@inproceedings{9b889959988e4587843907025f69990a,
title = "Building Information Modelling for Construction Project Planning: Benefits to the South African Construction Industry",
abstract = "Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an intelligent environment utilised by the Architecture Engineering and Construction Industry (AEC) to simplify and improve sustainability in construction works. The construction industry suffers in terms of project performance and success rate on a global and national scale due to a lack of proper planning. To solve this problem, it is necessary to adopt the use of technology in carrying out tasks in the project planning phase of a construction project. Hence, BIM is taunted to be the bridging gap needed for this purpose. This study aims to assess the benefits of implementing BIM at the project planning stage of construction projects. To achieve this, a quantitative research methodology was employed in retrieving data. Data were retrieved using a questionnaire survey distributed to professionals in the South African built environment. The data retrieved were analysed using descriptive and inferential analysis. The study revealed that the top three benefits of implementing BIM for project planning in the construction industry are: competitive advantage, saving time and money, and increasing collaboration among AEC experts. The study further clustered the variables into three components namely “productivity, efficiency, and process improvement”, “information management and collaboration”, and “quality, safety, and competitive advantage”. The study concluded that the identified benefits of BIM implementation for project planning could serve as the drivers for its adoption among construction professionals in South Africa, considering the low adoption of BIM in the industry.",
keywords = "BIM, Construction, Management, Planning, Project",
author = "Opeoluwa Akinradewo and Clinton Aigbavboa and Matthew Ikuabe and Samuel Adekunle",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 by CITC-13.; 13th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, CITC 2023 ; Conference date: 08-05-2023 Through 11-05-2023",
year = "2023",
language = "English",
series = "International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century",
publisher = "East Carolina University",
editor = "Ahmed, {Syed M.} and Salman Azhar and Saul, {Amelia D.} and Mahaffy, {Kelly L.} and Farooqui, {Rizwan U.}",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, CITC 2023",
address = "United States",
}
