Logic representation and reasoning for automated BIM analysis to support automation in offsite construction

Chong, Oscar Wong; Zhang, Jiansong

doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2021.103756

Cited by 19 publications

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“…Barkokebas [5] reports up to a 47% reduction in the duration of total tasks because of digitalisation. Such digital technologies also considerably reduce time and costs in MMC projects [130]. Moon [128] reports that digitalisation can be effective beyond enhancing productivity to the level where digital solutions have replaced an entire team of designers and draftsmen.…”

Section: Automation and Digitalisation Capabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, Tidhar [108] reports that digitalisation could improve efficiency in managing drawings more than humans. In the BIM context, and despite its ability to effectively exploit MMC benefits through its digitalisation abilities [131], its implementation is yet limited in MMC projects [130]. Hence, automation and digitalisation have an adequate ability to drive critical improvements to the capabilities and competence of MMC businesses.…”

Section: Automation and Digitalisation Capabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Systematic Review of the Business Contingencies Influencing Broader Adoption: Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)

2023

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The existing body of knowledge on the Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) reflects their benefits and relative advantages, particularly in addressing contemporary construction challenges. However, the uptake of such methods is minimal, particularly in the public construction sector. The low uptake has led MMC firms to liquidation due to the lack of an economy of scale. Studies, particularly recently, explain that the low adoption rates are linked to the inappropriateness of existing business models responsible for driving broader demand. This paper assumes that the lag in MMC adoption could be related to the ability of supply business models to communicate confidence to demand. Public clients are foreseen as important target customers, acquiring influential status across the industry, with an expected potential to drive innovation adoption across the sector. A systematic review method allows scholars to assess existing literature by critically locating and analysing relative publications to approach the study’s aim. Through utilising this method, the study classifies the arguments against the Business Model Canvas (BMC), and argues the results with respect to contingency theory, and in turn, synthesizing a new meaning that reveals the considerations needed to boost business model performance when penetrating the public sector. Hence, the critical analyses of 70 studies relative to MMC, led to proposing the contingencies that are believed to better structure business models. Results suggest that MMC firms can embrace specific reforms and gain more momentum when communicating confidence to public client organisations; however, a guideline that conceptualises the interactions between the elements and their influence on the decision-making does not exist, and this may be inhibiting coherency on how MMC businesses drive broader demand. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to utilise the contingency theory as an attempt to disseminate previous efforts to explain the low adoption of MMC in the UK public sector.

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Section: Automation and Digitalisation Capabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Automation and Digitalisation Capabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Systematic Review of the Business Contingencies Influencing Broader Adoption: Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)

2023

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“…In addition, BIM models contain property information and more rich and abstract semantic information that 2D drawings cannot handle. BIM is extensively employed in the design [7], construction [8,9], and management [10,11] phases of buildings. Until now, numerous researchers have investigated data apposite for developing compliance checks [12][13][14].…”

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An Automated Fire Code Compliance Checking Jointly Using Building Information Models and Natural Language Processing

Wang,

Liu,

Cai

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Fire checking is indispensable for guaranteeing the fire safety of buildings as it reviews the compliance of the building with fire codes and regulations. Automated Compliance Checking (ACC) systems that check building data utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) against fire codes have emerged as an active field of research. Substantial efforts have focused on analyzing the properties of the building components. However, the analysis of the spatial geometric relationships of building components has received inadequate attention. The present study proposes a novel ACC system leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques to review the spatial geometric relationships of building components in BIM models. First, a framework for a BIM-based ACC system is delineated and decomposes ACC into three constituent subtasks: building model parsing, code knowledge translation, and compliance check result reporting. Second, an approach for structured processing of spatial geometric stipulations in fire codes using NLP is presented to review the geometric relationships between components in building models. Finally, the system’s performance is assessed by testing fire code compliance across various building types utilizing BIM models. The empirical findings demonstrate that the system achieves superior recall compared with the manually formulated gold standard, with the ACC system enabling quick, accurate, and comprehensive automated compliance checking.

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“…The aim of this study is to set out the advantages of employing BIM in designing of multi-story modular building. The following tasks were undertaken based on the literature learned [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]:…”

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Implementation of building informational modeling in designing multi–story modular building

Karimullin,

Kozhemiako,

Alekhin

2023

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The paper discusses features of employing BIM for designing modular building, using the Steel2Real'23 competition as a case study. The Steel2Real'23 student competition, organized by the Association for the Development of Steel Construction, seeks to enhance the usage of steel in construction. Modular construction is an emerging construction technol-ogy. However, a research gap is found concerning the practical usage of BIM in designing multi–story modular construction buildings in Russia. The article performs comparative anal-ysis of the various approaches for process of designing and highlights that have streamlined the work of architects and designers during planning and design phases. The conclusions em-phasize the advantages of employing information modeling in modular construction and out-line the potential for its integration into contemporary design practices.

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Logic representation and reasoning for automated BIM analysis to support automation in offsite construction

Cited by 19 publications

References 27 publications

A Systematic Review of the Business Contingencies Influencing Broader Adoption: Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)

A Systematic Review of the Business Contingencies Influencing Broader Adoption: Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)

An Automated Fire Code Compliance Checking Jointly Using Building Information Models and Natural Language Processing

Implementation of building informational modeling in designing multi–story modular building

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