Abstract
Construction project control attempts to obtain real-time as-built schedule information and to eliminate project delays by effectively enhancing dynamic schedule control and management. Suitable platforms for enhancing an as-built schedule visually during the construction phase are necessary and important for general contractors. As the application of building information modeling (BIM) becomes more common, schedule management integrated with the BIM approach becomes essential to enhance visual construction management implementation for the general contractor during the construction phase. To enhance visualization of the updated as-built schedule for the general contractor, this study presents a novel system called the Construction BIM-assisted Schedule Management (ConBIM-SM) system for general contractors in Taiwan. The primary purpose of this study is to develop a web ConBIM-SM system for the general contractor to enhance visual as-built schedule information sharing and efficiency in tracking construction as-built schedule. Finally, the ConBIM-SM system is applied to a case study of a commerce building project in Taiwan to verify its efficacy and demonstrate its effectiveness during the construction phase. The advantages of the ConBIM-SM system lie in improved project control and management efficiency for general contractors, and in providing BIM-assisted as-built schedule tracking and management, to access the most current as-built schedule information through a web browser. The case study results show that the ConBIM-SM system is an effective visual as-built schedule management platform integrated with the BIM approach for general contractors in a construction project.
Highlights
An original schedule can be updated frequently, as a construction project becomes larger and more complex
User feedback indicated that the primary barriers to using the ConBIM-schedule management (SM) system were as follows: (1) Most onsite engineers were unsatisfied with the slow Internet speed at the jobsite; (2) Substantial amounts of time and assistance were needed for engineers and managers to update the as-built schedule with the building information modeling (BIM) approach; (3) A few project engineers were difficult to update as-built schedule and feedback results because of insufficient time; (4) Two senior project engineers had difficulty becoming familiar with utilizing 3D BIM models; and (5) The size of the Design Web Format (DWF) files directly affected the ConBIM-SM system’s operation performance
The application of BIM integrated with an as-built updated schedule for building projects during the construction phase is discussed in this work
Summary
An original schedule can be updated frequently, as a construction project becomes larger and more complex. A general contractor typically requires access to as-built schedule information to control and manage construction projects. With the advent of Internet technology, web-based as-built schedule information management solutions have facilitated information distribution and sharing among project participants. Effectively tracking and managing as-built schedule information integrated with BIM-assisted illustration in construction reduces mistakes. The proposed approach is to enhance onsite updating of the as-built schedule integrated with BIM models for visual schedule management. To advance this notion, the study presents a novel approach called the Construction BIM-assisted Schedule Management (ConBIM-SM) system for general contractors to enhance as-built schedule information sharing and tracking. The main contribution of the study is to explore the experience of tracking and managing BIM-assisted as-built scheduling during the construction phase
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