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    The use and effectiveness of building information modelling (BIM) in the South African construction industry
    (2018) Ndhlela, Mduduzi Mlungisi Beryldon
    The South African construction industry has not seen a spike in the implementation and use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) compared to other countries which include amongst others the USA, the UK and Hong Kong. This raises concerns regarding South Africa’s competitive advantage and role in the global construction industry. This research assessed and investigated factors that impacts on the use of BIM in the South African construction industry, using a mixed design approach of both quantitative and qualitative design methods, by which primary data was conducted through questionnaires distributed via the SACPCMP to cover the whole country and secondary data by means of semi-structured interviews with registered construction professionals around the Gauteng Province. Whilst the responses received did not meet the required sample size, the results indicate that BIM is currently mostly used in the planning and design stages of construction projects in South Africa. Costs and the availability of skills are the two main factors identified that have a high impact on BIM use in South Africa. For South Africa to move towards full BIM implementation, it is necessary that the skills unavailability is addressed including government support as well as client influence on projects. Standards and regulations need to be put in place as currently there is no regulation or legislation for BIM use within the South African construction industry.
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    Utilisation of building information modelling in facilities management: a South African case study
    (2018) Dowelani, Faith
    Facilities management is longest phase in the life cycle of a facility. To effectively manage a facilities’ electronic information is needed. An integrated information management system such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) can be utilised to support data at any given phase of a building life cycle. Literature review shows that there are benefits to using BIM in Facilities Management. However, there is insufficient research regarding the use of BIM in facilities management in South Africa. The purpose of this research was to investigate the extent to which BIM is utilised in the South African Facilities Management sector and identifies the challenges faced by Facilities Management personnel while using BIM. Data was obtained through interviews and an online survey. The interviews were used to gather information from a small sample, while the survey was used to understand a larger sample. Both qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques were used to analyse the data. The research was limited to international BIM standards, as BIM is a new concept in South Africa and there is scarcity of relevant literature in the context of South Africa. The findings reveal that majority of Facilities Management practitioners are not utilising BIM, due to factors relating to cost and week support organisations. Those who use BIM believe that the model does not have enough information to carry out all Facilities Management activities.
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    Fragmentation challenges amongst construction professional members in South Africa
    (2017) Papo, Mpho
    Construction fragmentation remains a major concern amongst professinals through-out project phases in South Africa.The report identifies fragmentation challenges in the context of integration, collaboration, communication and coordination encountered by professinal teams in construction projects. It also investigates whether the intrinsic properties of the construction projects, namely the project size, clients, project locations and project delivery methods, contribute to fragmentatio challenges experienced by the construction professinals. To accomplish this, the study employs mixed method research by using a qualitative tool to capture the raw data from the participants, and analysing the captured data quatitatively. While the results of the study are derived quantitatively, one could not quantitatively measure fragmentation on integration, collaboration, communication and coordination, i.e the results did not translate to weighted fragmentation. However, there are subtle, but enlightening points from the survey that exposed elements of fragmentation challenges faced by the professional team. While some of these challenges seem to lead to natural solutions, it appears most of the may be solved by implementing building information modelling.
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    A study on the BIM adoption readiness and possible mandatory initiatives for successful implementation in South Africa
    (2016) Chimhundu, Simbai
    Building information modelling (BIM) is one of many ways to automate construction processes and activities. Numerous projects in both the public and private sectors suffer from poor information management, resulting in time and cost overruns. BIM implementation is rapidly growing in western countries, as governments play key roles in devising strategies and mandating initiatives which increase its adoption. The purpose of this study is to determine possible regulatory initiatives towards BIM implementation in the South African Architectural Engineering and Construction sector (AEC) from the stakeholders’ perspective. BIM implementation strategies that have been used in various countries are discussed in the study and a questionnaire survey of AEC professionals in South Africa was conducted to determine which government strategies or mandatory initiatives would be most effective. The obtained data were analysed using inferential statistics and hypothesis testing. The results reflect that the South African government’s influence would be most valuable in mandating initiatives that promote BIM education and awareness, incentivising BIM usage by AEC stakeholders, modifying procurement practices to allow BIM usage and developing BIM libraries and data exchange frameworks. Key words: Building information modelling, implementation, mandatory initiatives
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