Improvement Strategy for the Level of BIM Utilisation in the Australian Construction Industry

Despite the various BIM guidelines and frameworks, the current BIM utilisation level in the Australian construction industry is low. To identify the current perceived BIM benefits among the design and construction professionals as well as investigate essential supports for BIM utilisation level improvement, the research conducted a questionnaire survey and several semi-constructed interviews among 45 design and construction professionals. The research identified that BIM is currently perceived as a useful tool enabling design and construction professionals to perform their tasks productively. While BIM is recognised as useful, there are concerns related to data security and access management and interoperability. Discipline-specific BIM guideline and standard and BIM Training are identified as crucial supports to improve BIM utilisation level in the design and construction industry. This research disclosed the importance of the BIM utilisation level improvement across the supply chain of a construction project. The findings will provide fundamental explanations of the way to improve BIM utilisation level in the Australian construction industry.