Prospects of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Malaysian Construction Industry as Conflict Resolution Tool

Abstract

The construction industry of today’s world is becoming more challenging and the projects, on the other hand, are becoming more complex than before. The projects in construction industry consume huge proportions of resources especially in-terms of financial resources. Malaysian construction industry is also no exception to this challenging environment. Different concepts and technology innovations have been developed to mitigate and rule out factors affecting the performance of the construction industry. Building Information Modeling is one of them (BIM). The BIM technology helps building in a virtual environment prior to physical construction. This objective of this study is to propose a model / frame work based on BIM technology which will allow reducing the potential adverse affects of delays, cost overrun, productivity, quality and other errors in the light of the available literature and past construction practices. The paper highlights the challenging issues like construction delays, claims, design changes, delayed approvals etc.

Keywords: Building Information Modelling (BIM), Construction Industry, Construction delays, Claims, Malaysian Construction Industry