TY - JOUR
T1 - BIM competencies for delivering waste-efficient building projects in a circular economy
AU - Ganiyu, Sikiru Abiodun
AU - Oyedele, Lukumon O.
AU - Akinade, Olugbenga
AU - Owolabi, Hakeem
AU - Akanbi, Lukman
AU - Gbadamosi, Abdulqayum
PY - 2020/12/3
Y1 - 2020/12/3
N2 - Competency measures are increasingly becoming effective ways for construction organizations to measure their ability to deliver waste-efficient projects. Despite the ongoing efforts in achieving the goals of the circular economy through BIM adoption, there is still a paucity of studies on building information modeling (BIM) competencies for delivering waste-efficient building projects. This paper, therefore, aims to identify and investigate critical BIM competencies for delivering waste-efficient building projects in a circular economy. The study adopts a pluralistic approach, using a combination of the review of extant literature, focus group discussions and questionnaire survey. Analysis of the focus group discussion along with the result of the literature review revealed forty-three preliminary BIM competencies, which were subjected to rigorous statistical analyses. Four broad categories of BIM competencies for delivering waste-efficient building projects emerged from the analyses. These are project management-related, construction-related, procurement-related, and design-related BIM competencies. Construction firms could use the BIM competencies identified in this study to enhance the delivery of waste-efficient building projects as well as assess their BIM competency requirements at an individual and organizational level.
AB - Competency measures are increasingly becoming effective ways for construction organizations to measure their ability to deliver waste-efficient projects. Despite the ongoing efforts in achieving the goals of the circular economy through BIM adoption, there is still a paucity of studies on building information modeling (BIM) competencies for delivering waste-efficient building projects. This paper, therefore, aims to identify and investigate critical BIM competencies for delivering waste-efficient building projects in a circular economy. The study adopts a pluralistic approach, using a combination of the review of extant literature, focus group discussions and questionnaire survey. Analysis of the focus group discussion along with the result of the literature review revealed forty-three preliminary BIM competencies, which were subjected to rigorous statistical analyses. Four broad categories of BIM competencies for delivering waste-efficient building projects emerged from the analyses. These are project management-related, construction-related, procurement-related, and design-related BIM competencies. Construction firms could use the BIM competencies identified in this study to enhance the delivery of waste-efficient building projects as well as assess their BIM competency requirements at an individual and organizational level.
KW - BIM competencies
KW - Building information modeling
KW - Circular economy
KW - Construction project
KW - Waste-efficient project
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85119963567
U2 - 10.1016/j.dibe.2020.100036
DO - 10.1016/j.dibe.2020.100036
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85119963567
SN - 2666-1659
VL - 4
JO - Developments in the Built Environment
JF - Developments in the Built Environment
M1 - 100036
ER -