Monitoring and controlling projects via digital tools would reduce the risk of error and enable timely corrective actions. An inadequate understanding of the project status can lead to mistakes and inappropriate actions, causing delays and increased costs. Monitoring the progress on a construction site during the construction phase is crucial. The proposed model was applied in an ongoing office building construction project, and it was demonstrated to be very helpful in making decisions related to changes. The suggested model compares the “planned” and “actual” BIM models to recognize the grouping of affected changes, taking into consideration the consequences of such presented changes on the amounts and particulars of affected structure parts and their conditions. Before deciding to accept or reject changes, the proposed model enables owners to view the visual impacts of changes. This study proposes a one-of-a-kind BIM-based visualization model for changes in architectural, structural, HVAC, Fire, and electrical systems in buildings to assist owners and their stakeholders in considering the consequences of changes that occurred in the project. Therefore, the objective of this study is to analyze the changes and their impacts on the schedule and cost of construction projects using BIM platform. Past studies revealed that Building Information Modeling (BIM) has huge potential to minimize unnecessary delays and increase cost savings. To manage projects successfully, it is necessary to investigate the causes of change and analyze its delays and cost overruns systematically. Changes are one of the most common issues in construction projects, and they hurt project execution as far as time, cost, and quality is concerned. Due to fragmented nature of design-construction phase, every project witnessing changes throughout project lifecycle. Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) projects are inherently complex, risky in nature, and difficult to manage.

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