W3.1._Norbert Eze _Who's using BIM or Who is not using BIM

W3.1._Norbert Eze _Who's using BIM or Who is not using BIM

By norberteze on November 30, 2012

I.      PROBLEM RECOGNITION, DEFINITION AND EVALUATION

Who’s using BIM and who is not using BIM, and where are they getting the real business value? These are the two questions hear all the time. Like any innovation trying to gain traction, its actual business benefits are what will make it successful. And their impact on users’ bottom line is what will drive adoption. There are enough people now using BIM that answer these questions.

II.    DEVELOPMENT OF FEASIBILITY ALTERNATIVES

The feasible alternatives:

·         Who’s using BIM

·         Who is not using BIM

III.   DEVELOPMENT OF OUTCOMES FOR EACH ALTERNATIVE

By surveying thousands of AEC participants in North America from the full spectrum of roles and disciplines SmartMarket learned that:

IV.  SELECTION OF A CRITERION (OR CRITERIA)

Even as the design and construction industry confronts a down economy, most BIM users are seeing positive payback from their use of the technology, according to McGraw-Hill Construction research. Users gain bankable benefits that enhance productivity, improve their ability to integrate teams and give them an edge on the competition. The value from BIM grows as users gain experience, offering them an opportunity to reap greater returns even during an economic recession.

See table below for growth of in BIM use.

V.    ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF THE ALTERNATIVES

Based on survey of thousands of AEC participants in North America from the full spectrum of roles and disciplines SmartMarket learned that the analysis and comparison of the alternatives are shown below in snapshot below:

The benefit and business value of BIM in today’s design is over overwhelming

VI.  SELECTION OF PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE

BIM creates efficiencies. Users realize some of the greatest value of BIM through its potential to cut down on rework, such as rekeying information into models or making changes in the field. As users become more proficient, the opportunities to improve productivity are more pronounced. The value of using BIM is potentially increasing intangible and intangible. Who’s using BIM should be encouraged.

VII. PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND POST-EVALUATION OF RESULT

Through the statistically market survey will enhance the performance monitoring and post-evaluation of result.

References:

1. McGraw-Hill Construction. (2009). SmartMarket…Report Design & Construction Intelligence. The Business Value of BIM…Getting Building Information Modeling to the Bottom Line, (pg 4-6).

Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books/about/BIM_handbook.html?id=IioygN0nYzMC&redir_esc=y

2. Purdue OWL APA style. (2011). APA formatting and style guide, pg (10). Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/19

3. Sullivan, W. G., Wicks, E.M., & Koelling, C.P. (2012). Engineering economy, (15th ed.)  (Chapter 1) (pp. 29)