New advances in building information modeling and engineering management

By María de las Nieves González García, Fernanda Rodrigues and João Santos Baptista

This book titled New advances in Building Information Modeling and Engineering Management results from a compilation of different contributions related to the building management within different phases of the building’s life: design, construction, use and maintenance.

The different contributions reflect the strong and international recognized experience of the authors, both based on their technical, academic and research work.

In different chapters, particular attention is given to the BIM technology, digitization and augmented reality in different problems and applications of the construction sector.

The benefits of using the BIM methodology in the support to the state characterization and conservation of buildings during their life cycle are discussed.

BIM modelling of heritage buildings (HBIM), the use of drones for the photogrammetry and thermography survey of buildings to characterize their envelope, to develop energy analysis and in the support to buildings maintenance, among other issues, are discussed.

Blockchain technology is also examined, associated with BIM. The evolution of those technologies within the construction industry is deeply discussed based on case studies. Two chapters are focused on occupational hazards.

One deals with the adaptation of a risk assessment method, which is calibrated based on its application to three projects developed namely in Portugal, Brazil and Spain.

The other chapter deals with risks associated to psychosocial aspects within the construction sector, through the analysis of different surveys.

New advances in building information modeling and engineering management the stress level of workers and other causes related with the work accidents is pointed out as a major concern.

The last chapter of New advances in building information modeling and engineering management deals with aspects related to the constant changes and to the fluctuating and cyclical developments within the real state market, which has induced architecture professionals as well as professors to create new teaching methods and ways of working in multidisciplinary teams, together with the adoption of application of different artificial intelligence tools.