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Position paper: digital engineering and building information modelling in Australia

M. Reza Hosseini (Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia)
Julie Jupp (School of Professional Practice and Leadership, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia)
Eleni Papadonikolaki (Faculty of the Built Environment, The Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management, University College London, London, UK)
Tim Mumford (Director - Innovation, Industry and Productivity, Infrastructure Australia, Canberra, Australia)
Will Joske (Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia)
Bahareh Nikmehr (Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia)

Smart and Sustainable Built Environment

ISSN: 2046-6099

Article publication date: 8 December 2020

Issue publication date: 10 November 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

This position paper urges a drive towards clarity in the key definitions, terminologies and habits of speech associated with digital engineering and building information modelling (BIM). The ultimate goal of the paper is to facilitate the move towards arriving at an ideal definition for both concepts.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper takes the “explanation building” review approach in providing prescriptive guidelines to researchers and industry practitioners. The aim of the review is to draw upon existing studies to identify, describe and find application of principles in a real-world context.

Findings

The paper highlights the definitional challenges surrounding digital engineering and BIM in Australia, to evoke a debate on BIM and digital engineering boundaries, how and why these two concepts may be linked, and how they relate to emerging concepts.

Originality/value

This is the first scholarly attempt to clarify the definition of digital engineering and address the confusion between the concepts of BIM and digital engineering.

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Citation

Hosseini, M.R., Jupp, J., Papadonikolaki, E., Mumford, T., Joske, W. and Nikmehr, B. (2021), "Position paper: digital engineering and building information modelling in Australia", Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 331-344. https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-10-2020-0154

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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