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Investigating the impact of a cloud-based BIM tool on design coordination : a case study of the Lions Gate Hospital Acute Care Facility project Irene, Ruth

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Design coordination in the construction industry has improved significantly with the adoption and implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools. However, the design issue management process is an essential aspect of design coordination and due to the introduction of Cloud-based Building Information Modelling (Cloud-BIM) tools, there is a need to examine the issue management process considering the capabilities of these tools. This research addresses this gap by providing a detailed case study analysis of the Lions Gate Hospital Acute Care Facility (LGH ACF) project, a hospital redevelopment project in North Vancouver. This research investigated the knowledge, processes, experiences, and outcomes of implementing a collaborative Cloud-BIM tool on the LGH ACF project. This was analyzed from the perspectives of technology, organization, and process in the project’s context. A mixed-method approach was adopted for this study. An ethnographic research, surveys, interviews, and document analysis were conducted to better understand the issue management processes and the benefits and challenges of using Cloud-BIM on this project. The project team adopted two issue management processes for design coordination: synchronous and asynchronous issue management processes. To quantify the value of these processes, metrics from the Cloud-BIM issue tracker platform were identified and analyzed, including the number of resolved issues, issue resolution time, resolution time for high-priority issues, and issue engagement. Several qualitative and quantitative analyses revealed that Cloud-BIM significantly impacted the project, especially for issue management. The project team concluded that this platform improved the overall understanding of the project, provided earlier and more accurate visualization of design, and enabled collaboration among multiple disciplines. One potential benefit identified with the synchronous process is that it increases project stakeholder engagement. Additionally, the asynchronous process allowed for the high-priority multi-disciplinary geometric issues to be discussed thoroughly in coordination meetings since it involved resolving various issues without requiring extra coordination meetings. The team was challenged by the change management involved with adopting the Cloud-BIM tool, file upload management, and insufficient training. Future research should explore issue management processes through cross-project analysis and consider various cloud-based platforms.

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Title
Investigating the impact of a cloud-based BIM tool on design coordination : a case study of the Lions Gate Hospital Acute Care Facility project
Creator
Irene, Ruth
Supervisor
Staub-French, Sheryl
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Date Issued
2023
Description
Design coordination in the construction industry has improved significantly with the adoption and implementation of Building Information Modelling (BIM) tools. However, the design issue management process is an essential aspect of design coordination and due to the introduction of Cloud-based Building Information Modelling (Cloud-BIM) tools, there is a need to examine the issue management process considering the capabilities of these tools. This research addresses this gap by providing a detailed case study analysis of the Lions Gate Hospital Acute Care Facility (LGH ACF) project, a hospital redevelopment project in North Vancouver. This research investigated the knowledge, processes, experiences, and outcomes of implementing a collaborative Cloud-BIM tool on the LGH ACF project. This was analyzed from the perspectives of technology, organization, and process in the project’s context. A mixed-method approach was adopted for this study. An ethnographic research, surveys, interviews, and document analysis were conducted to better understand the issue management processes and the benefits and challenges of using Cloud-BIM on this project. The project team adopted two issue management processes for design coordination: synchronous and asynchronous issue management processes. To quantify the value of these processes, metrics from the Cloud-BIM issue tracker platform were identified and analyzed, including the number of resolved issues, issue resolution time, resolution time for high-priority issues, and issue engagement. Several qualitative and quantitative analyses revealed that Cloud-BIM significantly impacted the project, especially for issue management. The project team concluded that this platform improved the overall understanding of the project, provided earlier and more accurate visualization of design, and enabled collaboration among multiple disciplines. One potential benefit identified with the synchronous process is that it increases project stakeholder engagement. Additionally, the asynchronous process allowed for the high-priority multi-disciplinary geometric issues to be discussed thoroughly in coordination meetings since it involved resolving various issues without requiring extra coordination meetings. The team was challenged by the change management involved with adopting the Cloud-BIM tool, file upload management, and insufficient training. Future research should explore issue management processes through cross-project analysis and consider various cloud-based platforms.
Genre
Thesis/Dissertation
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2023-12-14
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0438282
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/86951
Degree
Master of Applied Science - MASc
Program
Civil Engineering
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Civil Engineering, Department of
Degree Grantor
University of British Columbia
Graduation Date
2024-05
Campus
UBCV
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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