Crucial barriers of building information modelling (BIM) in the Jordanian construction industry
1 Assistance Professor, School of the Civil Engineering, Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan.
2 Professor, School of the Built Environment, University of Salford, Manchester, UK.
Research Article
Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2020, 03(03), 020-030.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gjeta.2020.3.3.0034
Publication history:
Received on 06 June 2020; revised on 28 June 2020; accepted on 30 June 2020
Abstract:
The adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) has become essential in Jordan to improve the quality and reduce the challenges facing construction projects. Many studies conclude that implementing BIM in construction projects across the global improves quality, minimises errors and reduces project costs and time. In Jordan, adopting BIM will not be easy or smooth as a result of several barriers. Thus, it is essential to identify the crucial barriers to the adoption of BIM in the Jordanian construction sector. Both qualitative and quantitative methods, i.e. interview and questionnaire techniques, were used to achieve this objective. Interviews were conducted at the first stage of data collection, and the results formed the basis of the questionnaire, which was distributed across the Jordanian construction sector. Content analysis was used to analyse the interview responses, while factor analysis, correlation and the Severity Index (SI) were used to analyse the questionnaire results. The findings identified sixteen barriers which obstructing adoption BIM in Jordan. The sixteen barriers were classified into four main categories, namely finance, communication, people and project procurement, with sub-barriers in each category which are related to each other in significant ways and which affect each other.
Keywords:
BIM; Construction; Jordan; Barriers; Adoption
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