Research Article

Construction Database-Supported and BIM-Based Interface Communication and Management: A Pilot Project

Table 2

System evaluation results.

Standard deviationAverage rating

System usage
Ease of interface communication0.634.64
User interface0.524.65
Willingness to use system for interface communication0.534.32
Ease of use0.634.64
System capability
Reduces rework0.474.71
Easy of finding BIM-based CMI information0.524.23
Improves BIM-based CMI problems and results tracking0.474.71
Reduces BIM-based CMI communication rework0.524.50
Enhances BIM-based CMI response records0.434.62
Reduces BIM-based interface issues sharing problems0.524.50
Illustrates and understand BIM-based interfaces clearly0.434.23
Enhances BIM-based interface illustrations using BIM model elements0.414.76
Improves BIM-based complete records for CMI work0.424.53

Note. The mean score is calculated on the basis of the participants’ rating on a five-point Likert scale, where 1 = “strongly disagree” and 5 = “strongly agree.”