Manchester test

Abstract

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is supposed be the biggest disruption in the design and construction workflow for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry since the advent of Computer Aided Designing (CAD). Both the AEC industry and AEC academia see the exponential benefits of adapting, integrating, and learning this new technology early on. Thus, preparing the new generation of architecture and engineering students to be competent enough on BIM seems inevitable. BIM demands AEC professional to be skillful in computing, simulation, 3D rendering, building performance analysis, construction documentation, real-time collaboration, and communication. Educators who teach AEC often face difficulties in assimilating new paradigms of knowledge that require multiple skill-sets. Some of the most common problems faced in teaching BIM are a lack of understanding of its disruptive design process, documentation protocols, real-time collaboration channels, and tools and technologies. BIM is often visualized as more of a tool rather than a disruption in the design and building construction lifecycle.