Abstract
The European Union (EU) aims to increase the efficiency and productivity of the construction industry. The EU suggests pairing Building Information Modeling with other digitalization technologies to seize the full potential of the digital transition. Meanwhile, industrial applications of Natural Language Processing (NLP) have emerged. The growth of NLP is affecting the construction industry. However, the potential of NLP and the combination of an NLP and BIM approach is still unexplored. The study tries to address this lack by applying a scientometric analysis to explore the state of the art of NLP in the AECO sector, and the combined applications of NLP and BIM. Science mapping is used to analyze 254 bibliographic records from Scopus Database analyzing the structure and dynamics of the domain by drawing a picture of the body of knowledge. NLP in AECO, and its pairing with BIM domain and applications, are investigated by representing: Conceptual, Intellectual, and Social structure. The highest number of NLP applications in AECO are in the fields of Project, Safety, and Risk Management. Attempts at combining NLP and BIM mainly concern the Automated Compliance Checking and semantic BIM enrichment goals. Artificial intelligence, learning algorithms, and ontologies emerge as the most widespread and promising technological drivers.
Highlights
The results and discussion section is divided into sub-paragraphs, each containing a brief description of the scientometric task performed, the results obtained, and the related discussion
It should be noted that the 1980–1990 decade is known as the period of statistical Natural Language Processing (NLP) revolution [28]
Information sharing, storing, and management procedures in AECO are highly based on document production and exchange
Summary
The digitalization of the European market is one of the main objectives set by the European Union (EU). The digitalization of industrial sectors and production processes aims to increase and maximize the efficiency and potential growth of the digital economy in the European common market. The EU digitalization strategy regards, in particular, Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Owner-operated (AECO) industry, as one of the pillars of EU economy [1]. The AECO sector is slowly adopting Digital. Technologies and embracing Digital Innovation compared to other industrial sectors (e.g., manufacturing and telecommunication) [2]. To seize the full potential of digitalization of the construction sector, the EU Commission recommends combining Building Information
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