TY - GEN
T1 - Benchmarking the learning curve for BIM
T2 - Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering 2012: Leadership in Sustainable Infrastructure, CSCE 2012
AU - Ho, Natalie
AU - Gordon-Cooper, Brogan
AU - Eckert, Jennifer
AU - Grutterink, Kyle
AU - Eisenlohr, Joseph
AU - Keith, Michael
AU - Wierucki, Viktor
AU - Chandler, Graham
AU - Isaac, Shabtai
AU - Sadeghpour, Farnaz
PY - 2012/12/1
Y1 - 2012/12/1
N2 - Three of the main issues that are limiting the adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) by the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry are identified in the literature as the need for strong leadership, the need for best practices and the need for a quantified learning curve analysis. The focus of this paper is on the latter of the three. The paper presents a case study of the learning curve for generating a Building Information Model for a mid-rise hotel building. Eight (8) individuals with Civil Engineering training, and minimal to no experience in the AEC industry or in the use of computer-aided design (CAD) tools, participated in building the model. The time it took to develop different components of the model, organized based on the Uniformat II™ Classification System, was recorded. This study is aimed to assist companies interested in migrating from traditional project documentation practices to BIM, by gauging the learning curve required for training their personnel.
AB - Three of the main issues that are limiting the adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) by the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry are identified in the literature as the need for strong leadership, the need for best practices and the need for a quantified learning curve analysis. The focus of this paper is on the latter of the three. The paper presents a case study of the learning curve for generating a Building Information Model for a mid-rise hotel building. Eight (8) individuals with Civil Engineering training, and minimal to no experience in the AEC industry or in the use of computer-aided design (CAD) tools, participated in building the model. The time it took to develop different components of the model, organized based on the Uniformat II™ Classification System, was recorded. This study is aimed to assist companies interested in migrating from traditional project documentation practices to BIM, by gauging the learning curve required for training their personnel.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84875512574&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781622768004
T3 - Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
SP - 627
EP - 636
BT - Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering 2012
Y2 - 6 June 2012 through 9 June 2012
ER -
