Open AccessFeasibility study and implementation of BIM in small scale projects
Author(s) -
Devi Priya Munagala,
K. S. Venkatesh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/912/6/062049
Subject(s) - process (computing) , building information modeling , scale (ratio) , computer science , software project management , quality (philosophy) , software , engineering management , risk analysis (engineering) , process management , project management , systems engineering , construction engineering , engineering , software development , operations management , business , software construction , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , scheduling (production processes) , programming language , operating system
Quality, cost and time are the 3 most crucial factors in any construction project. In fact, the success of a construction project is determined by how well these three elements are managed throughout the project. Even though, there are many traditional methods and software’s to provide assistance in this process but more often than not, they are proven to be expensive and error prone. In the last few years, the construction industry has witnessed a spur in the use of more advanced software’s and tools, thanks to the rapid technological advancements, and one of them is the emergence of Building Information Model (BIM). At present BIM is mainly used in managing large scale projects and has become the most important factor for the success of many such projects all over the world. While this paper tries to explore the feasibility and the practical problems arising in the process of adapting BIM even for small scale projects, it also proposes few methods on how to overcome these issues. It also highlights that following these methods will help to reduce the overall project cost by 20-30% and project completion time by a significant 80%.