Building Information Modelling (Bim) in Design, Construction and Operations II

Contents
Section 1: BIM and life cycle project management
BIM understanding and activities; Challenges and setbacks in the implementation of Building
Information Modelling (BIM): a case study; Building information modelling as a construction management tool in Nigeria
Section 2: BIM applications
The BIM-for-Rail opportunity; From CAD to BIM: a new way to understand architecture;
The barriers and strategies of implementing BIM in Saudi Arabia; The facade of the church of Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion in Biar (Spain): from point cloud to HBIM; BIM implementation for structural design courses in Civil Engineering
Section 3: BIM and sustainability
Building Information Modelling (BIM) as an enabler for whole-building embodied energy and carbon calculation in early-stage building design; Methodological discussion of insertion and exportation of LCA data embedded in BIM elements
Section 4: BIM in working practice
BIM implications in the design process and project-based learning: comprehensive integration of BIM in architecture; Integration of real-time data in BIM enables FM processes; BIM in French SMEs: from innovation to necessity; Level of detail specifications, standards and file-format challenges in infrastructure projects for BIM Level Three; "Building Permits" as proof of concepts in merging GIS and BIM information: a case study
Section 5: BIM and collaborative working and practices
BIM as a change driver in public organizations; An exploration of the interaction between BIM technology and the business process of a construction organization in BIM implementation; Assessing the feasibility of using Building Information Modelling (BIM) to improve collaboration on public sector projects in the Zambian construction industry
Section 6: BIM in design co-ordination and construction operations
Toward automated dimensional quality control of precast concrete elements using design BIM; BIM-based design coordination for China's architecture, engineering and construction industry
Author index