Sino-Australia Joint Research Center in BIM and Smart Construction, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Key Laboratory of Coastal Urban Resilient Infrastructures (MOE), Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518000, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 15;18(6):3022. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18063022.
In recent years, building information modeling (BIM) has been receiving growing interest from the construction industry of China. Nevertheless, although BIM has many foreseeable advantages, many studies claimed that these advantages have not been sufficiently achieved in practice at the current stage. In this circumstance, it is interesting to investigate what really drives the adoption of BIM. Based on Ajzen's theory of planned behavior (TPB), a hypothetical model which involves nine latent variables is initially established. Then, a questionnaire is designed and distributed to the construction professionals in the Chinese context. After reliability and validity analysis, the goodness-of-fit of the initial model and the related theoretical assumptions are tested through structural equation modeling (SEM). Based on the modification indicators, a modified model is finally derived. Results show that economic viability and governmental supervision are the most critical factors that influence construction professionals' BIM adoption behavior in China, sharing weights of 0.37 and 0.34, respectively, whereas other factors play limited roles in this regard. The research findings revealed from this study can provide insightful references for countries that intend to promote BIM adoption in a similar circumstance.
近年来，建筑信息模型（BIM）受到了中国建筑行业越来越多的关注。然而，尽管 BIM 具有许多可预见的优势，但许多研究声称，在现阶段，这些优势在实践中尚未得到充分实现。在这种情况下，研究什么真正推动了 BIM 的采用是很有趣的。基于 Ajzen 的计划行为理论（TPB），最初建立了一个涉及九个潜在变量的假设模型。然后，设计了一份问卷，并在中国的建筑专业人士中进行了分发。经过可靠性和有效性分析，通过结构方程建模（SEM）测试了初始模型的拟合优度和相关理论假设。根据修正指标，最终推导出一个修正模型。结果表明，经济可行性和政府监管是影响中国建筑专业人士 BIM 采用行为的最关键因素，权重分别为 0.37 和 0.34，而其他因素在这方面的作用有限。本研究的研究结果可以为那些打算在类似情况下推广 BIM 采用的国家提供有见地的参考。
