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Building information modeling has been widely adopted by the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry worldwide. The education of this technology has significant contributions to productivity in the construction industry. Problems in building information modeling education have been noticed in many regions. However, building information modeling education has not been thoroughly discussed in China. It is needed to figure out and present the status of building information modeling education and research in this region. This study used literature review and case studies to find out the state of research and education in China. The status of building information modeling research and education in China was revealed. The study applied natural language processing to summarize research areas of building information modeling. The geographical distributions of research and education were created and compared to the geo-plot of the total value of the construction industry by province. The article found three central attitudes towards BIM education and discusses possible reasons why they were close to the trend of changes in the scale of the AEC industry. Neural network tools were used to analyze the causes of this insufficiency. More than half of the education programs are within engineering management. The geographical distributions of research and education comply with the Heihe-Tengchong Line. The comparisons of education in China and America indicated that Building Information Modeling education in China needs to extend knowledge in computer and information technology.
Jingming Li
Researcher & Engineer
My interests include building information, digital twin and energy conservation.