{"id":974,"date":"2013-02-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/2013\/02\/01\/bim-adoption-expands-from-17-in-2007-to-over-70-in-2012-according-to-new-mcgraw-hill-construction-re\/"},"modified":"2013-02-01T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T08:00:00","slug":"bim-adoption-expands-from-17-in-2007-to-over-70-in-2012-according-to-new-mcgraw-hill-construction-re","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/bim-adoption-expands-from-17-in-2007-to-over-70-in-2012-according-to-new-mcgraw-hill-construction-re\/","title":{"rendered":"BIM Adoption Expands from 17% in 2007 to over 70% in 2012, According to New McGraw-Hill Construction Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt\">For the First Time,<br \/>\nMore Contractors are using BIM than Architects<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/bim-adoption-expands-from-17-in-2007-to-over-70-in-2012-according-to-new-mcgraw-hill-construction-report-189185591.html\">McGraw<br \/>\nHill<\/a> just published results of its new <em>SmartMarket Report: The Business<br \/>\nValue of BIM in North<\/em> <em>America.<\/em> &#160;The report presented highlights<br \/>\nof its new research showing the rapid advance of Building Information Modeling<br \/>\n(BIM) usage by architects, engineers, contractors and owners in North America.<br \/>\n&#160;Some of the key findings include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The percentage of companies using BIM jumped<br \/>\nfrom 17% in 2007, to 49% in 2009, to 71% in 2012;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.typepad.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b017c369457a4970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AV_Adopt2\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b017c369457a4970b\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.typepad.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b017c369457a4970b-800wi\" title=\"AV_Adopt2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For the first time ever, more contractors<br \/>\n(74%) are using BIM than architects (70%); <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.typepad.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b017c36945556970b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AV_Adopt_CompanyType2\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b017c36945556970b image-full\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.typepad.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b017c36945556970b-800wi\" title=\"AV_Adopt_CompanyType2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All users report increased business benefits<br \/>\nfrom BIM including better profits, more accurate documentation, less rework,<br \/>\nreduced project duration, fewer claims and the ability to offer new<br \/>\nservices;&#160; <\/li>\n<li>Almost 40% of BIM users are heavily committed<br \/>\nto it, doing over 60% of their work in BIM. This group has surged by 44% since<br \/>\n2009; <\/li>\n<li>Most owners, architects, and engineers give<br \/>\ngood ratings to accuracy, completeness and quality of models they receive from<br \/>\nothers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This study also points to important trends in the AEC<br \/>\nindustry:&#160;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The strong growth of BIM in construction. Per<br \/>\nMcGraw Hill: \u201cBIM, an innovative approach to design and construction for<br \/>\npioneering early adopters just a few years ago, is now taking its place firmly<br \/>\nin the mainstream of the North American construction industry.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Growth during recession. Per McGraw Hill:<br \/>\n\u201cCounteracting the instinct to cut back during a recession, a quarter of the<br \/>\nindustry invested in a more efficient and productive future by embracing the<br \/>\ntechnologies and processes of BIM.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Leveraging BIM for green design:<br \/>\n&#160;\u201cQuantification of carbon footprint will begin to drive decision making,\u201d<br \/>\naccording to Tom Nelson AIA, principal with Mithun.<\/li>\n<li>Owners\u2019<br \/>\ncritical role. &#160;Patrick MacLeamy, CEO of HOK and chairman of buildingSMART<br \/>\nInternational predicted, \u201cOver the next ten years, building owners will demand<br \/>\never-increasing usage of BIM as a precondition, ushering in a new era of<br \/>\naccuracy, quality and sophistication for the building industry.\u201d&#160;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.typepad.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b017ee837ab59970d-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AV_BenOwner2\" border=\"0\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b017ee837ab59970d\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.typepad.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b017ee837ab59970d-800wi\" title=\"AV_BenOwner2\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on the report, please go <a href=\"http:\/\/images.autodesk.com\/adsk\/files\/mhc_business_value_of_bim_in_north_america_2007-2012_smr.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the First Time,<br \/>\nMore Contractors are using BIM than Architects<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/bim-adoption-expands-from-17-in-2007-to-over-70-in-2012-according-to-new-mcgraw-hill-construction-report-189185591.html\">McGraw<br \/>\nHill<\/a> just published results of its new <em>SmartMarket Report: The Business<br \/>\nValue of BIM in North<\/em> <em>America.<\/em> &#160;The report presented highlights<br \/>\nof its new research showing the rapid advance of Building Information Modeling<br \/>\n(BIM) usage by architects,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-fold"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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