BIM METHODOLOGY FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF EDUCATION SECTOR PROJECTS IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT AT THE DESIGN STAGE

The study describes the advantages of the Building Infomation Modeling (BIM) methodology, comparing it with the traditional processes used today. It was based on the professional experience acquired in the development of the projects of the education sector in an urban environment in the A.B.C Arquitecto-Ingenieros S.R.L company, where both approaches in the design stage allowed demonstrate and fulfill the main objective that BIM develops efficiency in education sector projects; and that efficiency is translated in that: a) the BIM methodology optimizes the timeframes in the elaboration of plans by 64%, b) optimizes the detection and resolution of interferences by 88% and 112% and c) optimizes the yields in the elaboration of metrics by 70%; the improvement was calculated thanks to the data collection of tasks of the same nature of both processes within the company in a face-to-face and virtual way. In addition, this paper describes how the traditional process causes several difficulties in developing a project in the design stage, limiting the workflow due to the lack of coordination; likewise, this paper contains information on the current regulations.