BIM Backed Decision Support System in the Management of Heritage Building

Authors

  • Muhammad Hadi Mustafa Department of Quantity Surveying, Kuliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Selangor
  • Maisarah Ali Department of Civil Engineering, Kuliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Selangor
  • Kamsiah Mohd Ismail Department of Civil Engineering, Kuliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Selangor
  • Khairusy Syakirin Has Yun Hashim Department of Quantity Surveying, Kuliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Selangor
  • Mohamad Saifulnizam Mohd Suhaimi Department of Quantity Surveying, Kuliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Selangor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v6.n2.357

Keywords:

BIM, cultural heritage management, historic building, exploratory research, decision support system

Abstract

Historical buildings are always at risk to great danger strike by fire, flood and other potential disasters affecting the building conditions. Thus positive and continuous actions need to be taken to preserve the heritage buildings or else a country might lose its cultural heritage value. In managing historic buildings, managers are often faced with complex decision-making process due to limited or unavailability of reliable information. The absence of such information influenced the way decision making and problem-solving made by the managers. This paper aims to highlight the potentials of Building Information Modelling (BIM) as a decision support system for cultural heritage management. An embedded case study was conducted on Istana Balai Besar Kota Bharu, focusing on the changes of the historical building's layout to demonstrate the ontology. A measured drawing dated back in 1976 was used together with the terrestrial laser scanning activity performed presently on the physical building in creating a model in BIM environment.  The result gives an overview about tracking information on changes within a historical building as part of cultural heritage management. This paper finds that by modelling the data captured by the 3D laser scanner and utilizing the existing data, BIM is capable of helping managers to retrieve, analyze and store important information in a more efficient and productive process. This exploration is substantial as a precursor to a much broader study on BIM for cultural heritage in the Malaysian context. As BIM is set to drive the construction industry, the finding made would be a catalyst for creating awareness to support the development of BIM for cultural heritage management in Malaysia.

Author Biographies

Muhammad Hadi Mustafa, Department of Quantity Surveying, Kuliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Selangor

Muhammad Hadi Mustafa is currently a PhD candidate at Kuliyyah of Architecture and environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia with his research interest on Building Information Modelling (BIM). He did his Master’s degree in Construction Project Management from University of Manchester, United Kingdom after completing his first degree in Bachelor of Quanitty Surveying at IIUM. His research areas of interest also includes the application and practicality of BIM for the heritage sector.

Maisarah Ali, Department of Civil Engineering, Kuliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Selangor

Dr. Maisarah Ali is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering in Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Her specialist research field is in the area of Rehabilitation and Maintenance Structures, Bridge Inspection, Facilities Maintenance, Sustainable Building, Concrete, Traffic and Highway Planning, Renewal Energy, Water Environmental Planning, Occupational, Safety and Health in the construction and engineering sectors. She had involved with many international collaborative work with academics and industrialists in Malaysia and overseas in research and in the delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. She is currently the Head of Department of Civil Engineering, IIUM.

Kamsiah Mohd Ismail, Department of Civil Engineering, Kuliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Selangor

Dr Kamsiah Mohd Ismail is a senior lecturer and was the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering in Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. She pursued her PhD in Engineering Education at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Her areas of specialization includes  Engineering Education, Engineering and Technology and Civil Engineering. Her research areas of interest also includes on the study using technology on the structural aspects of heritage buildings.

Khairusy Syakirin Has Yun Hashim, Department of Quantity Surveying, Kuliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Selangor

Dr. Khairusy Syakirin Has-Yun Hashim was born in Kangar, Perlis. He pursued his Master degree in Facilities Management and Asset Maintenance at Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, and his PhD in Facilities Management at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Currently, he is in the Department of Quantity Surveying, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED). Since 2013, he has been seconded to the International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), IIUM, and served as the Head of Consultancy. He and his team have innovate, copyrighted and commercialized the Muslim Friendly Hotel Rating System (MFHRS), and to date has certified 6 hotels in Malaysia, Korea and Taiwan.

Mohamad Saifulnizam Mohd Suhaimi, Department of Quantity Surveying, Kuliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, 53100, Gombak, Selangor

Dr Mohamad Saifulnizam Suhaimi was the Head of the Department of Quantity Surveying, KAED. He graduated with Phd in Construction Management from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), his thesis focusses on Value Management (VM) in the design planning of an airport construction project. An expansion of his thesis has brings him to currently explore the relationship between VM, contruction procurement and building information modelling (BIM) that influenced construction performance. An alumnus of IIUM himself, he has been teaching Value Engineering, Contract administration and building measurement eversince he joined IIUM. A nominee for IIUM Best Teacher Award for 2016. He possess several years of experience working as Quantity Surveyor locally and internationally on civil engineering, hospital and high-rise construction projects where he specialised on Value Engineering study and cost control.

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2019-04-30

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Mustafa, M. H., Ali, M., Mohd Ismail, K., Has Yun Hashim, K. S., & Mohd Suhaimi, M. S. (2019). BIM Backed Decision Support System in the Management of Heritage Building. International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability, 6(2), 63–71. https://doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v6.n2.357

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