Does the use of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) remove barriers to Lean Construction and BIM adoption?
by Fergus Nugent, Associate Director of Project Management
Issues surrounding the lack of productivity in the construction industry are well documented. The benefits of lean construction (LC) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) are extensively researched, yet the widespread adoption of both concepts has been slow across the construction industry. After working on several Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) projects, the author decided to research the use of BIM, LC and IPD using a mixture of literature review and interviews with industry experts. This article is a summary of the research project including the key findings. This study began by explaining the issues with productivity in the construction industry. By conducting a detailed literature review, the author then discussed the benefits of LC and BIM adoption followed by highlighting the synergies between both initiatives as shown in the research of Sacks, Dave and Eastman, among other renowned subject matter experts. The literature review revealed that IPD projects displayed elevated levels of success through the
implementation of LC and BIM while also revealing that the uptake of LC and BIM across Ireland and the UK is still low. Objectives: 1. To analyse where there are synergies between LC and BIM. 2. To provide an extensive review of academic sources to demonstrate the improved efficiencies observed by construction companies using LC, BIM, or both. 3. To review the published literature for any challenges or barriers to the widespread implementation of LC and BIM in Ireland and the UK. 4. To engage with key individuals working on two projects utilising IPD to understand if those projects have overcome the barriers identified in objective 3. 5: To produce a decisive conclusion by combining both secondary and primary research sources.
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