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Factors Influencing Building Information Modeling (BIM) Adoption Intention Among Multiple Stakeholders to Promote the Sustainable Development of the Construction Industry: Insights from the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) Theoretical Framework

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School of Engineering, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610101, China
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School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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Key Laboratory of Transportation Tunnel Engineering, Ministry of Education, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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Sustainability 2026, 18(8), 3704; https://doi.org/10.3390/su18083704
Submission received: 23 February 2026 / Revised: 5 April 2026 / Accepted: 6 April 2026 / Published: 9 April 2026

Abstract

BIM is a key technology for the digital transformation and sustainable development of the construction industry through enhanced productivity, transparency, and fostered innovation. Although scholars have investigated the constructs driving BIM adoption intention, a comprehensive framework has seldom been adopted, and thus some vital factors have been overlooked, such as collaboration partner pressure. Meanwhile, the targeted group is usually practitioners of a certain type of company while a construction project requires the participation of multiple types of companies. To address these research gaps, the aim of this study is to explore the factors driving various stakeholders’ intention to adopt BIM by applying the TOE framework, considering nine factors across three dimensions. A total of 512 valid responses from owners, consulting firms, design firms, construction companies, suppliers, engineering surveying firms, and universities or research institutes were collected and analyzed through the structural equation modeling (SEM) method. The SEM results indicated that six factors were positively related to the intention to employ BIM, among which management commitment (β = 0.182, p < 0.001) and perceived ease of use (β = 0.180, p < 0.001) exhibited the strongest effects. However, three factors (perceived usefulness, supporting technical facilities, and mimetic pressure) exerted no significant influence. The findings of this study may provide a valuable reference for promoting the application of BIM technology in the construction industry.
Keywords: BIM; Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) framework; management commitment; collaboration partner pressure; sustainable development of construction industry BIM; Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) framework; management commitment; collaboration partner pressure; sustainable development of construction industry

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Huang, M.; Yan, G. Factors Influencing Building Information Modeling (BIM) Adoption Intention Among Multiple Stakeholders to Promote the Sustainable Development of the Construction Industry: Insights from the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) Theoretical Framework. Sustainability 2026, 18, 3704. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18083704

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Huang M, Yan G. Factors Influencing Building Information Modeling (BIM) Adoption Intention Among Multiple Stakeholders to Promote the Sustainable Development of the Construction Industry: Insights from the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) Theoretical Framework. Sustainability. 2026; 18(8):3704. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18083704

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Huang, Mingjia, and Guanfeng Yan. 2026. "Factors Influencing Building Information Modeling (BIM) Adoption Intention Among Multiple Stakeholders to Promote the Sustainable Development of the Construction Industry: Insights from the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) Theoretical Framework" Sustainability 18, no. 8: 3704. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18083704

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Huang, M., & Yan, G. (2026). Factors Influencing Building Information Modeling (BIM) Adoption Intention Among Multiple Stakeholders to Promote the Sustainable Development of the Construction Industry: Insights from the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) Theoretical Framework. Sustainability, 18(8), 3704. https://doi.org/10.3390/su18083704

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