New management models for design and construction: the Solar Decathlon ME 2018 experience

This text explores the application of BIM in architectural design. In particular, it looks at the potentials offered by this methodology in the prefiguration and management of the diverse phases of construction. Specifically, the text describes the participation of the team from the G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara in the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018. Based on the creation of a BIM model for the solar house designed for the competition, this study led to the conceptual identification of a BIM based digital supports, useful to guide operators (decathletes, skilled workers, technicians) during the assembling and disassembling activities, and to make as easy as possible the verification of quality and the correspondence between what is designed and what is built.