Construction education requirements for achieving level 2 and 3 BIM

Ojo, Adedotun Olanrewaju, Rahimian, Farzad Pour, Goulding, Jack and Pye, Christopher (2015) Construction education requirements for achieving level 2 and 3 BIM. In: ARCOM Doctoral Workshop on Construction Education in the New Digital Age, 4th November 2015, Birmingham, UK.

[img]
Preview
Text (Full text)
Ojo et al - Construction education requirements for achieving level 2 and 3 BIM.pdf - Published Version

Download (553kB) | Preview
Official URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/workshops/2015-11_Bir...

Abstract

The Architecture Engineering Construction (AEC) Industry is well noted for its fragmented nature, leading to several flaws in communication and information processing, which have led to a proliferation of adversarial relationships amongst project participants, thereby affecting the integrity of design information throughout the project life cycle. Likewise, Construction Education is bedevilled by multitudinous issues due to its practice-based, interdisciplinary nature of the industry, its professional and institutional history, and its evolving context and composition. These challenges have influenced the purpose of construction as well as the requirements or strategies needed to achieve it. The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature of Construction Education and learning requirements for successful training and implementation of Level 2 (with the aid of a process map) and also of Level 3, to meeting the ever-changing nature of the AEC industry. This process map seeks to identify the educational requirements for existing industry practitioners and for fresh graduates entering into the industry. In order to achieve this aim, a case study methodology was adopted using semi-structured interviews with BIM experts in purposively selected organisations in the UK, which were further analysed using single case narrative and cross-case synthesis techniques. The BIM sub-processes at each project phase of the construction process were extracted from the interviews conducted. Then the process map linking all the BIM activities in the project was developed. In conclusion, the process map formalises the knowledge and skills set required to successfully implement Level 2 and 3 BIM, facilitating project collaboration, communication flow and agreement amongst project participants on construction processes throughout the project lifecycle. The finding of this research are highly aligned with the seminal literature which argued that new skills required for the creation and management of a BIM model fall into the three categories of technological tools, organisational processes, and project team roles and responsibilities, and that these three skill sets contribute to the success of the entire BIM project and adoption in any organisation.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Construction Education, Learning Requirements, BIM Learning Outcomes, Level 2 BIM, Level 3 BIM, UK AEC Industry
Subjects: K200 Building
X300 Academic studies in Education
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Architecture and Built Environment
Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mechanical and Construction Engineering
Depositing User: Paul Burns
Date Deposited: 04 Sep 2018 11:44
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2021 09:50
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/35580

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics