BIM - a challenge for communication between parties involved in construction

The objective of this research is how to convey the results from planning and work preparation to the different parties involved in the construction process. Visualization and representation methods are analysed and characterized, and imported criteria will be identified. The focus is less on foreign language problems than more on the complexity of creating and generating different perspectives on the model. In construction processes even the timing of offering certain information is relevant. This paper applies concepts of modern communication analysis for identifying characteristics of typical information demands in construction. The developed matrix helps to find the optimal channels for communication in construction processes and thus will improve the understanding by all parties. This is especially needed for the establishment of building information modelling (BIM) in construction and its broad acceptance. Otherwise the capability of BIM concepts cannot be activated.