BIM4Ren: Barriers to BIM Implementation in Renovation Processes in the Italian Market
by
Mohamed Elagiry 1,*
, Valentina Marino 2,*, Natalia Lasarte 3,*, Peru Elguezabal 3,* and Thomas Messervey 1,*
Mohamed Elagiry 1,*, Valentina Marino 2,*, Natalia Lasarte 3,*, Peru Elguezabal 3,* and Thomas Messervey 1,*
1
R2M Solution Srl, Research 2 Market, 27100 Pavia, Italy
2
GBC Italia, Green Building Council Italia, 38068 Rovereto, Italy
3
TECNALIA Research & Innovation, E-48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain
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Buildings 2019, 9(9), 200; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings9090200
Received: 6 July 2019 / Revised: 22 August 2019 / Accepted: 27 August 2019 / Published: 30 August 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainability and Energy Efficiency of the Built Environment: from the Single Building to the District Scale)
As a part of BIM4REN (Building Information Modelling based tools & technologies for fast and efficient RENovation of residential buildings) H2020 project, an analysis of the barriers of the renovation process, the potential of digitalization to overcome those barriers, and the requirements to ensure a successful digital workflow. This paper focuses on the Italian market where surveys, interviews, and a workshop were conducted, and then a diagnosis was made on the results obtained. Results show that technological innovation on BIM tools cannot be a stand-alone action to reach a full digitalization of the renovation sector, but it shall be supported by a major awareness of the actors involved, improved skills, and competences, as well as an important change of approach in the current construction practice.
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Keywords:
BIM; Renovation; Digitalization; H2020; Barriers; Stakeholders
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Elagiry, M.; Marino, V.; Lasarte, N.; Elguezabal, P.; Messervey, T. BIM4Ren: Barriers to BIM Implementation in Renovation Processes in the Italian Market. Buildings 2019, 9, 200.
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