{"id":58313,"date":"2025-08-04T18:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/58313\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T18:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T18:54:11","slug":"barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/58313\/","title":{"rendered":"Barriers to BIM: Why India\u2019s Construction Culture Slows Technology Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1032759\/barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption\/689038f3cb12386035f79c89-barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Barriers to BIM: Why India\u2019s Construction Culture Slows Technology Adoption - Image 1 of 6\" data-nr-picture-id=\"689038f3cb12386035f79c89\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"426\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1032759\/barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption\/689038f3cb12386035f79c89-barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption_1.jpg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 640 \/ 426\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a>Mumbai, India. Image \u00a9 Zoshua Colah<\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>Share<a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"facebook_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1032759\" data-social=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1032759\/barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Facebook<\/p>\n<p><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"twitter_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1032759\" data-social=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Barriers%20to%20BIM%3A%20Why%20India%E2%80%99s%20Construction%20Culture%20Slows%20Technology%20Adoption&amp;url=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1032759\/barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption&amp;via=archdaily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"email_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1032759\" data-social=\"email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Barriers to BIM: Why India\u2019s Construction Culture Slows Technology Adoption&amp;body=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1032759\/barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mail<\/p>\n<p><a aria-label=\"Pinterest\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"pinterest_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1032759\" data-social=\"pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1032759%2Fbarriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.adsttc.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F6890%2F38f3%2Fcb12%2F3860%2F35f7%2F9c89%2Flarge_jpg%2Fbarriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption_1.jpg%3F1754282239&amp;description=Barriers%20to%20BIM%3A%20Why%20India%E2%80%99s%20Construction%20Culture%20Slows%20Technology%20Adoption\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pinterest<\/p>\n<p><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-action=\"share\/whatsapp\/share\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"whatsapp_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1032759\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=Barriers+to+BIM%3A+Why+India%E2%80%99s+Construction+Culture+Slows+Technology+Adoption+%7C+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1032759%2Fbarriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption%3Futm_source%3DWhatsapp%26utm_medium%3DIM%26utm_campaign%3Dshare-button\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whatsapp<\/p>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1032759\/barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption<\/p>\n<p>Touted as the new era in construction, Building Information Modeling (BIM) has captured global attention with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/888727\/what-is-bim-and-why-does-it-seem-to-be-fundamental-in-the-current-architectural-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">promise of seamless coordination, trimmed budgets, and newfound efficiencies<\/a>. Yet in India&#8217;s construction landscape, the adoption of technology tells a more nuanced story about cultural barriers and technical limitations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The bigger barrier isn&#8217;t the technology but rather the planning culture,&#8221; explains Rahul Bahl Managing Director of Krishna Buildestates Pvt Ltd, highlighting what may be BIM&#8217;s most fundamental challenge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/india\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">India<\/a>. &#8220;BIM requires that every detail be finalized before construction begins, from electrical switch locations to final finishes. In India, we often break ground with just the shell resolved and spend the next several months value-engineering as we go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"689038fe9a2fb6017e5e857b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1032759\/barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption\/689038fe9a2fb6017e5e857b-barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Barriers to BIM: Why India\u2019s Construction Culture Slows Technology Adoption - Image 2 of 6\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"689038fe9a2fb6017e5e857b\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption_2.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1032759\/barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption\/689038fe9a2fb6017e5e857b-barriers-to-bim-why-indias-construction-culture-slows-technology-adoption-photo\" title=\"Max House Commercial Building \/ Studio Lotus. 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