New explorative case study of the 5D BIM implementation
The Chair of Construction Management and Construction Methods at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar has published a new scientific study in the journal Bauingenieur on the implementation of the 5D BIM methodology in cost management within the context of the German construction industry.
The article “BIM and Cost Management: An Exploratory Case Study of the 5D BIM Implementation Paradox” by Anna Nast, Prof. Ph.D. Christoph Merschbrock, and Dr.sc. ETH Zurich Alexander N. Walzer examines the integration of the 5D BIM methodology into the workflows of cost planning, cost estimation, and cost management. The study focuses on the context of the German construction industry and considers a typical constellation of stakeholders, including client, design, and construction organizations.
The implementation process is understood as a complex interplay of actors, technologies, and activities within an information system and is analyzed using the DeLone & McLean success model from information systems research.
The findings show that appropriately configured closed BIM solutions in cost planning can increase the intention to use the methodology, but do not enable a continuous, cross-phase application of the 5D BIM methodology throughout the project lifecycle.
Publication:
Nast, A., Merschbrock, C., Walzer, A.N. (2026). BIM und Kostenmanagement: Eine explorative Fallstudie des Implementierungsparadoxons der 5D-BIM-Methodik [BIM and Cost Management: An Exploratory Case Study of the 5D BIM Implementation Paradox]. In: Bauingenieur BD. 101, Nr. 6; https://doi.org/10.37544/0005-6650-2026-18
Figure 1: Source - Publication in the journal Bauingenieur
Figure 2: Exploratory Case Study of the 5D BIM implementation