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Item type:Publication, The role of the industry's cultural-cognitive elements on actors' intention to adopt BIM: an empirical study in Peru(Emerald, 2021-12-03)The current understanding of building information modelling (BIM) adoption often neglects the industry context in which BIM is deployed. This is particularly problematic when policymakers are planning to enact top-down policies to promote BIM adoption in public-funded construction. Therefore, the aim of this study is to establish the industry-level factors that constraint or enable actors' intention to adopt BIM. Design/methodology/approach Using institutional theory with an emphasis on the cultural-cognitive elements, the authors aim to complement the understanding of BIM adoption by incorporating institutional elements into the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). The cultural-cognitive elements were extracted from focus groups and interviews with architecture, construction and engineering (AEC) professionals in Peru. A modified UTAUT was empirically tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM) with a dataset from 171 questionnaire responses. Findings The industry characteristics, standardisation, affordability and technology/methodology definition of BIM were found to be the cultural-cognitive elements having direct effects on individual reactions to BIM. These findings suggest that BIM adoption policies should focus on designing incentives schemes, training/educating professionals on BIM collaborative processes and developing/adapting applicable standards. However, a BIM adoption mandate would require policymakers to create collaborative procurement environments in tandem with information management and process standards. Practical implications Findings can be used by policymakers to significantly promote BIM adoption in contexts without a government mandate for public sector construction. Originality/value The study of institutional elements on BIM adoption is still limited. This study provides empirical evidence on how the cultural-cognitive elements of the industry context are associated with actors' intention to adopt BIM. Therefore, this study bridges industry and individual levels of analysis. Furthermore, this study enables policymakers to initiate actions that significantly encourage BIM adoption. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, BIM adoption among contractors: A longitudinal study in Peru(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2022-10-17)Building information modeling (BIM) adoption in construction remains a challenge, yet no empirical studies were conducted to gauge adoption behavior changes over time. Such a longitudinal study of BIM adoption would be particularly significant at this pivotal point in the history of construction, as it undergoes a worldwide digital transformation. In some contexts, BIM adoption has been led by contractors without policy intervention; thus, contractors’ adoption behaviors must be understood before policymakers enact top-down interventions for public construction in entire supply chains. Two cross-sectional data sets were collected in 2017 (N=303) and 2020 (N=171) in Lima, Peru, to evaluate changes in a modified technology adoption model (TAM) regarding BIM adoption. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), structural equation modeling (SEM), and ANOVA were used to analyze the data. This study shows that contractors adopt BIM if they believe that BIM helps to improve project performance, rather than their own individual performance. Similarly, contractors are concerned with the easiness of implementing BIM in firms and projects rather than the ease of learning BIM. Overall, perceived usefulness to project, perceived ease of implementation, and intention to use BIM had a significant change between 2017 and 2020. Although BIM implementation increased from 25% to 39% at the project level, the adoption at the user level has not significantly changed. This finding suggests that contractors value supply chain/project level implementation benefits rather than successful individual adoption. The results also show that contractors rely on in-house BIM teams or outsourced consultants to carry out BIM-related tasks. However, this would depict a within-firm digital divide between BIM teams and site management. The results are discussed in the context of national change as a BIM policy for public construction was announced by the Peruvian government in 2019. The findings of this research may be used by decision makers to target specific groups of professionals on educational programs. Policymakers could use the findings to inform roadmaps for BIM adoption in Peru and similar countries. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, A case study on the implementation of location tracking technologies for productivity monitoring: Understanding workers’ acceptance and socio-technical implications(Frontiers Media, 2024-01-09)Automated real-time data collection is becoming more prevalent in construction, with workers’ location data being a pivotal component in detecting poor logistics and inefficient construction flows. However, the collection of location data for productivity monitoring raises significant concerns about privacy and wellbeing implications for workers. Implementing such technological solutions requires an understanding of how humans may respond to sensor-based automated data collection, making this a socio-technical issue. This study identifies the drivers of construction workers’ acceptance of radio-based location tracking technology for productivity measurement using a modified Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and offers a sociotechnical understanding of technology acceptance with implications for managing how new technologies are introduced on construction projects. Using a large residential project in Lima, Peru as a case study, construction workers were monitored using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, and data were gathered using mixed methods. A k-means clustering analysis showed two forms of acceptance among workers: supporters (37%) and acceptance with reservations (63%). Partial least squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) results showed that perceived usefulness and perceived stress underpinned workers’ attitudes and intention to accept the technology. Perceived privacy risk, however, emerged as the sole most significant predictor at the end of the monitoring process. Findings further suggest that workers’ acceptance of the technology is influenced by the perception that it is also beneficial for safety management. Building on the preceding, the paper highlights the need for employee orientation focused on addressing perceived privacy concerns by leveraging positive perceptions about using monitoring technologies for improving onsite safety, logistics and productivity. This requires management of construction firms to develop narratives that reflect their goals for rolling out technologies in ways that ensure workers’ buy-in, and a re-focus on problem framing and collective approaches to identifying functional and less intrusive forms of monitoring technologies. - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Collaboration in Digital Construction: Integrating synchronous and asynchronous practices(Figshare (United Kingdom), 2025-12-01)La transformación digital en el sector de la arquitectura, la ingeniería y la construcción (AEC) está transformando la forma en que las partes interesadas colaboran para crear, intercambiar, entregar e interrogar información. Dos prácticas se han vuelto fundamentales para este cambio: la ingeniería concurrente integrada (ICE), una sesión presencial sincrónica para la colaboración y la toma de decisiones en tiempo real, respaldada por la metodología de diseño y construcción virtual (VDC), y los entornos de datos comunes (CDE), sistemas asincrónicos basados en la nube para la creación, el intercambio, la aprobación y la publicación controlada de información bajo la norma ISO 19650. A pesar de la creciente adopción de la colaboración digital, existe una falta de evidencia empírica sobre cómo estos modos interactúan en contextos de proyectos distribuidos e interdependientes. Esta investigación examina cómo las prácticas sincrónicas (ICE) y asincrónicas (CDE) dan forma a la colaboración en diseño y construcción. Se analizaron cuarenta entrevistas semiestructuradas con profesionales de AEC mediante un enfoque deductivo-inductivo, guiado por seis dimensiones necesarias para una colaboración eficaz: confianza, calidad de la comunicación, gestión del cambio, calidad de la información, roles y procesos claros, y gestión de procesos interdependientes. Los hallazgos muestran que el ICE genera confianza interpersonal, reduce la latencia de las decisiones y resuelve interfaces estrechamente acopladas, especialmente cerca de los hitos, cuando las sesiones concluyen con responsabilidades claramente definidas para las tareas de seguimiento y las fechas de entrega. Por el contrario, los CDE fortalecen la confianza mediante historiales de versiones, registros de aprobación y estados de la información, mejorando la calidad de la información y el control de cambios. Sin embargo, a pesar de su complementariedad, estos modos de colaboración presentan dos rutinas institucionales distintas: el "intercambio de información" en el CDE y el "intercambio de conocimiento" en el ICE. Para obtener mejores resultados, su integración es esencial. Las implicaciones para la gestión subrayan la necesidad de marcos duales que articulen las condiciones y los mecanismos para equilibrar la inmediatez con la auditabilidad en proyectos de construcción digitalizados.4