Abstract. It has been 20 years since the formation of buildingSMART International (then the International Alliance for Interoperability) and the commencement of the development of the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC). Initial uptake of the Building Information Modelling (BIM) concept and the IFCs was very slow, but it is now moving into the mainstream in developed countries. BIM is not as advanced in some countries such as Malaysia that are moving rapidly towards developed status. This paper will review the use of BIM by Quantity Surveyors in both countries that follow the "English" tradition and those, such as the US, which have developed other approaches. It will examine the capabilities of some of the BIM-based cost estimating software as the basis for understanding the use of BIM by Quantity Surveyors. This will include Quantity Surveyors who are using BIM to provide a traditional estimating service, as well as those firms that are applying the new technology to changing roles in cost estimating and cost planning. This will provide the basis for suggestions as to how Malaysian QS firms can exploit this technology.
Studies revealed that most heritage buildings in Malaysia are deteriorating due to poor maintenance of recorded documentation. Unfortunately, conserving heritage buildings is a complex and multi-layered process that requires collaboration between different stakeholders. Heritage Building Information Modeling (HBIM) is seen as an opportunity to establish a well-managed data collection. This paper attempts to examine the awareness, benefits and challenges of the implementation of BIM among stakeholders. Sixty-nine respondents with BIM knowledge and skills answered the questionnaire. Findings show significant attributes that could improve building conservation project performance, delivery and management, hence several challenges that need further improvement. Keywords: Building Information Modeling, Conservation, Heritage building information modelling eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6iSI4.2917
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