Research Article

BIM Use Assessment (BUA) Tool for Characterizing the Application Levels of BIM Uses for the Planning and Design of Construction Projects

Table 2

BIM levels—a general description for each level.

LevelGeneral description

1Traditional methods (2D model)
2Low use of BIM and little information in the model
3Medium use of BIM and sufficient information for BIM
4High use of BIM
5Full use of BIM; the best tools are utilized to realize all its applications