Anna Nast M.Eng.

• Design and development of ontology-based approaches to cost management for infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on passenger railway stations
• Analysis of the integration of BIM methodology into cost planning, estimation and cost management in the German construction industry
• BIM management for the major Karlsruhe–Basel project, Section 8A (Home – The Karlsruhe–Basel Rail Project): technical project management of the CDE, development of methodological BIM expertise, and the development and implementation of BIM use cases in the construction phase of the structural engineering works

Nast, A., Merschbrock, C., Melzner, J., Cassandro, J. (2026). Ontology-based framework for construction cost management using BIM for small-scale public infrastructure projects. In: Journal of Sustainable Architecture and Civil Engineering (SACE) (in print).

Nast, A., Merschbrock, C., Walzer, A.N. (2026). BIM und Kostenmanagement: Eine explorative Fallstudie des Implementierungsparadoxons der 5D-BIM-Methodik. In: Bauingenieur (in print).

Nast, A., Cassandro, J., Mirarchi, C., Melzner, J. (2026). Ontology-based cost management in public infrastructure projects: a case study on transferability and applicability. In: EC3 2026 – European Conference on Computing in Construction, Corfu, Greece, July 12-15 (in print).

Nast, A., Müller, W., Brenner, M. (2025). KI als VAR für die Baustelle: Datenbasierter Schiedsrichterassistent für die Steuerung des Baubetriebs. In: 8. Internationaler BBB-Kongress in Wien 2025. Link: (PDF) KI als VAR für die Baustelle: Datenbasierter Schiedsrichterassistent für die Steuerung des Baubetriebs

Nast, A., Koch, C. (2023). BIM adoption in small-scale infrastructure projects – investigation on the German railway sector. In: ECPPM 2022 – eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction – Hjelseth, Sujan & Scherer (Hrsg.). CRC Press, 2023, pp. 695–702. DOI: 10.1201/9781003354222-88. Link: (PDF) BIM adoption in small-scale infrastructure projects – investigation on the German railway sector

Fürstenberg, D., Nast, A., Mêda, P. (2023). Suitability of three national cost breakdown structures for automated quantity take-off in road projects. In: ECPPM 2022 – eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction – Hjelseth, Sujan & Scherer (Hrsg.). CRC Press, 2023, pp. 485-492. DOI: 10.1201/9781003354222-62. Link: (PDF) Suitability of three national cost breakdown structures for automated quantity take-off in road projects

Nast, A., Koch, C. (2023). Practical experiences with 5D Building Information Modeling – a systematic literature review. In: ECPPM 2022 – eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction – Hjelseth, Sujan & Scherer (Hrsg.). CRC Press, 2023, pp. 508-515. DOI: 10.1201/9781003354222-65. Link: (PDF) Practical experiences with 5D Building Information Modeling – a systematic literature review

Nast, A., Rekve, A. (2023). Understanding "resistance to change" for BIM adoption and new research ways forward. In: ECPPM 2022 – eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction – Hjelseth, Sujan & Scherer (Hrsg.). CRC Press, 2023, pp. 687-694. DOI: 10.1201/9781003354222-87. Link: (PDF) Understanding "resistance to change" for BIM adoption and new research ways forward

Nast, A. (2022). Konzeptentwicklung für die unternehmensbezogene Implementierung der 5D-BIM-Methodik. In: 33. Forum Bauinformatik, TU München, 2022. Link: (PDF) Konzeptentwicklung für die unternehmensbezogene Implementierung der 5D-BIM-Methodik

Pieper, M., Seiß, S., Nast, A. (2021). Analysis of digital education in construction management degree programs in Germany and development of a training model for BIM teaching. ECPPM 2021 – eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction – Semenov & Scherer (Hrsg.). CRC Press, 2021. DOI:10.1201/9781003191476-62. Link: (PDF) Analysis of digital education in construction management degree programs in Germany and development of a training model for BIM teaching

Shamreeva, A., Doroschkin, A. (2021). Analysis of the influencing factors for the practical application of BIM in combination with AI in Germany. In: ECPPM 2021 – eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction – Semenov & Scherer (Hrsg.). CRC Press, 2021. DOI: 10.1201/9781003191476. Link: (PDF) Analysis of the influencing factors for the practical application of BIM in combination with AI in Germany

Nast, A., Koch, C. (2021). Concept development for adopting 5D BIM in small and medium-sized enterprises of the AEC industry. In: WIT Transactions on The Built Environment, Vol 205, 2021 WIT Press. DOI: 10.2495/BIM210071. Link:(PDF) CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT FOR ADOPTING 5D BIM IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES OF THE AEC INDUSTRY

Nast, A., Seiß, S., Müller, W., Koch, C. (2021). Cyber-Physische Produktionssysteme (CPPS) im Bauwesen – nächste Revolution in der Tradition des Bauhauses. In: 6. Internationaler BBB-Kongress in Weimar 2021. Link: (PDF) Cyber-Physische Produktionssysteme (CPPS) im Bauwesen - nächste Revolution in der Tradition des Bauhauses

Nast, A. (2021). Konzept zur Datenaufbereitung für die Schalungskostenanalyse infolge von Bauablaufänderungen. In: 32. Forum Bauinformatik, TU Darmstadt, 2021. DOI: 10.26083/tuprints-00019496. Link: (PDF) Konzept zur Datenaufbereitung für die Schalungskostenanalyse infolge von Bauablaufänderungen

Müller, W., Shamreeva, A. (2019). Können Bauingenieur*innen durch künstliche Intelligenz ersetzt werden? In: Internationaler BBB-Kongress in Graz 2019. Link: (PDF) Können Bauingenieur*innen durch künstliche Intelligenz ersetzt werden?