Abstract
Construction industry is highly exposed to accidents than other industries. Due to the multi-disciplinary nature of the construction industry, more than one task is required to be performed at the same time. If safety planning is improper, it may lead to serious accidents on-site, directly affecting overall productivity. Recent technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) have the potential to manage safety on the construction site. This study deals with the status check of the awareness of BIM in Indian construction along with benefits, barriers faced in Indian construction. This study also presents the benefits that BIM implementation can bring for safety management. In this study, a questionnaire was designed to ascertain the level of awareness of BIM in the Indian construction industry. The questionnaire was distributed to construction professionals from all over India. A total of 171 valid responses were received from all the corners of India. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences analysis (SPSS) has been used for data analysis. The survey concludes that the Indian construction sector needs to work on the three main aspects that include awareness of BIM and its benefits for organizations, accumulation of BIM in the tertiary education system, and delivering corporate training in construction organizations for a successful realization of benefits by the implementation of BIM.
Highlights
The importance of the Indian construction industry to the Indian economy and the socio-economic growth of the country is significant
Building Information Modeling (BIM) refers to the digital representation of structure along with information management and information sharing with different stakeholders involved in the construction project
The study focused on its adoption for safety in particular, where the current safety practices and benefits of BIM for safety are examined, leading towards the future and vision of BIM in the Indian construction industry
Summary
The importance of the Indian construction industry to the Indian economy and the socio-economic growth of the country is significant. The Indian construction industry is the second largest industry India is going through significant urbanization and economic growth. Proper management of all the construction activities including planning, scheduling, drawings, and information management is significantly necessary. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is one of the widely used techniques in construction projects globally. BIM has various dimensions and an associated set of functionalities contained within each dimension (Hire et al, 2021a, 2021b). These functions mainly include visualization, scheduling, cost
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