Paper Info
Title
Enhancing the MEP Coordination Process with BIM Technology and Management Strategies
Abstract
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been increasingly used in coordinating the different mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) services in the construction industries. As the construction industries are slowly adapting to BIM, the use of 2D software may become obsolete in the future as MEP services are technically more complicated to coordinate, due to respective services' codes of practice to follow and limit ceiling height. The 3D MEP designs are easy to visualize before installing the respective MEP services on the construction site to prevent delay in the construction process. The aid of current advanced technology has brought BIM to the next level to reduce manual work through automation. Combining both innovative technology and suitable management methods not only improves the workflow in design coordination, but also decreases conflict on the construction site and lowers labor costs. Therefore, this paper tries to explore possible advance technology in BIM and management strategies that could help MEP services to increase productivity, accuracy, and efficiency with a lower cost of finalizing the design of the building. This will assist the contractors to complete construction works before the targeted schedule and meet the client's expectations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.3390/s22134936
SENSORS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Building Information Modeling (BIM), mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) services, management strategies, design modeling, construction industry, machine learning, productivity
Journal
22
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
13
1424-8220
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ya Hui Teo100.34
Jun Hong Yap200.34
Hui An300.34
Simon Ching Man Yu400.34
Limao Zhang500.34
Jie Chang601.01
Kang Hao Cheong700.34