The outlook of building information modeling for sustainable development

As human needs evolve, information technologies and natural environments require a wider perspective of sustainable development, especially when examining the built environment that impacts the central of social-ecological systems. The objectives of the paper are (a) to review the status and development of building information modeling (BIM) in regards to the sustainable development in the built environment, and (b) to develop a future outlook framework that promotes BIM in sustainable development. Seven areas of sustainability were classified to analyze forty-four BIM guidelines and standards. This review examines the use of BIM in sustainable development, focusing primarily on certain areas of sustainability, such as project development, design, and construction. The developed framework describes the need for collaboration with the multiple disciplines for the future adoption and use of BIM for the sustainable development. It also considers the integration between “BIM and green assessment criteria”; and “BIM and renewable energy” to address the shortcomings of the standards and guidelines

Highway infrastructure and building information modelling in UK

Traditional methods of design are becoming less relevant and prevalent, due to institutionalising of Building Information Modelling (BIM) within statutory regulations and the huge amount of data that BIM presents to practice; especially in 3D models. This can be seen in the A1 Dishforth-to-Barton road infrastructure improvement scheme which comprises the A1 Dishforth-to-Leeming and A1 Leeming-to-Barton schemes. The traditional method of design was central to the A1 Dishforth-to-Leeming scheme and BIM central to the A1 Leeming-to-Barton scheme. So this report presents a comparative study of the traditional and BIM methods in relation to the A1 Dishforth-to-Barton improvement scheme through the perception of key professionals involved in this project. A qualitative research study was conducted through the use of an open-ended questionnaire intended to bridge gaps in perceptions and understanding of both methods. Judgemental sampling technique was used to select experienced respondents who understand and participated in the A1 Dishforth-to-Barton road infrastructure improvement scheme. The study reveals an incontrovertible complementary nature of both methods and that the realisation of the 2016 mandate appears doubtful due to lack of standardization, training and level of awareness. It is highly recommended that a statutory incentivization framework for BIM be conceptualised and considered for implementation to attract and encourage small scale participants. Of high priority is the subsidization of in-house training by local authorities and localized joint ventures by smaller companies for specialist training

Latent provisions for building information modeling (BIM) contracts: a social network analysis approach

The effective adoption and use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) require appropriate contract design to fairly allocate the contracting parties’ rights and responsibilities. Several standards for BIM protocols and contracts have been developed for the industry. However, the awareness and the use of these are rather limited, leading to unclear provisions in BIM contracts. Therefore, the research aims to identify the influential legal aspects that serve as the latent contract provisions in BIM contracts. A questionnaire survey was conducted to survey experts and active BIM users in construction projects. The data were analyzed using social network analysis (SNA) by assuming interdependent relationships among various the legal aspects in BIM contacts. The key legal aspects associated with BIM contracts pertain to the roles and responsibilities of the project participants. The results also reveal that data security is the center of all latent legal aspects in the contracts. The study provides significant new insights into clarifying the required contract provisions in BIM contracts

Guías uBIM

La asociación buildingSMART Spanish Chapter trabaja para la promoción del BIM a través de estándares abiertos. Por ello, en el marco del congreso EUBIM 2013 se planteó una iniciativa de estandarización denominada uBIM cuyo objetivo inicial era el desarrollo de una guía en español para usuarios BIM. El objetivo de dicho documento es el de poder disponer de una guía estándar de fácil adaptación y en constante evolución con el fin de aglutinar y coordinar a todas las disciplinas implicadas en la confección de modelados BIM con garantías de precisión adecuadas para su uso efectivo en el sector. Los primeros 13 documentos que componen la guía son una adaptación del COBIM finlandés (Common BIM Requierements 2012) elaborado por buildingSMART Finland en el año 2012, los cuales han sido adaptados a la casuística de España, atendiendo a las normativas y estándares vigentes, mediante un equipo redactor multidisciplinar integrado por expertos en cada uno de los capítulos tratados. El desarrollo de dicha guía se ha llevado a cabo de forma colaborativa, contando con la participación desinteresada de alrededor de 80 profesionales independientes. Estos 13 documentos fueron publicados a finales de 2014. Posteriormente, en el año 2018, en el marco del Grupo de Trabajo LEGEND-BIM, se ha desarrollado un nuevo documento, la Guía de BIM aplicado al Patrimonio Cultural, en el que han participado de forma desinteresada 40 profesionales independientes.The buildingSMART Spanish Chapter works to promote BIM through open standards. Therefore, within the framework of the EUBIM 2013 conference, a standardization initiative called uBIM was proposed, the initial objective of which was to develop a guide in Spanish for BIM users. The objective of this document is to provide an easily adaptable and constantly evolving standard guide, in order to unite and coordinate all disciplines involved in the development of BIM models with adequate guarantees of accuracy for effective use in the sector. The first 13 documents comprising the guide are an adaptation of the Finnish COBIM (Common BIM Requirements 2012), developed by buildingSMART Finland in 2012. These documents have been adapted to the Spanish situation, taking into account current regulations and standards, by a multidisciplinary writing team made up of experts in each of the chapters covered. The development of this guide was carried out collaboratively, with the voluntary participation of approximately 80 independent professionals. These 13 documents were published in late 2014. Subsequently, in 2018, within the framework of the LEGEND-BIM Working Group, a new document was developed, the Guide to BIM Applied to Cultural Heritage, with the voluntary participation of 40 independent professionals