CitA BIM Gathering 2021, September 21st – 23rd 2019 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Applied in Building Information Modelling (BIM) Framework in Construction Project (The Case Study: La Rotonda of Verona)
Riccardo Romaniello 1 and Farzane Shahriari2 1 Surveyor, BIMake, r.romaniello@bimake.ch 2 Architect, BIMake, f.shahriari@ bimake.ch Abstract : Building Information Modelling is revolutionizing the construction industry and the roles of the professions that work within the industry. Work Breakdown Structure is one of the delivery-oriented tasks carried out by the project management allowing for the breakdown of the project into small components as tasks, guaranteeing more successful project outcomes, in particular for large projects. WBS applied into a BIM project can provide additional benefits in comparison to more traditional 2D paper-based design data use. This paper will focus on the "La Rotonda project in the city of Verona in northern Italy where a WBS was deployed to support a project managed BIM environment. Here, the segregated tasks and objects must be translated into parametric information. To achieve this goal, the definition and procedure of a traditional WBS are investigated and translated into non-geometrical parametric data that is readable by the BIM tools. Thereby, a new attitude is created to digitalize the work breakdown components, attached to related BIM objects and models. Keywords : Building Information Modelling, Work Breakdown Structure, Parametric, Functional Restoration, Project Management, Construction Management..
I INTRODUCTION Building Information Modeling (BIM) is gaining increased uptake in the built environment. Related to the progress of new technologies in information and software developments, BIM supports the management of the whole life cycle of buildings. Increasingly BIM is seen as a new revolution in construction tools and approaches. The affected platform of this revolution is both procedure of building and the production as an architectural outcome (1). Four main sectors in Building production chain are subjected to BIM as the AECFM (2), abbreviations for: - Architecture - Engineering - Construction - Facility Management One of the advantages of the usage of BIM is to have a multidimensional built object. It can be completed by providing an interdisciplinary vision through the building procedure. As the production of a building is a complex result of various efforts in different platforms. During the project lifecycle, many kinds of information in a different context are created and contributed to the model of the building. BIM supports and considers the high range of this information (3).
Project management should be considered as the critically involved sector in construction which is attributing with BIM, sharing its theories and practical tools. As a result, the association of Project Management with BIM creates new information and data related to construction projects that enhances the overall project management experience. Project management guarantees coordination and monitoring during the different stages of a project, according to the available resource (4). The theoretical features and methodologies of project management have been used by the construction industry for many years. In particular, using progress management (5) has a high value for architects and construction parties. Hence new development in the construction industry required developments in Project management frameworks and elements. BIM as a revolution in construction and architecture, calls project management’s traditional concepts and tools to be updated due to digital progress in information and communication technology (ICT). This research focused on attitudes towards WBS which are increasingly important features of project management body utilized in construction management. The goal of the research is to present an adaptation of WBS into a BIM environment. To reach this goal firstly WBS will be presented and its traditional definition will be adopted to be able to enter BIM platforms. Project managers segregate
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