Driving digital transformation in construction: Strategic insights into building information modelling adoption in developing countries

The construction industry in developing countries faces significant challenges, including limited resources, infrastructure constraints, and varying levels of technological readiness, which hinder the adoption of Building Information Modelling. Despite the recognized benefits in enhancing project ef...

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Main Authors: Sonam Rinchen, Saeed Banihashemi, Suhair Alkilani
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Project Leadership and Society
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000231
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description The construction industry in developing countries faces significant challenges, including limited resources, infrastructure constraints, and varying levels of technological readiness, which hinder the adoption of Building Information Modelling. Despite the recognized benefits in enhancing project efficiency, reducing costs, and improving collaboration, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding and tailored strategies for Building Information Modelling implementation in these contexts. This study aims to address these gaps by systematically reviewing Building Information Modelling adoption literature from 2013 to 2023 and developing a model specifically designed to guide its integration in developing nations. It categorizes nations by demographic and economic parameters and employs thematic analysis to explore benefits, challenges, and strategies. The study develops a tailored Building Information Modelling adoption model, by highlighting the dynamic interplay between adoption, contextual and strategic factors, technological advancement and socio-economic development and synthesizing key insights from academic literature and empirical findings. It offers strategic recommendations for nations at different Building Information Modelling integration stages, addressing their unique socio-economic and environmental contexts. The study identifies trends in utilization and highlights significant gaps, particularly in empirical, educational and strategic initiatives on digital construction transformation.
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spelling doaj-art-2fcfc7051e774c4e912ef87c7c1f10f12025-08-20T01:56:35ZengElsevierProject Leadership and Society2666-72152024-12-01510013810.1016/j.plas.2024.100138Driving digital transformation in construction: Strategic insights into building information modelling adoption in developing countriesSonam Rinchen0Saeed Banihashemi1Suhair Alkilani2School of Design & Built Environment, University of Canberra (UC), AustraliaSchool of Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, Australia; Corresponding author.School of Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, AustraliaThe construction industry in developing countries faces significant challenges, including limited resources, infrastructure constraints, and varying levels of technological readiness, which hinder the adoption of Building Information Modelling. Despite the recognized benefits in enhancing project efficiency, reducing costs, and improving collaboration, there is a lack of comprehensive understanding and tailored strategies for Building Information Modelling implementation in these contexts. This study aims to address these gaps by systematically reviewing Building Information Modelling adoption literature from 2013 to 2023 and developing a model specifically designed to guide its integration in developing nations. It categorizes nations by demographic and economic parameters and employs thematic analysis to explore benefits, challenges, and strategies. The study develops a tailored Building Information Modelling adoption model, by highlighting the dynamic interplay between adoption, contextual and strategic factors, technological advancement and socio-economic development and synthesizing key insights from academic literature and empirical findings. It offers strategic recommendations for nations at different Building Information Modelling integration stages, addressing their unique socio-economic and environmental contexts. The study identifies trends in utilization and highlights significant gaps, particularly in empirical, educational and strategic initiatives on digital construction transformation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000231Building information modellingBIM adoptionBIM barriersBIM driversDeveloping countriesDigital transformation
spellingShingle Sonam Rinchen
Saeed Banihashemi
Suhair Alkilani
Driving digital transformation in construction: Strategic insights into building information modelling adoption in developing countries
Project Leadership and Society
Building information modelling
BIM adoption
BIM barriers
BIM drivers
Developing countries
Digital transformation
title Driving digital transformation in construction: Strategic insights into building information modelling adoption in developing countries
title_full Driving digital transformation in construction: Strategic insights into building information modelling adoption in developing countries
title_fullStr Driving digital transformation in construction: Strategic insights into building information modelling adoption in developing countries
title_full_unstemmed Driving digital transformation in construction: Strategic insights into building information modelling adoption in developing countries
title_short Driving digital transformation in construction: Strategic insights into building information modelling adoption in developing countries
title_sort driving digital transformation in construction strategic insights into building information modelling adoption in developing countries
topic Building information modelling
BIM adoption
BIM barriers
BIM drivers
Developing countries
Digital transformation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666721524000231
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