Government efforts and roadmaps for building information modeling implementation: lessons from Singapore, the UK and the US
Purpose: The government plays a critical role in driving building information modeling (BIM) implementation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the government efforts for driving BIM implementation in three benchmark countries, namely, Singapore, the UK and the US, so as to develop appropri...
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| author | Jiang, R. Wu, C. Lei, X. Shemery, A. Hampson, Keith D. Wu, Peng |
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| description | Purpose: The government plays a critical role in driving building information modeling (BIM) implementation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the government efforts for driving BIM implementation in three benchmark countries, namely, Singapore, the UK and the US, so as to develop appropriate roadmaps for increasing BIM implementations in other countries. Design/methodology/approach: This study performs a review on the government efforts and roles in BIM implementation in three benchmark countries, namely, Singapore, the UK and the US. Findings: Through cross comparison with existing literature, it is found that Singapore and the UK adopt a government-driven approach and a phase-by-phase development pattern is observed. The first phase focuses on the building sector to rapidly increase the use of BIM and the government generally plays the role of an initiator. In the second phase, BIM is expanded to other implementation areas, e.g. smart city. The importance of the initiator role decreases and more attention is paid to supporting roles such as researcher, educator and regulator. In contrast, an industry-driven approach is adopted in the US. The main role of the government is that of a regulator, with research institutions actively supporting the BIM implementation. Research limitations/implications: General roadmaps of the two mandating approaches are presented. The results can provide a useful reference for countries and regions that intend to develop roadmaps to increase their BIM maturity level and enhance readiness to accept and implement BIM. Originality/value: This study is one of the first studies that investigate the step-by-step roadmaps for implementing BIM from the perspective of changing government roles. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-856132022-04-21T02:59:49Z Government efforts and roadmaps for building information modeling implementation: lessons from Singapore, the UK and the US Jiang, R. Wu, C. Lei, X. Shemery, A. Hampson, Keith D. Wu, Peng Science & Technology Social Sciences Technology Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil Management Engineering Business & Economics Building information modeling (BIM) Roadmap Government BIM mandates Purpose: The government plays a critical role in driving building information modeling (BIM) implementation. The purpose of this study is to investigate the government efforts for driving BIM implementation in three benchmark countries, namely, Singapore, the UK and the US, so as to develop appropriate roadmaps for increasing BIM implementations in other countries. Design/methodology/approach: This study performs a review on the government efforts and roles in BIM implementation in three benchmark countries, namely, Singapore, the UK and the US. Findings: Through cross comparison with existing literature, it is found that Singapore and the UK adopt a government-driven approach and a phase-by-phase development pattern is observed. The first phase focuses on the building sector to rapidly increase the use of BIM and the government generally plays the role of an initiator. In the second phase, BIM is expanded to other implementation areas, e.g. smart city. The importance of the initiator role decreases and more attention is paid to supporting roles such as researcher, educator and regulator. In contrast, an industry-driven approach is adopted in the US. The main role of the government is that of a regulator, with research institutions actively supporting the BIM implementation. Research limitations/implications: General roadmaps of the two mandating approaches are presented. The results can provide a useful reference for countries and regions that intend to develop roadmaps to increase their BIM maturity level and enhance readiness to accept and implement BIM. Originality/value: This study is one of the first studies that investigate the step-by-step roadmaps for implementing BIM from the perspective of changing government roles. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85613 10.1108/ECAM-08-2019-0438 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE170101502 EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Science & Technology Social Sciences Technology Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil Management Engineering Business & Economics Building information modeling (BIM) Roadmap Government BIM mandates Jiang, R. Wu, C. Lei, X. Shemery, A. Hampson, Keith D. Wu, Peng Government efforts and roadmaps for building information modeling implementation: lessons from Singapore, the UK and the US |
| title | Government efforts and roadmaps for building information modeling implementation: lessons from Singapore, the UK and the US |
| title_full | Government efforts and roadmaps for building information modeling implementation: lessons from Singapore, the UK and the US |
| title_fullStr | Government efforts and roadmaps for building information modeling implementation: lessons from Singapore, the UK and the US |
| title_full_unstemmed | Government efforts and roadmaps for building information modeling implementation: lessons from Singapore, the UK and the US |
| title_short | Government efforts and roadmaps for building information modeling implementation: lessons from Singapore, the UK and the US |
| title_sort | government efforts and roadmaps for building information modeling implementation: lessons from singapore, the uk and the us |
| topic | Science & Technology Social Sciences Technology Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Civil Management Engineering Business & Economics Building information modeling (BIM) Roadmap Government BIM mandates |
| url | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE170101502 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85613 |