Bedilu, Habte (PhD)Eyosias, Dawit2020-03-042023-11-112020-03-042023-11-112019-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/20836Building information modeling or BIM is a workflow whose application on a construction project will enable all involved players to compile information on every aspect of the building in a central model/database. Through BIM adoption, the entire building can be virtually built on a computer. This research examines the experiences of some countries with BIM and use that insight to introduce BIM to Ethiopian design and construction industry. BIM touches every part of a building’s life cycle starting from the design phase well into the construction phase and beyond that into asset management. However, the research will focus on the design stage of a building. Adaptation of BIM during design stage will require all design team members to implement BIM. The research focuses on structural designers and how BIM can improve the quality of their design. The research demonstrates how all structural design activities can be integrated with each other and how cross-discipline collaboration with architecture can be achieved through BIM adoption. A sample building is taken and BIM is implemented using Revit along with conventional software package ETABS and SAFE. plugins and applications have been developed for all these software packages to facilitate interoperability amongst them so that they can act as a single platform. Modeling, analysis, design and clash detection were all facilitated by applying BIM. Through the research various benefits of BIM were illustrated.en-USBIMIntegrationInteroperabilityDesignThesis