A study on effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) on the Malaysian construction industry

Kong, S.; Leong, Lau Teck; Wong, Soon Yee; Phan, D T

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/713/1/012035

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“…BIM provides solutions to the numerous problems such as building element clash, lack of collaboration between project team, inefficient information flow, inherent in the construction industry (Eastman et al, 2011;Latiffi et al, 2013;Kushwaha, 2016;Kong et al, 2020), with the dynamic nature of the construction industry to accommodate more challenges and complexity as the needs of the clients requires. For instance, BIM has made it easy for designers to easily spot clash of building elements by simply running clash detection analysis on the BIM model.…”

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“…Latiffi et al (2013) also identified the implementation of BIM as a precursor to overcoming the following construction-related problems: delay, clash of design by different professionals and construction cost overrun. Similarly, Kong et al (2020) identified time, cost and design related issues. These identified challenges which not only affect developing countries, but developed economies have largely contributed to the lack of BIM adoption among the Nigerian construction professionals.…”

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Investigating the barriers to building information modeling (BIM) implementation within the Nigerian construction industry

Olanrewaju¹,

Chileshe

Babarinde³

et al. 2020

ECAM

117

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify and assess the perceptions of constructional professionals on barriers to implementation of building information modeling (BIM) within the Nigerian construction industry.Design/methodology/approachA scoping literature review was conducted to identify the fourteen barriers to implementation of BIM, which were employed to design a questionnaire survey. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, mean score, Kruskal–Wallis test, analysis of variance and multivariate techniques such as factor analysis.FindingsThe descriptive and empirical analysis demonstrated a disparity of ranking of the 14 barriers factors among the groups; however no statistically significant differences among the 14 barriers to BIM. Based on the mean score ranking results, only three (out of 14) barriers are identified as critical (mean score greater than 3.5): few studies available on BIM and lack of knowledge, inexistence or inadequate government policies, and high cost of implementation. The results of the one-sample t-tests show that they were statistically significant differences in 10 out of 14 barriers as follows: few studies available on BIM and lack of knowledge, lack of demand for use and acceptance of BIM, inadequate contractual coordination, lack of specified standards, cost of data and information sharing, technological availability issues, reluctance of other stakeholders, business and cultural changes, data and intellectual property issues, and interoperability issues. The study, through factor analysis, categorized the fourteen barriers to BIM implementation into four principal factors. The factors are: technology and business-related barriers; training and people-related barriers; cost and standards-related barriers; and process and economic-related barriers.Practical implicationsThe identification and assessment of the key barriers to BIM implementation would be useful for the construction professionals and other stakeholder of the construction industry with the view to advance BIM adoption in Nigeria. This could also be extended to other developing countries through considerations of the local economic conditions, given the status of BIM as being in the germinating stage of development in Africa.Originality/valueThe study provides insights on the barriers to BIM implementation across the Nigerian construction sector environments. The innovative aspect of the study is the identification of the ordered and grouped (composite) set of barriers to BIM which could be used to developing appropriate mitigating solutions.

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Investigating the barriers to building information modeling (BIM) implementation within the Nigerian construction industry

Olanrewaju¹,

Chileshe

Babarinde³

et al. 2020

ECAM

117

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“…Following that, the 2D system evolved into a computer-aided design (CAD) system Lattifi et al (2015). A CAD framework, according to Kong et al (2020), provides for the modeling of the building design process in three-dimensional (3D) space and the storage of architectural knowledge in the form of models and images. The CAD foundation will not be fully refined if non-graphic building details are generated using current graphics and models.…”

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BIM Education in Higher Learning Institutions: A Scientometric Review and the Malaysia Perspective

