## 1 Introduction
However, most countries have not been consistent in their adoption and implementation of BIM efforts and sustainability, with the United States of America and the United Kingdom leading the way in terms of BIM adoption and sustainability adoption, respectively. Building sustainability is a complicated problem in the construction industry that requires finding a healthy balance between the three pillars of sustainable development: social, economic, and environmental [14]. Bringing technology improvements and raising awareness of sustainability issues into the construction industry has been proposed as the most effective approach of assisting the built environment in achieving its goal towards sustainability [15; 16]. BIM is currently being used in sustainability practices such as lifespan cost assessment, sustainable design, renewable resource selection, sewage treatment, power usage and efficiency [17]. Furthermore, a recent study also looked into the possibility of BIM to meet the energy demand and interior environmental quality of construction facilities [18]. Moreover, some studies have been undertaken to investigate BIM implementation in sustainable buildings; however, they have some limitations [19; 20; 21]. For instance, [PERSON] et al. [22] undertook a survey to identify BIM implementation barriers, however, they were only able to collect 44 responses. The current analysis, on the other hand, expands the scope of the study by increasing the number of survey respondents (\(n=205\)). [PERSON] et al. [23] conducted another study to investigate BIM implementation critical success factors (CSFs), although they could only discover eleven CSFs. However, the current study added to the body of knowledge by evaluating twenty CSFs. Furthermore, [PERSON] et al. [24] conducted the latest study to highlight the essential techniques for improving BIM implementation, but only collected 116 effective responses. As a result, in order to explore the influence of BIM implementation in high-rise buildings, the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) approaches were used. For this reason, the EFA may be employed to simplify and extract information using a small number of dimensions to represent the original data and illustrate the complex interaction between variables. At the same time, SEM is a flexible multivariate statistical technique that accesses the sequence of interdependent correlations between dependent and independent variables in a measurable manner. To fulfill the aim of the study, the research objectives are as follows: (a) to explore the awareness level of BIM technology in high-rise buildings, (b) to highlight the usage of BIM technology in high-rise buildings, (c) to investigate CSFs of BIM implementation in high-rise buildings and (d) to develop the model for high-rise buildings in order to enhance sustainability. This study would explore and generate fresh knowledge gaps, as well as practical requirements for BIM implementation in high-rise buildings towards sustainability. It would also act as a theoretical foundation for boosting sustainable growth in the future for high-rise building projects.