The challenges in the implementation of BIM for quantity surveyors

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is not a new thing in the AEC industry. It has been long introduced and being applied. Slowly but surely it is replacing the old traditional way of work in the construction industry. However, even though BIM had already been introduced in Malaysia construction industry for some time, the implementation is quite slow. The same goes among Quantity Surveyors. Somehow Quantity Surveyors still using traditional method throughout their works. This feels like a loss as there are already many studies exploring the advantages of BIM for Quantity Surveyors when compared to traditional method that Quantity Surveyors has been using all along. This study has been conducted among Quantity Surveyors in Perak. The aim of the research is to identify the best solution to the challenges in implementing BIM for Quantity Surveyors. The objectives of this research are i) To identify the challenges in the implementation of BIM for quantity surveyors ii) To identify the challenges in implementing BIM as a syllabus for Quantity Surveying course in universities iii) To investigate the method to overcome these challenges.