BIM Knowledge: An Avenue for Construction Industry Development in Malaysia
Badiru Yunusa Yusuf1, Mohamed Rashid Embi2*, Kherun Nita Ali3
- ¹²³Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia
Published in The Second NZAAR International Event Series on Natural and Built Environment, Cities, Sustainability and Advanced Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 8 December 2016, pages 92 to 100. New Zealand Academy of Applied Research. ISSN 2463-5979 (online), 2463-5960 (print).
Abstract
The global development trend in construction industry is the adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for project delivery process. Malaysia is identified as a fast growing nation with potentials to be in the league of developed nationals; to achieve this, BIM is inevitable. The adoption of BIM for project delivery is majorly a function of awareness, technical skills, collaboration and education among all professionals specialization in the industry. However, the moves to embrace and adopt this technology by the industry have been slow and this is largely due to low or completes lack of knowledge. This study therefore provokes the opinions of the practitioners in the industry by interview and data therefrom was analyzed using qualitative analysis software. Thirteen respondents include; architects, quantity surveyors, engineers, contractors and project/facility managers in practices were interviewed. This study therefore, identified the importance knowledge to the development of construction industry in Malaysia..
Keywords: Building Information Modeling (BIM); Knowledge; Awareness; Avenue; Development And Delivery Process
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