Analysing the Application of BIM Technology in the Various Stages of a Construction Project's Life Cycle

At present, the traditional construction industry is gradually exposed to inefficiency, information fragmentation and other problems, making it difficult to meet the needs of sustainable development in today's society. With the continuous progress of science and technology, BIM technology, with its high efficiency, has begun to be gradually applied to the construction industry. This paper firstly describes what Building Information Modeling(BIM)technology is by giving an overview of BIM technology, and then analyses the application of BIM technology combined with Geographic Information System(GIS) in the planning stage of construction, the application of BIM technology in building design and the application of BIM technology in construction, such as virtual construction and so on. Through the analysis, the combination of BIM and GIS can greatly help the planning of buildings in site selection and energy consumption optimisation; the multi-disciplinary collaboration of BIM can greatly improve the efficiency of building design; the intelligent calculation of project quantity and dynamic cost control of BIM and virtual construction can greatly help the construction of buildings. This study aims to summarise the previous findings and promote the application of BIM technology in the future construction industry.