Reader's Respond Draft 2

In the article “3D building models help bring sustainability into construction”, Jenkins (2015) claims that Building Information Modelling (BIM) has adverse possibilities in replacing traditional 2D drawings. BIM creates a three-dimensional (3D) model of the actual building and runs computer stimulation that is capable of countering imminent errors and calculations before the construction of building which minimizes construction defects and reduces building cost. This is supported by Ian Sutton (as quoted from Jenkins,2015),“These innovations are also giving us access to automatically calculated design data before a building is physically built, so we can take a more sustainable approach to the construction of buildings”. BIM has become an essential design tool due to the demand of more complex building and the emphasize of reducing building’s environmental impact by improving energy efficiency and reducing waste.  However, despite BIM being identified globally as a cost-efficient and co-ordinated way of building construction, it is still not globally used.

One reason was due to the cost of implementation. According to an article, "Traditional design versus BIM based design,” Czmoch (2014) claims that the primary problem of replacing traditional design to BIM is due to the high cost of both software and hardware prices. Integration of BIM in a company, requires a huge amount of capital. A single workstation can cost up to a few thousands and can be easily summed up to hundreds of thousands if the company improvises the implementation. In addition, due to the advance technology of the BIM and the increase demand in complex designs in modern building design, it is essential for employers to invest in regular BIM training by professionals to increase the proficiency of design team. This is supported by an article "Traditional design versus BIM based design", Czmoch (2014) which the author claims that designers ignorance to the designing tool will result to a great loss in productivity. Therefore, many small to medium companies have to consider their financial capability before investing BIM into their companies due to the large sum of money that is needed.

Another reason was due to the preference of traditional work. In an article,” A construction revolution,” Chew (2013) states that BIM adopts integrated design approach which brings the team of engineers, contractors, architects and stakeholders together in the initial phase of the project, and connect them through the 3D modeling design with stimulation of the design to identify issues and propose improvements. However, BIM projects face difficulty in bringing the team together due to the lack of collaboration within parties and the preference of traditional work concepts over BIM’s collaborative approach. Traditional work concepts resemble a linear work flow, where individual passes their work down the line with minimal coordination amongst each other. In contrary, BIM adopts integrated design approach, where it ensures all parties work together from the start of the project which can be more efficient and most importantly reducing the need of changes in the later stage. However, experienced parties would prefer traditional work concepts over integrated design approach, due to the unwillingness of sharing important data.
In conclusion, BIM has the possibility of replacing traditional 2D drawings with its advance technology and capabilities. However, for BIM to be globally used, the cost of the software must be adjusted to suit the capabilities for small to medium companies. In addition, the biggest challenge is overcoming the use traditional concepts over collaborative approach, perhaps a detailed research could be done to seek ways in overcoming the issue. Hopefully, BIM will replace the traditional 2D drawings, bringing the technology to a greater height.



References:
Andrew. Chew. (2013). Building Information Modeling (BIM): A construction revolution.
Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Retrieved 28 September, 2017.

Building Information Modeling: How the construction industry is getting 'smart’(2015).
In PopScience. Retreived 28 September, 2017.

Ireneusz Czmoch (2014). Traditional design versus BIM based design
Science Direct, Retrieved 28 September, 2017.

Jenkins, M. (2015). 3D building models help bring sustainability into construction.
The Guardian, Retrieved 28 September, 2017.

Peter Ray Allison (2015). How building information modelling is changing the construction industry
Computer weekly. Retrieved 28 September, 2017.



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