Questionnaire

BIM ACCEPTANCE IN CONSTRUCTION FIRMS AT KEDAH

Introduction:

The purpose of the survey is to collect information on BIM acceptance in construction firms at
Kedah.

Background:

Building Information Modelling (BIM) which is apparently seen as a catalyst for productivity
and innovation in the construction industry (Nam Buiab, Christoph Merschbrockb, Bjørn Erik
Munkvold, 2016) is a collaborative tool used by architectural, engineering and construction
(AEC) industries based on a number of software solutions. (Filho, Guedes, Candido, P, & Neto,
2014). However, in spite of the awareness of the potential of BIM, its application remains in
infancy as most of construction firms have not utilise it aggressively yet. It is noted that BIM
implementation is still low in Malaysian construction industry especially firms located at sub-
urban area.

Procedure:

Our objective is to carry out a questionnaire survey with the involvement of those in construction
industry. No personal identifying information will be collected in this study, and all participants
shall remain anonymous.

SECTION A (DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION)

INDIVIDUAL BACKGROUND

1. Which of the following best describes your position in your organization?

 Chief Executive Officer  Project Engineer

 Project Manager  Quantity Surveyor
 Assistance Project Manager  Safety Officer
 Site Engineer  Supervisor
  Architect  Other please state :

2. Age?

3. Working experience?

 Less than 3 years

 4 to 10 years
 11 to 15 years
 More than 15 years

4. Highest qualification?

 PhD  Bachelor/Degree
 Master  Others, please state
 Diploma

ORGANISATION BACKGROUND

5. Primary field

 High-rise building
 Residential
 Commercial
 Infrastructure
 Other pleases state: _______________________________

6. Number of employees

 Less than 10
 11-30
  31-50
 51-100

7. Number of ongoing project?

 1-5
 5 to 10
 10 to 15
 More than 15

8. Turnover (RM) per year?

 Less than 100K

 100-300K
 300K-500K
 500K-1M
 More than 1M
SECTION B (OBSTACLES TO IMPLEMENT BIM APPROACH)

Instruction: Please (/) one number in each row to rate

Ordinal Scale 1 to 5 in Ascending Order

1 2 3 4 5

Increasing Degree of Agreement

Each scale represents the following:

1 - Strongly disagree 4 - Agree
2 - Disagree 5 - Strongly Agree
3 - Neutral
No
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5
.
1. Lack of information sharing regarding BIM collaborative tools.
2. Inadequate understanding of the transformational process.
3. Different working practices.

4. Huge investment to the client.

5. Lack data integrity (Lack of trust in 3D BIM model accuracy).

6. High cost of implementation process-Hiring experts.

7. High cost of training and education on BIM.

8. Reluctance of senior support in adopting BIM in construction works

9. Lack of skilled personnel.

10. Lack of compatibility software.

11. Least significance for small-scale projects.

SECTION C (APPLICATION OF BIM IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT)

1. Do you think the utilization of BIM is effective for managing a construction project?

 Yes
 No
 Maybe

2. Can BIM program tools be used for 2D CAD drafting?

 Yes
 No
 Maybe

3. Can 3D BIM help do more analysis and enabling better decision making?

 Yes
 No
 Maybe

4. Do you know creating sketches, models, photo projections are adapted for feature models
and used for 3D BIM visualization?

 Yes
 No
 Maybe

5. What are the other consisting condition models that you know involved in 3D BIM?
SECTION D (BIM ACCEPTANCE IN CONSULTANT FIRMS)

1. What are the current tools used in your workplace?

 Microsoft Office
 Microsoft Project  Esteem
 Autodesk (AutoCAD 2D)  Revit
 Other (Please state): ________________________

2. What are the purpose of the tools used?

 Designing  Measuring
 Drafting  Documentation
 Scheduling  Other (Please state):

Instruction: Please (/) one number in each row to rate

Ordinal Scale 1 to 5 in Ascending Order

1 2 3 4 5

Increasing Degree of Agreement

No
QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5
.
3. Do you aware of the existence of Building Information Modelling
(BIM) technology?
4. Are you currently using any BIM program tools on any project?
5. Do you agree that Malaysia’s construction industry is not clear
enough of what BIM actually is?

6. Do you accept the utilization of Building Information Modelling

(BIM) technology in your construction work?
7. Prior to previous question, do you accept the adoption of Building
Information Modelling (BIM) technology to be utilized widely in
construction firms?

8. Do you agree that BIM is the “future of project information

management”?

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