Integrating BIM and Knowledge Management for Smarter Construction Practices
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction Management, and Computers & Digitization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editor
Interests: knowledge management and organizational learning; innovation process and management; project procurement systems; public–private partnership (PPP); cost modeling and tender price estimation; applications of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic systems; building information modeling (BIM); infrastructure management systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The construction industry is undergoing a profound digital transformation, with Building Information Modeling (BIM) emerging as a central platform for collaboration, visualization, and data management across project lifecycles. At the same time, Knowledge Management (KM) is increasingly recognized as a critical enabler of organizational learning, innovation, and continuous improvement. However, despite their complementary potential, the integration of BIM and KM remains underexplored and fragmented. This Special Issue, “Integrating BIM and Knowledge Management for Smarter Construction Practices,” aims to bring together cutting-edge research and practical insights that demonstrate how BIM can serve as both a technological and cognitive infrastructure for effective knowledge capture, sharing, and reuse in construction.
We invite contributions that address theoretical frameworks, methodological advances, and empirical case studies on BIM–KM integration. This Special Issue addresses features such as digital twins, data interoperability, ontologies, artificial intelligence, knowledge-based decision support, and other relevant topics. Papers exploring applications at the project concept stage—in design coordination, safety management, sustainability, asset management, post-occupancy learning, among others—are particularly welcome. Through this Special Issue, the Buildings journal seeks to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and highlight strategies that transform data-rich BIM environments into intelligent, knowledge-driven systems, ultimately leading to smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable construction practices.
Dr. Taha M. Salih Elhag
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- building information modeling (BIM)
- knowledge management
- infrastructure management systems
- public–Private Partnership (PPP)
- sustainable construction practices
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