Catching up with building information modeling: challenges and opportunities for quantity surveyors

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is gaining a momentum within the construction industry in Malaysia, and worldwide. The 5-dimensional (5D) of BIM has sparked a new way of working in Quantity Surveying practice, transforming the traditional functions of a Quantity Surveyor (QS). This paper highlights the potential use of BIM in Quantity Surveying practices, subsequently discusses the challenges and opportunities gained from BIM advancement in QS profession, especially in Malaysia. Through an extensive literature review and content validation process, the utilization of BIM technology in Quantity Surveying practices works wonder in saving the time of QS have to spend on cost analysis and enhances accurac