Aiding decisions for selecting appropriate BIM software in construction industry

• Main Authors: Omar, Mohd Faizal, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Nursal, A.T.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: QA76 Computer software; TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/11739/1/Oma.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/11739/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is dramatically reshaping the way construction project teams work together to increase productivity and improve the final project outcomes (cost, time, quality, safety, functionality, maintainability, etc.) for all the parties involved.The use of BIM on construction projects is growing rapidly. As a result, many commercial software products are developed to cater demands for BIM.Due to the wide variety of BIM tools on the market, the selection of appropriate BIM software for a certain construction project becoming more difficult.The need of aided decision making for BIM software selection often overlooked. Research indicates that there is limited study attempt to guide decision to select the right software for construction project that utilized BIM. Thus, this paper hightlight the importance of decision making and support for BIM software selection as it to increase productivity. construction project throughout building lifecycle.