Abstract
Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been adopted as the main technology in the construction industry in many developed countries due to its notable advantages. However, its applications in developing countries are limited. This paper aims to investigate factors which impact on BIM adoption in the construction industry. Twelve external variables were identified by an integrated TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) and TOE (Technology Organization Environment) framework and a systematic review of past studies. A survey was conducted in development, construction, design and consulting companies to investigate the impacts of these 12 external variables on BIM adoption. Using the interval Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method, retrieved 120 completed questionnaires were analysed. The “Requirements from national policies” was found to be the most significant driving variable of BIM adoption by investigated companies. A further simulation analysis revealed that the “Intention to Use” BIM varied significantly with the change of “Requirements from national policies”, “Standardization of BIM”, and “Popularity of BIM in the industry”. The results lead to the conclusion that government incentives play critical roles in BIM adoption in China. Policy makers could put more efforts into motivation strategies, standardization measures, and BIM culture cultivation to promote BIM applications in the construction industry.
Highlights
Rapid development of construction industry has brought many challenges to the traditional construction mode
Researchers and practitioners have been engaged on promoting implementation of building information modeling (BIM) in the construction industry to deal with these emerged issues
Key factors were identified for BIM adoption in organizations and relevant strategic and policy implications were suggested based on the results
Summary
Rapid development of construction industry has brought many challenges to the traditional construction mode. Advantages of BIM have been recognized in developed countries, when being applied in large and complex projects which involve numerous participants (Feng, 2014) These advantages include: reducing material wastage, decreasing number of alterations, improving design and construction quality, increasing communication efficiency, and promoting lean management of cost, quality and time (Li et al, 2014b; Morin, 2015; Doumbouya et al, 2016; Haraguchi, 2016). Cao et al (2015) investigated BIM application in 106 construction projects in China from 2007 to 2013 They found that a majority of projects has used BIM in clash detection (about 83.96%) in construction stage and 3D visualization (about 76.42%) in design stage, followed by construction system design (75.47%), collaborative design (66.04%) and design proposal (63.21%), while site analysis and on-site material management are the barely touched areas.
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