Building Information Modeling for Construction Management. Testing interoperability and procedures for a healthcare facility in Moncrivello

The research carried out for this thesis aims to study the applicability of the BIM methodology to the Construction Management discipline. In particular, the present work is focused on the case study of a healthcare facility for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. The work is divided into different phases: at first, a study has been carried out on different classification systems of building components, in order to assess the potential and criticality of each one and their respective compatibility within the BIM tools used. These codes are meant to be used to produce 4D simulations of the construction site to verify potential interferences. In addition, the production of executive documentation is tested through the interoperability between BIM and CAM technologies. Lastly, building data and parameters from the executive model are exported for the life cycle Facility Management of the structure, using the COBie database exchange standard. The final objective of the present thesis is to draw from this case study a working method and a series of strategies that can be applied as general procedures, looking for the most efficient practices and thus avoiding possible repetitiveness of operations and redundancy of information.