Exploring the Application of BIM Technology in the Whole Process of Construction Cost Management with Computational Intelligence.

The construction industry is a labor-intensive industry in China. In recent years, as people's living standards have risen, so have their requirements for the functionality, appearance, and comfort of buildings. The amount of information attached to construction projects is also increasing, especially for some modern large-scale construction projects. Due to the long construction period and a large amount of information in the construction process, the difficulty of project engineering management has also increased significantly. At the same time, with the gradual development and improvement of China's market economy system, the prices of labor and materials in the construction industry continue to rise, and the huge consumption of energy and resources no longer meets the strategic requirements of sustainable development. Therefore, construction project cost management is facing a huge impact, the actual effect of construction project cost management work is not good, and the phenomenon of uncontrolled construction project investment commonly occurs. The use of BIM software to build a building information model can integrate information from all stages of the project and facilitate the participation and cooperation of all project entities. Cost management is carried out before the actual construction of the project, thus realizing the whole process of cost management and effectively avoiding the occurrence of actual costs exceeding the budget after the project is completed. The study analyses the suitability of applying BIM technology to the whole process of construction project cost management with computational intelligence and explains the value and advantages of BIM in the whole process of construction project cost management. On this basis, this research provides a specific analysis of the application of BIM technology in the process of cost management at various stages of the whole process of construction projects and thus puts forward suggestions that can solve the obstacles that may be encountered in the whole process of cost management of construction projects in China.
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