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Status of BIM implementation in the Dominican Republic construction industry – an empirical study

Silverio, Ana Karina; Suresh, Subashini

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Subashini Suresh



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Purpose: The increased use and proven benefits of building information modelling (BIM) worldwide suggest that its implementation could be of great help in diminishing inefficient traditional practices in the Dominican Republic (DR) construction industry. However, there is no empirical work about the implementation of BIM in the country. This study aims to critically appraise and document the status of the implementation of BIM in the DR to raise awareness and understand how BIM can be successfully implemented in the country. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach was adopted in which data was collected through semi-structured interviews, with the participation of 53 professionals from 36 construction organisations. The data collected was analysed with the method of content analysis. Findings: The results confirmed that the DR is a BIM infant country. There are low levels of BIM implementation. The reasons why BIM is not implemented are explored, and a significant interest in implementing BIM in the future was also reported. Drivers to implement BIM include BIM benefits, competitive advantage and pressure from external partners. Current BIM approaches are mainly single-disciplinary, principally in architecture, and the effectiveness and scope of implementation are highly affected by intra-organisational and inter-organisational barriers. Originality/value: There is a lack of research about the implementation of BIM in the DR. This study bridges this research gap by collecting primary data from Dominican construction organisations and construction professionals to report findings related to BIM implementation.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 29, 2021
Online Publication Date Oct 18, 2021
Publication Date Mar 24, 2023
Deposit Date Aug 31, 2021
Publicly Available Date Nov 19, 2021
Journal Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology
Print ISSN 1726-0531
Publisher Emerald
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 21
Issue 2
Pages 417-441
DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-05-2021-0253
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7721986

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This is the authors accepted manuscript of the article 'Silverio, A. K., & Suresh, S. (2023). Status of BIM implementation in the Dominican Republic construction industry – an empirical study. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 21(2), 417-441'.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-05-2021-0253

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