NBS's National BIM Survey 2012 is NOW available for download

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NBS's National BIM Survey has been released and reveals the latest BIM adoption figures.

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The annual industry wide survey, carried out by NBS, provides the most comprehensive and accurate picture of UK BIM (Building Information Modelling) and its growing influence within the built environment industry.

NBS's National BIM Survey was completed in late 2011 by nearly 1,000 construction professionals representing a range of business sizes and disciplines from across the industry including architecture, engineering and surveying.
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Over 200 RIBA members took were among the participants, making sure the views of the membership came across.
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Highlights of the findings include:
/78% agree the BIM is the future of project information, though how that future will look is uncertain, with 4 out of five agreeing that the industry is not yet clear enough of what BIM actually is

Almost a third (31%) of construction professionals are now using BIM – up from 13% in 2010

Three quarters of those construction professionals currently aware of BIM predict they will be using it on some projects by the end of 2012, and almost 19 out of 20 people expect to be using it in five years' time

More than 80% agreed BIM increases the coordination of construction documents, with 65% of those using the technology saying BIM delivered cost efficiencies

The report also features several articles form leaders in BIM developments, including:

01 Cover/ Contents Front Page

02 Advert for NBL

03 Introduction

Richard Waterhouse. CEO, NBS and RIBA Enterprises

04 BIM and the UK Construction Strategy

David Philp. Head of BIM Implementation, UK Government Cabinet Office.

06 BIM from the point of view of a small practice

David Miller. Director and Principal Architect, David Miller Architects

08 BIM Survey: Summary of Findings

Adrian Malleson Research and Analysis Manager, NBS

16 What will BIM mean for design fees?

Stephen Hamil Director of Design and Innovation , NBS

18 BIM collaboration and engineering – many heads are better than one

Hannah George Associates – ICT and Security Norman Disney & Young
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