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This study analyzed the impact of organizational factors on delays in building information modeling (BIM)- based coordination for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems from the decision-making perspective. Recently BIM-based coordination has been regarded as a critical phase in project delivery but suffers from delays during the coordi...
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... process involved not only correcting the error or clash, but also seeking an economical alternative, as Kor- man et al. (2008) described. For example, Figure 3 shows the clashes between an HVAC duct and an interior ceiling. Several steps of engineering and decision-making were needed to resolve the issue. ...
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... Previous studies have consistently identified the expenditure of funds for the acquisition of software and hardware as a hindrance to the implementation of BIM, as mentioned by Dainty et al. [23], Porwal and Hewage [24], and Rogers et al. [25]. Prior research has demonstrated that collaborative physical environments decrease both the amount of time spent and the loss of information when engaging with other specialists [26][27][28]. The BEP templates provided by GSA incorporate an interactive workspace for facilitating collaboration in procedural matters. ...
The goals and benefits of implementing building information modeling (BIM) in different facilities are comparable, although there are variations in the employed technologies. Nevertheless, when considering the practical aspects of BIM, the specific variations in implementing BIM across different facilities lack clarity. This study investigated the variations in viewpoints among participants in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry regarding the adoption of BIM. The objective was to assess the necessity of developing diverse BIM application strategies based on the specific needs of AEC facilities. The following outlines the investigative process: (1) The survey questions were structured as items that necessitate prior investigation and consultation of BIM execution plans from prominent countries. (2) Appropriate statistical tests were chosen to analyze the correlation between respondents’ information and the questions. (3) The findings of the analysis conducted on the group of respondents were deliberated. The survey revealed that strategic variations are essential for the implementation of space for meetings in a technical setting, the formulation of data standards and BIM team for a cooperative environment, and the assessment of subjects based on the type of facility. Specifically, client-specified common data environments exhibited variations in the responsibilities of participants, while the assignment of BIM coordinators also displayed differences in participant roles, depending on the type of facilities involved. Nevertheless, all participants were in complete agreement regarding the collaborative environment, technical environment, organizational structure, implementation guide, and the necessity for evaluation. Surveys of the perceptions of these AEC participants help identify factors that may hinder collaboration in advance and assist in adjusting communication and collaboration strategies. The BIM implementation strategy, which considers variations depending on the type of facility and the role of participants, facilitates seamless collaboration throughout the project and helps establish forward-thinking guidelines for BIM operations from the standpoint of the client and governance.
... Emphasizing the importance of integration between BIM and Lean principles also impacts organizational factors, such as coordination. Coordination time can be considerably reduced, while design and engineering issues can be pre-emptively resolved during the design phase [21], with a design structure promoting collaboration and communication through a BIM-Lean symbiotic process [22]. ...
Research studies related to BIM go beyond the use of models where other tools are applied in synergy. Lean, for example, has been inserted with the perspective of improving processes both qualitatively and quantitatively and goes beyond the technological aspects, covering behavioural and cultural issues. Studies related to the simultaneous applications of Lean and BIM have shown several benefits but also several adversities inside the BIM cycle. Having raised this gap, this work aimed to identify existing adversities in the design phase of BIM through a systematic literature review and enable a method to guide the main causal factors in this stage for companies that work with BIM using artificial neural networks, to build an artefact composed of Lean concepts and tools that promote simple alternatives to be applied in companies. The obtained results indicated that obstacles to the application of Lean and BIM in the design phase are related to technology, cost, management, shortage of professionals, data interoperability and changes to workflow processes. An analysis including standards and guidelines can be useful to understand the company’s processes and apply BIM protocols in order to collect particularities and aspects to be implemented.
... The lack of the knowledge background and required skills of using new technologies is one of the most important challenges that may cause delays in the application of such technologies. Studies show that there are three regulatory factors influencing BIM-based team coordination: number Participants, heterogeneity, and the highest decision maker involved [45]. Despite the important role of asset owners in BIM accreditation for FM, many of them still lack the technical competency and knowledge required to fully operate, manage and fully manage BIM operations during the operational and maintenance phases to use, and most of them do not have a thorough knowledge of BIM related implementation guidelines in facility management practice [ 46 ].& [ 47 ].This is due to unclear roles, unlimited responsibilities, non-standard BIM workflow structure, and frequency In sharing information with other teams, the lack of guidance for controlling or verifying BIM data leads to building overworked individuals [48]. ...
