by Brianna Crandall — October 19, 2012—McGraw-Hill Construction recently presented highlights of its new research showing the rapid advance of building information modeling (BIM) usage by architects, engineers, contractors and owners in North America due to proven business benefits. Comparing results from its similar research in 2007 and 2009, McGraw-Hill Construction finds:
- The percentage of companies using BIM jumped from 17% in 2007, to 49% in 2009, to 71% in 2012.
- For the first time ever, more contractors (74%) are using BIM than architects (70%).
- All users report increased business benefits from BIM including better profits, more accurate documentation, less rework, reduced project duration, fewer claims and the ability to offer new services.
- Almost 40% of BIM users are heavily committed to it, doing over 60% of their work in BIM. This group has surged by 44% since 2009.
- As a sign of its increasing acceptance and maturity, almost half (49%) of BIM users have five or more years of experience using it.
“This unique multi-year trend data demonstrates clearly that BIM is taking hold in the design and construction industry because it has proven business value,” says Stephen Jones, Senior Director at McGraw-Hill Construction and lead author of the research.
The full results of this research will appear in The Business Value of BIM in North America SmartMarket Report, part of the continuing McGraw-Hill Construction SmartMarket Report series, to be released to the general public at the end of November 2012 on the company’s Construction Market Research & Intelligence page.
The premier partner of the research is Autodesk, with corporate partner Parsons. Other contributing sponsors include Barton Malow, buildingSMART alliance, Charles Pankow Foundation, Hensel-Phelps, HOK, Mortenson Construction, NRI, Pinnacle Infotech, and Satterfield & Pontikes.
McGraw-Hill Construction’s data, analytics, and media businesses—Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, and Engineering News-Record—create opportunities for owners, architects, engineers, contractors, building product manufacturers, and distributors to strengthen their market position, size their markets, prioritize prospects, and target and build relationships that will win more business. McGraw-Hill Construction reportedly serves more than one million customers through its trends and forecasts, industry news, and leading platform of construction data, benchmarks, and analytics.
