Análise do fluxo de trabalho na concepção de um projeto de instalações hidrossanitárias dentro do processo BIM

Abstract

he BIM methodology emerges as an application of Industry 4.0 concepts in civil construction. However, the applications of this concept in the context of building installation projects have not yet been fully studied in the literature. The present research presents an analysis of the workflow of the elaboration of plumbing projects within the BIM process. The research methodology was based on semi-structured interviews with professionals who are inserted in this process (modelers, designers, managers, etc.). Through the interview reports, it was possible to identify twelve agents participating in the process, divided into two hierarchical chains based on the project's contracting models. These agents were characterized based on their role in the process and their attributions catalogued in the stages to which they were related. Thus, a workflow was proposed to enable the development of the water-sanitary design within the BIM process. The workflow was evaluated by the same participants of the interviews, who showed the feasibility of the proposal's application, as well as its positive impacts. The importance of the results of this research is given in the understanding of the role of the agents involved in the conception of the project and the mapping of this process enables the understanding the production chain in a semi-linear way, observing the dependency relationships between the activities and evaluating the stages in which they occur.