This book contains peer-reviewed papers presented at the 1st International Conference on Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design Construction and Operations, held at the University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol; organised by that Institution and the Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT).
The advancement of technology has uninterruptedly engaged the design profession over the past several centuries. Recently, the construction industry has started to engage information technologies more effectively to incorporate its design, con- struction, and operational processes. However, there are still manual processes, the duplication of business functions, and the sustained dependence on paper-based information management […]
A basic function of civil and construction engineering is to provide and maintain the infrastructure needs of society. The infrastructure includes buildings, water treatment and distribution systems, waste water removal and processing, dams, and highway and airport bridges and pavements. Although some civil and construction engineers are involved in the planning process, most are concerned […]