Abstract:
Many Asian countries have adopted Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology in their projects. But
BIM Level 2 has not been adopted by Sri Lankan construction industry yet. While there are number of
studies on BIM in and for Sri Lanka, there is no prior research focused on ‘Perceived Negative Effects on
Project Stakeholders from Adopting BIM’. Among many challenges and barriers in BIM adoption, negative
perception is a significant challenge. Understanding the negative perception of each key stakeholder is very
important to a successful BIM adoption. Without knowing how significant the perceived negative effects
are, formulating effective BIM adoption strategies are impossible. There is a need to develop the
understanding, of how these negative perceptions affect BIM adoption in Sri Lankan construction projects
and among the key project stakeholders. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the key project
stakeholders for BIM adoption and to verify the status of perceived negative effects of BIM among Sri
Lankan construction project stakeholders. In order to identify significant negative BIM perception among
different disciplines, a deductive research method and quantitative approach was adopted. An online
questionnaire survey was conducted among 316 key project stakeholders comprising clients, consultants
and contractors, to identify the significant negative effects of BIM. 49 completed the questionnaire.
Descriptive statistical analysis using percentiles method was used to rank the significant BIM perceptions.
The study finds that the perceptions on BIM among different disciplines are widely different. However, all
disciplines firmly agree that BIM will not replace their profession.
