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Wang, H, Meng, X and McGetrick, P J (2018) Incorporating knowledge of construction and facility management into the design in the BIM environment. In: Gorse, C and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, 3-5 September 2018, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 796–805.

  • Type: Conference Proceedings
  • Keywords: building information modelling; construction contractors; construction project; coordination; facilities management; information management; knowledge management; contractor; uncertainty; interview; simulation
  • ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-9955463-2-5
  • URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/260caeaf47f3832a33f87c2ee9bb5eb8.pdf
  • Abstract:

    Many studies have highlighted the importance of early project phases, during which the level of uncertainty and stakeholder influence is much higher, but the cost for change is much lower. Construction projects become more and more complex, which require the early involvement of project participants. For these reasons, the knowledge of construction contractors and facilities management (FM) teams should be considered in the design phase to improve project management from a lifecycle perspective. Building Information Modelling (BIM) recently emerges in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. BIM is an object-oriented and parametric-based IT tool, which is characterised by digital representation, project lifecycle simulation and coordination, and collaborative working. The features enable BIM to be used for facilitating knowledge management (KM). However, existing studies focus more on BIM-based information management and little research looks into BIM-based KM. This study aims to explore collaborative KM in the design stage under the BIM environment. In this study, 30 semi-structured interviews are conducted to collect the qualitative information from the people who are working in the UK and Irish AEC industry. The interviews are analysed with the help of NVivo. Based on the analysis results of interviews, a framework is developed to illustrate how to incorporate the knowledge of construction and FM into the design phase under the BIM environment. As a result, this study provides new insights into the transformation from BIM to Building Knowledge Modelling.