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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Building Information Modelling in Cameroon : Overcoming Existing Challenges
:
Overcoming Existing Challenges
Contributor:
Abanda, F. H.;
Manjia, M. B.;
Pettang, C.;
Tah, Joseph H. M.;
Nkeng, G. E.
imprint:
IGI Global, 2014
Published in:International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling
Language:
Ndonga
DOI:
10.4018/ij3dim.2014100101
ISSN:
2156-1710;
2156-1702
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<p>BIM has recently gained ground in developed countries. However, the use of BIM in developing countries including Cameroon is not well-known. In this study, BIM implementation in Cameroon is explored. The research methods used are a pilot study, electronic email surveys and in-depth phone interviews. Altogether, 179 professionals having at least a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering from the National Advanced School of Engineering Yaoundé I - Cameroon, a leading engineering institution in Francophone Africa, were sampled. Forty six provided feedback yielding a response rate of 25.7%. It emerged that some BIM software are already being used in Cameroon. However, major barriers hindering BIM uptake are high license fee and lack of huge projects that can pay off the cost of investment in BIM. Perhaps, partly because the respondents were highly skilled, it emerged that the lack of expertise was/is not a major problem to use BIM in projects. Although this study is limited to Cameroon, many recommendations could be relevant to other African countries.</p>