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| Project phase | BIM benefits | Current findings: BIM use on educational buildings | Previous research: BIM use on general type of the buildings |
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| Design phase | Evaluates the impact of different design solutions | ✓ | Bynum et al. [57] |
| Allows more time to be spent on design than on contract documentation | | Cefrio [9], Korman and Lu [46] |
| Lowers risk and better predicts outcomes due to discovery of errors, omissions and conflicts prior to construction | ✓ | U.S. General Service Administration (GSA) [43] |
| Enables automation of documentation (better accuracy and accounts for adjustments and changes automatically) | ✓ | Bynum et al.[57] |
| Enables faster reviews for approvals and permits | ✓ | |
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| Construction phase | Reduces RFI’s, change orders, claims, and conflicts | ✓ | Azhar [39], Ahn et al. [7], Cao et al. [44], Porwal and Hewage [59], Kraling and Dunbar [60] |
| Reduces construction and production costs | | Ahn et al. [7], Hamdi and Leite [45], Dodge Data and Analytics [47] |
| Reduces project delivery time | ✓ | Ahn et al. [7], Hamdi and Leite [45], Dodge Data and Analytics, [47] |
| Facilitates modular construction | ✓ | |
| Increase prefabrication | ✓ | Ahn et al. [7], Eastman et al. [8] |
| Reduces on-site waste and materials use | ✓ | |
| Improves construction safety | | Ahn et al. [7], Ganbat et al. [51] |
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| Both design and construction phases | Increases client engagement and provides clearer understanding of 3D visualizations | ✓ | McGraw Hill Construction [42], Ganbat et al. [51], Arayici et al. [63], Azhar [39] |
| Increases productivity and efficiency | ✓ | Cefrio [9], Chelson [53], Poirier et al. [54], Barlish and Sullivan [55], Nath et al. [56] |
| Encourages consideration for sustainable building systems that conserve energy | | Bynum et al. [57] |
| Serves as a new marketing tool for firms | ✓ | Ahn et al. [7], Bernstein [61] |
| Encourages use of other technologies (GIS, unity, etc.) | | |
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| Both construction and O&M phases | Provides more accurate as-built deliverables | ✓ | |
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| All project phases | Improves collaboration and communication between disciplines due to more reliable and direct data exchange from a single resource of information | ✓ | Bynum et al. [57], Eastman et al. [8] |
| Increases project profitability | | |
| Allow for long term data assessment | | |
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