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Systematising multidisciplinary sustainable building design processes utilising BIM
journal contribution
posted on 2020-08-17, 14:47 authored by Mariangela Zanni, Kirti RuikarKirti Ruikar, Robby SoetantoRobby SoetantoPurpose – Sustainability considerations are often treated as an add-on to building design, following ad-hoc
processes for their implementation. The purpose of this study was to investigate, model, and facilitate the
early stages of Building Information Modelling (BIM) enabled Sustainable Building Design (SBD) by
formalising the ad-hoc working relationships of the best practices in order to standardise the optimal
collaboration workflows.
Design/methodology/approach – Four stages of data collection were conducted, including a total of 32 semistructured interviews with industry experts from 17 organisations. Fourteen “best practice” case studies were identified, and roles and responsibilities, resources, information exchanges, interdependencies, timing and sequence of events, and critical decisions were examined.
Findings – The research classified the critical components of SBD into a framework utilising content and thematic analyses. These components were coordinated explicitly into a systematic process, which followed Concurrent Engineering (CE) principles utilising Integrated DEFinition (IDEF) 3 structured diagramming technique. Then, Green BIM Box (GBB) workflow management prototype tool was developed to analyse communication and delivery of BIM-enabled SBD in a centralised system.
Originality/value – This study represents an improvement to previous attempts to systematically define the BIM-enabled SBD process for the early stages. The results support the idea that a transparent SBD process, which follows specified communication patterns, can assist in achieving sustainability efficiently in terms of time, cost, and effort.
Design/methodology/approach – Four stages of data collection were conducted, including a total of 32 semistructured interviews with industry experts from 17 organisations. Fourteen “best practice” case studies were identified, and roles and responsibilities, resources, information exchanges, interdependencies, timing and sequence of events, and critical decisions were examined.
Findings – The research classified the critical components of SBD into a framework utilising content and thematic analyses. These components were coordinated explicitly into a systematic process, which followed Concurrent Engineering (CE) principles utilising Integrated DEFinition (IDEF) 3 structured diagramming technique. Then, Green BIM Box (GBB) workflow management prototype tool was developed to analyse communication and delivery of BIM-enabled SBD in a centralised system.
Originality/value – This study represents an improvement to previous attempts to systematically define the BIM-enabled SBD process for the early stages. The results support the idea that a transparent SBD process, which follows specified communication patterns, can assist in achieving sustainability efficiently in terms of time, cost, and effort.
Funding
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) under Grant 1472558
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Published in
Built Environment Project and Asset ManagementVolume
10Issue
5Pages
637 - 655Publisher
EmeraldVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Rights holder
© Emerald Publishing LimitedPublisher statement
This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Built Environment Project and Asset Management and the definitive published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-05-2020-0088Acceptance date
2020-08-03Publication date
2020-08-27Copyright date
2020ISSN
2044-124XPublisher version
Language
- en