With the emerging technologies of the fourth industrial revolution (4th IR), there are more possibilities to enhance the facility management (FM). Despite the increasing tendencies to integrate new technologies in the process of FM, its potentials in enhancing the BIM-based FM decision making process is not yet totally explored and its application is facing many challenges that should be considered. This paper aims to explore the benefits and challenges of integrating the Internet of Things (IoT), Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in the Facility Management (FM) process to enhance the decision making; and to conclude a framework for integrating of such technologies in the BIM-based FM Process. The paper adopted a descriptive methodology through a comprehensive literature and case-based review to achieve its objectives. The conclusion shows that integrating the IoT, VR & AR in the FM process and handling its related challenges from the early stages could greatly enhance and support the FM team and the FM related parties in making quick, accurate and effective decisions, saving energy & cost and optimizing the use of resources.
... The complexity factors included the number of participants involved in a decision-making process, the highest level of the decision makers involved in a problem resolution process, and the heterogeneity of related trades. It was found that the coordination time linearly increased as each factor increased, and the number of participants mattered the most and the heterogeneity of participating trades the least [70]. It was advocated that a central model server may be used to incorporate an end user private collaborative workspace. ...
This study aimed to ascertain the research status of complexity issues in building information modeling (BIM) diffusion and identify future research directions in this field. A total of 366 relevant journal articles were holistically evaluated. The visualization analysis indicated that management aspects, emergent trends (such as green building, facility management, and automation), and theme clusters (such as interoperability, waste management, laser scanning, stakeholder management, and energy efficiency) are shaping BIM research towards complexity. Areas such as supply chain, cost, digital twin, and web are also essential. The manual qualitative evaluation classified the complexity issues in BIM diffusion research into three types (complexities of network-based BIM evolution, impact of BIM adoption circumstances, and BIM-based complexity reduction for informed decision making). It was concluded that BIM has been shifting towards information models and systems-based life cycle management, waste control for healthy urban environments, and complex data analysis from a big data perspective, not only in building projects but also in heritage and infrastructure, or at the city scale, for informed decision making and automatic responses. Future research should investigate the co-evolution between collaborative networks and BIM artefacts and work processes, quality improvement of BIM-based complex networks, BIM post-adoption behaviors influenced by complex environmental contexts, and BIM-based complexity reduction approaches.
... BIM incorporates software, and information processing procedures for designing, documenting, visualizing, and reporting building elements, that can improve data sharing and integrated information management (Arayici, Fernando, Munoz, & Bassanino, 2018;Barlish & Sullivan, 2012). It helps in planning and decision support (Ghaffarianhoseini, Tookey, Ghaffarianhoseini, Naismith, Azhar, Efimova, & Raahemifar, 2017), contributes to the increase of productivity and economic indicators (Jang & Lee, 2018), and enables cost management and value engineering (Park et al. , 2017). Such benefits applicable to all the disciplines involved, including civil engineering. ...
... The use of BIM methodology gives the possibility for improved co-operation, a continuous improvement between design disciplines with fewer design errors and increased accuracy, conflict detection with a reduced number of requests for information, decreased reworks and inefficient changes on-site, building design optimization, and sustainability analysis (Jang & Lee, 2018;Liu, Meng, & Tam, 2015). Going further, Yuan et al. (2018) suggested using BIM as the main tool to interconnect design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) processes creating a concept for parametric design, and improved construction process. ...
... BIM obstacles and limitations are reasons why BIM implementation is not spreading so fast in the construction industry (Succar & Kassem, 2015;Beijia, Jinming, Fumin, Yanxi, Quanze, Shenhao, & Yang, 2021). Most often reported main reasons for limited BIM implementations are: the lack of standards and policies at country level (Smith, 2014;Succar & Kassem, 2015;Loyola, & López, 2018); lack of BIM-related aspects in contracts, lack of leadership, trust and motivation (Alreshidi, Mourshed, & Rezgui, 2017); low BIM demand for both small and large companies or even at country level (Miettinen & Paavola, 2018); heterogeneous, fragmented, and non-collaborative BIM-related experience (Loyola et al., 2018); lack of knowledge and BIM education (Ghaffarianhoseini et al., 2017) with a skeptical opinion regarding new information technologies (Jordan-Palomar et al., 2018); high investment cost for software, hardware or training, low level of BIM investment (Jyh-Bin, & Hung-Yu, 2019) with long pay-off period (Ali, & Gholamreza, 2020) and issues related to information interoperability and model data management during the whole project life cycle (Jang & Lee, 2018). ...
