Abstract
The use of BIM within construction industry is experiencing development. However, the development of BIM in Indonesia is still very limited. One of the inhibiting factors in the development of BIM is the inadequate availability of BIM specialists and professionals in the construction industry so that an active role of students is needed as the main target in meeting the needs of the construction industry in Indonesia. This research was conducted to analyze the perceptions of students of the Sriwijaya University in the civil engineering and architecture study programs regarding perceptions of knowledge, benefits, adoption, and development of BIM. This study used a quantitative approach. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire. It was stated that ‘BIM technology and concepts are important for students to learn’ was to be the highest rank with an average score of 4.70 for Civil Engineering and 4.56 for architecture students. The result shows that the benefits of BIM that influence the most in the construction industry are to improve the quality of construction and enhance design visualization. The most significant driving factor on the development and adoption of BIM is education and training on using BIM software. In addition, the most significant inhibiting factors that influence the development and adoption of BIM are lack of education or training on the use of BIM and lack of knowledge on how to implement BIM software.
Highlights
Construction technology is at a development stage with rapid progress
A study by [9] regarding the comparison of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) method with conventional methods, it was said that BIM can improve scheduling accuracy by 50%, improve the accuracy of cost estimation by 52.25% and reduce human resources used by 26.66%
This indicates that most students strongly agree with the perception about BIM technology and concept
Summary
One of the technologies in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector that is developing and has quite a lot of enthusiasts in the world is Building Information Modeling (BIM). According to [6], the inhibiting factors in the adoption of BIM and the development of BIM in Indonesia are the transition of work culture from conventional to BIM, the need for large investments, availability of specialists or professionals in BIM, as well as the needs for continuous training. This study was conducted to analyze the perception of students of civil engineering and architecture study program in the University of Sriwijaya in terms of knowledge, benefits, and adoption of BIM as well as perceptions about the development of BIM. It is perceived that the students at University of Sriwijaya have had the basic knowledge regarding BIM knowledge since there have been some seminars or trainings held for the last 2 years in 2019-2021
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