Development of a Building Information Modeling Tool for Green Sustainable Building Design: A Review

BIM-Building Information Modeling is a 3-D digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) industry is an information intensive industry and all related processes employed during different phases of a project, including planning, designing, building, manufacturing, occupying, and maintenance, involve vast amounts of data that is used for a wide variety of purposes. Building information modeling (BIM) is a powerful shared knowledge resource which stores this data to support decision making about a facility through all these different phases in its life cycle. The primary purpose of review paper is to discuss the various research done till date by researchers and understand the future scope and analyze the current state of interoperability among architecture, engineering, and construction software applications utilized in Building Information Modeling and implication of standards in this area. This application is widely accepted throughout the industry in many countries for managing project information with capabilities for cost control and facilities management