The implementation of BIM technology is expected to become more widespread in Malaysian construction industry because of the government’s efforts in promoting BIM.ġ. It can also be implemented to improve communication and collaboration between construction players. Moreover, BIM helps to increase construction project efficiency and effectiveness. This is because BIM can be one of the conditions required of a company to qualify for government and private projects, similar to what is practiced in some other countries. It is crucial for construction players to be aware of the importance of BIM application in construction projects. Other tools include Revit Architecture, Revit Structural, Revit MEP, Navisworks and Cost-X. Autodesk tools have been suggested by the government as a BIM tool platform.

Malaysian government encourages construction players to apply BIM to construction projects because it can overcome construction project problems such as delay, clash of design by different professionals and construction cost overrun. A literature review was done to explore previous BIM studies on definitions and history of BIM, construction issues, application of BIM and BIM tools in construction projects as well as benefits of BIM. The aim of this paper is to explore BIM implementation in Malaysian construction industry. The idea to implement BIM in Malaysia was introduced by the Director of Public Works Department (PWD) in 2007. BIM has been used by the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries in Malaysia.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a set of digital tools that can manage construction projects effectiveness.

Construction Cost Handbook Malaysia