Restructuring Information Management in Building Design and Construction Using BIM as a Platform

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to restructure information management in the building design and construction process by using the BIM management platform. BIM has appeared in the scene of the architecture and construction chain by addressing multidisciplinary inefficiencies, incapabilities, disorganizations, and delays that have been rooted in the structure of architecture and building chain for over decades. However, the German architecture and construction chains are experiencing huge difficulties in accepting, endorsing, and understanding the BIM benefits, because there is no clear guidance and best practices in BIM implementation that comes as a reliable example. This research aims to present, explain, and analyze the differences between projects that have been designed and built in the traditional way and those which have utilized assets of the BIM management software. The investigation is based on two case studies-one project managed in the traditional non-BIM manner and the other one utilizing BIM as the main platform. The results reveal clearly that the BIM-involved project achieves higher accuracy, better design quality, effective team collaboration, and satisfying cost and time-efficiency compared to the traditional design and build project. Nevertheless, the results also reveal that the BIM software is underused or misused among the teams involved in the building chain.