Hotel refurbishment and building information modelling

Jaradat, Suha; Henderson, Harriet

Abstract

Research on Building Information Modelling (BIM) focused on the design and construction stages of engineering projects. Fewer studies investigated the use of BIM in refurbishment projects. The aim of this research is to examine the process of hotel refurbishment in an operational environment and how this can be enhanced in BIM environments. The research approach is qualitative however quantitative data were used to complement the qualitative data. Questionnaires were completed by industry professionals in the UK. Themes were identified across hotel refurbishments in varying properties. The findings suggest that a close integration between the construction team and hotel operation is paramount to achieving a successful hotel refurbishment process and highlight the role of the project manager in facilitating communication across stakeholders. This reflects the essence of working in interdisciplinary collaborative BIM environments however BIM is not widely implemented in many refurbishment projects. The research contributes by proposing procedures for undertaking refurbishment in operational hotels.

Citation

Jaradat, S., & Henderson, H. (2023). Hotel refurbishment and building information modelling. AIP conference proceedings, 2928(1), Article 070007. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0172282

• Journal Article Type: Conference Paper
• Conference Name: The World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering-Architecture-Urban Planning Symposium: WMCAUS 2022
• Conference Location: Prague, Czech Republic
• Acceptance Date: Aug 1, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Sep 27, 2023
• Publication Date: 2023
• Deposit Date: Sep 13, 2022
• Print ISSN: 0094-243X
• Electronic ISSN: 1551-7616
• Publisher: AIP Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2928
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 070007
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0172282
• Keywords: engineers, industry
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2915977
• Related Public URLs: https://www.wmcaus.org/files/WMCAUS2022_Book.pdf