Abstract
Building information modeling (BIM) can theoretically facilitate collaboration among diverse design participants in construction projects, but in practice, its implementation tends to prolong the design period. Existing literature has examined some technical and managerial causes of this problem but still lacks an overall coverage of related factors. This study aims to identify the comprehensive factors affecting the teamwork efficiency in China’s BIM-based collaborative design, and to investigate the critical factors and their interactions. Based on the input-process-output theory, this study initially established a hypothetical model. Potential factors were further identified through the literature review and semi-structured interviews. Questionnaire survey was conducted, and structural equation modeling was used for analysis. The results indicated that the team cooperation atmosphere is the most significant factor, followed by the collaborators’ learning ability, comfort of the working environment, BIM software function, and the characteristics and arrangement of the design task (CADT). Besides, the CADT negatively affects the teamwork efficiency through the human interaction process, while other factors exert positive impacts by affecting both the personal work process and the human interaction process. The findings can help design units to determine the management focus of BIM-based collaborative design and prioritize the allocation of limited resources accordingly to maximize teamwork efficiency.
Highlights
In the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, design activity is deemed a crucial process throughout a building’s life-cycle since it determines up to 80%of the environmental performance and building’s operational costs [1]
Hypothesis 11 (H11) proved that this factor could indirectly affect human interaction through individual work process, having a positive impact on teamwork interaction through individual work having positive on teamwork efficiency
This study identified critical factors affecting teamwork efficiency in Building information modeling (BIM)-based collaborative design in China and interpreted the related influence paths
Summary
In the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, design activity is deemed a crucial process throughout a building’s life-cycle since it determines up to 80%of the environmental performance and building’s operational costs [1]. In the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, design activity is deemed a crucial process throughout a building’s life-cycle since it determines up to 80%. In order to avoid errors and conflicts in construction projects, practical design typically requires close cooperation among participants in diverse professional domains of design, namely, architecture, structure, water supply and drainage, heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and electrical engineering (EE) [2]. Along with dramatic expansions of the building scale and function, design-related information in construction projects becomes more intricate, resulting in a mismatch between the traditional collaborative design and the latest design requirements. It is imperative to adopt a more feasible design approach to meet the demand for efficient collaboration and timely information sharing among project participants [4]
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