Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Global BIM Implementation Roadmaps: An Extensive Review
Foad Zahedi¹, MSc, and Javad Majrouhi Sardroud², PhD
¹Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
²Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Chapter 2. Mind the Gap: Building Information Modelling (BIM) Usage in Africa, the Case of Ghana
M. N. Addy¹, PhD, T. E. Kwofie^2,3, PhD and D. A. T. Gyansah¹, MSc
¹Department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
²Department of Architecture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
³Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Centre of Excellence, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

Chapter 3. Energy Efficient Ski Lodge Design: The Case of Erzurum
Figen Balo¹, Lutfu S. Sua² and Hazal Boydak^3
1Department of METE, Firat University, Elazığ, Turkey
²Department of Management and Marketing, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA, US
³Department of Architecture, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey

Chapter 4. Professional Training Courses in BIM Contributing to the Dissemination of the Methodology in the Construction Industry
A. Zita Sampaio, PhD
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Bibliography

Index