BIM Use by Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry in Educational Facility Projects
Table 6
Relationship between the role of the respondent and the average percentage of educational facility projects in which they have used the specific BIM applications in the previous five years by the project phase.
Building phase
Types of BIM applications used in projects (average % of projects)
Architects NA = 22 (45.8%)
Site engineers NSE = 3 (6.3%)
Structural engineers NSTE = 9 (18.7%)
MEP engineers NMEPE = 5 (10.4%)
Contractors NC = 9 (18.7%)
Design phase
Automation of documentation
64%
75%
71%
67%
61%
3D visualization
69%
92%
66%
51%
67%
Space planning and validation
44%
33%
34%
67%
15%
Automated checking of code compliance
6%
20%
3%
0%
3%
Clash detection and collision assessment
49%
75%
54%
50%
68%
Structural analysis
44%
93%
69%
50%
39%
MEP analysis
35%
77%
46%
60%
54%
Sustainability analysis (LEED)
29%
39%
32%
44%
18%
Construction phase
Geographic information systems (GIS) and site-specific analysis
20%
17%
0%
33%
7%
4D scheduling and simulation of construction activities