Tanko¹,

Mbugua

2021

Int J. of BES

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Over the last decade, digital applications and Building Information Modelling (BIM) have been introduced in the construction industry to realize a smart construction ecosystem. However, the construction industry has not completely accepted BIM as a standard, and the concept of using BIM applications in universities has not been thoroughly researched. This paper addresses the first scientometric study of BIM education in universities, identifying the state of BIM education practices, skillsets, and the level of BIM education in universities. The paper used scientometric analysis and the VOSviewer mapping technique to assess the most impactful publication sources with the most important impact on BIM education by searching “BIM Education” and using 250 bibliographic data extracted from the Scopus database from 2011-2020 to identify the existing research gaps and research direction. Second, a structured questionnaire was distributed to 343 Year 2 and Year 3 students from two public and two private Malaysian universities that use BIM in their learning. Descriptive data analysis using cross-tabulation in SPSS and relative importance index (RII) were used to analyze the data. The paper revealed two stages of BIM education research; and identified research gaps in the fields of BIM education, architectural education, e-learning, curriculum and information management. The paper also revealed Revit, Cost X and the Glodon Cubicost software as the most used applications, while the common skillsets are design authoring, modelling, and cost estimation. However, both public and private university students mainly design 3D models at BIM Stage 1. The study recommends that institutions and other stakeholders provide continuous BIM training, purchase BIM software, and integrate BIM into the curriculum of Built Environment higher learning institutions for the next generation to be the generation that uses virtual collaborative platforms

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“…These objects should consist of geometric definitions and associated data rules, the geometry is integrated none redundantly, and the parametric rules should automatically modify associated geometries when inserted into a building model or when changes are applied to associated objects (Yin et al , 2020). Moreover, objects can be defined at hierarchy levels, the rules of the objects must automatically identify if a change to an object is feasible, and the objects must have the ability to link to or send and receive attributes (Kong et al , 2020). To implement BIM on a macro level, market and industry level, Succar et al (2012) stated that there must be a sufficient foundational framework suitable for the systematic investigation of the BIM domain.…”

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BIM for lean building surveying services

Mahmood

Abrishami

2020

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the implementation of building information modelling (BIM) concepts of the various processes involved in building surveying practice can lead to a reduction in waste. In turn leading to a synergy between BIM functionalities and lean production concepts. Design/methodology/approach To verify and validate the existence of this synergy between the two methods in building surveying, evidences were gathered from previous literature that supports these interactions. Next, a questionnaire was conducted for the purpose of identifying new interactions and providing further evidence to support existing interactions. Finally, based on the findings from previous literature and the results of the questionnaire, an interaction matrix was constructed linking the two concepts with the relevant evidence found. Findings The results of the questionnaire show that the BIM functionality with the highest interactions, maintenance of information integrity, had a high correlation with the reduction of variability, cycle time, batch size and promoting standardization of value flow. 4 D model-based scheduling, the second highest functionality, showed a high correlation with the reduction of variability, cycle time, batch size and an increase in the use of visual management. Finally, the results of the interaction matrix between the two concepts showed that the BIM functionalities with the most interactions were maintenance of information integrity, visualization of form and the automated generation of models and documents. The lean principles with the most interactions were reducing variability, cycle time, batch size as well as “enables visual management”. While most of these interactions were positive, negative interactions were also observed. These negative interactions were due to the fact that the level of competency and knowledge in BIM for building surveyors is at reduced levels which can lead to increased human errors. Originality/value The significance of this study is to provide the basis for building surveying organizations who wish to implement BIM and how this would lead to a synergy between BIM functionalities and lean principles. Both positive and negative interactions were considered to provide these organizations with different options for waste elimination.

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A study on effectiveness of Building Information Modelling (BIM) on the Malaysian construction industry

Cited by 17 publications

References 2 publications

Investigating the barriers to building information modeling (BIM) implementation within the Nigerian construction industry

Investigating the barriers to building information modeling (BIM) implementation within the Nigerian construction industry

BIM Education in Higher Learning Institutions: A Scientometric Review and the Malaysia Perspective

BIM for lean building surveying services

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