Construction 4.0: immaterial assets types in the development of design estimates for effective digitalization of building projects

Abstract

Abstract The world building sector is experiencing the global transformation stage. In this process, traditional methods of building and engineering are being refused. Innovative ways to manage investment projects are chosen. They refer to the intangible assets of the enterprise. In the Russian Federation, building digitalization is in its first phase. Nevertheless, the need for the integration of digital technologies is recognized by many brunch subjects and is approved on the state level. Many national projects and development strategies also endorse the course. The following problems caused massive engineering digitalization: the lack of needed information or its distortion that helps to decide on building investment realization, the growth of pressure due to reduced time, and price of projects’ realization. The trend of digitalization of the construction industry determines the need to develop the scientific and methodological basis of the management theory of the introduction of advanced technologies. The article represents characteristics and the main aspects of the Construction 4.0 concept in three directions: intellectual factory, modeling engineering, digitalization, and visualization. It also describes and highlights the main provisions in the implementation of such intangible assets as digital document management and the Internet of Things. It is proved that implementation of control and audit procedures based on intangible assets are parts of the information model of the project and digital platforms. This way, effective systematic investment initiatives’ realization can be provided on every building project control level.