Protocol to Manage Heritage-Building Interventions Using Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM)

Isabel Jordan-Palomar, Patricia Tzortzopoulos, Jorge García-Valldecabres and Eugenio Pellicer
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Isabel Jordan-Palomar: Instituto de Restauración del Patrimonio, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Patricia Tzortzopoulos: School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK
Jorge García-Valldecabres: Graphic Expression Department, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Eugenio Pellicer: School of Civil Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-19

Abstract: The workflow in historic architecture projects presents problems related to the lack of clarity of processes, dispersion of information and the use of outdated tools. Different heritage organisations have showed interest in innovative methods to resolve those problems and improve cultural tourism for sustainable economic development. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has emerged as a suitable computerised system for improving heritage management. Its application to historic buildings is named Historic BIM (HBIM). HBIM literature highlights the need for further research in terms of the overall processes of heritage projects, its practical implementation and a need for better cultural documentation. This work uses Design Science Research to develop a protocol to improve the workflow in heritage interdisciplinary projects. Research techniques used include documentary analysis, semi-structured interviews and focus groups. HBIM is proposed as a virtual model that will hold heritage data and will articulate processes. As a result, a simple and visual HBIM protocol was developed and applied in a real case study. The protocol was named BIMlegacy and it is divided into eight phases: building registration, determine intervention options, develop design for intervention, planning the physical intervention, physical intervention, handover, maintenance and culture dissemination. It contemplates all the stakeholders involved.

Keywords: BIM; HBIM; heritage architecture; protocol; management; cultural heritage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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