Chang, C Y; Pan, W and Howard, R (2017) Impact of building information modeling implementation on the acceptance of integrated delivery systems: Structural equation modeling analysis. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 143(8): 04017044, ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
In recent years, building information modeling (BIM) has been increasingly employed by the architecture, engineering and construction industry worldwide as a result of digital government initiatives. In spite of some promising early evidence on the benefits of BIM, the momentum of this top-down drive should build upon after-implementation empirical evidence. Through the structural equation modeling analysis of survey returns from 145 Chinese BIM-enabled projects, this research demonstrates that BIM's degree of implementation can positively affect the acceptability of integrated project delivery (IPD) in the future via increased perception of the need for supply chain incentivization and improved communication quality enabled by BIM. Rolling out BIM on a wider scale may yield an additional benefit in lowering the barrier to the implementation of IPD systems. This finding can serve as evidential support for government mandates that require the compulsory adoption of BIM in public projects.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building information modeling; collaboration; incentivization; information technologies; integrated project delivery; structural equation modeling |
| Index terms: | information technology, incentivization, evidence, public project, collaboration, government initiatives, survey, structural equation modelling, integrated project delivery, mandate, construction industry, implementation, building information modelling |
| Subjects: | contractual arrangements, data collection methods, evaluation and assessment methods, risk assessment, computing systems, information systems, statistical analysis, political science, industry analysis, management, infrastructure engineering |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, Research Practice, Risk Management, Governance, Procurement, Digital Applications, Organizational Design |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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