Ohueri, C. C.; Liew, S. C.; Bamgbade, J. A. and Enegbuma, W. I. (2026) Critical components for successful BIM-based sustainable building design collaboration: Structural equation model analysis. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 24(2), pp. 472-493. ISSN 1726-0531
Abstract
Purpose – The efficient application of building information modeling (BIM) methodology in the sustainable building design process, known as green BIM, provides ideal leverage to significantly enhance multidiscipline team collaboration. However, the practical execution of green BIM is characterized by issues such as duplication of work, information silos and poor cross-party coordination. Besides, there are limited studies on the specific components that are critical to driving green BIM collaborative design. This study aims to establish the critical components of green BIM collaborative design to enable the multidiscipline team to effectively use diverse software to collaboratively exchange accurate information, thus ensuring informed decision-making in the sustainable building design process. Design/methodology/approach – Data were obtained by using a questionnaire to survey 360 respondents comprising mainly architects and engineers (civil, mechanical and electrical) in Malaysia. Subsequently, data were analyzed via confirmatory factor analysis. Afterward, a measurement model was established and used to test the 11 hypotheses of this study. Findings – A covariance-based structural equation model of the critical components for successful BIM-based sustainable building design collaboration was established. Practical implications – The research findings will guide the multidisciplinary team to collaboratively exchange accurate information in green BIM practices. Originality/value – To the best of the authors' knowledge, this research is the first attempt in the literature to provide a pragmatic approach for practitioners to combine the established critical components of green BIM to collaboratively exchange heterogeneous sustainability criteria and efficiently design buildings with high sustainability performance, particularly in emerging countries like Malaysia.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | collaborative design; green BIM; multidiscipline design team; sustainable building |
| Index terms: | collaboration, emerging country, multidisciplinary team, decision-making, Malaysia, sustainable building, methodology, survey, building information modelling, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation model, engineer, design team, practitioner, questionnaire, sustainability performance, team collaboration, sustainable building design, coordination, collaborative design, architect |
| Subjects: | profession, design methods, information systems, professional practice, practitioner, statistical analysis, research methods, management, collaborative management, Geography, energy systems, sociology, sustainability assessment, decision analysis, data collection methods, sustainable construction, development economics |
| Topics: | Digital Applications, Research Practice, Project Management, Geographical Context, International Construction, Roles and Professions, Design Practice, Organizational Design, Risk Management, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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