Barriers to BIM Implementation in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Projects—The Polish Study
BIM (building information modeling) is a kind of technology that has great potential to enhance the level of automation in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) projects. The created virtual model of the facility allows coordinating all industries during the entire life cycle of the buil...
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| description | BIM (building information modeling) is a kind of technology that has great potential to enhance the level of automation in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) projects. The created virtual model of the facility allows coordinating all industries during the entire life cycle of the building. The possibility to save the data related to the given facility in one place, namely in the BIM model, enables control and management of the AEC projects at every stage. During the design and implementation phase, BIM models facilitate the optimization of time, costs, and quality, and in the operational phase, they support effective management of the facility. The use of BIM for building energy modeling (BEM) is the next step of evolution in architecture and engineering design practice. The benefits of using the BIM approach are widely discussed in the literature; however, they may be hard to achieve if appropriate attention is not directed to minimizing the barriers to the implementation of this technology. Observing Europe, one can notice that western and northern countries successfully use BIM for their needs, while the countries of the Eastern Bloc, including Poland, introduce it at a slower pace. In the present paper, the authors conducted a cause-and-effect analysis of the identified barriers to the implementation of BIM technology in the construction process. For this purpose, the authors applied the Ishikawa diagram, which is a tool that helps to recognize the actual or potential causes of failure. The analysis conducted showed that one of the weakest links in the successful BIM implementation is people and, in particular, their lack of knowledge and reluctance to change. The authors indicated the need to introduce and strengthen preventive actions, mainly through education: training, courses, and studies focused on BIM technology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-492ed32d10fb4ec8b0e5df3387a1c6982023-11-21T14:49:03ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-04-01148209010.3390/en14082090Barriers to BIM Implementation in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Projects—The Polish StudyAgnieszka Leśniak0Monika Górka1Izabela Skrzypczak2Faculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, PolandFaculty of Civil Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, 31-155 Cracow, PolandFaculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-082 Rzeszow, PolandBIM (building information modeling) is a kind of technology that has great potential to enhance the level of automation in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) projects. The created virtual model of the facility allows coordinating all industries during the entire life cycle of the building. The possibility to save the data related to the given facility in one place, namely in the BIM model, enables control and management of the AEC projects at every stage. During the design and implementation phase, BIM models facilitate the optimization of time, costs, and quality, and in the operational phase, they support effective management of the facility. The use of BIM for building energy modeling (BEM) is the next step of evolution in architecture and engineering design practice. The benefits of using the BIM approach are widely discussed in the literature; however, they may be hard to achieve if appropriate attention is not directed to minimizing the barriers to the implementation of this technology. Observing Europe, one can notice that western and northern countries successfully use BIM for their needs, while the countries of the Eastern Bloc, including Poland, introduce it at a slower pace. In the present paper, the authors conducted a cause-and-effect analysis of the identified barriers to the implementation of BIM technology in the construction process. For this purpose, the authors applied the Ishikawa diagram, which is a tool that helps to recognize the actual or potential causes of failure. The analysis conducted showed that one of the weakest links in the successful BIM implementation is people and, in particular, their lack of knowledge and reluctance to change. The authors indicated the need to introduce and strengthen preventive actions, mainly through education: training, courses, and studies focused on BIM technology.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/8/2090building information modeling (BIM)building energy model (BEM)architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) projectsbarriersIshikawa diagram |
| spellingShingle | Agnieszka Leśniak Monika Górka Izabela Skrzypczak Barriers to BIM Implementation in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Projects—The Polish Study Energies building information modeling (BIM) building energy model (BEM) architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) projects barriers Ishikawa diagram |
| title | Barriers to BIM Implementation in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Projects—The Polish Study |
| title_full | Barriers to BIM Implementation in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Projects—The Polish Study |
| title_fullStr | Barriers to BIM Implementation in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Projects—The Polish Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers to BIM Implementation in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Projects—The Polish Study |
| title_short | Barriers to BIM Implementation in Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Projects—The Polish Study |
| title_sort | barriers to bim implementation in architecture construction and engineering projects the polish study |
| topic | building information modeling (BIM) building energy model (BEM) architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) projects barriers Ishikawa diagram |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/8/2090 |
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