Use of BIM Rises Dramatically

I stumbled across this article by Home Channel News a short while ago, which mentioned a presentation given today at BIMForum by McGraw-Hill Construction.  Among the details, as expanded in this report on CNBC:

• BIM usage has jumped from ~17% of the industry in 2007 to 71% in 2012
• For the first time, more contractors (74%) are using BIM than architects (70%)
• The percentage of "heavy users" of BIM workflows has spiked by 44% since 2009

Image courtesty BIMForum

This data backs up the trends we've been observing in the industry over the past few years—namely, that BIM represents a real and irreversible change to the AEC process, and that those exposed to the most liability (i.e. contractors) have possibly the most to gain out of this shift in technology.

For more from McGraw-Hill Construction on BIM, see their "BIM Special Section".