Recently, a study was released by NBS
– a resource for the UK construction industry – highlighting the “alarming
lack of awareness of BIM across the construction industry.”
According to an overview of the study by Building
Design, 43 percent of
respondents were either unaware of building information modeling or had
never used it. That’s a large group of people – almost half- who aren’t
using a tool that the industry touts as the future. Granted the results
may be different if U.S. designers were surveyed.
RD+B
magazine recently reported on the trends in the BIM
software market, which exposed
BIM as less of a software and more of a process.
Jay Moore, business development director for Ameri-Cad was quoted in the
article: “We moved from pencil to mouse in the
‘80s. This is a new paradigm shift – a new solution that will
further elevate the knowledge from CAD, create better drawings, greater
accuracy and build a more sustainable structure with fewer
resources.”
If you utilize BIM tools, you may be interested in the American
Institute of Architects’ BIM Awards program. Five categories are
available: BIM Excellence; Delivery Process Innovation;
Outstanding Sustainable Design; Academic Program / Curriculum
Development; and, Exemplary use of BIM in a Small Firm. Deadline is
Jan. 10, 2011. Visit AIA’s
website to enter the awards program.