Legacy practices supporting BIM adoption in Portugal Reflections from a large use case

Abstract

Building Information Modelling is being increasingly adopted by countries and it is recognized that its implementation demands changes, supplementary effort from stakeholders and alignment with existing practices. Countries that are behind can benefit from the trajectory made by others. Quick-wins can be achieved taking advantage of the existing documentation as well as legacy practices relevant for BIM adoption. This constitutes the aim of research work developed, where a mix of methods, ranging from the initial development work to surveys and audits, is applied to identify and deliver relevant lessons that are already part of the Portuguese construction sector and that overlap the requirements set by ISO 19650. The terminology is different but these correspond in terms of the principles and implementation. With this it is meant to support stakeholders on their BIM adoption route either faster or with less risks of failure. (c) 2023 the Author(s).