BY MEANS OF RECENT OCCURENCES IN CONNECTION WITH LARGE BUILDING PROJECTS, THE DEMAND FOR AN INCREASED DIGITALIZATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS GRWOING.
TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF TODAY‘S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, AN INCREASE IN EFFICIENT PLANNING AND TRANSACTION OF BUILDING PROJECTS IS INDISPENSABLE. THIS REQUIRES A NEW PLANNING AND BUILDING CULTURE WHICH AIMS AT BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING AND A MODEL-BASED, LIFE-CYCLED APPROACHED AND DIGITALIZED OPERATION.
THE OBJECTIVE OF BIM IS THE USAGE OF A DIGITAL BUILDING MODEL ACROSS ALL LIFE-CYCLE PHASES OF A BUILDING. AN ARRAY OF FIELDS SUCH AS CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, PLANNING, EXECUTION AND MANAGEMENT COULD BE COVERED MODEL- AND PROCESS-BASED.
IN BUILDING INDUSTRY, THE DIGITAL BUILDING MODEL CURRENTLY PROVIDES THE MOST ATTRACTIVE METHOD OF SOFTWARE BASED PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OVER ALL LIFE CYCLE PHASES