Abstract
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructures. The introduction and implementation of BIM has brought changes in the construction’s traditional procurement system and this has made its adoption a bit slow and difficult to take off swiftly and more officially. Previous researches have identified gaps in contractual relationships, roles and the resulting risks in BIM implementation. This paper focuses on the adoption of BIM in the Ghanaian Construction Industry thereby highlighting the concept of BIM in enhancing productivity and also determines the level of knowledge and awareness of BIM by industry players and stakeholders as well as establishing the extent of usage of BIM in the Ghanaian construction industry. A descriptive survey research was conducted with both structured and unstructured questionnaire and administered both via e-mail and by sending questionnaire link onto a WhatsApp platform groups of the respondents and out of the 263 respondents that took part in the survey, 78 respondents feedback were incomplete so 185 member respondents results were analyzed in the form of bar charts, column chart and pie chart representing 70.3% response rate. The research survey respondents comprised of Civil Engineers, Construction Project Managers, Architects, Electrical Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, Mechanical Engineers, Contractors and Facility Managers. The survey results revealed that there is a low level of knowledge of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and its concept in the Ghanaian Construction Industry which is also associated with the low level of awareness, utilization and adoption among stakeholders. BIM therefore represents a new paradigm within AEC that encourages integration of the roles of all stakeholders on the effective execution of projects and therefore edge the participation of relevant professional bodies to facilitate its implementation in order to ensure adequate knowledge of BIM towards improving productivity and efficiency in the Construction Industry.
Highlights
Building Information Modeling (BIM) involves a process that begins with the creation of an intelligent 3D model and enables document management, coordination and simulation during the entire lifecycle of a project plan, design, build, operation and maintenance [1]
It can be deduced that majority of the Respondents that took part in the research survey are in the portfolio as Construction Project Managers representing 21.6% of the total respondents
According to table 3 and figure 3, 6.5% of the respondents have less than 1 year working experience, 13.5% have from 1 to 3 years working experience, 21.6% have more than 3 to 5 years working experience, 30.3% have more than 5 to 10 years working experience, 17.3% have more than 10 to 15 years working experience and 10.8% of the total respondents have over 15 years working experience
Summary
Building Information Modeling (BIM) involves a process that begins with the creation of an intelligent 3D model and enables document management, coordination and simulation during the entire lifecycle of a project plan, design, build, operation and maintenance [1]. The 3D process is aimed at achieving savings through collaboration and visualization of building components into an early design process that will dictate changes and modifications to the actual construction process. BIM is regarded as a complex multiphase process that gathers input from team members to model the components and tools that will be used during the construction process to create a unique perspective of the building process [2]. It can be viewed as a virtual process that encompasses all aspects, disciplines, and systems of a facility within a single, virtual model, allowing all design team members (owners, Boateng Leslie Appiah: Assessment of Building Information Modeling (Bim) Awareness, Knowledge and. As the model is being created, team members are constantly refining and adjusting their portions according to project specifications and design changes to ensure the model is as accurate as possible before the project physically breaks ground [3]
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