Building Information Modeling and Lean Construction

Koskela, Lauri; Talebi, Saeed; Tezel, Algan; Tzortzopoulos, Patricia

Abstract

The recognition of the connection between building information modeling (BIM) and Lean Construction is relatively recent. This chapter provides an overview and analysis on the connection between BIM and Lean. It discusses the contributions of BIM to Lean, respectively, in design, construction and facilities maintenance. Immersive technologies such as virtual reality/mixed reality are more frequently used with BIM in client and stakeholder engagement for the communication of design intent, requirement capture as well as coordination and verification through advanced visualization. The use of BIM for Lean Construction efforts has been widening in the construction phase of the project lifecycle. One of the prominent Lean techniques where the interaction with BIM is apparent is the Last Planner System for construction planning and control. The visualization capacity of BIM offers new avenues for maintaining the information flow and creating transparency in construction processes across different disciplines and organizational levels.

Citation

Koskela, L., Talebi, S., Tezel, A., & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2023). Building Information Modeling and Lean Construction. In Building Information Modeling: Shared Modeling, Mutual Data, the New Art of Building (121-146). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394264933.ch6

• Online Publication Date: Dec 22, 2023
• Publication Date: Dec 22, 2023
• Deposit Date: Jan 5, 2024
• Publisher: Wiley
• Pages: 121-146
• Book Title: Building Information Modeling: Shared Modeling, Mutual Data, the New Art of Building
• Chapter Number: 6
• ISBN: 9781789451108
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394264933.ch6
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/29271714
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781394264933.ch6