Prefabricated construction enabled by the Internet-of-Things

Prefabricated construction has been used for public rental housing in Hong Kong. In order to speed up housing delivery, Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA) have employed advanced technologies, including Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), in some of their p...

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Published in:Automation in construction 2017-04, Vol.76, p.59-70
Main Authors: Zhong, Ray Y., Peng, Yi, Xue, Fan, Fang, Ji, Zou, Weiwu, Luo, Hao, Thomas Ng, S., Lu, Weisheng, Shen, Geoffrey Q.P., Huang, George Q.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BIM (Building Information Modelling)
Building construction
Building information modeling
Building management systems
Decision making
Housing
Internet
Internet of Things
Internet of Things (IoT)
Interoperability
Multi-dimensional
Prefabricated buildings
Prefabrication
Public housing
Radio frequency identification
Real time
Rentals
Studies
Support services
Technology adoption
Visibility
Visibility and traceability
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Summary:Prefabricated construction has been used for public rental housing in Hong Kong. In order to speed up housing delivery, Hong Kong Housing Authority (HKHA) have employed advanced technologies, including Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), in some of their pilot prefabrication-based construction projects. However, the information obtained from BIM and RFID is not well connected and shared among relevant stakeholders. This paper introduces a multi-dimensional Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled BIM platform (MITBIMP) to achieve real-time visibility and traceability in prefabricated construction. Design considerations of a RFID Gateway Operating System, visibility and traceability tools, Data Source Interoperability Services, and decision support services are specified for developing the MITBIMP. A case study from a real-life construction project in Hong Kong is used as a pilot project to demonstrate advanced decision-making by using cutting-edge concepts and technologies within the MITBIMP to providing a basis for real-time visibility and traceability of the whole processes of prefabrication-based construction. •The study extends 3D BIM application into nD by using IoT-enabled tools.•A framework of the nD BIM platform has been established.•nD system is to facilitate prefabricated construction by visualized services.•A case study has been used to demonstrate the usefulness of the platform.
ISSN:0926-5805
1872-7891
DOI:10.1016/j.autcon.2017.01.006