First and foremost:
..."BIM is great, but it's not for everybody"...
The reason is simple; different circumstances require different procedures. I will not go too deep in the discussion, but from the report published by McGraw Hill Construction in 2009 called The Business Value of BIM:Getting Building Information Modeling to the Bottom Line; the numbers show the following:
- Contractors see the highest Return on Investment (ROI) in BIM with 71% reporting positive results, followed by
- Owners, 70% reporting with positive results
- Architects, 58% reporting with positive results, and
- Engineers, 48% reporting with positive results.
*see sources below*
As a firm, do you have the resources for:- hardware and BIM software
- BIM training
- marketing/advertising your BIM capabilities
- upgrades (depending on the project)
The diagram shows an immediate dip in productivity as users get familiar with the new software and collaboration process. However, productivity should level out with time, depending on the firm's progress to implement and understand BIM.
Your ROI depends on how long it takes your firm to adopt BIM practices and at what cost.
A (cost of hardware and software), B (Monthly labor cost), C (training time in months), D (% of productivity loss during training), E (% of productivity gain after training).
This would summarize my findings on adopting BIM and VDC practices.
I think that this is a good start for anybody to understand what the pros and cons are. Also, I would just start out by trying BIM software and see how users adjust to it. Depending on those results, I would suggest whether BIM is right for you.
More Information and Sources used:
Your ROI depends on how long it takes your firm to adopt BIM practices and at what cost.
A (cost of hardware and software), B (Monthly labor cost), C (training time in months), D (% of productivity loss during training), E (% of productivity gain after training).
This would summarize my findings on adopting BIM and VDC practices.
I think that this is a good start for anybody to understand what the pros and cons are. Also, I would just start out by trying BIM software and see how users adjust to it. Depending on those results, I would suggest whether BIM is right for you.
More Information and Sources used:
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