BIM take-up growing at highest rate since 2014

By Debika Ray2018-05-11T06:01:00

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The use of BIM in the industry grew over the past 12 months, with take-up growing at its highest rate since 2014.

According to the latest survey by construction technical information provider NBS, nearly three-quarters of just over 800 people polled said that they were using BIM. In 2011, the year NBS first started collecting the data, the figure was just 13%.

Stephen Hamil, director of research and innovation at NBS, said: “No matter how you define BIM, adoption rates have steadily increased. This is a fantastic story and the UK industry is a leader in influencing global standards.”

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