Overview of the State-of-Practice of BIM in the AEC Industry in the United States

H. Nassereddine, M. B. Hatoum, A. S. Hanna

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Abstract

The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry has undergone a significant and radical transformation in its design and documentation process as it evolved from the days of the drafting board to today's Building Information Modeling (BIM) process. As BIM remains the center of this transformation, it is important to keep both practitioners and academicians updated on the current state-of-adoption of BIM in construction projects. Thus, this paper presents the results of a BIM survey conducted on 125 respondents representing 83 companies located in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Canada. The types of the targeted companies varied between Owner, Owner's Representative (OR), Architect/Engineer (A/E), General Contractor/Construction Management (GC/CM), Mechanical Contractor, Electrical Contractor, Sheet Metal Contractor, Plumbing Contractor, Fire Protection Contractor, Structural Steel Contractor, and Facility Manager. Findings of the paper elaborate on why companies are using and requiring BIM, why companies are not using and requiring BIM, and how BIM is being used by the different company types across the project lifecycle.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 39th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2022
Pages524-531
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9789526952420
StatePublished - 2022
Event39th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2022 - Bogota, Colombia
Duration: Jul 13 2022Jul 15 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction
Volume2022-July
ISSN (Electronic)2413-5844

Conference

Conference39th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction, ISARC 2022
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityBogota
Period7/13/227/15/22

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 International Association on Automation and Robotics in Construction.

Keywords

  • AEC Industry
  • BIM
  • Building Information Modeling
  • Construction 4.0
  • Construction Project Lifecyle
  • Construction Projects
  • Practices
  • Usage
  • Users

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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