The growth and advantage of Building Information Modeling (BIM) has recently gained momentum in the expanding needs of the construction industry, one that varies across disciplines. The UK government is the largest public stakeholder client that has realized the benefits and advantages of BIM when used in procuring projects. The usage and adoption of BIM in all UK government-procured projects w...

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an emerging paradigm on the AEC/FM (Architecture, Engineering and Construction/Facilities Management) field specially focused on the technical aspects of the design of a building. BIM enabled tools are mainly used by architects and engineers. On the other hand, ERP systems (Enterprise Resource Planning) are a more mature technology whose use is widespread ...

Construction projects are becoming much more complex and difficult to manage. As a response Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been developing at a very fast pace. The major shift in ICT for the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector is the spreading of Building Information Modeling (BIM) (Bryde, Broquetas, & Volm, 2013). BIM is a system and its main objective is...

As Building Information Modeling evolves into becoming the central mean for coordinating project design and planning activities, we notice a few limitations/opportunities in the way current BIM tools address the needs for integrated design, collaboration and analysis (the initial objective of BIM). First, substantial communications and interactions about the design exist outside the BIM environ...

Over the last few years, to increase the competitiveness of domestic construction industries, the governments of US, UK, Japan, and other developed countries have introduced Building Information Modeling (BIM) as part of their support policy; as a result, BIM information is increasing rapidly. In this regard, the need for studies on integrating or mapping BIM object information to Geographic In...

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Building Information Modelling (BIM) is now being increasingly used as a technology tool to assist design professions in conceiving, designing, constructing, and operating the built environment in many countries. The BIM model provides design professions with the framework to perform exercises in design, programming, cost and value management, and concept energy analysis, in order to achieve th...

Incorporating energy efficiency is nowadays the top priority of building renovation projects. The renovation solutions are normally the result of many combined solutions concerning all components of the building (walls, roofs, windows, doors, HVAC, occupation...) and the final outcome is the sum of these micro solutions. The modeling and simulation of the building thermal behavior can quickly b...