Open AccessADOPTION OF BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING IN THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT LIFE CYCLE: BENEFITS FOR STAKEHOLDERS
Author(s) -
Nguyen Quoc Toan,
Nguyễn Văn Tâm,
Tran Ngoc Diep,
Pham Xuan Anh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
architecture and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2500-0055
DOI - 10.23968/2500-0055-2022-7-1-56-71
Subject(s) - building information modeling , context (archaeology) , facility management , project management , integrated project delivery , pre construction services , business , project planning , resource (disambiguation) , construction management , process management , operations management , engineering , computer science , systems engineering , marketing , civil engineering , paleontology , computer network , scheduling (production processes) , biology
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is characterized by potential benefits at many phases of the construction project life cycle. However, no comprehensive study has been conducted to evaluate the benefits of BIM adoption and implementation for project stakeholders in the Vietnamese construction industry context. Methods: This study aimed to identify and evaluate the benefits of BIM adoption and implementation in construction projects based on the perception of project stakeholders through data collection from 159 valid construction practitioners. The reliability and validity tests were performed to analyze collected data by SPSS 22 software. Results: The results demonstrated that four primary clusters of the project stakeholders received benefits when BIM was adopted in construction projects: architectural and structural design units (10 benefits), facility management units (8 benefits), contractors (6 benefits), and owners (6 benefits). These clusters accounted for 58.954%, 5.975%, 4.682%, and 3.736%, respectively, of the variance that characterized the benefits of BIM adoption. The findings indicated that ‘improve the quality of design drawings’, and ‘minimize conflicts/changes’ were the most significant BIM benefits for architectural and structural design units, whereas ‘convenient for managing project data’ and ‘easy planning and resource mobilization’ were the top benefits for facility management units. For contractors, ‘minimize construction errors’ and ‘construction cost saving’ were the most prominent benefits. Besides, BIM brought owners such striking benefits as ‘maximize project performance’ and ‘easier to choose investment options’.