BIMwood – optimized timber construction planning process
- One of the challenges facing the construction industry is the ongoing digital transformation of planning and construction processes. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a key driver of this progress. However, the applica tion of BIM in prefabricated timber construction still faces significant obstacles, particularly due to non-standardized data exchange and limited integration of timber-specific requirements. BIMwood addresses these bottlenecks in BIM-sup ported planning solutions for prefabricated timber constructions, specifically focusing on the lack of standardized data exchange between planners and timber manufacturers. To overcome this, BIMwood develops timber-specific standard ized procedures including a BIM Execution Plan (BEP) for collaboration management and a BIMwood reference process that defines specific information requirements throughout the planning and production workflow. By reducing the com plexity of the 3D CAD model, BIMwood supports a timber construction planning process that is both, efficient, reliable andOne of the challenges facing the construction industry is the ongoing digital transformation of planning and construction processes. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a key driver of this progress. However, the applica tion of BIM in prefabricated timber construction still faces significant obstacles, particularly due to non-standardized data exchange and limited integration of timber-specific requirements. BIMwood addresses these bottlenecks in BIM-sup ported planning solutions for prefabricated timber constructions, specifically focusing on the lack of standardized data exchange between planners and timber manufacturers. To overcome this, BIMwood develops timber-specific standard ized procedures including a BIM Execution Plan (BEP) for collaboration management and a BIMwood reference process that defines specific information requirements throughout the planning and production workflow. By reducing the com plexity of the 3D CAD model, BIMwood supports a timber construction planning process that is both, efficient, reliable and scalable. Bridging the gap between digitalization and prefabricated timber construction, BIMwood enables standard ized workflows, improves collaboration, minimizes data loss, and increases overall process efficiency.…


| Author: | Frank Lattke, Sandra Schuster, Stephan Birk |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0366 |
| ISBN: | 979-8-3313-2089-8 |
| Parent Title (English): | Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering |
| Place of publication: | Brisbane, Australia |
| Editor: | Kelly Rischmiller |
| Document Type: | conference proceeding (article) |
| Language: | English |
| Date of first Publication: | 2025/06/22 |
| Release Date: | 2025/07/15 |
| Tag: | BIM; digital transformation; planning; prefabrication; timber construction |
| Pagenumber: | 10 |
| First Page: | 2999 |
| Last Page: | 3008 |
| Konferenzangabe: | 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering, 2025, Brisbane |
| institutes: | Fakultät Architektur |
| Research Themes: | Materialien & Produktionstechnik |
| Digitalisierung & Künstliche Intelligenz | |
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| Licence (German): | Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |

