Abstract
China’s construction industry is facing significant challenges in achieving sustainable development and digital operations. Integrating building information modeling (BIM) and sustainable construction is a good method for achieving these goals. However, barriers impact the applications of BIM technology to sustainable buildings, resulting in significant cost loss and time. As such, it is important to identify the constraints, hindering the application of BIM technology in sustainable buildings. This study used the factor analysis method, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and structural equation modeling (SEM) to investigate the key constraints and conducted a questionnaire survey with 389 respondents to investigate the applications of BIM technology in sustainable building projects. The results showed that there were four main constraining factors: “Public participation”, “technology application”, “economic cost”, and “application management”; “public participation” was particularly important. The study offers practical and managerial implications based on the findings for local government and the private sector and thus can improve the implementation of BIM technology in sustainable buildings and contribute to the accomplishment of China’s sustainable development goals.
Highlights
Large resource consumption and contaminant outputs are of vital worldwide concern and are a focus of attention in construction projects
For the public participation dimension, the most critical limiting factors were the lack of clear building information modeling (BIM) application standards in sustainable buildings, the lack of understanding of the processes and workflow required for BIM and sustainability, and the shortage of cross-disciplinary experts in BIM and sustainability
This study focused on the application of BIM technology in sustainable buildings in China
Summary
Large resource consumption and contaminant outputs are of vital worldwide concern and are a focus of attention in construction projects. Sustainable development is valuable in every aspect of a construction project. Constructors, architects, and designers are shifting their goals to design buildings in an environmental and natural way These buildings have proven to be viable in real life. Due to their reductions in carbon dioxide (CO2), advanced technology, environmental methods, and cost savings [3], sustainable buildings can create enormous profits. It has been widely cited as a useful approach, contributing to the reduction of resource waste and human health risks during construction [4]. Sustainable buildings are having positive impacts on environmental protection and on the development of green construction
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