Simulazione 4D BIM del cantiere per il progetto BENEDICT/BIM 4D construction site modelling for the BENEDICT project

Digitalization of the construction sector – Building Information Modelling – is surely the current answer to all the specific production issues that affect the Real Estate and Construction (REC) industrial sector. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a process management strategy that can be of capital importance in improving construction efficiency. The BIM approach has many dimensions, i.e. goals and objectives, and the fourth one concerns time-oriented construction management. BIM 4D represents the simulation of the construction project concerning project planning, scheduling, controlling including jobsite design. It involves the development of the BIM-based information model of the construction jobsite by identifying the technological mod el that contains project information related to jobsite layout and the simulation of construction operations at a layout level and at a workspace level. The BIM 4D model simulates in a virtual environment the various subsequent construction stages as planned by the construction project schedule. “BENEDICT” is a European Erasmus plus project that has the aim of developing a web-based platform for BIM teaching that has a tight relationship with the REC industry. There fore, a BIM-enabled Learning Environment (BLE) can be used to implement BIM 4D project planning and control for learners and future practitioners.