Barriers to BIM Implementation in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Projects—The Polish Study

Agnieszka Leśniak,Izabela Skrzypczak,Monika Górka

doi:10.3390/en14082090

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BIM (building information modeling) is a kind of technology that has great potential to enhance the level of automation in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) projects. The created virtual model of the facility allows coordinating all industries during the entire life cycle of the building. The possibility to save the data related to the given facility in one place, namely in the BIM model, enables control and management of the AEC projects at every stage. During the design and implementation phase, BIM models facilitate the optimization of time, costs, and quality, and in the operational phase, they support effective management of the facility. The use of BIM for building energy modeling (BEM) is the next step of evolution in architecture and engineering design practice. The benefits of using the BIM approach are widely discussed in the literature; however, they may be hard to achieve if appropriate attention is not directed to minimizing the barriers to the implementation of this technology. Observing Europe, one can notice that western and northern countries successfully use BIM for their needs, while the countries of the Eastern Bloc, including Poland, introduce it at a slower pace. In the present paper, the authors conducted a cause-and-effect analysis of the identified barriers to the implementation of BIM technology in the construction process. For this purpose, the authors applied the Ishikawa diagram, which is a tool that helps to recognize the actual or potential causes of failure. The analysis conducted showed that one of the weakest links in the successful BIM implementation is people and, in particular, their lack of knowledge and reluctance to change. The authors indicated the need to introduce and strengthen preventive actions, mainly through education: training, courses, and studies focused on BIM technology.

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The acronym BIM, derives from the concept of product information modeling
Due to the use of stratification analysis, which is based on the Pareto rule (80:20), the main areas and groups of phenomena were identified, where preventive measures should be introduced in the first place
In order to the research is justified by the previous publications, which draw attention to the fact that distinguish the main areas where preventive actions should be introduced, the basic quality despite many recurring factors inhibiting the development of BIM technology in different management tool, namely the Ishikawa diagram or the fishbone diagram, was applied

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The acronym BIM, (building information modeling), derives from the concept of product information modeling. BIM is a standard for integrating the information about modeling in construction between its various areas, creating virtual models of intelligent parameterized facilities [1]. BIM technology enables the creation of a virtual environment for a construction project which aims at improving its course and implementation. Information modeling, by developing a multi-faceted and multi-industry model, facilitates cooperation and communication between all participants responsible for the investment [4]. It enables automated creation of documentation which becomes a digital representation of the entire construction process image. The task of BIM technology is to support activities performed during the entire life cycle of a building by providing information about the geometry of the facility and descriptive information about the building and its individual elements. [5]

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