The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the remote potential of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to enable Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) operators to sustain work under the resulting challenging circumstances. Some studies pointed out the post-COVID-19 context of BIM use in several regions, but none in Africa. Therefore, based on a mixed-method design, this study aims to fill this research gap and provides a reference for BIMrelated parameters in Africa including BIM adoption, challenges and perspectives by considering Morocco as a case study. This study disclosed that the COVID-19 occurrence fastened BIM adoption among Moroccan AEC operators by 19% and urged governmental initiatives toward BIM adoption regulation but confirmed that these are still insufficient compared to the significant identified BIM challenges. This paper confirmed that personal and government-related challenges are the most critical BIM challenges in Africa and highlighted that BIM faces 2 more considerable challenges in Morocco caused by a considerable loophole in local regulation. In this vein, the paper provides remedy actions to lessen the impacts of identified challenges and smoothen BIM adoption. © 2023 by CITC-13.
Post-COVID-19 BIM adoption, Challenges and Perspectives among AEC firms in Africa: Case of Morocco
Giordano Andrea
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2023
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the remote potential of Building Information Modeling (BIM) to enable Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) operators to sustain work under the resulting challenging circumstances. Some studies pointed out the post-COVID-19 context of BIM use in several regions, but none in Africa. Therefore, based on a mixed-method design, this study aims to fill this research gap and provides a reference for BIMrelated parameters in Africa including BIM adoption, challenges and perspectives by considering Morocco as a case study. This study disclosed that the COVID-19 occurrence fastened BIM adoption among Moroccan AEC operators by 19% and urged governmental initiatives toward BIM adoption regulation but confirmed that these are still insufficient compared to the significant identified BIM challenges. This paper confirmed that personal and government-related challenges are the most critical BIM challenges in Africa and highlighted that BIM faces 2 more considerable challenges in Morocco caused by a considerable loophole in local regulation. In this vein, the paper provides remedy actions to lessen the impacts of identified challenges and smoothen BIM adoption. © 2023 by CITC-13.
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