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Abstract

There has been a growing interest in the use of lean principles in the construction sector since the productivity in construction is very low compared to the other sectors. Likewise, the use of BIM is rapidly developing, and its areas of use have been expanding in recent years. One of the reasons for low construction efficiency is design errors since the results can be costly if not solved at the right time. The development of design validation  tools in the BIM environment provides many possibilities to the users. Therefore, this research aims to develop a conceptual framework for assessing the benefits of BIM-lean synergy on automated design validation systems.

A conceptual framework has been created by collecting information from different sources about BIM, Lean Management Principles, and Automated Design Validation Tools. To validate the framework, a questionnaire survey has been conducted among construction industry professionals about the BIM, lean and automated design validation tools, their advantages, barriers, and their relation. Findings have been used to develop the comprehensive conceptual framework.

The final framework supports that using a systematized design verification and validation system/tools supported with BIM and lean principles would increase construction projects' efficiency and big data analytics has the potential to be used in the construction design process to foresee the risks in advance, which can significantly reduce the project cost.

Course: Building Information Management - MSc - P2697PTD

Date Deposited: 2022-03-04

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