Abstract
Although BIM provides various benefits to the architecture, engineering, construction and facilities management (AEC/FM) industries, it lacks wider and comprehensive utilisation. This study assesses the understanding and perception of BIM uptake in UK architectural offices. The aim is to analyse and compare BIM adoption at the organisational level for the years 2011, 2014 and 2018 as well as to form the basis for an evaluation structure of its utilisation. The objectives of the study are to examine the level of BIM adoption and capability of UK architectural offices and to investigate the drivers and barriers to BIM usage. The research is based on online questionnaires made available to all Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) chartered members. The data are analysed through descriptive statistics, analysis of variance (ANOVA), regression and cross-tabulation. The results are discussed in terms of BIM usage and BIM readiness with regard to the company profiles. Companies are motivated to utilise BIM technology due to its facilitation of effective teamwork and project efficiency. However, the need for extensive training, a general lack of demand and its perceived sophistication in relation to day-to-day tasks are reasons why the use of BIM is avoided. The study concludes with key learning points from the questionnaire depending on three different years and the proposed evaluation framework to achieve improved utilisation of BIM.
Highlights
The changing trends in the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and facilities management (FM) domains necessitate more collaborative practices for building design and construction
Many reports indicate that the Building Information Modeling (BIM) market will be huge, but its adoption rate in many countries is very low compared with the adoption of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in other industries (Xu et al, 2014)
This paper focuses on the BIM situation within UK architectural offices through online questionnaire and proposes an evaluation framework
Summary
The changing trends in the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and facilities management (FM) domains necessitate more collaborative practices for building design and construction. Since BIM provides coordinated, consistent and computable building information management from design to construction and maintenance, and for the operation stages of a building’s lifecycle, many researchers and practitioners believe the application of BIM can be beneficial to the AEC/FM industry (Lee and Yu, 2015). Several previous studies have focused on the current state of BIM in different countries These explore the motivation to use, challenges faced during and success factors of BIM technology. Alreshidi et al (2018) conducted a questionnaire among practitioners in the UK construction industry and revealed the key findings as: Construction industry still faces many issues and barriers with respect to socioorganisational (e.g. people resistance to change), legal (e.g. lack of defined liability for wrong or incomplete information input), financial (e.g. training cost), and technical (e.g. lack of technical training) that lead to negative impacts on team collaboration during the project. The study identifies additional benefits and challenges, such as cost saving and risk reduction (benefits) and social dimension issues in the processes (challenges)
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