BIM Adoption Expands from 17% in 2007 to over 70% in 2012, According to New McGraw-Hill Construction Report

For the First Time,
More Contractors are using BIM than Architects

McGraw
Hill just published results of its new SmartMarket Report: The Business
Value of BIM in North America.  The report 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.
 Some of the key findings include:

• 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;
• Most owners, architects, and engineers give
  good ratings to accuracy, completeness and quality of models they receive from
  others.

This study also points to important trends in the AEC
industry: 

• The strong growth of BIM in construction. Per
  McGraw Hill: “BIM, an innovative approach to design and construction for
  pioneering early adopters just a few years ago, is now taking its place firmly
  in the mainstream of the North American construction industry.”
• Growth during recession. Per McGraw Hill:
  “Counteracting the instinct to cut back during a recession, a quarter of the
  industry invested in a more efficient and productive future by embracing the
  technologies and processes of BIM.”
• Leveraging BIM for green design:
   “Quantification of carbon footprint will begin to drive decision making,”
  according to Tom Nelson AIA, principal with Mithun.
• Owners’
  critical role.  Patrick MacLeamy, CEO of HOK and chairman of buildingSMART
  International predicted, “Over the next ten years, building owners will demand
  ever-increasing usage of BIM as a precondition, ushering in a new era of
  accuracy, quality and sophistication for the building industry.” 

For more information on the report, please go here.