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A feasibility study on the implementation of building information modeling (BIM): from the architects’ & engineers’ perspective

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Building information modeling (BIM) is an intelligent 3D model-based process which is more efficient and effectively used by architecture, engineering and construction professionals for planning, designing, constructing and managing buildings in an efficient manner. This literature review in this paper illustrates the benefits of BIM adoption and the barriers to its implementation. About 131 professionals which include the architects and engineers of the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, are part of this study. AEC industry was chosen for completing the survey among which only 102 of them completed the survey, as the remaining were not even aware of BIM. The objective of the study is to know about the attitude of the professionals regarding the positive and negative factors influencing the implementation of BIM in the AEC industry. The paper concludes with the strategies for the implementation of BIM on a large scale.

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  1. School of Management, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India

    S. Arunkumar

  2. School of Civil Engineering, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India

    V. Suveetha

  3. School of Computing, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, India

    Aishwarya Ramesh

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Arunkumar, S., Suveetha, V. & Ramesh, A. A feasibility study on the implementation of building information modeling (BIM): from the architects’ & engineers’ perspective. Asian J Civ Eng 19, 239–247 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-018-0020-9

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