The seventh annual BIM survey from the NBS, the construction specification organisation, allows respondents to comment on the introduction of the Government’s 2016 BIM mandate, while no closing date is stated.
Nearly one year on from the UK Government’s 2016 mandate for collaborative 3D BIM on all centrally-funded projects, the NBS is gathering views on BIM adoption and how the BIM mandate has affected projects. It will use this information to inform the industry and to help improve the tools and information it provides to support BIM project work.
The survey is aimed at UK construction professionals (including architects, engineers, surveyors and contractors), manufacturers and policy makers.
Findings from the 2016 survey include:
BIM adoption – a majority were now aware of and using BIM on at least some of their projects (54%), 42% said they were just aware of BIM, and 4% were neither aware nor using
Skills and abilities – almost half of respondents described themselves as being ‘very’ or ‘quite’ confident of their BIM knowledge and skills, leaving a majority who are not
Use of standards – 65% of respondents believed that BIM is not yet sufficiently standardised. 22% neither agreed nor disagreed and 13% disagreed with the statement
Creating designs – 80% of respondents produced 2D models, and 70% 3D. 74% said that they have adopted collaborative techniques and this collaboration extended to sharing models
Types of projects – people were generally more likely to use BIM in public sector projects but there was evidence of significant BIM adoption in private housing, private offices and private leisure
Attitudes towards BIM – people continued to be largely positive with three quarters seeing it as the future of project information
BIM and Government policy – 77% of respondents said they were aware of levels of BIM maturity
The BIM advantages – 63% believed BIM will help bring about a 33% reduction in the initial cost of construction and whole life cost of built assets.
