Journal of Building Technology

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a worldwide concept for project management based on three-dimensional modeling using software compatible with this technology. These smart models work with a large amount of data, which brings projects closer to reality. The collaboration feature between designers has an important impact on production, facilitates coherence between designs from different disciplines,and minimizes incompatibilities.The last one is the main object of the case study carried out in this work, that aimed to develop the modeling and compatibility of the architectural, structural, and hydro sanitary designs of a multi-family residential building. The modeling and compatibility development process was carried out using the BIM software Autodesk® Revit and Autodesk® Navisworks, while the whole project was developed by the construction company essentially on a two-dimensional platform. The results found through this research, about 892 interferences between these three designs, shows how traditional processes are error-prone and may be improved.