Implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Modular Construction: Benefits and challenges

Construction Research Congress 2010: Innovation for Reshaping Construction Practice - Proceedings of the 2010 Construction Research Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1136-1145

  Lu, Na ^a   Korman, Thomas ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building Information Modeling; Building systems; Coordination; Prefabrication

Indexed keywords

BUILDING INDUSTRY; BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING; BUILDING SYSTEMS; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES; COORDINATION; MANUFACTURING PLANT; PREFABRICATION; PRODUCT QUALITY; STRUCTURE UNIT;

BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MODULAR CONSTRUCTION; RESEARCH;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 77956311886     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41109(373)114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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