Eze, Emmanuel Chidiebere, Sofolahan, Onyinye, Uzoma, Clementina, Ameyaw, Ernest and Omoboye, Olayinka 2025. Impediments to Building information modelling-Enabled construction waste management in Nigeria. Built Environment Project and Asset Management. 15 (3), pp. 500-517. https://doi.org/10.1108/bepam-12-2023-0217
| Title | Impediments to Building information modelling-Enabled construction waste management in Nigeria |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Eze, Emmanuel Chidiebere, Sofolahan, Onyinye, Uzoma, Clementina, Ameyaw, Ernest and Omoboye, Olayinka |
| Abstract | Building Information modelling (BIM) has the potential to significantly minimise the quantity of construction waste (CW), but its adoption is low in construction waste management (CWM). This study examined the factors impeding the adoption of BIM in CWM efforts at the design and precontract stages from the perspective of construction stakeholders in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach (limit 100 words) The study was informed by a post-positivism philosophical stance, which involved using the structured questionnaire as a quantitative research design tool for data collection via snowball sampling technique. The data garnered from construction experts were analysed using Cronbach’s alpha test, normalities test, Frequency, Percentage, Kendall’s coefficient of concordance and Chi-square tests, Analysis of variance (ANOVA), and exploratory factors analysis (EFA) Findings (limit 100 words) The study concluded that the awareness of BIM potential for CWM is high, but the adoption in waste management (WM) is low. The factor analysis reduced the twenty assessed factors into four key clusters of impediments to BIM adoption in CWM: (1) knowledge and resistance barriers, (2) support and interest barriers, (3) interoperability and experts' factors, and (4) economic barriers. These factors are critical impediments to BIM-enabled CWM at the design and precontract stage, and there was no significant statistical difference in their rating by the construction stakeholders in Nigeria. Originality/value (limit 100 words) Studies on the impediments to BIM adoption in CWM efforts, primarily at the design and pre-contract stages in emerging countries are scarce. This sought to fill this literature gap by establishing the critical impediments that should be overcome to improve BIM use in CWM. |
| Keywords | Waste Management |
| sustainable construction | |
| BIM | |
| impediments | |
| Sustainability | |
| Construction waste | |
| Journal | Built Environment Project and Asset Management |
| Journal citation | 15 (3), pp. 500-517 |
| ISSN | 2044-124X |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited |
| Accepted author manuscript | License CC BY-NC 4.0 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1108/bepam-12-2023-0217 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published online | 28 Jun 2024 |
| Published in print | 2025 |
| License | CC BY 4.0 |