Building Information Modeling (BIM): Advanced Technology and Application
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 97
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building information modeling (BIM); BIM-GIS integration; digital twins in the construction sector; digital technologies for the built environment; construction management; building energy retrofit; building monitoring
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Interests: renewable energy communities; digital technologies for the built environment; building energy retrofit, building monitoring; building information modeling (BIM)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector has a deep and complex impact on many aspects of our society and environment, and its evolution is strategic for coping with contemporary challenges in terms of economic, environmental, and social sustainability. As the core of the digital transition, building information modeling (BIM) represents a paradigm shift in the AEC industry. By fostering a more integrated approach to building design and management, BIM has a disruptive effect and great potential to promote sustainable building development. With the fast improvement of knowledge and technology, BIM is expected to become even more multi-dimensional, incorporating geographic information systems (GISs), the Internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), big data, machine learning (ML), blockchain, and other advanced technologies to improve its capabilities further. This Special Issue focuses on “Building Information Modeling (BIM): Advanced Technology and Application”, aiming to gather and explore innovative solutions and methodologies able to enhance the power of BIM in the management of the built environment. This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews that cover (but are not limited to) the following topics:
- Innovative methods and technologies for sustainable buildings;
- Building lifecycle management;
- Solutions for the preservation and management of the built environment;
- Energy retrofitting of existing buildings;
- Building monitoring;
- Digital twins in the building construction sector.
Dr. Emanuela Quaquero
Dr. Giuseppe Desogus
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable buildings
- building lifecycle management (BLM)
- lifecycle assessment (LCA)
- built environment management
- building information modeling (BIM)
- digital twin (DT)
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