Critical issues surrounding the promotion and adoption of building information modeling (BIM) for construction projects are largely country-specific due to contextual socio-cultural, economic, and regulatory environments impacting construction operations and outcomes. There is little information on BIM adoption issues specific to the Cambodian construction industry (‘the industry’). This paper aims to narrow existing knowledge by investigating key drivers for, and barriers to the adoption of BIM in the industry. Using descriptive survey method, feedback was received from contractors and architects that were registered with their respective trade and professional associations in the industry. The multi-attribute method and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)-based Kendall’s coefficient of concordance (W) test were used to analyze the empirical datasets. Results showed that out of the 13 significant drivers identified in the study, the most influential comprised the technology’s ability to remarkably enhance project visualization and schedule performance; this is followed by awareness that the technology is redefining how project information is created and shared among stakeholders and therefore the future of the industry that cannot be ignored. On the other hand, the most constraining barrier to the adoption of the technology, out of 19 significant barriers, related to strong industry resistance to change, especially reluctance to change from 2D drafting to 3D modeling; other highly rated barriers included the high initial cost of the software and the shortage of professionals with BIM skills. Implementation of the study findings could support greater uptake of the technology and the leveraging of its key benefits to improving project success and the growth of the Cambodian construction industry, as well as those of other developing economies that share similar socio-cultural, economic, and regulatory environments.

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柬埔寨建筑业采用BIM：主要驱动因素和障碍

由于上下文的社会文化，经济和法规环境会影响建筑运营和结果，因此有关为建筑项目促进和采用建筑信息模型（BIM）的关键问题在很大程度上取决于特定国家/地区。关于柬埔寨建筑业（“行业”）特有的BIM采纳问题的信息很少。本文旨在通过调查行业中采用BIM的主要驱动因素和障碍来缩小现有知识。使用描述性调查方法，收到了承包商和建筑师的反馈，这些承包商和建筑师已在各自的行业协会和专业协会中注册。基于社会科学（SPSS）的肯德尔一致性系数的多属性方法和统计软件包（W）测试用于分析经验数据集。结果表明，在研究中确定的13个重要驱动因素中，最具影响力的是该技术显着增强了项目可视化和进度绩效的能力。随后，人们意识到该技术正在重新定义项目信息的创建方式以及在利益相关者之间共享的方式，从而重新定义了不可忽视的行业未来。另一方面，在19个重大障碍中，采用该技术的最大障碍是与行业对变更的强烈抵制有关，尤其是不愿从2D制图转换为3D建模；其他受到高度评价的障碍包括软件的初始成本较高以及缺乏具有BIM技能的专业人员。