Investigating the Effectiveness of Adopting Building Information Modelling (BIM) for the Refurbishment of Complex Building Projects: Case of Auckland. A Preliminary Study

Anthony Okakpu^1*, Ali GhaffarianHoseini¹, John Tookey¹, Jarrod Haar², Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini¹

1. ¹Department of Built Environment Engineering, School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
2. ²Faculty of Business management, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Published in The Fourth NZAAR International Event Series on Natural and Built Environment, Cities, Sustainability and Advanced Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27 January 2018, pages 70 to 75. New Zealand Academy of Applied Research. ISSN 2463-5979 (online), 2463-5960 (print). Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, Conference Proceedings Citation Index (Clarivate).

Abstract

Refurbishment projects are believed to be risky, complex, and fraught with many uncertainties. Some of these projects have reported substantial project delays, significant costs that sometimes overrun twice the budget, poor stakeholder engagement, and dissatisfaction with the project outcome by the refurbishment stakeholders. The introduction of BIM technology into construction practice seemed to be the game changer within AEC. However, despite the promising BIM benefits for the entire AEC, the adoption of BIM for refurbishment projects seems to be challenging due to the highly fragmented nature of construction practice which invariably creates difficulty in the integration of diverse information throughout the project life cycle. In this paper, we investigate the effects and challenges of BIM adoption in refurbishment projects across New Zealand, adopting literature review and preliminary interview methodology to this end. The result of the study shows that the refurbishment projects are unique in nature and differ from the construction of new buildings. They are also highly driven by the project cost and time of project delivery.

Keywords: Building Information Modelling; Refurbishment projects; stakeholder interactions; Environmental influence factors; complex projects

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