Research Article
Challenges of BIM Implementation in a Local Built Environment: A Multi-Stakeholder Case Analysis in Poznan, Poland
Abel Zenebe Negash*
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 1, June 2026
Pages:
1-7
Received:
14 June 2026
Accepted:
2 July 2026
Published:
24 July 2026
Abstract: Building Information Modeling (BIM) offers transformative life-cycle benefits, such as improving multi-disciplinary coordination and data-driven decision making. It is evident that the status of local BIM implementation is fragmented and formalized national framework is absent. This study investigates the different barriers the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) companies faces within the local BIM ecosystem specifically to Poznan city. The research applies a qualitative multi-case research design, by considering four target organizations: level-1 contractor, a cloud-based solution provider, a specialized precast SME, and a design-build general contractor. 20 semi-structured interviews carried out to strengthen empirical data analysis with diverse industry stakeholders, integrated with review of internal company documents (including BIM Execution Plan (BEP) and change logs) and on-site observations complimented with triangulation mechanism to ensure data validity. Systematic thematic coding distilled twenty distinct operational challenges into six socio-technical themes: uneven foundational skillset, inconsistent life-cycle utilization, technical and infrastructure limitations, lack of strategic management support, poor organizational workflow, and inadequate training practices. The empirical findings explicitly show that there is a considerable challenge regarding software interoperability and achieving the ISO 19650 standard with a complete omission of information manager appointment in some cases. The study concludes by emphasizing the importance of process thinking. Successful digital transformation does not happen overnight, instead it requires institutional shift circulating robust information governance, standardized BIM Execution Plans, and legally binding data protocols. These findings will help in the development of strategic framework for institutional leaders, policy-makers, and academic personals in mid-sized and developing European construction hubs.
Abstract: Building Information Modeling (BIM) offers transformative life-cycle benefits, such as improving multi-disciplinary coordination and data-driven decision making. It is evident that the status of local BIM implementation is fragmented and formalized national framework is absent. This study investigates the different barriers the Architecture, Engine...
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Research/Technical Note
When Diagnosis Does Not Lead to Action: A Kafkaesque Process in Dam Safety
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 1, June 2026
Pages:
8-14
Received:
6 October 2026
Accepted:
20 October 2026
Published:
31 October 2026
DOI:
10.11648/j.ijse.20261001.12
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Abstract: Dam safety management requires more than identifying technical deficiencies: it depends on the ability to translate evidence into timely decisions, effective controls, and verifiable action. This conceptual essay examines how a technically substantiated safety issue may remain open despite continuing studies, reports, and institutional activity, and asks when that loss of direction may constitute an organizational vulnerability. Using the Kafkaesque metaphor as an analytical heuristic, it distinguishes purposeful investigation and explicitly controlled deferral from an impasse in which no credible path toward a justified disposition is maintained. The discussion differentiates the condition of a dam, the process used to manage a particular issue, and the wider institutional system. Drawing on selected literature on path dependence, organizational learning, and escalation of commitment, it identifies mechanisms that may contribute to recurring recommendations, fragmented responsibility, and decisions repeatedly postponed. It also examines how elapsed time can affect physical conditions, the validity of technical knowledge, and institutional capacity without assuming that unresolved issues necessarily imply increasing risk. A set of proposed management elements emphasizes traceability, decision criteria, assigned authority, review points, interim controls, and explicit closure conditions. The essay additionally identifies insurance-related incentives as a possible topic for future research. Its conclusions are conceptual rather than statistical or causal: effective dam safety management requires a demonstrable connection between identified issues, justified decisions, and action or controlled continued oversight.
Abstract: Dam safety management requires more than identifying technical deficiencies: it depends on the ability to translate evidence into timely decisions, effective controls, and verifiable action. This conceptual essay examines how a technically substantiated safety issue may remain open despite continuing studies, reports, and institutional activity, an...
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