Integration of Agents in the Construction of a Single-family House through Use of BIM Technology

The tools and work methodologies currently employed in the construction industry do not allow evolution to face up to market demands. There being, in addition, less time for project planning for which more detailed specifications are required and which strive for productive efficiency. In light of this, the development and application of production methods that favour multidisciplinary, integrated and collaborative work between the agents that compose the construction process is essential.BIM, Building Information Modelling, technology arises as an answer to the need to integrate all the agents that participate in the process during the different phases of the work. In the present article, a comparative study is carried out between two methods of construction project planning for the real case of a single-family house. This is done by means of the traditional process using computer aided representation, CAD, and a hypothetical integrated process of project planning supported using BIM.Thus, conclusions are extracted about the introduction of this technology, reflecting on the experience had. At the same time, recommendations are made for working with this methodology and possible future lines of action.