31% of Contractors Forecast Rising BIM Use this Year

With global Building Information Modeling (BIM) business growing 17% per year, nearly a third of constructors will ramp up increased use

Nov 2, 2015
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A 2015 survey of more than 2,000 construction professionals by construction-technology firm JBKnowledge found that 65% of the companies are using building information modeling (BIM) software.

New research by Equipment Today magazine confirms that, while 64% of contractors expect the amount their business interacts with BIM will stay the same over the coming 12 months, 31% are planning to ramp up to more BIM use.

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