Embedding work culture in Building Information Modelling (BIM) for enhancing collaboration in global projects

Building Information Modelling is further globalising Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) professional partnerships. However, little is known on the effect of cultural and human factors on BIM enabled visualisation applications. This desktop study examined the extant literature on facto...

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Main Authors: Abdul Ghafar, Maszura, Ibrahim, Rahinah, Shari, Zalina, Rahimian, Farzad Pour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IGI Global 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29937/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29937/1/29937.pdf
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author Abdul Ghafar, Maszura
Ibrahim, Rahinah
Shari, Zalina
Rahimian, Farzad Pour
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Ibrahim, Rahinah
Shari, Zalina
Rahimian, Farzad Pour
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description Building Information Modelling is further globalising Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) professional partnerships. However, little is known on the effect of cultural and human factors on BIM enabled visualisation applications. This desktop study examined the extant literature on factors relating to application of BIM enabled visualisation technologies as a process that can improve, leverage and conduct visual communication for coordination during implementation of global projects. It identifies BIM enabled visualisation having the capability in facilitating knowledge flows in complex discontinuous working environment of a property development’s life cycle, and supports designers’ understanding in its early working phases. This paper presents the development of a theoretical proposition for embedding local work culture etiquette in BIM enabled visualisation application for augmenting dynamic knowledge transfer among discontinuous members in a building project. The result is expected to benefit rapidly developing countries, e.g. Malaysia, in enabling successful partnerships with counterparts from developed countries.
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spelling upm-299372017-10-30T05:32:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29937/ Embedding work culture in Building Information Modelling (BIM) for enhancing collaboration in global projects Abdul Ghafar, Maszura Ibrahim, Rahinah Shari, Zalina Rahimian, Farzad Pour Building Information Modelling is further globalising Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) professional partnerships. However, little is known on the effect of cultural and human factors on BIM enabled visualisation applications. This desktop study examined the extant literature on factors relating to application of BIM enabled visualisation technologies as a process that can improve, leverage and conduct visual communication for coordination during implementation of global projects. It identifies BIM enabled visualisation having the capability in facilitating knowledge flows in complex discontinuous working environment of a property development’s life cycle, and supports designers’ understanding in its early working phases. This paper presents the development of a theoretical proposition for embedding local work culture etiquette in BIM enabled visualisation application for augmenting dynamic knowledge transfer among discontinuous members in a building project. The result is expected to benefit rapidly developing countries, e.g. Malaysia, in enabling successful partnerships with counterparts from developed countries. IGI Global 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29937/1/29937.pdf Abdul Ghafar, Maszura and Ibrahim, Rahinah and Shari, Zalina and Rahimian, Farzad Pour (2013) Embedding work culture in Building Information Modelling (BIM) for enhancing collaboration in global projects. International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling, 2 (2). pp. 16-29. ISSN 2156-1710; ESSN: 2156-1702 https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/article/89441 10.4018/ij3dim.2013040102
spellingShingle Abdul Ghafar, Maszura
Ibrahim, Rahinah
Shari, Zalina
Rahimian, Farzad Pour
Embedding work culture in Building Information Modelling (BIM) for enhancing collaboration in global projects
title Embedding work culture in Building Information Modelling (BIM) for enhancing collaboration in global projects
title_full Embedding work culture in Building Information Modelling (BIM) for enhancing collaboration in global projects
title_fullStr Embedding work culture in Building Information Modelling (BIM) for enhancing collaboration in global projects
title_full_unstemmed Embedding work culture in Building Information Modelling (BIM) for enhancing collaboration in global projects
title_short Embedding work culture in Building Information Modelling (BIM) for enhancing collaboration in global projects
title_sort embedding work culture in building information modelling (bim) for enhancing collaboration in global projects
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29937/1/29937.pdf