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Building Information Modeling (BIM) is recognized as one of the most significant technological breakthroughs in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The pace of implementation of BIM in AEC has increased during the past decade with an enhanced focus on sustainable construction. However, BIM implementation lags its potential because of several factors such as readiness issues, lack of previous experience in BIM, and lack of market demand for BIM. To evaluate and solve these issues, understanding the current BIM implementation in construction organizations is required. Motivated by this need, the main objective of this study is to propose a tool for the measurement of BIM implementation levels within an organization. Various sets of indexes are developed based on their pertinent Critical Success Factors (CSFs). A detailed literature review followed by a questionnaire survey involving 99 respondents is conducted, and results are analyzed to formulate a BIMp-Chart to calculate and visualize the BIM implementation level of an organization. Subsequently, the applicability of the BIMp-Chart is assessed by comparing and analyzing datasets of four organizations from different regions, including Qatar, Portugal, and Egypt, and a multinational organization to develop a global measurement tool. Through measuring and comparing BIM implementation levels, the BIMp-Chart can help the practitioners identify the implementation areas in an organization for proper BIM implementation. This study helps understand the fundamental elements of BIM implementation and provides a decision support system for construction organizations to devise proper strategies for the effectual management of the BIM implementation process.
Qurratulain Malik; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Rabiah Muhammad; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fahim Ullah; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Usman Hassan. BIMp-Chart—A Global Decision Support System for Measuring BIM Implementation Level in Construction Organizations. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9270 .
AMA StyleQurratulain Malik, Abdur Rehman Nasir, Rabiah Muhammad, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Fahim Ullah, Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Usman Hassan. BIMp-Chart—A Global Decision Support System for Measuring BIM Implementation Level in Construction Organizations. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9270.
Chicago/Turabian StyleQurratulain Malik; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Rabiah Muhammad; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Fahim Ullah; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Usman Hassan. 2021. "BIMp-Chart—A Global Decision Support System for Measuring BIM Implementation Level in Construction Organizations." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9270.
The construction industry is different from other industries in terms of its unforeseeable working conditions. Unlike most of the other industries operating indoors within controlled environment, the construction workers share a fair amount of time outdoors exposing them to different climatic and workability. These transfigurations contribute towards more vulnerability for workplace accidents. It has been observed that there is a common absence of formal construction safety training programs for fresh workers that result in work accidents. Instead, employees are expected to learn from their own experiences and mistakes. One of the main causes is the inability to understand safety training material by the masses due to its presence in uniform languages and lack of education. Considering the need to overcome these inconveniences, this study focuses on the development of a Construction Safety for All (ConSafe4All) framework to produce safety training modules for workers to overcome the language restrictions. The demonstration through the developed modules for most occurring accident types shows that the framework may be used to elaborate different construction hazards with their remedies to enhance awareness among workers, thereby mitigating work related accidents.
Mahud Arif; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan. ConSafe4All: A framework for language friendly safety training modules. Safety Science 2021, 141, 105329 .
AMA StyleMahud Arif, Abdur Rehman Nasir, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan. ConSafe4All: A framework for language friendly safety training modules. Safety Science. 2021; 141 ():105329.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMahud Arif; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan. 2021. "ConSafe4All: A framework for language friendly safety training modules." Safety Science 141, no. : 105329.
The building sector is amongst the major resource consuming and waste generating sectors of the economy. The paradigm of the circular economy has the potential to overcome the problems resulted due to adoption of the linear economic model by the building sector. The circular economy offers a new perspective for industrial ecosystems including materials and products being fed back into the supply chain as resources, thereby resulting in reduced consumption of primary resources and waste generation. The research on circular economy increased rapidly during recent years; however, a research gap exists on the assessment of current state and barriers to the circular economy in the building sector of developing countries. This study has developed and used a circular economy assessment scale for the building sector of developing countries. It is found that the current state of circular economy implementation in the building sector is unsatisfactory. Out of the seven circular economy dimensions used for analysis, the energy dimension showed the best performance and the waste dimension showed the worst performance. Serious steps are required by all the stakeholders of the building sector to improve the adoption of the circular economy. Furthermore, interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and matrice d'Impacts croises-multipication appliqué an classment (MICMAC) techniques are used to identify and classify the key barriers to the circular economy. It is found that a lack of environmental regulations and laws is driving the rest of the barriers to the circular economy. Equally critical is the lack of public awareness and support from public institutions. Finally, a mitigation framework for the building sector of developing countries is proposed, which is an addition to the circular economy existing body of knowledge. The proposed framework could serve as a guideline for decision and policymakers.
