More than half of those in the industry believe benefits of using BIM are more hype than substance

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More than half of those in the industry believe that the benefits of using BIM are more hype than substance at the current time, according to a poll of more than 150 Building readers.

Of those who expressed a preference, 55% said the benefits of BIM were over-hyped, while the remainder said the benefits were real and substantial.

While those survey respondents with actual experience using BIM were more favourable to the technology, 45% still said the benefits were over-hyped.

The survey found that more than half of respondents have experience of using BIM.

 

Read the BIM survey in full