Applications and Benefits of BIM in healthcare building design
Applications and Benefits of BIM in healthcare building design
1 Introduction
Background of BIM application in building design
Background of BIM application in building design
The importance of applying BIM in healthcare building design
BIM can help architects and contractors to improve their production efficiency and reduce the risk of human error remarkably. “In fact, all buildings benefit from BIM, however, it is believed that healthcare is the segment that can benefit the most out of BIM services (Bhushan Avsatthi).” “Usually an office building consists of four moving parts, whereas a hospital generally consists of 50 or 100 moving parts (Bhushan Avsatthi).” This makes BIM become more essential for collaborating multiple processes of design and construction.
The trend of healthcare design
“A wave of green building design and sustainability has swept across the construction industry, and it is now becoming more aware of the fact that their contribution will prove to be significant in shaping the future of energy worldwide (Bhushan Avsatthi).”
2 What is BIM
2.1 The definition of BIM
2.2 Current application of BIM in architecture industry
3 Current applications of BIM in healthcare design processes
3.1 Site analysis and Layout plan
3.2 Building conceptual design
3.3 Indoor environment quality analysis
3.4 Envelope design and analysis
3.5 Construction drawings production
4 Benefits of applying BIM in healthcare design (including a comparison between BIM supported and traditional design method)
4.1 Visualization
4.2 Efficiency improvement
4.3 Complexity organization
4.4 Multiple software collaboration
5 Challenges and prospects of BIM application in healthcare building design
5.1 Longer design cycles
5.2 Complexity of application process (especially for developing countries due to the immature technology)
5.3 Data loses during software communication
6 Conclusion
Comment:
Yicheng Li
I am sure that through this project, you can be proficient in modeling in Revit and I believe this will help you a lot in your future works. From the floor plan, I can tell it is a very typical layout of the two-level house in the U.S. The only thing I might concern is the materials of each element of the house. And maybe you can try to create new families with specific features that you need. As a novice of Revit, the model you already did looks pretty. I am sure that your final output will be great. Good luck!
Albert Hanan
Your project sounds exciting.to me. I am looking forward to see your final model and especially the document of your progress. As I new user of Revit, I. unfortunately. can not give you more suggestions on using Revit and Dynamo. But I think your collaboration of multiple software is a smart way to build the BIM and will be very helpful after you are proficient in them. Good luck!
Weiyi Tang
I find your topic is very interesting. With the developments of AI and robotics, houses have changed a lot and will keep changing with new technologies progress. From the lectures of AE510, we have learned that there are so many emerging technologies including AI supported design, robotic construction, smart home, etc., that have pushed the AEC industry to a new age. And through your research, I believe we can have a better understanding of the prospect of the AEC industry.
Your layout of the outline is very good. You mainly focus on the analysis of the medical industry by BIM technology. Specifically, it can be divided into the application of BIM in the medical industry at present, its advantages and challenges that will be encountered. But I think when you write the final paper, there should be more examples in it. For example, BIM analysis of a hospital, making readers understand the application of BIM in this field easier. This is just a little bit of my opinion on the final paper.
ReplyDeleteI am interested in seeing what you come up with in regards to the use of BIM in healthcare. I think that there is much potential in the uses of BIM in healthcare. The benefit being that BIM allows for interconnectedness within a building. Healthcare would really benefit from something like that.
ReplyDeleteRen, the outline you have developed is well thought out and will help make writing the paper easier. The crossover between BIM and specifically healthcare buildings is a good approach with those buildings standing to benefit the most from BIM advancements. That all being said I am a little confused as to the why of your paper, I can make some inferences but I may just be missing something.
ReplyDeleteRen, tackling BIM in a specific industry is a good idea that I don’t think I considered. Each industry has extremely varied requirements in terms of building design. Healthcare especially has strict HVAC requirements, structural requirements (with large pieces of equipment like MRI machines), and plumbing requirements for human waste, body fluids, and unique chemicals. Typical plumbing systems would not need to handle large quantities of these fluids typically, and are not designed for them. Seeing how BIM can be applied to a specialized industry like healthcare is a great idea, and I am looking forward to seeing your presentation.
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