Contractors have heard a lot of lofty claims about building information modeling in recent years: millions of dollars in savings, months of schedule gains and greater quality control. Now, as the technology gains broader acceptance in the contracting world, many of those promises are turning out to be real payoffs.
As savvy users track their returns on investment from using BIM, the emerging results are eye-opening. Many companies have found ways to shave schedules and save dollars. A November McGraw-Hill Construction survey of AGC BIM Forum members found that among BIM users actively tracking returns on investment, one-third report a return on investment of more than 100%.
In light of such results, the technology is gaining traction. According to an August McGraw-Hill Construction survey, 23% of contractors reported using BIM on at least 60% of their projects during 2008. In 2009, 38% expect to use it at that level, making contractors the fastest-growing user segment in the BIM world.
“Three years ago, contractors were seen as a minor player in the BIM arena,” says John Tocci, CEO of Woburn, Mass.-based Tocci Building Corp., an AGC of Massachusetts member and chairman of the AGC BIM Forum. “Now we see that they are gaining some of the biggest benefits from it.”
As savvy users track their returns on investment from using BIM, the emerging results are eye-opening. Many companies have found ways to shave schedules and save dollars. A November McGraw-Hill Construction survey of AGC BIM Forum members found that among BIM users actively tracking returns on investment, one-third report a return on investment of more than 100%.
In light of such results, the technology is gaining traction. According to an August McGraw-Hill Construction survey, 23% of contractors reported using BIM on at least 60% of their projects during 2008. In 2009, 38% expect to use it at that level, making contractors the fastest-growing user segment in the BIM world.
“Three years ago, contractors were seen as a minor player in the BIM arena,” says John Tocci, CEO of Woburn, Mass.-based Tocci Building Corp., an AGC of Massachusetts member and chairman of the AGC BIM Forum. “Now we see that they are gaining some of the biggest benefits from it.”
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