Enabling a Broader Use of Time-Coupled Building Information Modeling: Understanding current barriers and investigating takt planning as a catalyst for implementation

Abstract

Time-coupled Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a powerful tool for integrat ing BIM and production planning. This paper reviews the literature and interviews conducted with practitioners in the construction industry to test the benefits men tioned in the literature. The interviews showed that StreamBIM has the potential to integrate BIM into existing workflows and tools. It also enables the development of automated methods for this integration. In addition, the interviews show that BIM’s flexibility and ability to visualize 3D for production planning can be improved by combining BIM with a takt-time plan. The results from the interviews suggest that iterative and continuous usage of time-coupled BIM needs to be done to make on-boarding easier for both clients, designers, and contractors.