ABSTRACT
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is one of the most promising technology in the construction industry today. The implementation of BIM has increased significantly over the years; the professionals in construction industry have realized that sharing of knowledge and information is one of the key elements of a successful contractual relationship among professionals in the construction activity in the whole life cycle of a project, lack of collaborative participation among stakeholders have resulted to project delay, material waste, rework and low quality of work. This research aims to create a guiding principle for active participation among professionals in order to improve BIM implementation proficiency. A total of 115 questionnaires were distributed to Architects, Quantity surveyors, Structural engineers, and Builders. Eighty-five (85) questionnaires were returned and analysed, accounting for 73.9 percent of the total. The data obtained was analysed using descriptive analysis (chart, table, relative important index and mean item score). This study identified ‘reduction/avoidance of project failure and team building as a result of active collaboration, in addition the researcher assessed the advantages and challenges associated with collaboration in addition professional successes due to BIM collaboration were investigated. Lastly the professional’s engagement can minimize project delays and improve project delivery time and quality. If efficiency, project completion on time, quality, and cost remain the organization’s priorities for successful delivery, it was recommended that deliberate technique be instituted during the construction process to effectively develop and assess the binding relationship and performance among all parties in the construction sector.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
Companies, joint ventures, public and private enterprises, and tactical deals are all becoming more relevant in the construction industry (Akintoye and Main, 2007). According to the study by AbdullRahaman et al. (2013), in the early 1990s, the assertion for cooperation between businesses in the construction industry was very strong, The call for cooperation has shifted from profit motives to increased competition, increased demand for innovation and technological growth, and increased demand for industry internationalization (Akintoye and Main, 2007).
International demand, rivalry, risk, and uncertainty within the business setting are all factors that induce collaboration around the world, according to AbdullRahaman et al. (2013), while the Construction Industry is realizing the need to collaborate in order to subsist (Bocerik-Gerber et al., 2010)1.
Building information modelling (BIM) is a strong collaborative environment that has been attracting the responsiveness of Architectural Engineers and Construction (AEC) Industry. Building design and construction industry (BDCI) is one of the industry’s most talented technological innovations (BDCI) (Himmati, 2017)1. The evolution of ArchiCAD software was regarded as the true foundation of BIM, and the use of Revit software saw a move toward BIM implementation (Hartmann, 2012). After a comprehensive literature analysis, BIM has a variety of ability to assist operatives, organization and cooperation of various disciplines in “Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Sub-contractors, Facility Management” (Conway, 2010).
BIM is a 3D-object data base that can be easily visualized and contains rich and organized information which can also be applied to building results, sustainability, schedule, and costing analyses (Edirisinghe, 2015). However, BIM was originally applied to the construction stage of building projects, but it has since expanded to include the service and maintenance phases, as well as mega infrastructures. It has developed a range of marching technologies, as well as a method for representing buildings and infrastructures over their entire life cycle (Ahn and Kim, 2016). This research aims to find out how BIM technology-assisted collaboration improves the activities of construction projects.
BIM has reinvented the construction industry over the past two decades, BIM has progressed from 3 dimensioning to 4 dimensioning, 5 dimensioning and even n dimensioning modelling programme, linked to the building process and integrating cost data. It is generally assumed that the model play an important part in incorporating the different stages in the entire construction project lifecycle (Tabassi et al., 2012).
Over the last two decades, BIM has reinvented the construction industry. Building design and Construction Industry (BDCI) is one of the industry’s most talented technological innovations (BDCI) (Hinmati, 2017). Nonetheless, proper research on BIM adoption and implementation in the construction stage in terms of benefits and barriers has been completed (Hinmati, 2017). As a result, it is thought worthwhile to investigate the social aspects of management and organization, as they seem to be understudied in comparison to the technical aspects and processes that can play a key role in BIM implementation (Hardin, 2009). However, the focus of this study trend on improving collaboration among project participants and how the organization’s philosophy evolves in response to the trend shift to BIM implementation in the building stage of construction projects.
1.2 Statement of Research Problem
According to a study by Hardin (2009), BIM implementation has increased significantly over the last decade. AbdulRahaman et al. (2013) and Hinmati (2017), on the other hand, argued that: There appears to be no straightforward guide on how participants in the implementation of BIM in construction activities can collaborate, making it difficult to effectively interrelate to achieve a common project goal.
According to a study by Sitti-Hamidah (2013), inadequate participation, lack of project quality, delay in project completion and excessive cost accumulation due to rework have all been linked to a lack of interaction among stakeholders in the building industry.
