Half of Construction Industry Now Using BIM, Says New McGraw-Hill Construction Report

Half of Construction Industry Now Using BIM, Says New McGraw-Hill Construction
Report

NEW YORK, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw-Hill Construction's latest
SmartMarket Report, "The Business Value of BIM: Getting Building Information
Modeling (BIM) to the Bottom Line," produced with Autodesk and 26 other
industry organizations, profiles adoption of BIM in North America and examines
the real business values that users are experiencing. Nearly half of
respondents (49%) report that they are using BIM tools -- a 75% increase over
the 28% BIM adoption rate measured in 2007. A follow-up to the authoritative
2008 BIM report, the 2009 Business Value of BIM Report was released today at
the Business of BIM Conference in San Francisco.

BIM offers a new way of creating and leveraging digital models for the design,
construction and operation of projects, and it is revolutionizing the way
firms communicate, solve problems and achieve better outcomes. BIM is
spreading quickly throughout the design and construction industry, and there
is a growing interest both in quantifying that growth and in defining the
business benefits of this new approach to project delivery. Based on research
with thousands of industry professionals, the 2009 Business Value of BIM
Report shows that:

-- Half of the industry is now using BIM or BIM-related tools -- 75% more
than in 2007.
-- The U.S. West Coast leads BIM adoption with a 56% rate, far ahead of
the
Northeast (38%). Canada closely resembles the North American average
at
48%.
-- Current BIM users of all skill levels expect to double their
application
of it on projects over the next two years.
-- 42% of BIM users consider themselves experts or advanced -- three
times
the amount in 2007.
-- Those with higher BIM-skill levels report over twice the ROI of
beginners.
-- Users who formally measure the benefits of BIM see greater ROI.

-- Experienced users are leveraging their BIM capabilities to win new
work
over their competitors, and rate this as among the greatest current
benefits of BIM.

"Those companies that are embracing BIM most aggressively are reaping real and
measurable business benefits for their firms -- increased productivity,
profitability and prestige," said Norbert W. Young, Jr., President,
McGraw-Hill Construction. "As with the entire portfolio of McGraw-Hill
Construction products and services, this report serves the industry's need for
reliable and timely information. We are pleased to be able to provide this
report with measurable statistics and meaningful analyses on the Business
Value of BIM to the construction community, and trust that it will further
enable experts and newcomers alike to grow their businesses."

"BIM leaders are quickly outdistancing their competition, and those who aren't
preparing for this inevitable industry-wide transformation are going to
struggle when the economy revitalizes," said Stephen Jones, Senior Director,
McGraw-Hill Construction, and one of the authors of the Business Value of BIM
Report. "More and more, owners are demanding the benefits of BIM on their
projects. This is our future."

"BIM remains a 'game changer,'" said Jay Bhatt, Senior Vice President,
Autodesk Architecture, Engineering and Construction Solutions. "We are
ecstatic that BIM adoption has increased so dramatically since last year. This
is a true indication that BIM is being adopted by owners, architects,
engineers and construction professionals throughout the industry. We expect
BIM to continue to grow more prominent in the coming months and years."

For a free download of the report, visit http://www.bim.construction.com.
Information on the Business of BIM Conference and other regional events in New
York (9/30), Texas (10/21-23), and Chicago (10/27) can be found at
http://construction.com/events/bimevents/.

The 2009 BIM Report is produced by McGraw-Hill Construction, with support from
Premier Corporate Sponsor Autodesk. Corporate Contributor Sponsors include
HOK, Mortenson Construction, Parsons Brinckerhoff, PCL Construction
Enterprises, Turner Construction Company, and The Weitz Company. Association
Premier Partners include the American Institute of Architects (AIA), American
Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Architecture Canada - Royal
Architectural Institute of Canada, ASFE, Associated General Contractors of
America (AGC), buildingSMART Alliance, Construction Users Roundtable (CURT),
Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), Mechanical Contractors Association
of America (MCAA), and Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors' National
Association (SMACNA). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the government
premier partner. Association Sponsors include the Construction Specifications
Institute (CSI), National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED),
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Society of Professional
Estimators (ASPE), Construction Owners Association of America (COAA), American
Subcontractors Association (ASA), Society for Marketing Professional Services
(SMPS), and the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).

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