Assessing the Impacts of Using Building Information Modelling Among Professionals in the Construction Industry

The need to adopt BIM and its usage to keep up with new construction trends has impacted construction works and made its activities much easier and more accurate. This has influenced construction industry professionals, prompting this study to evaluate BIM’s effects to establish its significance within the field. To gather data on the effects of BIM in the South African construction industry, structured questionnaires were administered to professionals in Gauteng province using a systematic random sampling method. Questionnaire data were analysed descriptively, applying a statistical equation to calculate a valid mean item score. Each item was ranked, and standard deviations along with Cronbach’s alpha were determined for reliability assessment. The results of this study indicated that the highest-ranked impacts of using BIM professionals in the construction industry were saving construction time, integrated design systems, accurate designs, construction risk management, reliable working procedures, and keeping track of past corrections. This study concludes that construction professionals’ institutions and bodies should continue training and retraining their members toward deriving BIM benefits for different construction activities. This study advocates that special attention should be given to supporting construction SMEs in adopting BIM technologies with relevant training, resources, and financial incentives from relevant government agencies.