Process Knowledge Capture in BIM-Based Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Design Coordination Meetings

In recent years, building information modeling (BIM) has been increasingly applied in design coordination of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems to enhance coordination and communication efficiency. While BIM has been mostly used to store and represent product information, process information such as discussions and decision made during design coordination is usually not properly captured. The research reported in this paper implements a previously developed knowledge representation schema to capture coordination information generated in the BIM-based design coordination process. A prototype system was developed for model-based knowledge capture and tested on a construction project. The proposed system indicates that process information can be captured and represented with direct links to the model, enabling model-based knowledge capture and further analysis of process information.