Investigação acerca das contribuições do BIM na acessibilidade física das edificações

Abstract

Physical accessibility in buildings has become an increasingly relevant topic, transferring equality and inclusion to all individuals according to their specific needs, whether related to age, temporary condition or disabilities. At the same time, Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a methodology that is being used on a growing curve in the construction industry due to its interoperability, efficiency and speed, thus enabling more specific constructions with a low percentage of errors. The main objective of this article is to analyze qualitatively and quantitatively how BIM has been contributing to the physical accessibility of buildings. To this end, a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was carried out, consisting of bibliometric analysis and content analysis between the years 2015 and 2024, seeking data on platforms that aim to compile and evaluate scientific productions. For this analysis, it was necessary to use information from the Scopus, Web of Science and Open Knowledge Maps databases. These articles were then filtered, totaling twelve in the final sample, in order to address how BIM has been helping with accessibility in buildings. The results obtained indicated a lack of interest in the subject by the academic community, with the year 2023, Canada and the European continent having the highest number of publications. It was also found that the BIM methodology offers advantages for accessibility in projects and installations, structured in the characteristics already presented in the system.