Setting New Trends of Integrated Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Malaysian Construction Industry

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is consider as a new technology in Malaysia construction industry and BIM helps to speed up and facilitate the construction progress. BIM is defined as a modelling technology and associated set of processes to produce, communicate and analyse the building models throughout the entire project. However, the adoption of BIM application in Malaysia construction industry still consider low although there is bound of benefits that gained from the BIM application. The aim of the research is conducted to setting new trends of integrated BIM for Malaysia construction industry. The objective of this study is to analyse the term and condition in contract if BIM has been implemented in a project. Besides, the study also helps to identify the level of acceptance of term and condition in contract between developer and contractor. Meanwhile, this study will determine the availability of the resources in implementing BIM in Malaysia construction industry. The data is collected by using interview and questionnaire method. The interview has been conducted with 5 respondents with BIM experience to analyse the term and condition in contract if BIM has been implemented. Furthermore, interview has been conducted to identify the availability of the resources in implementing BIM. However, 100 sets of questionnaire is distribute to the developer and contractor to identify the level of acceptance of term and condition between developer and contractor. Data that are collected is sent for analysis to get the results to draw a conclusion for analyse the term and condition that can be used in Malaysia construction industry. Data collected shows that most of the respondents are agree to accept the term and condition in contract if some of the term has been amend or BIM contract formed in Malaysia. Furthermore, the research has identified the availability of the resources in Malaysia but it is insufficient to construction parties to implement it. Therefore, Government have to provide more resources such as incentive and high technology system to the parties to implement BIM in the project. Overall, Government and the local authority have to provide a standard form of BIM contract in Malaysia construction industry to ensure that all the construction parties can implement BIM in a project with clear and standardise term and condition in a contract.