Historic Building Information Modelling (Hbim) for Malaysian Construction Industry

Abstract

The Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) is widely accepted and practiced all over the world. However, the adoption of HBIM within Malaysian construction industry is relatively low and slow because it demands new skill sets such as 3D modelling expertise, understanding of the approach, a lot of collaboration and it forces industry players to relate to each other differently. It is psychologically a very healthy environment, but not necessarily an easy transition. Since our cultural heritage buildings are limited, it is crucial for us to take care of it. Loss of information, insufficient documentation, poor maintenance, lack of technology adaptation, and reports reliability are among common problems the industry are facing. This paper review the attributes of HBIM based on literature, and its benefits, processes, tools, and challenges are highlighted. From this study, HBIM shows significant attributes that can contribute in providing a better understanding in handling historical buildings, besides allowing enhanced communication and documentation.

Implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Social Heritage Buildings in Kuala Lumpur

“…Many of the BIM practices applied to newly constructed buildings can also be applied to heritage buildings. Despite the absence of BIM implementation for heritage buildings in Malaysia compared to other advanced technology countries such as the United States (Ali, 2017), narrowing the gap is not impossible.…”

“…According to Continenza et al (2018) and Ali et al (2017), as cited by Ali (2018), the implementation of HBIM allows the communication between stakeholders to become simpler, faster and easier thereby providing time savings. The HBIM model can be a 'live update' platform if there are any modifications or changes to the model.…”

“…Eventually, after 50 years or more, a building can be considered as a heritage where pieces of political, military, cultural or social history have been preserved due to their heritage value (Roper, 2015). According to Ali et al (2017), there are a total of 183 buildings have been gazetted as national heritage by Jabatan Warisan Negara (JWN) because they preserve material related to the heritage of Malaysia. Many heritage buildings deteriorate day by day which threatens the cultural values of the country.…”

“…Many heritage buildings deteriorate day by day which threatens the cultural values of the country. This deterioration of the heritage buildings that needs to be preserved reflects the inadequate maintenance of relevant documents (Ali et al, 2017). Therefore, with the advances in new technology, the preservation and conservation of heritage buildings can be achieved by using Building Information Modeling (BIM).…”

Analysis of BIM Methodology Applied to Practical Cases in the Preservation of Heritage Buildings

“…According to Bruno and Roncella [7], an HBIM model-composed of parametric objects and associated with distinct types of information such as old drawings, inspection reports and alternative refurbishment solutions-heightens the ability of researchers to archive and organize the information available about an old building, and therefore HBIM is currently considered a promising resource for the planned conservation of historical assets. HBIM is useful for the digitization of cultural heritage, which involves surveying historical data and the generation of geometric models, with the advantage of integrating fragmented domains such as architecture, engineering or facility management, and the different data types used by distinct experts involved in heritage studies [8].…”