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BIM and design for lifecycle safety.
Authors
Ku K
Source
Innovation Reports on Buildings and the Built Environment for Planning, Design, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Management, Maintenance, Use and Deconstruction. Rotterdam: The Netherlands, International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, 2014 Mar; :1-3
NIOSHTIC No.
20046075
Abstract
The need for designing for safety is being recognized by a growing number of governmental agencies, owners, constructors, engineers, and architects. Design for Safety or Construction Hazard Prevention through Design (CHPtD) demands workers safety in construction, operation and maintenance, and decommissioning being considered and addressed through design. Furthermore the broadening adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is supporting integrated design pursuing high performance standards in user comfort, energy usage, lifecycle impact, design risk assessment, etc. However, there is lack of knowledge on what Prevention through Design (PtD) tools designers utilize for safety design and subsequently how BIM can facilitate this process. The challenge is that the lifecycle phases involve various parameters of which some are difficult to codify for formalized design processes involving performancebased design, design risk assessment and BIM.
Keywords
Safety-measures; Safety-practices; Safety-programs; Construction; Construction-industry; Safety-practices; Safety-personnel; Safety-programs; Work-environment; Models; Risk-factors; Lifespan
Contact
Kihong Ku, Assistant Professor; Architecture Program; Philadelphia University; 4201 Henry Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Publication Date
20140319
Document Type
Other
Email Address
kuk@philau.edu
Funding Type
Grant
Fiscal Year
2014
Identifying No.
Grant-Number-R03-OH-009982
Source Name
Innovation Reports on Buildings and the Built Environment for Planning, Design, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Management, Maintenance, Use and Deconstruction
State
PA
Performing Organization
Philadelphia University
Page last reviewed: May 11, 2023
Content source:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Education and Information Division