Barriers to BIM-Based Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Buildings: An Interpretive Structural Modelling Approach

With the emergence of Building Information Modelling (BIM) as central to construction design, planning, execution and maintenance, integration into the entire infrastructure sustainability process is imperative for achieving sustainable development. Despite its immense benefit of aiding compliance to sustainable construction, potential barriers continue to widen the gap in implementation. Therefore, this study adopts the interpretive structural modelling approach to advance a ranked structure of the interrelatedness of the barriers to integrating BIM in buildings sustainability assessment. The Matrice d'Impacts croises-multipication applique a classement analysis (MICMAC) was utilised to categorise the identified adoption barriers in the model. The identified barriers and relationship with themselves are valuable in discussing the challenges to BIM-based LCA and developing policies and design decisions to drive the process further. Further, it adds to the emerging discussion of BIM from the life cycle sustainability assessment perspective for infrastructure. The findings are critical for policy, stakeholders and extending the body of knowledge.

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This study investigates the interrelatedness of the barriers to integrating BIM in buildings sustainability assessment using the interpretive structural modelling approach. The categorization of adoption barriers through the MICMAC analysis allows for discussions on the challenges of BIM-based life cycle assessment and the development of policies and design decisions to drive the process further.