BIM Use by Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry in Educational Facility Projects
Table 8
Relationship between respondent’s role and the BIM software they use in projects∗.
BIM software
Architects NA = 24 nA = 54
Site engineers NSE = 3 nSE = 7
Structural engineers NSTE = 10 nSTE = 33
MEP engineers NMEPE = 5 nMEPE = 19
Contractors NC = 9 nC = 41
Revit Architecture™
22 (91.7%)
3 (100%)
3 (30%)
3 (60%)
8 (88.9%)
Revit Structure™
6 (25%)
3 (100%)
9 (90%)
5 (100%)
6 (66.7%)
Revit MEP™
8 (33.3%)
1 (33.3%)
4 (40%)
5 (100%)
7 (77.8%)
Bentley™
1 (4.2%)
0 (0%)
1 (10%)
0 (0%)
1 (11.1%)
Bentley FM™
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
1 (10%)
0 (0%)
2 (22.2%)
ArchiCAD™
2 (8.3%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
2 (22.2%)
Digital Project™
1 (4.17%)
0 (0%)
1 (10%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Tekla Structure™
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
6 (60%)
0 (0%)
2 (22.2%)
Ecotect™
5 (20.8%)
0 (0%)
1 (10%)
1 (20%)
0 (0%)
VICO Construction™
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
3 (33.3%)
Navisworks™
6 (25%)
0 (0%)
6 (60%)
4 (80%)
8 (88.9%)
Other
3 (12.5%)
0 (0%)
1 (10%)
1 (20%)
2 (22.2%)
Note.∗Select all that apply. Percent (%) = number of selections divided by number of respondents for a specific discipline. Total N = 51 and total n = 154.
