BIM Use Survey s Report 22. September 2017 Final Prepared by YPFSC: Jomanah AlBtoush, Ahmed Stifi, Joseph Declan Nolan and Nguyen Nam Trung
Table of Contents 1. Introduction... 1 2. Methodology... 1 3. Timing... 1 4. Surveys Questions and Outcomes:... 1 4.1 In what country do you work?... 2 4.2 What is your age?... 3 4.3 Where are you working?... 3 4.4 Please advise about your engineering speciality?... 4 4.5 Do you use the BIM in your Work?... 4 4.6 Please advise regarding the type of projects?... 5 4.7 Please advise regarding the country where your project located in... 6 4.8 Please advise regarding the reasons for using BIM?... 6 4.9 Please advise regarding the BIM software type/ package/ level you are using?... 7 4.10 Please advise regarding the benefit of using BIM?... 8 4.11 Please advise regarding the challenges/ issues of using BIM?... 8 4.12 Please advise if BIM training and resources are available in your country to improve your capacity in this filed? If not please advise about your need.... 9
1. Introduction FIDIC Young Professionals Forum Steering Committee (YPFSC) and FIDIC Risk and Quality Committee (R&Q) have prepared a survey for the purpose of understanding the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Engineering Industry. This purpose of this report is to summarize the outcomes of this survey. 2. Methodology Short survey was prepared based multiple choices and open ended questions. The survey was published online through (Survey Monkey website) and was shared via FIDIC social media pages (Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter) worldwide. 3. Timing Survey was published on 8 th of August 2017 till 20 th of September 2017, this means one month period. 4. Surveys Questions and Outcomes: The below subsections summarize the survey s 12 questions. Each question was provided with a color code that also used in the related responses analysis: 1
4.1 In what country do you work? 85 responses from 32 countries were collected as per the below chart: Zambia UK UAE Turkey Switzerland Sudan Spain South Africa Serbia Saudi Arabia Romania Moldova Republic of Korea Qatar Peru Pakistan Nigeria New Zealand Jordan Japan Italy Iran India Germany Czech Republic China Canada Azerbaijan Austria Australia Argentina Antigua and Barbuda 0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% 14.00% 2
4.2 What is your age? Respondent s age distribution is as below: 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% 20 to less than 30 30 to less than 40 40 to less than 50 50 to less than 60 60 and more The majority of the population is young professionals (YPs) less than 40 years old (about 75%), this may be due to the below reasons: The survey was distributed via social media pages, the majority of the users are YPs BIM users are mainly YPs. 4.3 Where are you working? Respondants working areas are as below: 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% 3
The majority is working in engineering consultancy sector with about 70% then followed by 17% from Construction sector. 4.4 Please advise about your engineering speciality? Respondants engineering specialities are as below: Other Project Management Contracts Environmental Industrial IT Geotechnical & Material Telecommunication Wet Infrastructure (Water, Wastewater Roads, bridges & Transportation Electrical Mechanical Architectural Structural 0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00% The highest engineering specialities in term of represenation in this survey are: Project management with 21%, Structural with 13% Roads, bridges & transportation with 11% Wet Infructructure with 11% 4.5 Do you use the BIM in your Work? Respondants experince in using BIM are as below: 4
7% 44% 49% Yes No Don t know This means that the survey s population is somehow balanced in term of knowledge or not in BIM. 4.6 If your answer to the question 4.5 is Yes, please advise regarding the type of projects? Respondants experince in using BIM are in the followings types of projects: 9% Buildings 39% 52% Infrastructure Other 5
The majority of repondents work in buildings projects with 52%. 4.7 If your answer to question 4.5 above is Yes, please advise regarding the country where your project located in Respondants experince in using BIM are mainly in the followings countries: UK UAE Switzerland Sudan Spain South africa Serbia Saudi Arabia Pakistan România Qatar Nigeria New Zealand Moldova Italy Iran Germany Canada Azerbaijan Austria Australia Algeria 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 It seems there is an extensive use of BIM in Gulf countries, Canada and Germany. 4.8 If your answer to question 4.5 above is Yes, please advise regarding the reasons for using BIM? Summary for respondants answers regaring reasons for using BIM are below: 6
Other 13% Required by Governmental authorities guidelines and specifications 15% It is the common practice in the Market 16% Required by the private sector clients requirements 18% It is my Company standards 38% 38% of the respondents use BIM due to company standards followed by using due to Private sector requirements with 18% 4.9 Please advise regarding the BIM software type/ package/ level you are using? The below chart summarizes the respondents answers regarding the used BIM software s, the majority is using REVIT: 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 7
4.10 Please advise regarding the benefit of using BIM? Summary for respondants answers regaring the benefits of using BIM is presented below: OTHER ASSIST WITH CONSTRUCTION PLANNING USING AUGMENTED REALITY IN DESIGN VISUALISATION FOR CLIENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS CLASH DETECTION BETWEEN DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE DESIGN EFFICIENCY IN PLANNING, DESIGN OR DOCUMENTATION REDUCE PROJECTS RISKS PROVIDE COST SAVINGS STANDARDIZE PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION APPROACHES REDUCE CLAIMS AND DISPUTE DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE ENSURE DESIGN WORKS QUALITY AND RELIABILITY 2% 2.10% 7% 6.64% 3% 3.50% 10% 10.49% 12% 11.89% 9% 8.74% 13% 12.59% 7% 6.64% 8% 8.39% 13% 12.94% 16% 16.08% The majority of respondent s selected ensure design works quality and reliability as a main benefit of using BIM, in addition to add the below points: Time saving during design and construction Better linking construction and operation phases 4.11 Please advise regarding the challenges/ issues of using BIM? Summary for respondants answers regaring the challenges / issued of using BIM is presented below: 8
Time consuming 14% Increase contract value/cost 9% Other 3% Qualified and experienced staff 28% Need full coordination with all stakeholders 20% Advance cost software s 12% Accurate data base 14% The majority of respondent s selected Qualified and Experinced Staff as a main challenge of using BIM with 28% followed by Need full coordination with all stakeholders with 20%. 4.12 Please advise if BIM training and resources are available in your country to improve your capacity in this filed? If not please advise about your need. 9