Approach for Automated Planning Using 5D BIM
Early planning decisions are usually dependent on time demanding, manually produced cost estimations and schedules. There is a trend in the construction industry to use 5D BIM to speed up these processes and automated approaches can be used to further improve effectiveness. This research aims to investigate how to create an automated 5D BIM planning process when using industrialized building systems. We propose an approach that combines a BIM manual with predefined databases based on the building system and its properties. A case study at one of Scandinavia's largest construction and property development companies was conducted where the presented approach was tested. The findings show that planning using 5D BIM is possible to partially automate through our approach but that there are challenges for a fully automated process in the standardization required and assuring that the quality of data in each step is adequate.