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Many of the shortcomings associated with dated design and construction methods as well as project fast-tracking can be addressed by exploring the concept of concurrency facilitated by Building Information Modelling (BIM). From a BIM perspective, concurrency facilitates the involvement of stakeholders from very early on during the lifecycle of a project. Leveraging the 5 W/H (Who, What, When/Where, Why and How) method of exploratory research, this paper explores how BIM and Concurrent Engineering (CE) at Terminal 3A of the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport compares with a historical exemplar of BIM deployment in the AEC industry. Based on existing definitions of CE, we compare both projects to determine their conformance to three CE criteria: 1) compressed project duration, 2) enhanced product value, and 3) reduced project costs. We also review their use of collaborative tools and techniques. The paper shows how the success of BIM-based projects can be rationalised by CE.
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The IIF framework is useful for gaining a general understanding of information dynamics from a very basic investigative perspective. This approach is widely known as the 5W1H method.
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The TOPP framework captures BIM content in three key dimensions depicting unique perspectives for uniformly evaluating BIM-based case-study projects.
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The authors wish to thank China Construction Eighth Engineering Division. Corp.Ltd for providing the case study of the CJI Airport Project.
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Utiome, E., Mohamed, S., Panuwatwanich, K., Lin, E., Hou, L. (2016). Concurrency in BIM-Based Project Implementation: An Exploratory Study of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport’s Terminal 3A. In: Luo, Y. (eds) Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering. CDVE 2016. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9929. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46771-9_33
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