Subject Datasheet
Download PDFI. Subject Specification
| Type | Hours/week / (days) |
| Lecture | 2 |
| name | Dr. Tamas Lovas |
| academic rank | Associate professor |
| lovas.tamas@emk.bme.hu |
The aim of the course is to provide a basic overview of BIM systems and their applications. Students will learn about the basics and history of the BIM approach, the actors involved in the BIM process, the information content of BIM models, and BIM standards. Lectures on use cases will give an overview of the current situation, limitations, and opportunities of BIM. The presentations will specifically discuss BIM applications in different design disciplines (e.g. sustainability and life cycle analysis, smart buildings and smart cities, building services engineering, building services electrical engineering, disaster, and fire protection), as well as applications supporting construction and modern visualization (VR, AR). Students will learn about BIM application possibilities and development directions in the process of creating BIM models of existing buildings and supporting monitoring constructions.
- knows the context and motivation for the development of Building Information Modelling and Management (BIM),
- knows the basic civil engineering aspects of the BIM approach,
- has an overview of the main current and future applications of BIM technologies.
- has an overview of the information content and domains of building information systems,
- has an overview of BIM standards, and BIM standardization efforts,
- knows the conditions and functioning of BIM-based work,
- knows the conditions, constraints, potential, and workflow of BIM-based design,
- knows the main applications and technologies, conditions, constraints, opportunities, and workflow of BIM-based visualization.
- knows the BIM-based enterprise work organization and BIM terminology.
- knows the BIM-based working conditions and operation.
- understands the current limits and constraints of BIM applications and technologies.
- understands the BIM processes and the role of the stakeholders,
- communicate professionally using BIM terminology,
- selects the software required for a given BIM process,
- evaluates and selects other information communication tools required for BIM processes.
- assesses the effectiveness of BIM processes and identifies their resource requirements.
- understands the BIM applications and technologies required to complete a given construction task, the roles, and the responsibilities of the participants.
- ability to carry out and present own BIM-related study
- committed to the use of BIM systems in the construction industry,
- committed to energy awareness and sustainability,
- open to learning and applying new solutions.
- monitors legislative, technical, technological, and administrative changes in the field,
- open to professionally informed critical comments,
- works independently on a study/topic of his/her choice.
Lectures, supporting materials, home assignment
| Week | Topics of lectures and/or exercise classes |
| 1. | Principles of BIM |
| 2. | BIM management |
| 3. | BIM uses in design |
| 4. | BIM uses in construction |
| 5. | Life cycle analysis |
| 6. | Dynamic energy simulations |
| 7. | Scan-to-BIM |
| 8. | XR in the construction industry |
| 9. | BIM uses in project management |
| 10. | BIM uses in facility management |
| 11. | Case studies |
| 12. | Assessment |
| 13. | Case studies |
| 14. | Consultation |
The above programme is tentative and subject to changes due to calendar variations and other reasons specific to the actual semester. Consult the effective detailed course schedule of the course on the subject website.
Shared sources on the subject's site
According to the consultation hours of lecturers or discussed via email
II. Subject requirements
The assessment of the learning outcomes set out in 2.2 is based on a test and a home assignment.
| Evaluation form | Abbreviation | Assessed learning outcomes |
| Mid-semester Test | MT | A.1-A.11; B.1-B.7; C.2-C.3; D.1 |
| Control test | CT1, CT2 | A.1-A.11; B.1-B.6; C.2-C.3; |
| Home assignment | HW | A.1-A.11; B.1-B.7; C.1-C.3; D.1-D.3 |
The dates of deadlines of assignments/homework can be found in the detailed course schedule on the subject’s website.
| Abbreviation | Score |
| MT | 50% |
| CT1 | 10% |
| CT2 | 10% |
| HW | 30% |
| Sum | 100% |
No signature can be obtained.
| Grade | Points (P) |
| excellent (5) | 90<=P |
| good (4) | 75<=P<90% |
| satisfactory (3) | 60<=P<75% |
| passed (2) | 50<=P<60% |
| failed (1) | P<50% |
The test may be retaken free of charge for the first time during the make-up period. In case of correction, the new result will be taken into account.
The home assignment may be resubmitted one week after the deadline for submission for a make-up fee.
| Activity | Hours/semester |
| attending contact hours | 14x2=28 |
| creating the home assignment | 20 |
| preparing to classes | 14x1=14 |
| preparing to test | 28 |
| Sum | 90 |