
Sogo A Oyesode
A registered architect with 15 years cognate work experience in Architectural Consultancy Services, Pre and Post Contract Administration, Construction Supervision, Facilities and Project Management Services. He has been actively involved in the design, supervision and successful project management of various high and low profile residential, commercial, office, hospital and recreational center projects. He has a passion for teaching and academic research towards an improved sustainable built environment. My research interests revolve around BIM deployment and optimization amongst Architectural Firms; Circular economy based off-site construction model/system; building adaptability systems; Sustainable development issues. The researches employs cross-sectional surveys by employing adequately structured survey questionnaires. In few cases, strictly literature reviews or online survey tools are employed.
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Address: No 10, Adewole Street, Behind Bettynuel Schools, Alatishe, Off Lekki-Epe Express way, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria
Phone: +234 (0) 806 757 4190
Address: No 10, Adewole Street, Behind Bettynuel Schools, Alatishe, Off Lekki-Epe Express way, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, Nigeria
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19 pandemic in the year 2020 till date. The Work from Home (WFH) model which
took various businesses time to effectively adapt became popular following the
lockdown of over 9 months globally. The Architecture, Engineering, and
Construction (AEC) Sector was not left out. Organizations that could adapt
however recorded significant operational cost savings with the WFH model and
continued with a hybrid work model after the relaxation of the lockdown. With
either the WFH or the hybrid work model, the combination of Building Information
Modelling (BIM) and Cloud Computing technologies became unavoidable by
AEC firms for effective collaboration and seamless productivity. This study
examines the role of BIM and Cloud Computing in successfully implementing a
hybrid work model for AEC firms. It also examines the readiness of firms to
operate the hybrid work model and the possible barriers to its successful
implementation. Quantitative data was gathered from registered architectural
firms using a close-ended structured questionnaire. Using a simple random
sampling method, a total of 140 survey responses were analyzed using
descriptive statistics and the Relative Importance Index (RII). Findings revealed
that the utilization level of the cloud-based file storage and sharing system within
the BIM work process is still very low among firms with less than 20% of the
respondents actively operating on a cloud-based server. The study also revealed
high BIM setup and maintenance cost as the greatest barrier for firms in
transitioning to a cloud-based system with a mean score of 4.74 and an RI value
of 0.95. The study recommends greater awareness of the cloud server system amongst firms’ top-level management for increased financial investment for daily
operational cost savings that the hybrid work model offers.
Keywords: AEC sector; architectural firms; BIM; cloud computing; COVID pandemic; hybrid work.