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Sustainability and Interoperability: An Economic Study on BIM Implementation by a Small Civil Engineering Firm

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  • José Ángel Aranda

    (Department of Graphic Engineering & I3B, Universitat Politècnica de València, Cno. de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Norena Martin-Dorta

    (Department of Techniques and Projects in Engineering and Architecture, Universidad de La Laguna, C. Padre Herrera s/n, 38200 Tenerife, Spain)

  • Ferran Naya

    (Department of Graphic Engineering & I3B, Universitat Politècnica de València, Cno. de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Julián Conesa-Pastor

    (Department of Structures, Construction and Graphic Expression, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, C. Dr. Fleming s/n, 30202 Cartagena, Spain)

  • Manuel Contero

    (Department of Graphic Engineering & I3B, Universitat Politècnica de València, Cno. de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

Sustainability and interoperability are two closely related concepts. By analyzing the three fundamental facets of sustainability—economic, ecological and ethical/social—it is easier to address their connection with the concept of interoperability. This paper focuses on the economic aspect, in the field of civil engineering. In this area, due to the local nature of many of the software tools used, interoperability problems are frequent, with few studies addressing the economic impact of this, especially in small engineering firms. The main contribution of this paper is a design methodology for linear works based on the federation of building information modelling (BIM) models created with different software tools, conceived to break the interoperability issues between these applications. As an example, this methodology is applied to a mountain road widening project. A detailed economic analysis of the application of this methodology by an engineering Spanish firm reveals the important cost reductions that the integration of the software tools provides versus the prior practices.

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  • José Ángel Aranda & Norena Martin-Dorta & Ferran Naya & Julián Conesa-Pastor & Manuel Contero, 2020. "Sustainability and Interoperability: An Economic Study on BIM Implementation by a Small Civil Engineering Firm," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(22), pages 1-16, November.
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