How IT Can Help Improve Construction Productivity -- Presentation to Construction Industry Council Conference 2013

2. HOW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COULD HELP TO IMPROVE
CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY
Productivity equals to
• Cost Effectiveness
• Time Saving
• Quality & Quantity
• Team Management, etc.

4. EXAMPLES OF ICT ADOPTION IN OTHER SECTORS
Manufacturing
Infrastructure
Retail
• Automatic production
• Quality Control program
• Managing System
• Electronic Meter
Recording System
• Smart Card Payment

5. EXAMPLES OF ICT ADOPTION IN OTHER SECTORS
Education
• e-Learning
• Distance Learning
• e-Healthcare Record
• Distance Diagnosis

7. APPLYING ICT KNOWLEDGE TO CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
• BIM – Building information Modelling
• Not just making 3D models but also,
• Project management
• Management support
• Reducing/ managing cost
• Scenario simulation and analysis
• Procurement and logistics management

8. BIM – BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING
• Project Management
• Manage all data from construction to operation
• Management Support
• Provide info. for maintenance
and planning
• Reducing /Managing Cost
• Calculating material cost
through the system

9. BIM – BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING
• Scenario simulation and analysis
• Simulating sunlight, ventilation, heat absorption, etc.
• Procurement &logistics management
• Managing materials on schedule

10. LOTT + BARBER ARCHITECTS’ DEMONSTRATION
CAD (2D) and BIM Platform Comparison in a same project
Tasks
CAD（hours） BIM（hours）
Time Saved
(hours)
Percentage
Designing
Process
190
90
100
53%
Developing
Process
436
220
216
50%
Document
Preparation
1023
815
208
20%
Review &
Coordination
175
16
159
91%
Total：
1,824
1,141
686
38%
Total time Saved

11. BIM IN HONG KONG
Housing Authority adopted BIM since 2006,
So Uk Estate Demolition
Kai Tak Development

12. BIM – IN THE FUTURE
• BIM via cloud computing
• Real-time visualization and simulation
• Facilitating information sharing and communication
• Sustainable development
 Building owners will make use of the modeling data
to manage the building or to create new value
 Energy use optimisation

13. Charles Mok
Legislative Councillor (Information Technology)
charles@charlesmok.hk
www.charlesmok.hk
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