IMPACT OF BIM ON BUILDING DESIGN QUALITY

Authors

Khaled Sadek, Senior lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Built Environment, Beirut Arab UniversityFollow
Ibtihal El-Bastawissi, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Built Environment at Beirut Arab UniversityFollow
Rokia Raslan, Associate Professor, Bartlett Vice Dean Enterprise, Institute of Environmental Design & Engineering, University College LondonFollow
Samer Sayary, Assistant professor, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Built Environment at Beirut Arab UniversityFollow

Keywords

Building Information Modeling, Information Sharing Capability, Collaborative Decision Capability, Building Quality.

Disciplines

Architecture | Business | Engineering | Life Sciences

Abstract

During last decades, the aim of new technologies was to develop new information systems to automate manual processes. Large-scale projects in the field of construction industry need a different approach to organize and analyze data creating a database without any duplication or redundancy. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a teamwork process using advanced technologies to generate data modeling. Based on a literature review, the present research proposes a set of hypotheses that links BIM implementation with the enhancement of information sharing capability (ISC) and collaborative decision capability (CDC) in the construction sector of the building industry. Consequently, it relates the degree of BIM use to the design quality enhancement using ISC and CDC as mediators. Towards this end, the research adopts three sets of criteria namely, functionality, form and aesthetic values, and building construction quality as indicators to design quality improvement. Finally, the research proposes a new conceptual model to set the potential relations between the different variables included in the study. Hence it offers several implications for practitioners and decision makers concerning the importance of BIM to enhance the design quality.

Recommended Citation

Sadek, Khaled; El-Bastawissi, Ibtihal; Raslan, Rokia; and Sayary, Samer (2019) "IMPACT OF BIM ON BUILDING DESIGN QUALITY," BAU Journal - Creative Sustainable Development: Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54729/2789-8334.1000

ISSN

2789-8334