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Re-configuring knowledge infrastructures through building information modelling
Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Business Administration. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, Technology and Social Change. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9888-303X
2021 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Building information modelling (BIM) is argued to create a revolution within the construction industry through more efficient use of recourses and heightened interprofessional collaborations. Although BIM has been accessible for decades, it has yet not managed to become the standard industry method in practice. Based on workshops and interviews with professionals working with BIM, we argue that this is partly due to the de-stabilization of knowledge infrastructures that BIM creates. BIM challenges traditional knowledge hierarchies, as the technology privileges the latest technical competence to other types of knowing. Senior professionals with long working life experience, but limited competence in BIM, have problems to fully adapt to this new technology, as it is not suited to their purposes and imposes limitations to their expertise. In contrast, younger professionals have their basic education in BIM, which gives them a technical advantage, but due to less working experience their knowledge of the overall building process is limited. Consequently, BIM is an example of how technology is not neutral, as it makes conflicting knowledge infrastructures visible and changes power relations. While the latest technology can bring opportunities of new knowledge and optimization, its usefulness can be questioned if it destabilizes established knowledge infrastructures and thus creates conflicts.  

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2021.
Keywords [en]
BIM, STS, Knowledge infrastructure
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Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-192403OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-192403DiVA, id: diva2:1743458
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Society for Social Studies of Science Meeting (4S)
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Hur förändrar digitalisering genom BIM organiseringen av planeringsprocessen för nybyggnation?
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Swedish Research Council Formas, 2018-01363Available from: 2023-03-15 Created: 2023-03-15 Last updated: 2023-03-24Bibliographically approved

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