Application of BIM in Sustainable Design and Its Benefits for Proprietors

This research will discuss the Application of BIM in Sustainable Design and Its Benefits for Proprietors, which combines both Building Information Modelling (BIM) and concepts in Sustainable Design process to increase the advantage for owners. In reality, Building Information modeling and sustainable design are a new kind of production beginning from with an idea, then to feasibility, programming, initial research, making plans, initial investigation layout, and production, handing over, operation, and ending with demolition or maintenance of the construction. However, in the overall process, a preliminary investigation is the most crucial component because different essential parts are designed according to it. Usually, the research procedure is completed with a purpose to acquire the required documentation for the final purposes. However, for sustainable layout, there are a few elements that during the design stages should be taken into account which include electricity efficiency, environmental issues etc. BIM is a widespread system for reconnaissance of tasks’ traits earlier the production. The usage of BIM assists proprietors, engineers, architects, and contractors to generate a common platform to explore all the components, test the characteristics and overall performance for the alternation and correction before the construction. In this thesis, the requirements of experts, owners and their expectations regarding BIM are studied. The determinant factors for BIM utilization by owners and their respective decisions are identified. After understanding owners’ basic concerns of cost, time, and quality over the lifetime of the project, interviews with experts of both the design and construction phases were conducted. During the interviews the benefits of BIM for owners were emphasized, recommendations of interviewees to maximize those benefits were analyzed through academic resources and the respective comments of the author were outlined. In the end, the identified factors, which are extracted from interviews and their surroundings, are discussed. This thesis eventually would be helpful for the process of decision making for owners, enabling the analysis of the most important factors recognized in this research, as to decide whether to use BIM in a project