INSPIRATION
Building planning and designing is a collaborative process that requires inputs from multiple stakeholders including engineers, architects, builders, and clients, among others. With the traditional method, it is difficult to visualize changes in real-time as everyone works on their unique files. This results in generating multiple versions of the same plan and causes confusion. Advanced BIM tools solve this problem by providing a central database and enabling everyone to work on a single shared model. While 5D BIM allows for the cost and time overlays, 6D BIM also accounts for energy budgeting. These solutions identify clashes during the initial stages and improve overall workflow efficiency. In combination with AR
and VR, BIM solutions enable the visualization of models on a real scale and testing in a simulated environment.
US-based startup VisualLive develops applications to visualize BIM models at the construction site. The startup uses cloud computing to import large-size BIM files into HoloLens wearables and mobile devices while maintaining all geometries, textures, and materials. The downloadable plugin generates a unique QR code for each model in BIM. The mobile application then scans the code to overlay the model on the
actual construction site. By using the solution, construction planners detect design errors before construction begins,hence, saving costs and time.
Turkish startup BIMCRONE develops a BIM software that allows all the construction stakeholders to manage, report,and monitor their projects in real-time in a single platform. It provides pre-construction features like revision management,team collaboration, and clash detection.
During construction,BIMCRONE helps in collaboration, asset management, delay analysis,field monitoring, change management, and overall project management. The solution also offers post-construction solutions where stakeholders track asset availability and manage financial transactions.
