etc.). Moreover, we present the use of a remote web service mechanism for exchanging data openly based on Industry Foundation Classes (IFCs) standard. Although the application showed to be a success in the Croatian industry and BIM has been having an expansive knowledge domain within the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction and Operations (AECO) industry, further development is needed and forthcoming, especially in collaboration abilities, connection with Enterprise Resource Systems (ERP) and sustainability.

modeling; BIM; construction industry; software application; South East Europe

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