A Framework Integrating BIM and LC to Improve Construction Processes

The adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean Construction (LC) has given new impetus to the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owners Operators (AECOO). BIM has attracted interest from several countries and companies, aiming to minimize waste in the design phase. In turn, the LC endorses its potential to minimise waste in the construction phase. The literature has focused too much on the opportunities and barriers to the collaborative implementation of these two approaches. Due to insufficient practical knowledge about the positive effects of this linkage, this study develops a framework that integrates the two approaches applied to a case of urban road development. The study highlighted the potential of this linkage to improve productivity and eliminate waste. The results confirm the literature. The audience of professionals, academics, and researchers can deploy this study to expand interventional in AECOO.