Abstract: Cost was adapted before using manual quantity surveying by spreadsheet that estimator take the quantity from the 2D drawing and input data manually. With emerging Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The concepts has changed then and BIM became essential ruler in all phases of construction. allows project participants to design, analyse BIM, sequence, and explore entire project model in contrast to CAD drawing, the object in BIM has also physical properties that drive object.
Traditional cost methods have been discussed and then BIM tools to show how it saved a lot of expected errors and time along with third application have been introduced with an emphasis on construction cost estimating and its relation to cost control without skipping 4D of scheduling as important key in decreasing or increasing the cost. Two approaches for 4D scheduling in BIM. For the cost estimating capability, two available methods have been discussed: i) list from the BIM tool to the estimating software such as MS Excel, ii) link BIM components to estimating software, a case study is provided to demonstrates the cost estimating processes in BIM based on the BIM model of a three-story training facility. The integrated cost database that builds with the model is the main key factor for more accurate estimate and the purpose of this research is to improve the workflow of cost estimation and cost control make it as a base for other researcher to work based on.
Keywords: Cost integration, BIM Cost estimation , Cost Data base , Worksets and Cost coding.
Title: Utilization BIM For Integrating Cost Estimation and Cost Control in Construction Projects
Author: Ahmed Shehab, Ahmed Mohamed Abdelalim
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
Vol. 11, Issue 1, April 2023 - September 2023
Page No: 102-120
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 11-May-2023
