BIM Implementation to Meet the Changing Demands of the Construction Industry

Dear Colleagues,

Special Issue related to "BIM implementation in the Construction Industry".

The use of building information modelling continues to expand as the preferred method of delivering projects in the built environment. This represents a transition from the use of drawings and documents to a creation, delivery, and recording system based on graphical/data constructs integrated with collaborative practices in a common data environment.  This object-oriented approach enables multiple forms of representation, allowing new forms of data analytics and insight. The ongoing development in the computer sciences and associated frontend technologies mean that it is appropriate to re-evaluate the theoretical basis of BIM and its potential to provide a foundation for other systems of task and activity augmentation. BIM, although data-centric, can be seen as the starting point in the development of knowledge and intelligent systems. Developments in AI, VR, IOT, block chain and GIS all offer new questions when it comes to the future development of BIM.

The Special Issue, entitled "BIM implementation in the Construction Industry", offers an opportunity to re-evaluate the theoretical basis underpinning BIM and also to consider BIM’s role in a digitally emerging world.

Dr. Stephen Paul Coates
Dr. Adonis Haidar
Dr. Suha Jaradat
Guest Editors

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