Kuo R.-C.Hsieh S.-H.Chen Y.-W.Yang C.-E.Jean T.-F.2019-06-112019-06-11201410155856https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84924763830&partnerID=40&md5=196aac31eb040237e64329cea245c559https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/410900In current BIM (Building Information Modeling) practices, integrating, exchanging and managing information in BIM collaboration across disciplines have been major challenges in the AEC industry. Cloud computing offers an opportunity to provide the solutions to the current challenge, and its centralized data control feature not only upgrades the level of information security, but also allocates computational resources more effectively. Moreover, Cloud computing provides an advantage of minimizing the hardware requirements for the end users in a collaborative environment. In this research, we designed and constructed a "BIM collaboration cloud platform" based on Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). The platform benefits from the advantages of cloud computing which helps facilitate the integration of information across disciplines during the design and construction phase. ©, 2014, Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering. All right reserved.Building information modeling; Cloud computing; Collaboration; Virtual desktop infrastructure; VisualizationCloud computing; Flow visualization; Information theory; Security of data; User interfaces; Building Information Model - BIM; Cloud platforms; Collaboration; Collaborative environments; Computational resources; Design and construction; Design and implementations; Virtual desktops; Architectural designjournal article2-s2.0-84924763830