According to Rich Humphrey, VP for Construction at Bentley Systems, 4D BIM is at a tipping point. It’s still not an everyday practice, but is becoming so, and most major construction companies have a virtual design and construction department where BIM is often started in offices. He says that organisations are now not just using 4D BIM during the planning stage but taking that multi-dimensional model through to the construction and execution phase.
Conflict Resolution
With the ability that 4D modelling offers to track any alteration/addition in the design or construction phase, changes can now be easily tracked to the responsible person. So, the engineer or architect can be held accountable, and agreements on any project-related information can easily be reached even when multiple stakeholders are involved. Furthermore, when contrasting solutions are suggested for a similar issue, workflow clash related to time and material handling can be recognised and addressed immediately.