Atiba Akouvi Solange¹, Song Jiangxue^1,, Li Weiyi²

The application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in construction projects has been recognized as the solution to improve their performance. Therefore, worldwide, the adoption of BIM is increasing; some governments have even mandated the use of BIM in specific projects. However, the findings from BIM practical adoption revealed that developing countries are still reticent to adopt it because of numerous difficulties. Despite the important contribution of the construction industry to the country's development and the influence of BIM on the performance of construction projects, no studies have been conducted on the adoption of BIM in Togo. The main goal of this paper is to investigate the current state of use of BIM in the Togo architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry and evaluate the main barriers to its adoption through a questionnaire survey. A Likert scale was used to evaluate the Togo AEC industry practitioners' perception of the barriers to the adoption of BIM adoption. The survey results show that “Incompatibility and interoperability problems,” “Complicated and time-consuming modeling process,” and “Lack of subcontractors who can use BIM technology” are the three main barriers to BIM adoption in the Togo AEC industry.

construction management, building information modeling, BIM benefits, BIM implementation barriers, Togo