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Çıdık, M S, Boyd, D and Thurairajah, N (2017) Ordering in disguise: Digital integration in built-environment practices. Building Research & Information, 45(06), 665-80.

Dainty, A, Leiringer, R, Fernie, S and Harty, C (2017) BIM and the small construction firm: A critical perspective. Building Research & Information, 45(06), 696-709.

Gurevich, U, Sacks, R and Shrestha, P (2017) BIM adoption by public facility agencies: Impacts on occupant value. Building Research & Information, 45(06), 610-30.

Koch, C and Beemsterboer, S (2017) Making an engine: Performativities of building information standards. Building Research & Information, 45(06), 596-609.

Papadonikolaki, E and Wamelink, H (2017) Inter- and intra-organizational conditions for supply chain integration with BIM. Building Research & Information, 45(06), 649-64.

Park, J H and Lee, G (2017) Design coordination strategies in a 2D and BIM mixed-project environment: Social dynamics and productivity. Building Research & Information, 45(06), 631-48.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: building information modelling; data exchange; design management; productivity; collaboration; social networks; construction & building technology; mep coordination; knowledge; systems; towers; plumbing; design; construction; network analysis; social
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2017.1288998
  • Abstract:

    Despite the rapid spread of building information modelling (BIM), the majority of BIM projects are still conducted in a mixed-project environment: two-dimensional (2D) drawing and BIM. The design-coordination productivity and information-exchange patterns are analysed for a unique case where two towers, A and B, of a hospital project deployed two different design coordination strategies in a 2D and BIM mixed-construction environment. The tower A strategy coordinated designs using drawings as the main source of information and confirmed them using BIM (BIM-assisted coordination), whereas the tower B strategy coordinated designs using BIM and confirmed them using drawings (BIM-led coordination). The coordination productivity was 228% faster for tower B than for tower A. The frequency of design changes was much lower for tower B (0.42 times/drawing) than for tower A (2.13 times/drawing). As the result, the design coordination for tower A was delayed by 9.3 months, whereas tower B was completed rapidly and without any delay. A social network analysis revealed that the BIM-led coordination was supported by the relatively even distribution of information, the reduced control of an mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) engineer over a project, and higher accessibility to the information for every project participant.

Poirier, E A, Forgues, D and Staub-French, S (2017) Understanding the impact of BIM on collaboration: A Canadian case study. Building Research & Information, 45(06), 681-95.