Chapter 10What the Future Holds for Design Coordination
10.0 Executive Summary
With advancements in software and hardware technology, our current building information modeling (BIM)-based design coordination processes will likely drastically change in the next decade. Rather than having to develop approaches to federate data from multiple disciplines, group clashes, or develop a sequence to evaluate clashes, one can envision an approach—not too far-fetched—in which artificial intelligence is leveraged and much of the data preparation and analysis that we plan for today will not be needed. This chapter attempts to discuss a vision for the future of virtual design and construction as a whole. I cannot predict what the future holds, especially since technology and its adoption evolve quite rapidly. I can, however, reflect on what I have been observing and how that has impacted my research agenda. Some of this chapter (sections 10.2.2 and 10.2.3) is based on Leite (2018), published by Springer and granted copyright clearance to be published in this book.
10.1 Introduction
In the preceding chapters of this book, I covered guidelines on setting up a project for successful BIM-based design coordination, the importance of considering model quality and level of development (LOD), how to carry out a successful design coordination session, and specific guidelines for key stakeholders ...
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