Assessing Strategies of Building Information Modeling (BIM)Implementation in Sarawak Construction Industry

The implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in a construction project is gaining momentum acrossthe globeparticularlyin developing countries. BIM implementation has been exceptionallyslow in theconstruction industry in comparison to industries such as manufacturingand engineering. The construction industryin Sarawak is beginningto change as building clients and authoritiesmandatedthe use of BIM consistentwith the CIDBtransformationroadmap and Industrial Revolution 4.0.This paper is a part of a research projectthat examines the strategies associated with the implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Sarawak construction industry. BIM allows projects to be built virtually before they are constructed physically whilst removinginefficiencies and ability conflictsthat may arise all through theconstruction process. Whilst BIM is presentlyreceiving high volumes of attention around the world, it appears that well-knownunderstanding of it’s far still tremendouslylow. Thus, it requires a study to determine what are the strategies that could enhance the BIM implementation in the Sarawak construction industry. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 300 respondents from diverseconstruction stakeholders in Sarawak and133 questionnaire surveys were returnedfor analysis. The collected data were analysed for descriptive, mean and factor analysisusing IBM SPSS version 25 software. It was found that “subsidizing the price for BIM software” isthe top-ranked strategywith a mean score of 8.1805. Subsequently, the resultsfor factor analysis revealed that all factors for BIM implementation strategies were above 0.854. The key finding was the identification of the importance ofgovernment support to ensure successful BIM implementation in the Sarawak construction industry. Other important strategies identified includea strategic approach model to assist construction players to implement BIM and cooperation among BIM practitioner, academia and researcher to educate and expose BIM to students in institutions

Exploring Building Information Modeling (BIM) Awareness in Sarawak Construction Industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital view which represent the functional and physical of building in construction project. BIM has become a necessity in today's construction industry from the point of of providing digital representation and integration between project stakeholders, as well as providing the possibility of processing and storing the project information in a common database. Despite these advantages, the acceptance of BIM remain at a marginal level. Sarawak construction industry itself has fallen far behind on BIM implementation. Moreover, as construction projects in the state of Sarawak become increasingly diversify and complex, the need for BIM in Sarawak becomes increasingly important. Therefore, this paper has explored the awareness of BIM in the Sarawak construction industry. To realize this, a structured questionnaire survey form was distributed to 300 construction stakeholders through simple random sampling method. Out of the 300 questionnaire surveys, a total of 133 were returned and analyzed using descriptive, mean and factor analysis. The results were tabulated and ranked in descending order. Findings of this paper revealed that awareness level of BIM is gaining its momentum and the implementation of related software in Sarawak construction industry is still low. Factor analysis procedure for awareness of BIM has been conducted and this has extracted two distinct components which is awareness on knowledge and software with eigenvalues exceeding 1.0. This paper therefore encourages and recommends BIM implementation in the Sarawak construction industry, derivable through BIM awareness to increase productivity, better coordination, and minimized errors and repetition of works in the construction operations

Implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in SarawakConstruction Industry: A Review

The construction industry believes that Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a platform to transform the construction industry to a higher level by enhancing productivity and efficiency. It is proven that with BIM process execution, productivity can be enhanced through the effective collaboration process, increased return of investment, and reliable information to support the decision-making process. Efficiency can be enhanced through an integrated design process, reliable and accurate cost estimates, reduced financial risk, and reduced potential dispute. Thus, clients are gradually enforcing the use of BIM in their projects, resulting in many construction companies investing in BIM technology to fulfil clients' needs. This paper presents a review of over recent research to identify the key of elements of awareness, benefits, strategiesand implementation of BIM. The result reveals that the top ten (10) ranking of BIM awareness, BIM benefits, BIM challenges and BIM strategies for the industry player to implement and adopt BIM in Sarawak construction industry

Optimization of Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) Content as Cement Replacement Based on Strength and Porosity

The usage of agricultural waste in form of ashes as one of the constituent materials in concrete has been studied in recent years. Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) is one of the largest agricultural wastes produced in Malaysia that contain high amount of silica with pozzolanic properties. The mass production of POFA are typically disposed to open area and in turn can generate environmental issues and health hazards. Due to the waste disposal problem, a number of initiatives have been done by utilizing POFA into various construction materials including as substitute to Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) in concrete production. This paper discusses on the water absorption properties and compressive strength of concrete by utilizing POFA in several series of cement replacement. OPC was replaced by POFA at 2.5%, 5%,7.5% and 10% in these series of mix design. Control OPC concrete sample was also prepared for comparison. The samples were prepared in 100 mm cubic moulds and tested for compressive strength and water absorption for 7, 14 and 28-day curing ages. Three replicates were prepared for each concrete mix and for each test conducted. The results stipulated that the higher percentage of POFA replacement decreased the compressive strength and increased the water absorption amount of concrete mixture over different concrete ages