TY - JOUR
T1 - A Physical Internet-enabled Building Information Modelling System for prefabricated construction
AU - Chen, Ke
AU - Xu, Gangyan
AU - Xue, Fan
AU - Zhong, Ray Y.
AU - Liu, Diandian
AU - Lu, Weisheng
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Innovation and Technology Commission [ITP/045/13LP]. This work is supported by the Innovation and Technology Fund of the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) [Grant Number ITP/045/13LP]. The authors are grateful to the Hong Kong Housing Authority, Gammon Construction Limited, Wing Hong Shun Enterprise Limited, and Yingyun Transportation Limited.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Innovation and Technology Commission [ITP/045/13LP].
Funding Information:
This work is supported by the Innovation and Technology Fund of the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) [Grant Number ITP/045/13LP]. The authors are grateful to the Hong Kong Housing Authority, Gammon Construction Limited, Wing Hong Shun Enterprise Limited, and Yingyun Transportation Limited.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/9/14
Y1 - 2017/9/14
N2 - Prefabricated construction is believed to be energy conserving though opportunities for achieving higher energy efficiency have yet to be fully harnessed. From investigation of a prefabricated construction project in Hong Kong, two main problems have been revealed relating to energy consumption, including: (i) inefficient management of resources such as labours and machines, and (ii) inefficient production, transportation, and on-site assembly of prefabricated components. These problems are primarily caused by lagged information communication and human errors. This paper seeks to offer a solution by developing a Physical Internet-enabled Building Information Modelling System (PI-BIMS) that integrates Auto-ID technologies, BIM, and cloud computing. The PI-BIMS enables real-time collection, communication, and visualisation of information across the processes of production, transportation, and on-site assembly. Practical issues of the system implementation are provided through a pilot prototype. It is found that the PI-BIMS helps enhance the resource allocation efficiency and decrease human errors. Thus, an alternative opportunity to improve energy efficiency in prefabricated construction has become possible.
AB - Prefabricated construction is believed to be energy conserving though opportunities for achieving higher energy efficiency have yet to be fully harnessed. From investigation of a prefabricated construction project in Hong Kong, two main problems have been revealed relating to energy consumption, including: (i) inefficient management of resources such as labours and machines, and (ii) inefficient production, transportation, and on-site assembly of prefabricated components. These problems are primarily caused by lagged information communication and human errors. This paper seeks to offer a solution by developing a Physical Internet-enabled Building Information Modelling System (PI-BIMS) that integrates Auto-ID technologies, BIM, and cloud computing. The PI-BIMS enables real-time collection, communication, and visualisation of information across the processes of production, transportation, and on-site assembly. Practical issues of the system implementation are provided through a pilot prototype. It is found that the PI-BIMS helps enhance the resource allocation efficiency and decrease human errors. Thus, an alternative opportunity to improve energy efficiency in prefabricated construction has become possible.
KW - Building Information Modelling (BIM)
KW - cloud technologies
KW - energy efficiency
KW - Physical Internet
KW - prefabricated construction
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U2 - 10.1080/0951192X.2017.1379095
DO - 10.1080/0951192X.2017.1379095
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85029518826
SN - 0951-192X
VL - 31
SP - 349
EP - 361
JO - International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
JF - International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
IS - 4-5
ER -
