A FRAMEWORK FOR LIFE CYCLE COST CONSIDERATION USING BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING DURING THE INTEGRATED DESIGN PROCESS

Abstract

Integrated design process (IDP) has been developing at a quick pace over the years. The greatest benefit from IDP has over traditional design process (TDP) is through early collaboration which allows all the different stakeholders to share their expertise and expectations, improving many aspects of the project, including sustainability. Building information modeling (BIM) greatly enhances the information exchange process that is crucial during IDP. This allows better cooperation throughout the life cycle of the project. BIM can address the problem with sustainability by incorporating life cycle cost (LCC) consideration into 5D BIM software. The purpose of this dissertation is to explore all the relevant factors that can affect the implementation of LCC consideration in the IDP using BIM software, which will be examined by the professionals in the industry through the use of a survey questionnaire. The result from the responses can be then used to test against the hypothesis on whether IDP is really advantageous over TDP, as well as whether BIM can provide enough benefits both as a tool and as a foundation for LCC consideration. Additionally, a case study will also be carried out, to provide contextual data on how this framework for LCC consideration based on BIM software can work in a real life scenario. In the context of this dissertation, only the most basic framework will be given, provided the premise of the dissertation. Further study will be required to provide a more in depth look into how BIM procedure are being carried out in the industry, and apply it to develop a more sophisticated and detailed framework.