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Towards a semantic Construction Digital Twin: Directions for future research Open
As the Architecture, Engineering and Construction sector is embracing the digital age, the processes involved in the design, construction and operation of built assets are more and more influenced by technologies dealing with value-added m…
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Artificial intelligence and smart vision for building and construction 4.0: Machine and deep learning methods and applications Open
This article presents a state-of-the-art review of the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Deep Learning (DL) in building and construction industry 4.0 in the facets of architectural design and visualiz…
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Potentials of Blockchain Technology for Construction Management Open
Blockchain technology enables distributed, encrypted and secure logging of digital transactions. It is the underlying technology of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Blockchain is expected to revolutionize computing in several areas, par…
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Salvaging building materials in a circular economy: A BIM-based whole-life performance estimator Open
The aim of this study is to develop a BIM-based Whole-life Performance Estimator (BWPE) for appraising the salvage performance of structural components of buildings right from the design stage. A review of the extant literature was carried…
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A State-of-the-Art Review on the Integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) Open
The integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Geographic Information System (GIS) has been identified as a promising but challenging topic to transform information towards the generation of knowledge and intelligence. Achievem…
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From BIM to digital twins: a systematic review of the evolution of intelligent building representations in the AEC-FM industry Open
The widespread adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the recent emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) applications offer several new insights and decision-making capabilities throughout the life cycle of the built environment…
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A Review of Heritage Building Information Modeling (H-BIM) Open
Many projects concerning the protection, conservation, restoration, and dissemination of cultural heritage are being carried out around the world due to its growing interest as a driving force of socio-economic development. The existence o…
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3D Printing of Buildings: Construction of the Sustainable Houses of the Future by BIM Open
The paper presents the new technology of 3D printing of buildings for the sustainable houses of the future. 3D printing building technology is a new construction technique started with the invention of 3D printer. Latest technologies were …
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A Systematic Review of Digital Technology Adoption in Off-Site Construction: Current Status and Future Direction towards Industry 4.0 Open
Off-site construction (OSC) is known as an efficient construction method that could save time and cost, reduce waste of resources, and improve the overall productivity of projects. Coupled with digital technologies associated with the Indu…
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Differentiating Digital Twin from Digital Shadow: Elucidating a Paradigm Shift to Expedite a Smart, Sustainable Built Environment Open
Construction projects and cities account for over 50% of carbon emissions and energy consumption. Industry 4.0 and digital transformation may increase productivity and reduce energy consumption. A digital twin (DT) is a key enabler in impl…
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Performance Review of Prefabricated Building Systems and Future Research in Australia Open
Volumetric prefabricated building construction is growing in most developed countries; for example, in Sweden the market share of prefabricated building systems in the housing industry was more than 80%. However, in Australia only approxim…
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BIM benefits and its influence on the BIM implementation in Malaysia Open
Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation is considered a daunting reality because majority of the construction players don't know the potential benefits of the technology. Awareness of BIM benefits and its implementation could s…
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A framework for integrating BIM and IoT through open standards Open
The built environment provides significant opportunities for IoT (Internet of Things) deployment, and can be singled out as one of the most important aspects for IoT related research. While the IoT deployment in the built environment is gr…
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Evaluation of BIM-based LCA results for building design Open
Digital tools based on Building Information Modelling (BIM) provide the potential to facilitate environmental performance assessments of buildings. Various tools that use a BIM model for automatic quantity take-off as basis for Life Cycle …
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From Point Clouds to Building Information Models: 3D Semi-Automatic Reconstruction of Indoors of Existing Buildings Open
The creation of as-built Building Information Models requires the acquisition of the as-is state of existing buildings. Laser scanners are widely used to achieve this goal since they permit to collect information about object geometry in f…
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BIM and LCA Integration: A Systematic Literature Review Open
To foster sustainable development, the environmental impacts of the construction sector need to be reduced substantially. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is the established methodology for the quantification of environmental impacts, and there…
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Review of current status, requirements and opportunities for building performance simulation of adaptive facades Open
Adaptive building envelope systems have the potential of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving the energy flexibility of buildings, while maintaining high levels of indoor environmental quality. The development of such innovative…
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BIM for heritage science: a review Open
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a new process that is spreading in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction field. It allows the creation of virtual building models, which can be linked to numerical data, texts, images, and o…
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Disassembly and deconstruction analytics system (D-DAS) for construction in a circular economy Open
Despite the relevance of building information modelling for simulating building performance at various life cycle stages, Its use for assessing the end-of-life impacts is not a common practice. Even though the global sustainability and cir…
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Trends and Opportunities of BIM-GIS Integration in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry: A Review from a Spatio-Temporal Statistical Perspective Open
The integration of building information modelling (BIM) and geographic information system (GIS) in construction management is a new and fast developing trend in recent years, from research to industrial practice. BIM has advantages on rich…
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Construction risk knowledge management in BIM using ontology and semantic web technology Open
The development of Building Information Modelling provides a visual and information-rich environment to incorporate the construction risk knowledge in the domain of safety management. Ontology and semantic web technology offer an opportuni…
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BOT: The building topology ontology of the W3C linked building data group Open
Actors in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner and Operation (AECOO) industry traditionally exchange building models as files. The Building Information Modelling (BIM) methodology advocates the seamless exchange of all inform…
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A Digital-Twin Evaluation of Net Zero Energy Building for Existing Buildings Open
With buildings around the world accounting for nearly one-third of global energy demand and the availability of fossil fuels constantly on the decline, there is a need to ensure that this energy demand is efficiently and effectively manage…
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Barriers to the integration of BIM and sustainability practices in construction projects: A Delphi survey of international experts Open
The built environment faces numerous challenges in its quest to be more productive and sustainable, and to the adoption of a smart and creative process of carrying out the various operations. This study aims to investigate the profound bar…
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Critical success factors for implementing building information modelling (BIM): A longitudinal review Open
Although building information modelling (BIM) is ubiquitous within the construction industry, a review analysis on critical success factors (CSFs) used to measure successful BIM implementation is not well established. This research conduct…
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A Scan-to-BIM Methodology Applied to Heritage Buildings Open
Heritage buildings usually have complex (non-parametric) geometries that turn their digitization through conventional methods in inaccurate and time-consuming processes. When it comes to the survey and representation of historical assets, …
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Internet of Things (IoT), Building Information Modeling (BIM), and Digital Twin (DT) in Construction Industry: A Review, Bibliometric, and Network Analysis Open
The present study uses a bibliometric and systematic literature review (SLR) to examine the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM), the Internet of Things (IoT), and Digital Twins (DT) in the construction industry. The network visualiz…
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BIM adoption within Australian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs): an innovation diffusion model Open
Despite the envisaged benefits of BIM adoption for SMEs, BIM in SMEs has remained an underrepresented area within the available academic literature. This study proposes and draws upon a framework grounded on innovation diffusion theory (ID…
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Integrated Application of BIM and GIS: An Overview Open
With the concepts of Smart City attracting the industry, the method of managing spatial information has become a hot research topic. Relating to this topic, GIS and BIM are two critical technologies. Although the application of GIS has a l…
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A Real-Time Construction Safety Monitoring System for Hazardous Gas Integrating Wireless Sensor Network and Building Information Modeling Technologies Open
In recent years, many studies have focused on the application of advanced technology as a way to improve management of construction safety management. A Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), one of the key technologies in Internet of Things (IoT)…