Innovative Application and Development Trend of BIM in Construction Engineering

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has fundamentally altered management, construction, and design of buildings. Two sections of this work address technological uses and future development of BIM. The first section examines how different computer technologies—Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Big Data, Cloud Computing, and so on—can solve the shortcomings of conventional BIM in real-time construction progress reflection and data management, so enhancing construction efficiency and production. The second section addresses the new technological challenges and social demands confronting BIM, including the requirements of smart city construction and sustainable development concepts for environmental monitoring, energy management and multi-disciplinary collaboration, as well as the digital transformation of the construction industry for data interoperability, user experience and security. By means of thorough investigation of the application and future evolution of BIM technology, this article seeks to offer reference for the building sector and hence support BIM in a more general spectrum of application situations.