BIM-Based Construction Information Management Framework for Site Information Management

Abstract

Projects in the construction industry are becoming increasingly large and complex, with construction technologies, methods, and the like developing rapidly. Various different types of information are generated by construction projects. Especially, a construction phase requires the input of many resources and generates a diverse set of information. While a variety of IT techniques are being deployed for information management during the construction phase, measures to create databases of such information and to link these various different types of information together are still insufficient. As such, this study aims to suggest a construction information database system based on BIM technology to enable the comprehensive management of site information generated during the construction phase. is study analyzed the information generated from construction sites and proposed a categorization system for structuring the generated information, along with a database model for storing such structured information. rough such efforts, it was confirmed that such a database system can be used for accumulating and using construction information; it is believed that, in the future, the continual accumulation and management of construction information will allow for corporate-level accumulation of knowledge as opposed to the individual accumulation of know-how.

Methodology for Building Information Modeling (BIM) Implementation in Structural Engineering Companies (SECs)

“…Improving collaboration and harmony and achieving higher levels of efficiency, BIM allows integration in the AEC industry, which is usually characterized by fragmentation [1]. Currently, with complex and large engineering projects, these methodologies and technologies are enabling the management and processing of the generated data [2][3][4]. e structural design phase represents one of the most complex and dynamic tasks in the life-cycle of a project, given that structural behavior must be rigorously analyzed in adherence to a series of regulatory provisions, not to mention professional practices.…”

Structural Equation Model Relationship Between Policy, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Guidelines, Information System (IS), and Building Information Modeling (BIM) on Maintenance Perfomance of High Rise Building

“…According to [32] [33], the WBS is used as a source of information needed in the database for the modelling of the structure in 3D or in BIM. In this case, the WBS and the WBS codes have an automated connection system for the tasks and activities of the project with the BIM objects being created from the multi-dimensional BIM database.…”

BIM Use by Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry in Educational Facility Projects

“…In general, use of BIM creates time and cost benefits [7,45,47] resulting from increased efficiency, clearer communication of information, collective efforts [6,25,48,49], more accurate design estimates, and reduced number of design changes [6,48]. More than half (58%) of the companies indicated that the biggest reward of using BIM was a significant reduction of costs due to resolving conflicts while almost half (48%) reported that the main benefit was improved project quality resulting from lower project risk and better predictability of project outcomes [50].…”

“…Using BIM on projects means encouraging a collaborative effort from all participants and sharing of ideas and information in a more effective and organized manner than in the traditional approach [7,25,45,52]. Moreover, BIM improves project task quality [44], provides better quality product [6-8, 25, 52], creates possibility of sharing information [49,52], and improves work efficiency [6,8,25,52].…”

“…BIM can be also beneficial for accessing building information models and requests for information (RFIs) on construction site, for solving any construction problems on-site as soon as they arise [7], and for visualizing the sequence of construction activities, which is particularly useful in the case of complex projects [8]. BIM is beneficial for creating a database of information that is generated on a construction site during the construction phase of the project [49]. Another benefit of BIM is that it facilitates prefabrication of the building components off-site, which again reduces the cost and duration of a project [7,8].…”