Muhammad Bilal; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Abdur Rehman Nasir. Current state and barriers to the circular economy in the building sector: Towards a mitigation framework. Journal of Cleaner Production 2020, 276, 123250 .
AMA StyleMuhammad Bilal, Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Abdur Rehman Nasir. Current state and barriers to the circular economy in the building sector: Towards a mitigation framework. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020; 276 ():123250.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuhammad Bilal; Khurram Iqbal Ahmad Khan; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Abdur Rehman Nasir. 2020. "Current state and barriers to the circular economy in the building sector: Towards a mitigation framework." Journal of Cleaner Production 276, no. : 123250.
In traditional claim management system, Extension of Time (EOT) claims often lead to disputes among key construction stakeholders. This necessitates shifting traditional system to a digital environment for efficient processing. This research, therefore, focuses on utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology for developing a BIM-Based Claims Management System (BIM-CMS) to manage EOT claims. Twenty-nine problematic issues in prevalent EOT claim management process are extracted through an extensive literature review and semi-structured interviews of industry experts. Using Application Programming Interface, a plugin is developed in Autodesk Revit for managing EOT claims. The developed plugin is evaluated by industry's experts, who opined that BIM-CMS can be used to a great extent, as a tool to resolve most of the identified issues. It is also expected to proficiently mitigate potential disputes among contracting parties. The study also highlights barriers to BIM-CMS implementation and proposes corrective measures.
Babar Ali; Hafiz Zahoor; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Ahsen Maqsoom; Rai Waqas Azfar Khan; Khwaja Mateen Mazher. BIM-based claims management system: A centralized information repository for extension of time claims. Automation in Construction 2019, 110, 102937 .
AMA StyleBabar Ali, Hafiz Zahoor, Abdur Rehman Nasir, Ahsen Maqsoom, Rai Waqas Azfar Khan, Khwaja Mateen Mazher. BIM-based claims management system: A centralized information repository for extension of time claims. Automation in Construction. 2019; 110 ():102937.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBabar Ali; Hafiz Zahoor; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Ahsen Maqsoom; Rai Waqas Azfar Khan; Khwaja Mateen Mazher. 2019. "BIM-based claims management system: A centralized information repository for extension of time claims." Automation in Construction 110, no. : 102937.
Deplorable safety management practices are damaging the reputation of construction sector. Though legislation has specified rules and regulations for safety improvement, the state of violation is still alarming. Its root causes are unavailability of information and lack of integration of core data with other project activities. The technology that can help in overcoming these issues is the need of hour. Building Information Modeling (BIM) has the potential to address poor safety performance which inspired many researchers to explore its application for safety improvement throughout project lifecycle. The primary objective of this study is to review and analyze the literature on BIM. For this purpose, comprehensive bibliometric and scientometric analyses were performed using science mapping tools on the articles published during the period 2000–2018 using selected search string. The analyses on 97 articles majorly resulted in the identification of BIM application characteristics, construction safety application domains and their relationship. The relationship in the form of a factor-feature matrix shows the association strengths between various safety factors and BIM features, revealing interesting findings. It is found that visualization is the most promising feature of BIM while hazard identification is a highly significant application domain of construction safety. The findings drive the knowledge areas available for future research endeavors in BIM and safety. Taking the lead, app developers can design and develop a dedicated BIM plugin to plan and monitor safety in construction projects.
Ramsha Akram; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Tauha Hussain Ali; Shamraiza Khan. Exploring the role of building information modeling in construction safety through science mapping. Safety Science 2019, 120, 456 -470.
AMA StyleRamsha Akram, Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem, Abdur Rehman Nasir, Tauha Hussain Ali, Shamraiza Khan. Exploring the role of building information modeling in construction safety through science mapping. Safety Science. 2019; 120 ():456-470.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRamsha Akram; Muhammad Jamaluddin Thaheem; Abdur Rehman Nasir; Tauha Hussain Ali; Shamraiza Khan. 2019. "Exploring the role of building information modeling in construction safety through science mapping." Safety Science 120, no. : 456-470.