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: Received: 3 March 2023 / Approved: 6 March 2023 / Online: 6 March 2023 (06:44:55 CET)
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Adetayo, O.; Onatayo, D. A Scientometric Review of Bim in Facility Management Research. Preprints2023, 2023030095. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0095.v1
Adetayo, O.; Onatayo, D. A Scientometric Review of Bim in Facility Management Research. Preprints 2023, 2023030095. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0095.v1
Adetayo, O.; Onatayo, D. A Scientometric Review of Bim in Facility Management Research. Preprints2023, 2023030095. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0095.v1
APA Style
Adetayo, O., & Onatayo, D. (2023). A Scientometric Review of Bim in Facility Management Research. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0095.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Adetayo, O. and Damilola Onatayo. 2023 "A Scientometric Review of Bim in Facility Management Research" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202303.0095.v1
Abstract
The state of BIM adoption and implementation in facility management in Africa has been regarded as a developmental discourse gradually gaining grounds. While several studies have focused on manual review of the intellectual progression of BIM research, this confined review however understates the evolution of BIM in facility management. This approach therefore is not always representative of the picture of BIM in facility management at its formative stage. This paper aims to present a scientometric review of BIM in facility management exploring the intellectual progress made so far by authors. The state of the art of BIM in facility management research and practice and the challenges debilitating against BIM in facility management research. The review revealed a considerable amount of research endeavours limited by inadequate collaboration acorss organizations and institutions. The study also revealed the low degree of awareness amongst researchers in the AEC sector. While North America and China were leading countries due to the activity of few universities, Africa wasn’t as visible in research endeavours. The study recommended an increase in awareness drive across countries and increased government effort, joint funding for research to include gaps in practice issues.
Keywords
Building Information Modelling (BIM); Facility management; scientometric review; Africa; construction industry; barriers; awareness
Subject
Engineering, Architecture, Building and Construction
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