Explore the issues and challenges to adopt building information modelling (BIM) level 3

• Main Author: Chan, Chee Hong
• Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5183/1/1702341_Report_%2D_CHEE_HONG_CHAN.pdf; http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5183/

Over the past decade, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become widely used in the construction sector especially in the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Singapore and China. Malaysia has also set up a strategic plan for BIM implementation in the Malaysian construction industry through the Construction Industry Transformation Programme (CITP) 2016- 2020. BIM is an evolving technology; the earlier researchers had introduced maturity level of 0-3 to delineate the features and challenges of each of the maturity level. This research intends to explore the issues and challenges towards BIM Level 3 adoption in the Malaysian construction industry. The objectives of this study are: (i) to demystify the driving factors that need for initiating the BIM Level 3 adoption; (ii) to investigate the current practices of BIM in the Malaysian construction industry and (iii) to uncover the issues and challenges of BIM Level 3 adoption in the Malaysian construction industry. Six categories of BIM Level 3 drivers, namely, ISO19650, Industry Foundation Classes, cloud-based BIM, open BIM and single shared model were identified through literature review. Questionnaire survey was formulated to collect empirical data from the industrial practitioners via online survey tools. Data collected from 230 respondents are analysed by Cronbach’s alpha reliability analysis, descriptive analysis to determine the frequency distribution, mean, and standard deviation; inferential statistics tests such as a K-independent samples test, the Kruskal-Wallis H test in order to derive a generalisable findings. The result revealed that practices of BIM Level 1 are commonly found in Malaysia, but many efforts to promote the adoption of BIM Level 3 is yet to be seen. Among the different actors in the industry, suppliers are the leading adopters of BIM and have a higher readiness toward BIM Level 3 adoption. Furthermore, the findings also revealed the three most crucial barrier to the adoption of BIM Level 3 are the need to upskill the knowledge of professionals in the advanced level of BIM knowledge, to adopt open BIM in improving the interoperability of building information and the need to use cloud-based BIM. The findings are useful to the construction industry, regulatory bodies and academia to pre-empt the issues and challenges which may be encountered in the implementation of BIM Level 3 in the construction industry.