BIM in the Rehabilitation of Buildings

Dear Colleagues,

According to the World Bank, the global urban population is expected to explode from 56% to 70% by 2050. This urban population is already causing pressure on resources, including the need for sustainable buildings. While the main issue will be the rehabilitation of the approximately 80% of buildings that will still be in existence by 2050 in developed countries, slum upgrading due to informal settlements will be a key concern in developing countries. The scale and challenges posed by existing buildings and slums place global city authorities in a position of having to adopt emerging building information modeling (BIM) and/or other digital technologies to efficiently conduct rehabilitation and upgrading of cities to acceptable and sustainable performance levels to align with Sustainable Development Goals (e.g., SDG 11). However, existing BIM studies focus on new developments with very little on existing buildings and/or cities. The proposed Special Issue solicits studies on how BIM and related digital technologies can be used in building rehabilitation and slum upgrading in global cities. In other words, the studies should focus on the use of BIM and digital construction technologies in gaining greater insights into how to repair or restore buildings to their performance levels approaching or exceeding their initial structures or of a newly constructed facility.

Prof. Dr. Chrispin Pettang
Dr. Marcelline Blanche Manjia
Dr. Henry Abanda
Guest Editors

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• building information modeling
• building rehabilitation
• slum upgrading
• sustainable improvement of buildings