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Akunyumu, S, Fugar, F D K, Adinyira, E and Danku, J C (2021) A review of models for assessing readiness of construction organisations to innovate. Construction Innovation, 21(2), 279-99.
Alvanchi, A, Bajalan, Z and Iravani, P (2021) Emission assessment of alternative dam structure types, a novel approach to consider in new dam projects. Construction Innovation, 21(2), 203-17.
Chileshe, N, Kavishe, N and Edwards, D J (2021) Critical factors influencing the bid or no-bid decision of the indigenous small building contractors in Tanzania. Construction Innovation, 21(2), 182-202.
Elhegazy, H, Ebid, A, Mahdi, I, Haggag, S and Abdul-Rashied, I (2021) Implementing QFD in decision making for selecting the optimal structural system for buildings. Construction Innovation, 21(2), 345-60.
Garg, R, Chhikara, R, Singh, R, Agrawal, G, Talwar, V and Mehra, V (2021) A qualitative study to understand the factors affecting the adoption of glass fiber-reinforced gypsum (GFRG) as a sustainable building technology: insights from Indian construction industry. Construction Innovation, 21(2), 321-44.
Li, H, Su, L, L.V, L and Xia, Q (2021) Detecting unbalanced bidding to achieve economic sustainability using fuzzy logic approach. Construction Innovation, 21(2), 164-81.
Marzouk, M and Ashmawy, M M (2021) Assessment of highways concrete and asphalt pavements using superiority inferiority ranking technique. Construction Innovation, 21(2), 259-78.
Ormeño Zender, Y and García de Soto, B (2021) Use of Scrum in the rehabilitation of a commercial building in Peru. Construction Innovation, 21(2), 145-63.
Rodrigues, F, Antunes, F and Matos, R (2021) Safety plugins for risks prevention through design resourcing BIM. Construction Innovation, 21(2), 244-58.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: accidents; automated hazards detection; building information modelling; construction 4.0; construction technology; fall hazard; health and safety; risk assessment; risk management
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- URL: https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-12-2019-0147
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The use of building information modelling (BIM) methodology has been increasing in the architecture, engineering, construction and operation sector, driven to a new paradigm of work with the use of three-dimensional (3D) parametric models. However, building information modelling (BIM) has been mostly used for as-built models of a building, not yet been widely used by designers during project and construction phases for occupational risks prevention and safety planning. This paper aims to show the capacity of developing tools that allow adding functionalities to Revit software to improve safety procedures and reduce the time spent on modelling them during the design phase. To reach this objective, a structural 3D model of a building is used to validate the developed tools. A plugin prototype based on legal regulations was developed, allowing qualitative safety assessment through the application of job hazard analysis (JHA), SafeObject and checklists. These tools allow the automated detection of falls from height situations and the automated placement of the correspondent safety systems. Revit application programming interface allowed the conception and addition of several functionalities that can be used in BIM methodology, and more specifically in the prevention of occupational risks in construction, contributing this paper to the application of a new approach to the prevention through design. This paper is innovative and important because the developed plugins allowed: automated detection of potential falls from heights in the design stage; automated introduction of safety objects from a BIM Safety Objects Library; and the intercommunication between a BIM model and a safety database, bringing JHA integration directly on the project. The prototype of this work was validated for fall from height hazards but can be extended to other potentials hazards since the initial design stage.
Silverio-Fernández, M A, Renukappa, S and Suresh, S (2021) Strategic framework for implementing smart devices in the construction industry. Construction Innovation, 21(2), 218-43.
Vaz-Serra, P and Edwards, P (2021) Addressing the knowledge management "nightmare” for construction companies. Construction Innovation, 21(2), 300-20.