Exploring Macro BIM for Cost Prediction: Leveraging Similarity Assessment Methods and Market Data

BIM Technology allows for multidirectional analyses using the information models of building facilities. One of the areas where it is used is cost calculations, which fall under the so-called BIM 5D. This article explores the Macro BIM concept, which varies in interpretation according to literature,...

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Main Authors: PACYNO Hanna, JUSZCZYK Michał
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2024-0022
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description BIM Technology allows for multidirectional analyses using the information models of building facilities. One of the areas where it is used is cost calculations, which fall under the so-called BIM 5D. This article explores the Macro BIM concept, which varies in interpretation according to literature, and its practical application. It discusses using Macro BIM model data alongside market construction data to simulate estimating building construction costs. The aim of the article is to simulate the process of calculating the estimated costs of building construction, according to the proposed course of finding the most similar objects already built to the one that is planned and calculating the unknown sought on the basis of known “reference” data. Creating a database linking market costs with building characteristics would facilitate a classification system for such surveyed buildings. Finding the most similar “reference objects” to the studied “sample” object would allow for quick, preliminary cost calculations based on the cost per unit of volume or area of the designed building. The results obtained in this preliminary study are satisfactory and have provided insight into future directions that require more detailed examination.
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spelling doaj-art-82069731620b4c0896408cf789958ae12025-01-14T14:22:36ZengSciendoArchitecture, Civil Engineering, Environment2720-69472025-01-01173718310.2478/acee-2024-0022Exploring Macro BIM for Cost Prediction: Leveraging Similarity Assessment Methods and Market DataPACYNO Hanna0JUSZCZYK Michał1aMSc, Eng. Arch.; Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155Cracow, PolandbDSc, PhD, Eng.; Cracow University of Technology (CUT), Faculty of Civil Engineering, ul. Warszawska 24, 31-155Cracow, PolandBIM Technology allows for multidirectional analyses using the information models of building facilities. One of the areas where it is used is cost calculations, which fall under the so-called BIM 5D. This article explores the Macro BIM concept, which varies in interpretation according to literature, and its practical application. It discusses using Macro BIM model data alongside market construction data to simulate estimating building construction costs. The aim of the article is to simulate the process of calculating the estimated costs of building construction, according to the proposed course of finding the most similar objects already built to the one that is planned and calculating the unknown sought on the basis of known “reference” data. Creating a database linking market costs with building characteristics would facilitate a classification system for such surveyed buildings. Finding the most similar “reference objects” to the studied “sample” object would allow for quick, preliminary cost calculations based on the cost per unit of volume or area of the designed building. The results obtained in this preliminary study are satisfactory and have provided insight into future directions that require more detailed examination.https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2024-0022building information modeling (bim)macro bimconstruction cost managementcost estimates
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Exploring Macro BIM for Cost Prediction: Leveraging Similarity Assessment Methods and Market Data
Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment
building information modeling (bim)
macro bim
construction cost management
cost estimates
title Exploring Macro BIM for Cost Prediction: Leveraging Similarity Assessment Methods and Market Data
title_full Exploring Macro BIM for Cost Prediction: Leveraging Similarity Assessment Methods and Market Data
title_fullStr Exploring Macro BIM for Cost Prediction: Leveraging Similarity Assessment Methods and Market Data
title_full_unstemmed Exploring Macro BIM for Cost Prediction: Leveraging Similarity Assessment Methods and Market Data
title_short Exploring Macro BIM for Cost Prediction: Leveraging Similarity Assessment Methods and Market Data
title_sort exploring macro bim for cost prediction leveraging similarity assessment methods and market data
topic building information modeling (bim)
macro bim
construction cost management
cost estimates
url https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2024-0022
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