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Practical approach for paving the way to motivate BIM non-users to adopt BIM

  Ashraf Elhendawi 1 * ,   Hany Omar 2 ,   Emad Elbeltagi 3 ,   Andrew Smith 4

1  School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
    (ashrafnasr86a1@yahoo.com)

2  Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, Faculty of Environment and Technology, University of the West of England, UK
    ()

3  Professor of Construction Management, Structural Engineering Department, Mansoura University, Egypt
    (eelbelta@mans.edu.eg)

4  School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
    (Andrew.Smith1@gmail.com)

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Doi   :   https://doi.org/10.54216/IJBES.020201


Abstract :

Typically, the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is considered one of the most effective contributor to the national developments worldwide. However, the AEC industry is facing myriad challenges due to the pressing calls for creativity and innovative solutions. Several issues are confronted such as failure to meet client satisfaction, delays in delivering projects on time, cost overruns, low quality, conflicts among parties, safety issues, increasing requests for change orders, tremendous increases in materials waste and project complexity. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is rapidly growing worldwide as a viable tool for improving the efficiency of the AEC industry to solve its salient issues. However, BIM is seldom adopted on the government level, especially in the developing countries. This study aims to explore the stakeholders’ perceptions on the benefits of BIM and the barriers that hindered its adoption. Furthermore, practical solutions to motivate BIM non-users to adopt BIM are proposed. A questionnaire was sent to BIM users and non-users in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as a case study. The key findings that deterred the implementation of BIM were personal correlated issues such as resistance to change and lack of appropriate awareness of BIM. This study convinces the industry players concerning BIM benefits and reveals the barriers and their potential solutions to encourage them to reap the benefits from BIM adoption.

Keywords :

BIM barriers , benefits , BIM implementation , AEC , KSA , top management

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