BIM and Its Integration with Emerging Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

Building information modeling (BIM) has quickly attracted attention in the construction industry due to its promising benefits and has become the key technology affecting all phases of construction projects (i.e., design, construction, operation). BIM also offers a great potential to significantly enhance project performances through its integration with other emerging technologies, such as virtual reality (VR) for improved design inspection, laser scanning for capturing as-built conditions, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for automated progress monitoring, design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) for improved productivity, and the Internet of Things (IOT) for post-occupancy evaluation.

However, BIM and its integration remain challenges due to data exchange and interoperability issues such as insufficient data capturing, object recognition, and processing. Making special efforts to deploy BIM and its integration effectively necessitates this Special Issue to address the practical and theoretical problems and their solutions.

This Special Issue invites you to submit a manuscript on all related topics in the form of reviews and original research papers. Topics include but are not limited to the examples addressed above. 

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