Date of Award
Spring 2015
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Building and Construction Management
Department
Building Construction Management
First Advisor
Hazar Nicholas Dib
Second Advisor
Yi Jiang
Committee Chair
Hazar Nicholas Dib
Committee Co-Chair
Yi Jiang
Committee Member 1
Emad Elwakil
Abstract
While the Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology has been seen as next revolutionary technology for the Architectural, Engineering, Construction and Facility Management (AEC/FM) fields, the AEC/FM industry does not implement BIM technology on the cost estimating practices as widely as expected. The efficiency improvement on cost estimating with BIM could be accomplished through automating quantity take-offs, closely collaborating design with the estimating professionals and so on. This research explores the advantages and barriers of imbedding BIM technology into the estimating practices which enables the industry deepen their understandings on BIM-based cost estimation method. This study also compares the industry perceptions of BIM and BIM estimates technology between the U.S. and China. By conducting the comparison between these two countries, differences on their respective AEC/FM organization business model, BIM experience, BIM estimates experience, BIM applications and software are identified. It is the author's intent to provide the Chinese building professionals with new insights into the future strategies of the BIM development in China by learning from the U.S. BIM experience.
Recommended Citation
Yi, Zhihang, "Investigation of industry perceptions of building information modeling (BIM)-based estimating practices in the U.S. and China" (2015). Open Access Theses. 634.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_theses/634