BIM-Enabled Lifecycle Governance for Urban Assets: A Reproducible Methodology for Maintenance and Renewal Planning

Sustainable urban development depends not only on efficient design and construction but also on the long-term governance of built assets during their operational phase. However, Building Information Modeling (BIM) is still predominantly applied to design and delivery processes, with limited integration into structured maintenance and renewal planning. This study develops a BIM-enabled lifecycle governance methodology that integrates lifecycle cost modeling, service-life estimation, and time-based renewal scheduling into a unified digital asset environment. Rather than proposing a new theoretical model, the study focuses on the systematic integration and operationalization of these components into a reproducible and auditable workflow. The methodology is validated through an anonymized multi-asset industrial portfolio comprising buildings, technical infrastructure, and external works, modeled over a 30-year planning horizon using structured maintenance and renewal data. Comparative scenario analysis between reactive and planned lifecycle strategies evaluates expenditure distribution, capital concentration, and intervention synchronization. The results demonstrate that embedding structured lifecycle parameters within BIM improves the predictability of annual expenditures, reduces cost concentration in peak renewal years, and enhances transparency of long-term asset planning without significantly altering cumulative lifecycle costs. These outcomes support more structured financial planning and coordination of maintenance and renewal activities at the portfolio level. The study does not quantify environmental or social sustainability impacts; its contribution lies in providing a governance-oriented methodology that transforms BIM-based asset data into decision-support outputs for long-term lifecycle planning.

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Urban Science
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2026-05-02
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https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci10050246
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BIM and Construction Integration
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BIM-Enabled Lifecycle Governance for Urban Assets: A Reproducible Methodology for Maintenance and Renewal Planning

Daniel Macek
Urban Science
BIM and Construction Integration
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BIM-Enabled Lifecycle Governance for Urban Assets: A Reproducible Methodology for Maintenance and Renewal Planning

Daniel Macek
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Abstract

Sustainable urban development depends not only on efficient design and construction but also on the long-term governance of built assets during their operational phase. However, Building Information Modeling (BIM) is still predominantly applied to design and delivery processes, with limited integration into structured maintenance and renewal planning. This study develops a BIM-enabled lifecycle governance methodology that integrates lifecycle cost modeling, service-life estimation, and time-based renewal scheduling into a unified digital asset environment. Rather than proposing a new theoretical model, the study focuses on the systematic integration and operationalization of these components into a reproducible and auditable workflow. The methodology is validated through an anonymized multi-asset industrial portfolio comprising buildings, technical infrastructure, and external works, modeled over a 30-year planning horizon using structured maintenance and renewal data. Comparative scenario analysis between reactive and planned lifecycle strategies evaluates expenditure distribution, capital concentration, and intervention synchronization. The results demonstrate that embedding structured lifecycle parameters within BIM improves the predictability of annual expenditures, reduces cost concentration in peak renewal years, and enhances transparency of long-term asset planning without significantly altering cumulative lifecycle costs. These outcomes support more structured financial planning and coordination of maintenance and renewal activities at the portfolio level. The study does not quantify environmental or social sustainability impacts; its contribution lies in providing a governance-oriented methodology that transforms BIM-based asset data into decision-support outputs for long-term lifecycle planning.

Urban ScienceVol. 10(5)
Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ)
Openalex Percentile: Top 11%
BIM and Construction Integration
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