The article proposes a system of indicators for measuring the performance of BIM projects. Proposed indicators are divided into groups as follows: quantitative (cost and time related numerical values) and qualitative (verbally expressed measures recalculated to scores according to the proposed four-point rating scale). The metrics include the time and cost variations, the assessment of the organizational scale of BIM deployment, BIM competency granularity level, BIM capability level, BIM maturity level. In the case study, the proposed indicators are applied for evaluating the results of the construction project. The limitations and difficulties faced up during the project implementation were discussed, and the benefits of the application of the BIM methodology were revealed. The application of the proposed methodology is useful in assessing at which level the BIM is applied in construction projects and measuring the progress towards achieving project goals. The proposed methodology can also be applied for constant monitoring of the BIM implementation in construction projects.
... Non-value adding activities and their resulting wastes can be investigated in BIM-based project delivery [25]. The impact of various factors on delays can also be analyzed using BIM [26]. It is necessary to emphasize, that the use of BIM technologies is not limited with the construction of new buildings but can also be used in the reconstruction of heritage buildings. ...
One of the major issues of the construction industry has been the "reworks" that affect the time, quality, and cost of projects. Therefore, reworks and the ineffective use of site resources and materials will always result in significant losses on projects. The development of information technology has led to the widespread use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to enhance the delivery of more sustainable building construction projects. The purpose of this study is to combine the Step-wise Weight Assessment Ratio Analysis (SWARA) method and BIM technologies to identify and reduce time delays caused by reworks in construction projects. Firstly, 49 rework causes in residential buildings were identified and ranked. Then, BIM was generated and compared to the initial model. It was observed that working hours were reduced by 4.6%. Moreover, using an Earned Value Management (EVM) system, a 0.06 increase in Schedule Performance Index (SPI) factor was illustrated. Results obtained by this study provide an effective step in reducing a project's time in the construction industry.
... Additionally, Jang and Lee (2018) analyzed the impact of organizational factors on the design coordination time. The number of participants, the heterogeneity of participants, and the level of decision makers involved in a design issue increased the coordination time. ...
... They rationalized that BIM is a tool that can help project stakeholders communicate on issues negatively influencing project performance during the preconstruction phase. The target of BIM-based interorganizational collaboration involves VE (Alaloul et al. 2016), minimizing time required for design re-view and coordination (Jang and Lee 2018), reviewing constructability (Azhar 2011), mitigating real-time coordination clashes (Sai Ping et al. 2011), and managing cost variance with real-time coordination (Langroodi and Staub-French 2012). ...
This paper introduces a two-step subcontracting process for building information modeling (BIM)–based design coordination under a design-bid-build (DBB) contract. Although integrated project delivery (IPD) is known to be an ideal contractual method for BIM projects, DBB still has been the dominant contracting method, owing to the complexity of IPD, as well as regional regulations. BIM-based design coordination under DBB can effectively reduce design errors through the value engineering process. However, in practice, the cost reduction realized under DBB is minimal because, unlike under IPD, DBB contracts do not provide incentives for subcontractors to reduce costs. This study proposes that subcontracting be divided into two phases: preconstruction and construction. Only subcontractors who meet the target costs during BIM-based design coordination in the preconstruction phase win the right to work during the construction phase. From case studies, this study finds quantitative cost reductions from this change in the preconstruction process. This study also reveals the manner in which this two-phase process impacts subcontractors' attitudes toward cost-reduction efforts. These findings contribute to maximizing the efficiency of BIM-based design coordination, which will eventually contribute to more efficient delivery of construction projects.
This study examines the use of Building Information Modeling(BIM) in designing multifamily housing in Korea through comparative analysis of project cases in the United States. Despite expectations that Korean architectural firms, specializing in multifamily housing, would widely adopt BIM due to repetitive unit plans, this study revealed a preference for the 2D-3D conversion BIM design approach over the integrated method. The objective is to analyze successful BIM-based multifamily housing projects in the U.S., where the integrated BIM design method is prevalent. This research assessed design workforce management and BIM utilization goals in Korean architectural firms, comparing them to U.S. counterparts. The findings indicated that small and medium-sized Korean firms are more proactive in adopting BIM for large-scale projects. Additionally, the public sector in Korea opts for the 2D-3D conversion BIM design due to shorter initial design stages. This study concluded that the current Korean BIM design method assigned more tasks unsuitable for BIM, hindering widespread adoption. It suggests exploring U.S. BIM design utilization goals for advancements in BIM design in Korean architectural firms.
