Year: 2013
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: In 2011, the UK Government mandated that all construction projects (buildings and\ninfrastructure) that they procured would be undertaken within a 3-D BIM (Building\nInformation Model) environment by March 2016. This has caused both construction\nprocurers and providers to embark on a journey towards universal BIM adoption,\nincluding the integration of BIM within a revised construction process. Offsite\nconstruction has also seen significant development in the building sector in the past\ndecade; in infrastructure however, offsite exploitation has been more limited. This\npaper presents research regarding how innovation initiatives such as BIM and offsite\ncan and need to be considered together, thus allowing leaner design, a greater\nintegration of lifetime project data and more novel technical solutions. The analysis\noutlines the benefits of utilising offsite within a BIM environment, the challenges\ncurrently facing the supply chain, and recommendations are made as to how best to\nimplement the emergent benefits.
Language: English
Subfield: Building and Construction
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W217444153