Effectiveness Evaluation of Using Building Information Model in the Construction Industry

• Main Authors: Ching-Hua Hsiao, 蕭景華
• Other Authors: none
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/60626232070337276838

碩士 === 國立臺灣科技大學 === 營建工程系 === 104 === Traditional construction industries generally require a considerable amount of human, material, and temporal resources on communication, problem identification, and project control. For example, at the construction stage, simply examining a 2D blueprint of a construction plan requires considerable human resources and communication time; moreover, problems were often overlooked, even after repeated reviews, which affects construction quality. When a design is altered, the construction plan must also be modified according to the design changes; occasionally, however, some changes may be overlooked, indirectly leading to poor construction quality. To enhance the integration and efficiency of various operating units in the construction industry during various construction stages, such as planning, communications, and construction, this study explored whether applying building information modeling (BIM) to integrate operating units can provide an effective solution to the aforementioned problems. BIM can facilitate combining information, such as planning, design, contract negotiation, construction, operation, and maintenance, required during a building lifecycle to provide relevant stakeholders, including business operators, constructor, construction units, consumers, and suppliers, with foresight regarding the project outcomes. Additionally, BIM enables integrating the views of stakeholders and identifying related risks to monitor the construction schedule and quality in real time, reducing losses resulting from inappropriate planning, poor communication, and construction errors. Because BIM remains a relatively innovative concept for Taiwan’s construction industry, this study administered in-depth interviews involving relevant authorities, industrial policy makers, and construction unit managers to elucidate their views on the advantages of applying BIM in practice. The results show that BIM can assist in enhancing planning quality, communication, and construction quality management. Finally, this study proposes recommendations for promoting BIM in the future.