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Title: | A scientometric review and metasynthesis of building information modelling (BIM) research in Africa | Authors: | Saka, AB Chan, DWM |
Issue Date: | 16-Apr-2019 | Source: | Buildings, 16 Apr. 2019, v. 9, no. 4, 85, p. 1-21 | Abstract: | Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been gaining widespread adoption in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry across the globe. Consequently, several research studies have attempted to construct a holistic review of the increasing BIM publications to identify the development trend using manual review, scientometric review, bibliometric review, or latent semantic review. These extant studies have often adopted a global view of the development despite the adoption of BIM varying across firms, countries, and continents. This approach is often regarded as not representative of the BIM development in countries and continents at the infancy stage. As BIM is still at the germinating stage of development in Africa and previous reviews are unrepresentative of BIM development in the AEC industry of Africa. This paper aims to present a scientometric review and metasynthesis of BIM development in the African AEC industry to explore the intellectual evolution of BIM, the status quo of BIM across the regions, and any potential barriers hindering BIM proliferation. The review findings revealed a varying level of BIM growth, with North Africa,West Africa, and Southern Africa leading the research development, whilst East Africa and Central Africa are slightly lagging behind. Additionally, the major challenges facing BIM adoption was found as people/process-related barriers. This study has provided valuable insights into BIM development and application in the growing African AEC industry. | Keywords: | Africa Awareness Barriers Building Information Modelling (BIM) Construction industry Metasynthesis Scientometric review |
Publisher: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) | Journal: | Buildings | EISSN: | 2075-5309 | DOI: | 10.3390/buildings9040085 | Rights: | © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The following publication Saka AB, Chan DWM. A Scientometric Review and Metasynthesis of Building Information Modelling (BIM) Research in Africa. Buildings. 2019; 9(4):85, 1-21 is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings9040085 |
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