Characteristics of the research participants
| Answer choices | Response percent |
|---|---|
| Educational background of the research participants | |
| Certificate-Diploma with Grade 12 | 35.17% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 22.49% |
| Higher Diploma [Technicon/University of Tech] | 18.4% |
| N4-6/NTC4-6/Certificate-diploma with less than Grade 12 | 25.13% |
| Master’s Degree | 10.84% |
| PhD | 1.02% |
| Designation of research participants | |
| Director Cadre | 73.75% |
| Management Cadre | 19.5% |
| Technical Officer | 8.88% |
| Services provided | |
| Main Contractor | 38.45% |
| Subcontractor | 29.24% |
| Supplier | 27.26% |
| Construction Manager | 22.2% |
| Project Manager | 17.87% |
| Consultants | 17.33% |
| Developer/Client | 5.6% |
| Specialist | 5.6% |
| BIM Manager | 2.71% |
| Area of Expertise | |
| Building and civil engineering construction | 48.96% |
| Building construction | 44.63% |
| Civil engineering | 25.42% |
| Special construction/special works | 11.49% |
| Mechanical engineering works for infrastructure | 7.72% |
| Electrical engineering works for building | 7.16% |
| Mechanical engineering works for building | 6.97% |
| Electrical engineering works for infrastructure | 6.78% |
| Years of experience in the construction industry | |
| 11–15 years | 70.75% |
| 16–20 years | 19.88% |
| 21 years and above | 10.5% |
| Location of the research participants in South Africa | |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 31.6% |
| Gauteng | 19.39% |
| Eastern Cape | 16.34% |
| Western Cape | 13.29% |
| Limpopo | 6.46% |
| Free State | 5.75% |
| Mpumalanga | 5.75% |
| Northern Cape | 5.21% |
| North West | 4.67% |
| Category of BIM-based construction projects executed by the research participants | |
| Ports and Harbor | 3.20% |
| Airports | 3.65% |
| Railways and Tunnels | 4.11% |
| Commercial buildings | 20.68% |
| Industrial buildings | 29.22% |
| Institutional buildings | 28.31% |
| Buildings for domestic use | 52.97% |
| Bridge and Culvert | 15.98% |
| Dams | 9.59% |
| Roads | 45.66% |
| Answer choices | Response percent |
|---|---|
| Certificate-Diploma with Grade 12 | 35.17% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 22.49% |
| Higher Diploma [Technicon/University of Tech] | 18.4% |
| 25.13% | |
| Master’s Degree | 10.84% |
| PhD | 1.02% |
| Director Cadre | 73.75% |
| Management Cadre | 19.5% |
| Technical Officer | 8.88% |
| Main Contractor | 38.45% |
| Subcontractor | 29.24% |
| Supplier | 27.26% |
| Construction Manager | 22.2% |
| Project Manager | 17.87% |
| Consultants | 17.33% |
| Developer/Client | 5.6% |
| Specialist | 5.6% |
| BIM Manager | 2.71% |
| Building and civil engineering construction | 48.96% |
| Building construction | 44.63% |
| Civil engineering | 25.42% |
| Special construction/special works | 11.49% |
| Mechanical engineering works for infrastructure | 7.72% |
| Electrical engineering works for building | 7.16% |
| Mechanical engineering works for building | 6.97% |
| Electrical engineering works for infrastructure | 6.78% |
| 11–15 years | 70.75% |
| 16–20 years | 19.88% |
| 21 years and above | 10.5% |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 31.6% |
| Gauteng | 19.39% |
| Eastern Cape | 16.34% |
| Western Cape | 13.29% |
| Limpopo | 6.46% |
| Free State | 5.75% |
| Mpumalanga | 5.75% |
| Northern Cape | 5.21% |
| North West | 4.67% |
| Ports and Harbor | 3.20% |
| Airports | 3.65% |
| Railways and Tunnels | 4.11% |
| Commercial buildings | 20.68% |
| Industrial buildings | 29.22% |
| Institutional buildings | 28.31% |
| Buildings for domestic use | 52.97% |
| Bridge and Culvert | 15.98% |
| Dams | 9.59% |
| Roads | 45.66% |
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