Method for managing requirements in healthcare projects using building information modelling

Baldauf, JP, Formoso, CT and Tzortzopoulos, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-6753, 2021. Method for managing requirements in healthcare projects using building information modelling. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 28 (8), pp. 2090-2118. ISSN 0969-9988

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Abstract

Purpose: This paper proposes a method for managing client requirements with the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM). The development of healthcare projects demands a large amount of requirements information, in order to deal with a diversity of clients and frequents changes in healthcare services. The proposed method supports healthcare design by adopting a process-based approach for client requirements management, with the aim of improving value generation.

Design/methodology/approach: Design Science Research was the methodological approach adopted in this investigation. The main outcome of this study emerged from an empirical study carried out in a healthcare project in Brazil.
Findings: The proposed method involves three stages: (1) capturing and processing requirements; (2) product and requirements modelling, which involves the connection between requirements and the BIM 3-D model and (3) supporting design solution refinement, through the communication of requirements and the assessment of design in relation to updated client requirements information.
Originality/value: This study explores client requirements management from a process perspective, proposing activities and their interdependences and possible sources of data, including healthcare services information. The main theoretical contributions are related to the understanding of the nature and complexity of the information involved in client requirements management, and how this can be modelled.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
Creators:	Baldauf, J.P., Formoso, C.T. and Tzortzopoulos, P.
Publisher:	Emerald
Date:	26 October 2021
Volume:	28
Number:	8
ISSN:	0969-9988
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1108/ecam-12-2020-1040 DOI 2235753 Other
Rights:	© Juliana Parise Baldauf, Carlos Torres Formoso and Patricia Tzortzopoulos. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	03 Oct 2024 15:31
Last Modified:	03 Oct 2024 15:31
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52348

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