BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING ADOPTION IN NIGERIA’S PUBLICPRIVATE PERTNARSHIP CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the latest trend technological advancement which is playing a vital role in transforming the construction industry in terms of planning, design, construction and management. The issues identified in literature would contribute in accelerating the adoption of BIM in NGN construction industry, especially for designers and contractors. It is very important to interact with those in the construction industry, and investigate which factors form the basis is impacting the performance of construction industry. From the following dissertation it is observed that construction industry undergoes a great deal of risk by investing time and money in promotion of BIM, especially during times of economic recession. Advantages ofBIM as well as a lack of awareness of value added of BIM are identified. The problems associated with BIM interoperability as well as the degree of information leveraged from BIM are clearly understood. With the increase in governmental efforts to integrate BIM into the construction industry, the NGN will soon become a global leader in BIM.