From Building Information Modeling to Society 5.0: Digital Transformation and Sustainability in Japan and Abroad

 Key Points

• The architecture, engineering, construction, and operation sectors should encourage appropriate digital transformation practices, for example, optimizing resource consumption through data monitoring, to foster a human-centered society with emerging technologies.
• Policy makers and practitioners should comprehend industry needs and plan corresponding strategies for state-of-the-art Building Information Modeling (BIM)-based digital systems.
• Authorities and professional organizations should examine legal environments and regulatory provisions to encourage collaborative work environments with BIM implementation to minimize risks and cost overruns due to, for example, information misalignment.
• Policy makers and legal professionals should consider potential liability factors in industry digitalization. Mechanisms to accommodate these liability factors using conventional or innovative project contracting and contract design should be considered to improve project provisions and work environments.
• Policy makers, authorities, and practitioners should examine a holistic framework and feasible strategies to enable sustainability through digitalization and innovative design, construction, and operational approaches.