TY - GEN
T1 - Benefits of BIM in construction projects
AU - Vimonsatit, Vanissorn
AU - Foo, Alex Chai Mui
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PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - This paper presents findings of an investigation into benefits of using Building Information Modelling (BIM) in construction projects. The research methodology includes a review of BIM development and achievement in construction industry, questionnaire survey, interview, and content analysis of secondary data. Data was collected and analyzed to identify the various benefits reflected from BIM implementation in addressing common problems experienced by the construction industry. The review and survey results indicate that a high frequency of occurrence of time and cost overruns occur in construction projects. Contributing factors were mainly rework, poor planning, documents delivery and approval, constructability issues, resources and weather condition. While some of the factors were unpreventable, BIM could be used as a tool to eliminate problems causing time and cost overruns. Various project benefits have been reflected through the content analysis of project case studies. It was found that time was the most positively influenced by the use of BIM followed by coordination, procurement, communication, cost and change of scope of the project, and lastly, risk.
AB - This paper presents findings of an investigation into benefits of using Building Information Modelling (BIM) in construction projects. The research methodology includes a review of BIM development and achievement in construction industry, questionnaire survey, interview, and content analysis of secondary data. Data was collected and analyzed to identify the various benefits reflected from BIM implementation in addressing common problems experienced by the construction industry. The review and survey results indicate that a high frequency of occurrence of time and cost overruns occur in construction projects. Contributing factors were mainly rework, poor planning, documents delivery and approval, constructability issues, resources and weather condition. While some of the factors were unpreventable, BIM could be used as a tool to eliminate problems causing time and cost overruns. Various project benefits have been reflected through the content analysis of project case studies. It was found that time was the most positively influenced by the use of BIM followed by coordination, procurement, communication, cost and change of scope of the project, and lastly, risk.
KW - Building information modeling
KW - Time and cost overruns
KW - Project management
KW - BIM benefits
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84960968750&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.14455/isec.res.2015.208
DO - 10.14455/isec.res.2015.208
M3 - Conference proceeding contribution
T3 - Proceedings of International Structural Engineering and Construction
SP - 1133
EP - 1138
BT - Implementing innovative ideas in structural engineering and project management
A2 - Saha, Swapan
A2 - Zhang, Y. X.
A2 - Yazdani, Siamak
A2 - Singh, Amarjit
PB - ISEC Press
CY - Fargo
T2 - 8th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference: Implementing Innovative Ideas in Structural Engineering and Project Management, ISEC 2015
Y2 - 23 November 2015 through 28 November 2015
ER -