SYNTHESIS ON THE ASSESSMENT OF DESIGN PLATFORMS IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION EFFICIENCY

The construction sector is one of the important sectors of the economy, but it also has a significant negative impact on the environment. The global targets for increased economic efficiency and climate neutrality mean that the sector has to meet increasingly complex requirements. As this complexity increases, it becomes increasingly difficult and costly to achieve these economic, energy, and sustainability performance targets using conventional CAD or BIM design methodologies and software. To meet the complex requirements of the construction industry, various design platforms have been developed in recent years with different functionalities that allow the designer to easily create multiple schematic solutions, and analyze and evaluate them to identify the most efficient solution from various points of view. These design platforms complement the functionalities of conventional software and support the design process that takes place afterward. This paper aims to identify these platforms, and their functionalities and to analyze how they can contribute to the construction efficiency in design, execution, and operation. These platforms' evaluation is particularly important as they are newly developed, not sufficiently studied in research works, and will produce a paradigm shift in the design process.