buildingSMART Korea - BIM Awards 2017

Background

<h2 id="">Background</h2><p id="">The five leading tech companies collectively called FAMGA (Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon) have a combined market cap of USD 497billion (as of February 3, 2017 ). They provide added values to customers by utilizing information technology (IT). The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction(AEC) industry is known as the field that barely or slowly accepts new ideas and technologies. However, recently, movements have been conducted to find ways to utilize IT (or building information modeling (BIM)) better and to show many cases that present the benefits of adopting IT. Syntegrate is a consultancy specializing in the application of computer-based technology. It utilizes and leverages technologies to improve project efficiencies and to increase project values. In this article, the four cases worked on by Syntegrate are introduced to show the added value brought about by the application of IT(or BIM) in the AEC industry. (1) Danjiang Bridge in Taiwan exhibits how to improve the collaboration process using cloud technologies. (2) Through the application of BIMin the Admiralty Station in Hong Kong, the accuracy of underpinning was highly improved. (3) Working hours for drawing generation were dramatically reduced by automation in a Taiwan resort project. (4) The projection simulation for the exhibition planning in a Japan exhibition center project shows how BIM data can be utilized for planning the operational stage.