An Innovative Framework of 5D BIM Solutions for Construction Cost Management: A Systematic Review
- PDF / 2,041,698 Bytes
- 18 Pages / 595.276 x 790.866 pts Page_size
- 86 Downloads / 327 Views
ORIGINAL PAPER
An Innovative Framework of 5D BIM Solutions for Construction Cost Management: A Systematic Review Marc‑Antoine Vigneault1 · Conrad Boton1 · Heap‑Yih Chong2 · Barry Cooper‑Cooke2 Received: 14 December 2018 / Accepted: 24 April 2019 © CIMNE, Barcelona, Spain 2019
Abstract Cost management represents an important part of management in construction projects. Developments in the fifth dimension (5D) of building information modelling (BIM) has fostered new and potential improvements in terms of efficiency, quality and precision during cost management processes. The research aims to develop an innovative framework of 5D BIM solutions for construction cost management. A systematic review approach was adopted for the evaluation of the 5D BIM solutions. Interviews were conducted with three industry experts to validate and comment on the research findings. Eighteen software or web solutions were found and analysed against five main areas of the cost management practices. The research contributes to creating new awareness and knowledge from the available 5D BIM solutions towards the current cost management requirements as well as the future need in the digitalised working environment.
1 Introduction The cost performance of a project represents one of the most important indicators of the project’s success [1]. However, costs overruns remain a common issue in project management. Important factors affecting the cost performance are revolving around the inaccuracy of the quantity take-off and bills of quantities, the inaccurate forecasting of the project’s cash flow and the overall deficient cost management [22, 26, 47, 57]. Fortunately, the fifth dimension (5D) of building information modelling (BIM) presents itself as a potential solution to the problem and a tool allowing better and more efficient cost management [10, 48, 64, 65]. This technology consists in linking costing information to an existing 3D * Heap‑Yih Chong heap‑[email protected] Marc‑Antoine Vigneault marc‑[email protected] Conrad Boton [email protected] Barry Cooper‑Cooke barry.cooper‑[email protected] 1
Department of Construction Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure, 1100, rue Notre‑Dame Ouest, Montréal, Canada
School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
2
model in order to control and evaluate costs throughout the lifecycle of a project. A report by McGraw Hill Construction [46], combined with the emission of multiple guidelines and BIM adoption policies in various countries [68] suggest that the construction industry is gradually adopting and using BIM for its projects realisation [15]. This means that general contractors and professionals will have to consider and incorporate 5D BIM into their practices. Many recent works have focused their attention on the theoretical and practical advantages of using the 5D BIM, such as the overall cost reduction and control [16], the ability to make quick and adjustable costs estimates and living costs plans [64,
Data Loading...
