RT Journal Article T1 BIM4Ren: Barriers to BIM Implementation in Renovation Processes in the Italian Market: Barriers to BIM implementation in renovation processes in the Italian market A1 Elagiry, M. A1 Marino, V. A1 Lasarte, N. A1 Elguezabal, P. A1 Messervey, T. AB As a part of BIM4REN (Building Information Modelling based tools & technologies for fast and efficient RENovation of residential buildings) H2020 project, an analysis of the barriers of the renovation process, the potential of digitalization to overcome those barriers, and the requirements to ensure a successful digital workflow. This paper focuses on the Italian market where surveys, interviews, and a workshop were conducted, and then a diagnosis was made on the results obtained. Results show that technological innovation on BIM tools cannot be a stand-alone action to reach a full digitalization of the renovation sector, but it shall be supported by a major awareness of the actors involved, improved skills, and competences, as well as an important change of approach in the current construction practice. SN 2075-5309 YR 2019 FD 2019-09-01 LA eng NO Elagiry , M , Marino , V , Lasarte , N , Elguezabal , P & Messervey , T 2019 , ' BIM4Ren: Barriers to BIM Implementation in Renovation Processes in the Italian Market : Barriers to BIM implementation in renovation processes in the Italian market ' , Buildings , vol. 9 , no. 9 , 200 , pp. 200 . https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings9090200 NO Publisher Copyright: © 2019 by the authors. DS TECNALIA Publications RD 3 jul 2024