Information Modeling of ATC Tower, New Islamabad International Airport (NBBIAP) along With Risk Assessment

Abstract

Although Building Information Modeling (BIM) is emerging in the construction industry in Pakistan, it is viewed as the new incipient technology in the world of building industry in most developed countries. BIM maybe inexistent as yet in most of the underdeveloped countries but such countries are darning their ways to become more suited to adopt this attractive technology. BIM offers a better ability to plan, simulate, manage and execute the complete project life cycle consuming powerful BIM tools. The main objective of this project is to develop BIM model of Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower of NBBIAP and to run analysis such as QTO, clash detection and to create a model WBS using appropriate BIM tools for each task. A 3D BIM model of the building was made first, comprising of an architectural model and a structural model. This all was accomplished using Autodesk Revit 2013 and Autodesk Revit 2015 software. QTO of the model for cost estimation purposes was generated using Revit and Navisworks. Clash detection of our model was done by using Autodesk Navisworks. The results reinforced the belief that BIM tools provide better ability in planning and managing large building projects.