Abstract
The evaluation of BIM capabilities and repeatability enables a company or project to identify its current status and how to improve continuously; this evaluation can be performed with BIM maturity models. However, these maturity models can measure the BIM state but not specifically the application of BIM uses. Likewise, in interorganizational project teams with a diversity of factors from various companies, it is possible to evaluate the capacity at a specified time with specified factors, but it is not possible to evaluate the repeatability unless the client always works with the same project teams. Therefore, despite the existence of various BIM uses in the literature, there is no instrument to evaluate the level of implementation of them in construction projects. This research proposes a BIM Use Assessment (BUA) tool for characterizing the levels of application of the BIM uses in the planning and design phases of building projects. The research methodology was organized into three stages: (1) identification, selection, and definition of BIM uses; (2) proposal of the BUA tool for characterizing the level of BIM use application; and (3) validation of the BUA tool. The tool was validated using 25 construction projects, where high reliability and concordance were observed; hence, the BUA tool complies with the consistency and concordance analysis for assessing uses in the design and planning phases of construction projects. The assessment will enable self-diagnosis, stakeholder qualification/selection, and industry benchmarking.
Highlights
Building information modeling (BIM) is becoming an essential methodology in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry
Us, addressing the lack of a tool to evaluate how BIM uses are applied in construction projects, this research proposes and validates a BIM Use Assessment (BUA) tool for characterizing the application levels of BIM uses in the planning and design phases of building projects. e objective assessment enabled by the BUA tool yields benefits for both the industry and the academia
The BUA was validated by applying the proposed instrument to 25 construction projects in the planning and design phases. e only requirement for the evaluation is to declare that the company is using BIM. e evaluation process consisted of the following steps: First, a researcher conducted an interview with each BIM manager of each project. e interviews were conducted in a conversation-like manner to ensure that the interviewees would respond transparently [13]; this avoided the bias of previously having examined the answer for each level
Summary
Building information modeling (BIM) is becoming an essential methodology in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. Us, addressing the lack of a tool to evaluate how BIM uses are applied in construction projects, this research proposes and validates a BIM Use Assessment (BUA) tool for characterizing the application levels of BIM uses in the planning and design phases of building projects. The BUA tool is proposed for characterizing the levels of application of BIM uses in construction projects in the planning and design phases. The BUA was validated by applying the proposed instrument to 25 construction projects in the planning and design phases. e only requirement for the evaluation is to declare that the company is using BIM. e evaluation process consisted of the following steps: First, a researcher conducted an interview with each BIM manager of each project. e interviews were conducted in a conversation-like manner to ensure that the interviewees would respond transparently [13]; this avoided the bias of previously having examined the answer for each level
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