The Role of BIM in Sustainable Construction Project Delivery Methods
with Focus on Circular Economy
Abstract
Delivery methods in sustainable construction project and building
information modeling (BIM) have addressed many problems and introduced
many challenges and opportunities to improve the efficiency of
construction project management. Using circular economy principles in
construction provides an opportunity to improve environmental and
economic indicators. This study examines the role of BIM in sustainable
project delivery methods through circular economy principles. In this
research, we studied the available literature to develop a questionnaire
to measure the three variables including BIM, sustainable construction
projects delivery methods and circular economy. In order to collect
data, 132 structured questionnaires were completed by building experts,
who checked the importance of these factors. Moreover, the structural
equation modeling approach has been used to investigate the relationship
between research variables. The results showed that BIM has a positive
and significant effect on sustainable project delivery methods, and
almost 50% of the total effect of BIM on sustainable project delivery
methods is indirectly explained by the intermediate variable of circular
economy.