What is it about?

This study aims to identify a series of knowledge domains, domain-specific skills, and domain-specific functionalities needed for quantity surveyors to function in a BIM environment and for maintaining sustainable quantity surveying practice in the AEC industry.

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Why is it important?

The research findings will help mitigate possible fears of quantity surveyors as regards BIM adoption in practice and will be useful in the training and assessment of quantity surveyors to efficiently work in a BIM environment.

Perspectives

The research findings underscored the need for quantity surveyors to be BIM compliant and identified 8 knowledge areas, 7 domain-specific skills, and 9 domainspecific BIM functionalities for the quantity surveyors along with the industry required level of expertise using the cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy.

Associate Professor Dr Daniel W.M. Chan
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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This page is a summary of: Knowledge, skills and functionalities requirements for quantity surveyors in building information modelling (BIM) work environment: an international Delphi study, Architectural Engineering and Design Management, August 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17452007.2019.1651247.
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