ASSESSMENT OF BIM USE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION

Universidad Nacional De Chimborazo, Riobamba, Ecuador ,Karen Arellano Escobar,Alexis Iván Andrade Valles,Tito Oswaldo Castillo,Rodrigo F Herrera,Pontificia Universidad Católica De Valparaiso (Chile)

doi:10.7764/ric.00005.21

Abstract

The construction companies have achieved different levels of BIM use and in some developed countries, it is very advanced. Traditionally, the use of BIM has been evaluated by maturity models; however, it does not provide an integral evaluation of BIM use. BIM Use Assessment (BUA) was proposed as a tool to satisfy this need, it is based on the evaluation of several states that compose necessary characteristics to perform each BIM use successfully. BUA was applied to measure projects that have BIM advanced use in Colombia, Chile, and Spain. However, there is none an integral evaluation in the early stages of BIM use. Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate the incipient BIM use. Accordingly, 23 private Ecuadorian projects, were evaluated using BUA. As expected, the analyzed projects have lower levels than the other projects evaluated by BUA. The high percentage of projects were at the levels that require the appropriate use of 3D models, and the collaboration issues were common deficiencies. This research results could be used in the development of strategies to reduce mistakes; thus, leading to an agile BIM implementation.

Highlights

Building Information Modeling (BIM) definition is controversial, but it could be synthesized as a methodology that combines technological tools with a series of work methodologies, based on the collaboration of all project areas
A template based on BIM Use Assessment (BUA) was created for each BIM use where the different states that compose each characteristic are described
The data corresponding to the results, when applying BUA in 23 Ecuadorian private construction projects are presented in bar graphs, some of the ‘BIM Uses’ results and the analysis are shown from figure 2 to figure 8

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Introduction

Building Information Modeling (BIM) definition is controversial, but it could be synthesized as a methodology that combines technological tools with a series of work methodologies, based on the collaboration of all project areas. It improves the project quality and generates the optimization of time, money, and materials by reducing errors and unforeseen events, through a virtual simulation of the construction project. A study on Latin America BIM macro adoption conducted by (Almeida et al, 2021) found that in terms of BIM documentation Brazil and Chile are the leaders followed by Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay and Colombia. The application of BIM in the Kenyan construction industry is very low and slow (Nasila & Cloete, 2018) as well as Jordan, where a survey to 137 members of the regulatory bodies of the AEC industry resulting in that 95% of organizations are not using BIM in any level

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