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Abdullahi, A L (2016) Ethnomimicry: the development of a conceptual model of the Nigerian practice of the end-of-life management of buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Huddersfield.

Alnsour, J A M (2006) Planning and managing the built environment in the context of compliance with residential standards in Jordan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Huddersfield.

Bani Ismail, L (2012) An evaluation of the implementation of total quality management within the construction sector in the United Kingdom and Jordan, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Huddersfield Business School, University of Huddersfield.

Biotto, C (2019) Integration of overlapped design and construction stages through location-based planning tools, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield.

Egbele-Okoro, K U (2020) Examining health and safety through the Lean thinking lens: the case of the Nigerian construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Huddersfield.

Kemmer, S (2018) Development of a method for construction management in refurbishment projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield.

Khan, S (2017) Using the last planner system and lean principles to improve workflow in BIM-based building design projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield.

Nguyen, Q A (2023) Application of Ji Koutei Kanketsu (JKK) for design risk management in highway construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Huddersfield.

Seed, L (2015) The dynamics of BIM adoption: a mixed methods study of BIM as an innovation within the United Kingdom construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Huddersfield Business School, University of Huddersfield.

  • Type: Thesis
  • Keywords: building information modelling; client; collaboration; complexity; diffusion; government; innovation; public sector; sub-contractor; United Kingdom
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  • URL: http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/26167/
  • Abstract:
    Building Information Modelling is an approach that fully integrates people, systems, business structures and practices into a collaborative and highly automated process, applicable to the design, construction and operation of buildings. With the United Kingdom Construction Industry (UKCI), the UK Government, as the industry’s largest client, has mandated the use of BIM on all public sector projects by 2016. By considering BIM as an innovation, a total of 104 potential dynamics of BIM adoption were identified from literature along with potential variations by company type and size. Through the application of equal status mixed methods and robust stratified random sampling of 335 respondents, to match the profile of the UKCI, the key findings of the study are: Overall 62% of respondents have adopted BIM, with adoption highest among Consultants and Main Contractors, and lowest among Sub-Contractors, with a substantial increase in adoption following the Government Mandate. Although there is scope for the increased utilisation of BIM for those who have adopted it, 10% of respondents have no plans to adopt BIM. 23 significant dynamics of BIM adoption were identified, with 15 of these inhibiting adoption and 8 supporting adoption. For large companies the government mandate and advantages of BIM as a collaboration tool were the more significant supporting dynamics, while for smaller companies the cost of BIM was the more significant inhibiting dynamic. For Main Contractors, the robustness of existing practices and for Sub-Contactors the cost and complexity of BIM, along with company survival were the most significant inhibiting dynamics. The results suggest that under Rogers’s diffusion of innovation model, while relative advantage is an important supporting characteristic of BIM, compatibility with existing practices Is an equally important but inhibiting characteristic, while observability is not relevant.

Serugga, J (2020) A decision support system for benefits realisation in front end design of construction projects in dynamic contexts, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , University of Huddersfield.

Talebi, S (2019) Improvement of dimensional tolerance management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield.

Zainal Abidin, N A (2018) Resilience of Malaysian public sector construction industry to supply chain disruptions, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Art, Design and Architecture, University of Huddersfield.