Integration of BIM and advanced digital technologies to the end of life decision-making process: a paradigm of future opportunities
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
ISSN: 1726-0531
Article publication date: 4 August 2021
Issue publication date: 8 March 2022
Abstract
Purpose
At the end of a building’s lifecycle, there are several limitations to the decision-making process (DMP). There is a lack of data available from the building’s history, the difficulty in assessing the condition of a building and the variety of stakeholders’ needs that have to be satisfied. The purpose of this paper is to answer the question: how would end-of-life (EOL) DMP change when buildings will have been digitally built? The answer will be illustrated through a conceptual framework.
Design/methodology/approach
A qualitative analysis of the existing literature has been performed to identify the elements within building information modelling (BIM) and advanced digital technologies that could be of support to the DMP. The findings have been collected and summarised in a conceptual framework that has been validated and enhanced through online interviews with industry experts.
Findings
The enhanced framework has identified that BIM technology would bring the benefit of providing the initial digital data source, from which machine learning and data analytics would then extract the relevant data needed to measure accurately the criteria during the analysis of the EOL options put on the table.
Originality/value
The findings of this research could contribute to developing the software modules making the bridge between BIM and machine learning technologies, to implement them in the EOL DMP.
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Citation
Abruzzini, A. and Abrishami, S. (2022), "Integration of BIM and advanced digital technologies to the end of life decision-making process: a paradigm of future opportunities", Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Vol. 20 No. 2, pp. 388-413. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-12-2020-0524
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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