Integration of Cloud Computing in Building Information Modelling (cloud-BIM) can be considered as the second generation of BIM development. The benefits of cloud computing can solve many limitations faced by the conventional software tools in BIM, such as the requirement of high-end hardware, low accessibility and scalability, high license fees for on-premise software, etc. The possibility to update the BIM models online without the use of BIM authoring tools could help various stakeholders and make BIM more transparent. Apart from employing cloud computing in Common Data Environment (CDE), the high-performance computing capabilities can also be utilised for outsourcing tedious and repetitive design tasks in daily BIM workflows. The human capacity to complete laborious, repetitive design tasks in a specific timeframe is limited. Automating such time-consuming design tasks helps various stakeholders save time for more creative development work. This thesis investigates the opportunities and current limitations of cloud-based design automation in the context of Building Information Modelling. A web application prototype that performs selected functionalities in BIM models was developed as part of the thesis to validate the defined implementation workflow for cloud-based design automation systems using the selected implementation approach. Furthermore, the evaluation of the prototype helped to analyse the opportunities and current limitations of cloud-based design automation systems in daily BIM workflows.     «

Integration of Cloud Computing in Building Information Modelling (cloud-BIM) can be considered as the second generation of BIM development. The benefits of cloud computing can solve many limitations faced by the conventional software tools in BIM, such as the requirement of high-end hardware, low accessibility and scalability, high license fees for on-premise software, etc. The possibility to update the BIM models online without the use of BIM authoring tools could help various stakeholders and...     »