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BIM-Based Integrated Management System for Intelligent Timber Structure Construction Factories: Production Optimization and Carbon Emission Monitoring

Long Zhang, Guowen Zhang, Wentao Qiao, Yiqiang Li, Qingqing Xiong
International Core Journal of Engineering, (2026), Vol.12, No.9, pp.171-182
Published: October 15, 2026
DOI: 10.6919/ICJE.202609_12(9).0019
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Abstract

Driven by the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, the construction industry is facing an increasingly urgent demand for low-carbon transformation. As a major form of green building, timber structures require improved digital collaboration in production and more refined carbon emission management. To address this issue, this study proposes a novel integrated management system for the intelligent management of smart timber construction factories. The system develops a BIM-driven production and fabrication mode, constructs an integrated management architecture combining refined production management and carbon emission monitoring, and establishes a corresponding management platform. The platform enables full-process digital closed-loop management from raw material procurement to finished-product shipment, as well as full-chain carbon emission quantification. A practical application in a prefabrication factory demonstrates the feasibility, effectiveness, and engineering applicability of the proposed method and system.

Keywords: Intelligent Timber Construction; Building Information Modeling; Carbon Footprint Tracking; Factory Management System.
APA Citation: Long Zhang, Guowen Zhang, Wentao Qiao, Yiqiang Li, Qingqing Xiong (2026). BIM-Based Integrated Management System for Intelligent Timber Structure Construction Factories: Production Optimization and Carbon Emission Monitoring. International Core Journal of Engineering, 12(9), 171-182. https://doi.org/10.6919/ICJE.202609_12(9).0019

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