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Analysis of critical features and evaluation of BIM software: towards a plug-in for construction waste minimization using big data

Bilal, Muhammad; Oyedele, Lukumon O.; Qadir, Junaid; Munir, Kamran; Akinade, Olugbenga O.; Ajayi, Saheed O.; Alaka, Hafiz A.; Owolabi, Hakeem A.

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Authors

Muhammad Bilal Muhammad.Bilal@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor - Big Data Application

Lukumon Oyedele L.Oyedele@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Enterprise & Project Management

Junaid Qadir

Olugbenga Akinade Olugbenga.Akinade@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor - AR/VR Development with Artificial Intelligence

Saheed O. Ajayi

Hafiz A. Alaka

Hakeem Owolabi Hakeem.Owolabi@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor - Project Analytics and Digital Enterprise



Abstract

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. The overall aim of this study is to investigate the potential of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for construction waste minimization. We evaluated the leading BIM design software products and concluded that none of them currently support construction waste minimization. This motivates the development of a plug-in for predicting and minimizing construction waste. After a rigorous literature review and conducting four focused group interviews (FGIs), 12 imperative BIM factors were identified that should be considered for predicting and designing out construction waste. These factors were categorized into four layers, namely the BIM core features layer, the BIM auxiliary features layer, the waste management criteria layer, and the application layer. Further, a process to carry out BIM-enabled building waste analysis (BWA) is proposed. We have also investigated the usage of big data technologies in the context of waste minimization. We highlight that big data technologies are inherently suitable for BIM due to their support of storing and processing large datasets. In particular, the use of graph-based representation, analysis, and visualization can be employed for advancing the state of the art in BIM technology for construction waste minimization.

Citation

Bilal, M., Oyedele, L. O., Qadir, J., Munir, K., Akinade, O. O., Ajayi, S. O., …Owolabi, H. A. (2015). Analysis of critical features and evaluation of BIM software: towards a plug-in for construction waste minimization using big data. International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development, 6(4), 211-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/2093761X.2015.1116415

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 2, 2015
Online Publication Date Jan 21, 2016
Publication Date Oct 2, 2015
Deposit Date Mar 2, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
Print ISSN 2093-761X
Electronic ISSN 2093-7628
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 6
Issue 4
Pages 211-228
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/2093761X.2015.1116415
Keywords BIM, construction waste prediction and minimization, design out waste, waste prevention, big data analytics, NoSQL
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/840917
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2093761X.2015.1116415
Additional Information Additional Information : This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development on 21st January 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/2093761X.2015.1116415.

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