| dc.description.abstract | Implementing Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology is one of the most significant developments in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry recently. The previous research showed that there is an intense interest among the industry practitioners and academic researchers to assess different aspects of BIM implementation in order to evaluate, measure and enhance the business value of BIM. Although previous researches have mentioned the monetary and managerial values in dealing with the number of Request For Information (RFI), the reality of the situation is that a limited research has discussed broadly and methodically the RFI metric with BIM implementation assessment. The objectives of this study are to discuss primarily the RFI values in terms of cost-saving and time-saving by developing a systematical framework in three different dimensions of Return On Investment (ROI) in implementing BIM, and to explore the potential RFI’s elements under BIM players’ perceptions by conducting a questionnaire survey. By determining the cost and time values associated with five RFI elements (RFI response, RFI reduction, RFI process, RFI reissue, and pending RFI), this study concludes that the RFI metric is a potential measure in perceiving the BIM benefits. Furthermore, the values of RFI fully explored in three distinct dimensions of ROI are interpreted that: (1) In project dimension, the larger project scale and contract value, with more complexity there are, the higher RFI value can be achieved; (2) In stakeholder dimension, owners and consultants perceived the highest RFI value comparing to other BIM players; (3) In BIM maturity level dimension, a higher RFI value would have been reported in the higher BIM maturity levels. Hopefully, the research findings can provide essential information for organizations, particularly to owners who want to know whether BIM is valuable to invest in the near future. | en_US |