Drivers and impediments of building information modelling from a social network perspective

Abstract

While Building Information Modelling (BIM) is considered to be highly beneficial for managing construction projects over initiation to completion phases, the perception among the professionals is quite diverse especially in the Australian Construction context. Such a diverse viewpoint is due to lack of objective analysis of cost versus benefits and as a result the decision on up taking the BIM interface among the multitude of stakeholders becomes quite fuzzy. While the consultants in most projects are quite pushing the move for BIM enabled project management, other key players such as tier 2 and 3 contractors and numerous sub-contractors often consider the investment in BIM as somewhat waste..