Determining building information modeling effectiveness

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a promising development that can address the inherited inefficiencies in construction. This research aims to develop a framework for assessing BIM effectiveness. Following an extensive literature review and expert opinions, the proposed framework was generated with a total of seven constructs. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to validate the proposed framework and test the research hypotheses based on 172 responses collected from 107 construction projects. The results revealed that BIM effectiveness is mainly governed by project- and company-based factors; where industry-based factors have indirect influences. Besides, BIM effectiveness drives higher process effectiveness, which in turn generates project- and company-related benefits. This research has developed an interactive framework that could be used to collect and analyze data from other countries to enable comparison of findings. Construction practitioners and policy-makers can benefit from the recommended strategies to enhance BIM effectiveness at project, company, and industry levels. •Effectiveness of BIM implementation is determined mostly by the project-based factors followed by the company-based factors.•Industry-based factors do not directly impact the effectiveness of BIM implementation, but they indirectly affect it through exerting influences on the project- and company-based factors.•A strong association exists between the effectiveness of BIM implementation and the effectiveness of the construction process.•Effectiveness of the construction process directly influences both the project- and company-related benefits, where slightly greater impacts are observed on the project-related benefits.