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.
Security: Data and Personnel
4D BIM enables security two-fold. It provides safety against data-breach and also allows the site to be monitored 24/7. With detailed information about the situations that may be prone to accidents, such hazards can be avoided, and artificial intelligence and cloud computing let all this information be tracked through sensors and input into the model. 4D modelling will also ensure that these activities and planned tasks are strategically deployed and will not affect each other.