Understanding BIM Adoption in the AEC Industry: The Case of Jordan

Building information modelling (BIM) is a new and powerful technology implemented by many countries. The construction industry in Jordan plays a vital role and contributes immensely to the economic growth and development. In order to boost the industry and the economy, many industry players includin...

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Main Authors:	Btoush, Mohammed, Ahmad Tarmizi, Haron
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2017
Subjects:	TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling	ump-196162018-05-16T05:54:20Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19616/ Understanding BIM Adoption in the AEC Industry: The Case of Jordan Btoush, Mohammed Ahmad Tarmizi, Haron TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Building information modelling (BIM) is a new and powerful technology implemented by many countries. The construction industry in Jordan plays a vital role and contributes immensely to the economic growth and development. In order to boost the industry and the economy, many industry players including engineers and contractors have recommended the implementation of BIM in Jordan. However, research demonstrates that successful BIM implementation is possible through the awareness of the different levels of BIM, which is a basic precondition for BIM implementation. Without a clear understanding of BIM, many companies would be unable to fully achieve BIM potentials or implement BIM in their building lifecycle. The objective of this study is to assess the current awareness of BIM technology in the Jordanian construction industry. A field interviews were conducted and 15 responses were collected and. The findings indicate that a significant proportion of respondents have little or no understanding of the concept of BIM. Also, the usage was found to be very low. Based on the results, a holistic roadmap was developed to spread the BIM adoption through the Jordanian construction industry. It is expected that this roadmap would lead to a better understanding and enable the industry towards more extensive implementation of BIM. IOP Publishing 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19616/1/fkasa-2017-Btoush-Understanding%20BIM%20Adoption%20in%20the%20AEC%20Industry.pdf Btoush, Mohammed and Ahmad Tarmizi, Haron (2017) Understanding BIM Adoption in the AEC Industry: The Case of Jordan. In: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Global Congress on Construction, Material and Structural Engineering 2017 (GCoMSE2017), 28-29 August 2017 , Johor Bahru, Malaysia. pp. 1-8., 271 (012044). ISSN 1757-899X http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/271/1/012044
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description	Building information modelling (BIM) is a new and powerful technology implemented by many countries. The construction industry in Jordan plays a vital role and contributes immensely to the economic growth and development. In order to boost the industry and the economy, many industry players including engineers and contractors have recommended the implementation of BIM in Jordan. However, research demonstrates that successful BIM implementation is possible through the awareness of the different levels of BIM, which is a basic precondition for BIM implementation. Without a clear understanding of BIM, many companies would be unable to fully achieve BIM potentials or implement BIM in their building lifecycle. The objective of this study is to assess the current awareness of BIM technology in the Jordanian construction industry. A field interviews were conducted and 15 responses were collected and. The findings indicate that a significant proportion of respondents have little or no understanding of the concept of BIM. Also, the usage was found to be very low. Based on the results, a holistic roadmap was developed to spread the BIM adoption through the Jordanian construction industry. It is expected that this roadmap would lead to a better understanding and enable the industry towards more extensive implementation of BIM.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Btoush, Mohammed Ahmad Tarmizi, Haron
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title	Understanding BIM Adoption in the AEC Industry: The Case of Jordan
title_short	Understanding BIM Adoption in the AEC Industry: The Case of Jordan
title_full	Understanding BIM Adoption in the AEC Industry: The Case of Jordan
title_fullStr	Understanding BIM Adoption in the AEC Industry: The Case of Jordan
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding BIM Adoption in the AEC Industry: The Case of Jordan
title_sort	understanding bim adoption in the aec industry: the case of jordan
publisher	IOP Publishing
publishDate	2017
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