A roadmap to 5D+ BIM implementation with a focus on real-world use cases

5D Building Information Modeling: A Data-Driven Approach to Construction Supply Chain Integration is a valuable guide for architectural, engineering, and construction professionals seeking to learn how to implement this technology to optimize work efficiency.

Beginning with a brief introduction to BIM and its history, the book highlights the unleveraged power of 5D+ in ameliorating the inefficiencies associated with fragmented construction supply chains. It covers the benefits of applying data-driven BIM to integrate supply chains and illustrates how the integration of 5D+ BIM serves as a technology, set of processes, and standardized classification system that streamlines the flows of information, material, and money.

• A thorough introduction to building information modeling with defined business value propositions
• Comprehensive case studies of 5D+ implementation and demonstrations of how structured data and standard practices can help increase efficiency
• A detailed roadmap and framework for BIM, including technology, standards, workflow processes, and contracts
• Complete treatments of emerging technologies and practices poised to transform construction supply chain management

Intended for architects, engineers, contractors, owners, facility managers, suppliers, manufacturers, and consultants, 5D Building Information Modeling will also benefit academics, undergraduate and graduate students studying related fields.

Pardis Pishdad, PhD, is a Professor at Georgia Tech, in the College of Design, School of Building Construction, and a globally recognized scholar in Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), collaboration and trust-building, Building Information Modeling (BIM), and technological integration.

Dr. Pishdad is the founder and director of the Smart Built-Environment Ecosystem (Smart BEES) Lab, which conducts research at the intersection of cyber, physical, and behavioral systems. Her work focuses on integrating data, processes, and stakeholders across the project life cycle to improve efficiency and enable the sustainable design, construction, and operation of smart built environments. Her scholarly publications examine ways to enhance productivity through integration, digitalization, industrialization, and automation.

Dr. Pishdad holds a PhD in Environmental Design and Planning from Virginia Tech and master’s degrees in civil engineering (Virginia Tech), design studies with a focus on project management (Harvard University), and architecture (University of Tehran).

Series Editor Dennis Shelden, PhD, is an expert in the application of digital technology to building design, construction, and operations. He is a Director of CASE and an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture at Rensselaer.