Building Information Modelling Implementation Model for Sustainable Building Projects in Developing Countries: A PLS-SEM Approach

Maged Abdel-Tawab, Ahmed Farouk Kineber (), Nicholas Chileshe, Henry Abanda, Ali Hassan Ali and Avar Almukhtar
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Maged Abdel-Tawab: School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK
Ahmed Farouk Kineber: Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
Nicholas Chileshe: UniSA STEM, Sustainable Infrastructure and Resource Management (SIRM), University of South Australia, Adelaide 5001, Australia
Henry Abanda: School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK
Ali Hassan Ali: Civil Engineering Department, The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo 4240100, Egypt
Avar Almukhtar: School of the Built Environment, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford OX3 0BP, UK

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 12, 1-21

Abstract: When building homes, sustainability principles should be followed throughout the process to achieve maximum advantages. Building information modeling (BIM) activities can aid in achieving sustainable goals. Third-world countries’ building industry implements informal approaches to information dissemination through email newsletters and websites. This research seeks to provide a model for the application of BIM and its relationship with overall sustainable success (OSS) in building projects. BIM activities were identified from the literature, and a survey form was distributed to 180 professionals in the Egyptian construction industry. Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to establish the structure of BIM activities and assess their correlation with project success, revealing BIM accounts for 30% of sustainability. The study’s findings inform decision-making to improve project sustainability and reduce costs by introducing BIM to developing countries’ construction industries.

Keywords: sustainable success; Egypt; Structural Equation Modelling BIM; building projects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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