HBIM application in historic town: A scoping literature review

The use of BIM as data management platform for the AEC sectors has been observed primarily in the designing and building phases rather than in post-construction applications such as facilities management and conservation. As the concept of BIM reached maturity, there has been a growing interest in applying the technology to heritage buildings and towns. This paper examines the phenomenon by considering how the HBIM application in managing historic towns might be described and what type of information will give further insights. This study is using a scoping literature review. Finding showed that the HBIM is involved in every critical step of the HUL approach by exploiting the technology to better mapping the heritage resources, interpreting heritage technical knowledge, digital assessment of vulnerabilities, enhancing efficiency, and prioritizing action to be made. The digitization is costly and time spending, but the HBIM output demonstrate a superior potential to manage historic towns.