Building Information Systems in the Construction Industry

Contents
Building information modelling in operations of maintenance at the University of Alicante; Comparative visualization of BIM geometry and corresponding point clouds; Implementing a BIM collaborative workflow in the UK construction market; Building conditions assessment of built heritage in historic building information modelling; The role of BIM for safety and security management; Enhancing learning outcomes by introducing BIM in civil engineering studies - experiences from a university college in Norway; Using BIM models for the design of large rail infrastructure projects:key factors for a successful implementation; BIM - towards the entire lifecycle; The use of HBIM models as a tool for dissemination and public use management of historical architecture: a revie; Exploring the linkages between the adoption of BIM and design error reduction; The awareness of integrated project delivery and building information modelling - facilitating construction projects; A comparative suitability study between classification systems for BIM in heritage; Investigating benefits and criticisms of BIM for construction scheduling in SMEs: an Italian case study; BIM and genetic algorithm optimisation for sustainable building envelope design
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