Dilan durmus social media approaches on bim collaboration master thesis

5.1 
Future Work 
Even the existing studies show that social media acceptance is not on the convenient level in the 
construction industry, it is obvious that the AEC professionals will be engaging with social media 
platforms in the close future better. Depending on this, future may make BIM tools and CDE tools more 
social or social tools may work better with BIM data. Practical studies should be conducted with surveys 
to prove how the communication is happening before and after social media and how it is affecting the 
collaboration of the project teams and BBCNs. It can be also investigated if social media helps to 
improve BIM maturity with knowledge and information exchange of a company or not. 
Additionally, it should also be taken into consideration that increasing technology and improvements on 
BIM are creating more developed environments; now it can be predicted that social media is going to 
change it forms and usage in a near future because of the way people communicate, and human 
interactions are transforming rapidly. The improved digital twin experience and even upcoming 
metaverse reality is going to change how people communicate and engage each other in personal and 
professional level. Since BIM is a leading technology in built environments recently, it should be 
investigated what kind of social media platforms are going to be needed in the 5D industry and how 
they should be managed. Of course, it can be investigated in a theoretical frame but to be able to collect 
better data and provide better evidence in academy and industry, there should be surveys done with the 
professionals and experts and on-site research must be prepared.

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Durmus, D. 2022. Social Media Approaches on BIM Collaboration.
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Master Thesis. Ljubljana, UL FGG, Second Cycle Master Study Programme Building Information Modelling, BIM A+.