A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MULTISTORIED BUILDING USING THE BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING (BIM) METHOD & CONVENTIONAL MODELING METHOD
Main Article Content
Abstract
Although the construction industry has been evolving for centuries and researchers have been seeking innovative solutions for decades, diverse challenges still exist in making the construction process faster, safer, cheaper, and more accurate. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is one of the emerging tools in the field of architectural engineering to overcome these problems. Applications of this tool are very promising but its uses are still relatively limited in many countries including Bangladesh. So this study conducted a pilot project and case study analysis using Building Information Modeling (BIM) to control the project’s time and cost from Bangladesh's perspective. The objectives of this study are: (1) to examine the benefits of using BIM for project time and cost control and (2) to study the challenges of applying BIM to a case project during its life cycle. This project is being achieved by introducing Autodesk Revit MEP (2021) as the methodological tool of BIM software. The resultant data in the BIM system are extremely useful and can be generated to optimize the project delivery processes. The results also revealed that using a case study, BIM functions to help reduce costs, optimise the schedule, and make benefits for all project participants. Thus, model-based cost estimation and time schedule optimization show effective results of using BIM instead of conventional modelling methods.
JEL Classification Codes: C60, L74, R20, R30
Downloads
Metrics
Article Details

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
References
Azhar, S., Nadeem, A., Mok, J. Y. N., & Leung, B. H. Y. (2008). Building information modeling (BIM): A new paradigm for visual interactive modeling and simulation for construction projects. International Conference on Construction in Developing Countries. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283118367_Building_Information_Modeling_BIM_A_New_Paradigm_for_Visual_Interactive_Modeling_and_Simulation_for_Construction_Projects
Martin, F., & John, K. (2004). The scope and role of information technology in construction. Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery, 84-92. Retrieved from https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.544.4090&rep=rep1&type=pdf
Li, J., Wang, Y., Wang, X., Luo, H., Kang, S-C, Wang, J., Guo, J. & Jiao. Y. (2014). Benefits of Building Information Modelling in the Project Lifecycle: Construction Projects in Asia. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 11, 124. https://doi.org/10.5772/58447
Wang, X., & Dunston, P. S. (2006). Compatibility Issues in Augmented Reality Systems for AEC: An Experimental Prototype Study. Automation in Construction, 15(3), 314-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2005.06.002