As a result of this; the study intends to close the gap by placing a greater focus on factors that will enhance stakeholder cooperation in order to achieve a shared project target in BIM implementation in the construction industry, as well as shifting organizations’ minds about embracing the paradigm shift to the BIM technology platform.
1.3 Research Questions
1. What are the advantages of working on a building project using BIM?
2. What obstacles do you see in the way of BIM cooperation in building projects?
3. What factors contribute to the success of BIM collaboration among stakeholders in the industry?
4. What are the most important primary success metrics for assessing stakeholder cooperation in BIM implementation on building projects?
1.4 Aim
Aim of this study was to establish the guiding principles for active participation among professionals in order to improve BIM implementation proficiency.
1.5 Objectives of the Study
i. To determine the construction industry’s advantages of BIM collaboration.
ii. To examine the challenges to the BIM implementation collaboration in construction industry
iii. To examine the success factors of collaboration by professionals to stimulate proficiency in BIM implementation within the construction industry.
iv. To analyse the key performance indicators to ascertain the most importance factors to be used in measuring performance in BIM implementation within the construction industry.
1.6 Justification for the Study
Owing to the presence of transnational corporations in the country, the building industry is undergoing an extraordinary transformation as a consequence of numerous administration creativities, with building projects being all-encompassing, multifaceted, fast-moving, and enormously challenging (Cao, 2014).
The construction industry has long been associated with delays, waste, and inefficiency, particularly during the construction phase of projects, when the majority of physical activities, communication flow, knowledge, and teamwork are required (AbdullRahaman et al., 2013). He went on to claim that the explanation for this was rarely technical; instead, more scientific focuses on the technological phase of construction, missing or underestimating the organizational and human factors that play a crucial role in construction.
While, according to a study by Anifowose et al. (2018), BIM adoption in Nigeria is still in its early stages since the majority of BIM expertise is still theoretical, the permanent shift towards collaborative working and interest in the adoption of collaborative technologies is too good to be overlooked. According to a report by (AbdullRahaman et al., 2013), there is no simple guidance on the process of cooperation between participants in the implementation of BIM in construction projects, making it difficult to effectively interrelate in order to achieve common project goals in construction activities.
The participants accepted that exchange of experience and data is one of the significant rudiments of a positive predetermined bond after a study it was shown that active working together is essential to the completion of building projects (AbdullRahaman et al. 2013). BIM is a hot topic of discussion among construction professionals in various countries around the world. BIM describes the usage of computer generated dimensional models (CGDM) to simulate the development, design, building, and task of a project, and it represents a paradigm shift and upturn in the construction process (Anifowose et al, 2018). Method, technology, organization, and personal behaviour are the core factors affecting partnership in BIM implementation, according to Hardin, (2009) and Hinmati, (2017). However this thesis focused basically as a road map to guide professionals to partner successfully for effective and efficient productivity. This study added to the work stressed by Hinmati, (2017) which acknowledged the benefit and barriers hindering BIM collaboration in the construction project especially at the construction stage of projects within Abuja Nigeria to improve interaction among the stakeholders to achieve a common project goal. The study would, however, make a major contribution to the body of information and boost successful and productive team coordination in BIM implementation at the construction stage of projects, as well as the construction industry as a whole.
1.7 Scope and Limitation
This research work is based on the activities relating to collaboration among participants’ involvement in BIM implementation at the construction level of work, where most of the physical activities are expected in the construction projects within Abuja Nigeria. The literature review was conducted through primary sources, and the respondents targeted were Architects, Quantity surveyors Builders and Structural engineers. Furthermore the study is only limited to professionals interaction at the construction stage of a projects to achieve common goal.
1.8 Thesis Structure
The research questions were halted, and the objectives were extracted and targeted in order to achieve the study’s goal at the end. The context of the analysis, problem statement, research issues, purpose and goals, rationale, scope and limitation, and thesis structure are all included in chapter one.
The second chapter contains a broad literature review on the construction industry, partnership networks, BIM concept, BIM dimension, and benefits, acceptance and implementation of BIM and the factors influencing it, and performance evaluation in BIM activities and at the construction level.
This chapter shows the reader where the study starts and finishes during the time span under examination, as well as the research methodology, data collection, and data analysis process.
The key analytical findings of the analysed questionnaire outputs, which include data presentation, debates, and interpretation, are presented in Chapter four. Chapter five contains summary, discussions, recommendations and area of further studies.
This material content is developed to serve as a GUIDE for students to conduct academic research
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