Key driving factor of building information modelling adoption in disaster risk management for sustainable construction – Perspective of civil engineering student

Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in the Malaysian construction industry is now gaining its popularity due to various benefits and advantages of adopting it. General benefits of BIM technology adoptions are in terms of lowering project costs, shortening project duration and improvi...

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Main Authors: Zakaria, Sharifah Akmam Syed, Basri, Siti Aisyah Ahmad, Majid, Taksiah A., Yusop, Zulkifli
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Building information modeling
Civil engineering
Construction industry
Cost analysis
Disasters
Engineering education
Modelling
Risk management
Technology utilization
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Summary:Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation in the Malaysian construction industry is now gaining its popularity due to various benefits and advantages of adopting it. General benefits of BIM technology adoptions are in terms of lowering project costs, shortening project duration and improving the quality of construction projects. Besides BIM’s adoption throughout the life cycle of construction projects, another distinctive usage of BIM technology is in disaster risk management. A new chapter of BIM technology integration has been explored by recent studies which stated that BIM technology can be adopted in the risk management of disaster occurrences. This study focuses on the determination of driving factors that influence the adoption of BIM in assessing disaster risks from the perspectives of civil engineering student. A set of questionnaires was distributed to 32 respondents using an online platform. This study presents results based on a Relative Importance Index (RII) and a quantitative analysis was performed on time, quality and cost factors in the context of assessing disaster risks with the assistance of BIM tools. The findings show that cost aspects are considered as the most dominant driving factors as identified by the research respondents, followed by quality and time aspects in the adoption of BIM for disaster risk management. It is expected that the insights from this study would constitute the formation of more holistic and effective policies and guidelines to foster technology applications in disaster risk reduction towards sustainable construction.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/5.0112819