An Integrated HBIM Framework for the Management of Heritage Buildings

Abstract

Heritage buildings are subject to severe damage due to their exposure to dynamics such as environmental changes, earthquakes, structural loads, etc., thus needing a proper maintenance and management system. However, during the restoration, maintenance, and management process, heritage building practitioners face numerous challenges, such as inefficient project management, financial loss, and project delay. These problems arise due to a lack of digital documentation and updated information management systems. Heritage building management still uses traditional management techniques where heritage information is managed using multiple format systems by different professionals, thus missing collaboration, information integration, and interoperability. Building information modeling (BIM) is presented here as a supporting tool to address these issues. The aim of this study is to develop a novel HBIM framework to manage heritage buildings in an integrated and interoperable environment that supports 3D digital documentation to conserve a heritage building and facilitate restoration planning and facility management (FM) activities. Moreover, we demonstrate FM integration with BIM to promote this digital technique. The results indicate that the proposed framework is feasible and effective in providing information integration and communication between stakeholders in managing heritage buildings.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) Driven Sustainable Cultural Heritage Tourism

“…A total of 59 studies closely related to SDG 11 were screened from the results of the micro-qualitative analysis, of which 27 studies related to the specifc goal of SDG 11.3 regarding tourism management and facilities management, 27 studies were associated with SDG 11.4, dealing with cultural heritage risk management, cultural heritage conservation tools, and adaptive tourism development of heritage, and fewer concern SDG 11.6, with only six studies on reducing the environmental impacts of built heritage. As shown in Table 1, the case study [3,9,16,23,26,28,31,35,47,50,52, is the most often utilised research method for exploring BIM-driven cultural heritage conservation for sustainable development in cultural heritage tourism for SDG 11, since heritage conservation and planning management typically necessitate specialised sustainable measures [79], followed by modelling [5,7,19,21,33,[80][81][82][83][84], mixed research [4,8,15,[85][86][87][88][89], literature review [14,25,[90][91][92], and expert interviews [6,34,36]. The preservation and revitalisation of architectural building history is a component of urban renewal and construction [93].…”

“…Sustainable strategic planning for built heritage must be tailored and cannot rely solely on conservation investment, which must also incorporate technology as well as innovative and management practices [7]. The digitalisation of heritage provides a potential approach to balance internal and external conflicts, via technologies such as the internet of things (IoT) [8], big data [96] and BIM [33], helping to transform tourism management of heritage. Building sustainability without compromising the value of the built heritage requires a high level of information management complexity [97], in which BIM serves as a decision support system for managers by integrating structural information, monitoring information, and heritage management information in a 3D environment.…”

“…Indeed, architectural and building heritage is a powerful engine for economic growth and a vital resource for urban regeneration [30], which serves as a fundamental resource and competitive advantage in heritage tourism [5,31], where architectural and building heritage protection is becoming increasingly crucial [32]. However, for a variety of reasons, such as natural disasters [10,33] and other human impacts [34], architectural and building heritage can be fragile or even irrevocably destroyed [17], and the heritage itself can deteriorate with time [5,35]. Hence, heritage conservation is a critical way to effectively address building deterioration [5,19].…”

Managing Information to Improve Conservation: The HBIM of the Wooden Chain of Santa Maria del Fiore

“…The lack of integration between complementary pieces of information hinders the chance of achieving the best possible outcome in terms of both the preservation and enhancement of the architectural heritage. Moreover, due to the absence of a dedicated database, data produced by different actors end up being scattered among different archives and institutions, increasing the risk of their dispersion [ 5 ]. Another issue of the traditional conservation approach is that it almost entirely relies on 2D representations.…”

Heritage Buildings Maintenance Trends In Egypt, From Integration To Inclusion

“…As part of the process of laser scanning, a series of digital data points are gathered in order to represent the geometric coordinates of the surfaces of the heritage structures in threedimensional space. The laser scanner focuses a beam of light on its target, and the reflected light is then utilized to identify the precise threedimensional dimensions of the building being scanned [1].…”