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Interoperability in the Construction Industry SmartMarket Report

Publication Date: 24-OCT-07

Pages: 36

Format: PDF

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Interoperability in the Construction Industry SmartMarket Report is a 36-page printed report (available as hard copy or PDF) that reviews the results of research conducted by McGraw-Hill Construction Analytics during late-Spring 2007.

The goal of the study, which was sponsored by nine industry associations including AIA, ICC, AGC, CURT, COAA, CMAA, CSI, SMPS, and buildingSMART Alliance, was to assess the interoperability of software applications and platforms serving the building community based on responses from a representative sample of 295 architects, engineers, contractors and owners. The study aimed to:

Identify the types of software used most often by build team members
Evaluate usage of building information model software; andQuantify the costs and issues associated with the ability of construction project software to effectively share data or "interoperate" among applications.
Determine usage of automated code compliance checking

McGraw-Hill Construction conducted targeted market research to obtain new information on interoperability in the commercial construction sector. The result is never-before seen intelligence, including the following:

Contents
Page 2 - Introduction

Norbert W. Young, President, McGraw-Hill Construction
Stephen A. Jones, Senior Director, Business Development, McGraw-Hill Construction
Harvey M. Bernstein, Vice President, Industry Analytics & Alliances, McGraw-Hill Construction

Page 4 - What is Interoperability?

Definitions of Interoperability
Definitions of Building Information Modeling (BIM)
BIM and Interoperability
Graph - Factors Influencing the Use of BIM

Costs Associated with Non-Interoperability

Graph - Total AEC/O Costs of Non-Interoperability
Graph - Drivers of Non-Interoperability Costs

Benefits of Interoperability - Data Sharing

Graph - Total AEC/O Frequency of Data Sharing

Page 6 - Current Construction Industry Environment

Productivity

Graph - Constant $ of Contracts/Workhours of Hourly Workers (Sources: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Impact of Interoperability on Productivity

Graph - Global Construction Output (2006)

Key Construction Industry Players: Architects, Engineers, Contractors, Owners, Building Product Manufacturers
Project Lifecycle

Graphs: Early Decision Making Improves Ability to Control Costs

Standards

IFC - Industry Foundation Classes
XML - Extensible Markup Language
Interoperability Standards

Construction Industry Groups (Associations): American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), buildingSMART Alliance, 3XPT, Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Construction Owners Association of America (COAA), Construction Management Association of America (CMAA), International Code Council (ICC), Construction Industry Institute (CII), Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), and Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate (OSCRE)
Markku Allison, Resource Architect, American Institute of Architects

Page 10 - Interoperability Market Summary

Interoperability and Data Sharing

Graph - Factors Impacting Data Sharing

Software Choices

Graph - Software Types Used Most Frequently

Costs of Non-Interoperability

Graph - Drivers of Non-Interoperability Costs

Potential of BIM

Graph - Factors Impacting Data Sharing by BIM Experts

BIM Tipping Point

Graph - BIM Demand by Firm

Page 12 - Demand for Interoperability - Data Sharing

Introduction

Graph - Frequency of Data Sharing: Total Respondents
Graph - Factors Impacting Data Sharing: Total Respondents

Data Sharing by Architects

Graph - Frequency of Data Sharing - Architects
Graph - Factors Impacting Data Sharing - Architects

Data Sharing by Engineers

Graph - Frequency of Data Sharing - Engineers
Graph - Factors Impacting Data Sharing - Engineers

Data Sharing by Contractors

Graph - Frequency of Data Sharing - Contractors
Graph - Factors Impacting Data Sharing - Contractors

Data Sharing by Owners

Graph - Frequency of Data Sharing - Owners
Graph - Factors Impacting Data Sharing - Owners

Page 14 - Demand for Interoperability - Software Usage

AEC/O Industry Software Use

Graph - Software Types Most Used - All Respondents

Architect Software Choices

Graph - Architect Software Use

Engineer Software Choices

Graph - Engineer Software Use

Contractor Software Choices

Graph - Contractor Software Use

Owner Software Choices

Graph - Owner Software Use

Page 16 - Demand for Interoperability - Cost of Non-Interoperability

Introduction

Graph - Cost of Non-Interoperability: All Respondents
Graph - Impact of Non-Interoperability on Scheduling

Architect Cost of Non-Interoperability

Graph - Cost of Non-Interoperability - Architects
Graph - Architect Non-Interoperability Scheduling Impact

Engineer Cost of Non-Interoperability

Graph - Cost of Non-Interoperability - Engineers
Graph - Engineer Non-Interoperability Scheduling Impact

Contractor Cost of Non-Interoperability

Graph - Cost of Non-Interoperability - Contractors
Graph - Contractors Non-Interoperability Scheduling Impact

Owner Cost of Non-Interoperability

Graph - Cost of Non-Interoperability - Owners
Graph - Owner Non-Interoperability Scheduling Impact

Page 18 - Driver of Interoperability - BIM Usage

Driver of Interoperability

Graph - BIM Demand by Firms

Architects and BIM

Graph - Architect BIM Tipping Point

Engineers and BIM

Graph - Engineer BIM Tipping Point

Contractors and BIM

Graph - Contractor BIM Tipping Point

Owners and BIM

Graph - Owner BIM Tipping Point

BIM Usage and Obstacles to Acceptance

Firms Using BIM by Respondent

Graph- Firms Using BIM Software by Respondents - Total Respondents
Graph- Firms Using BIM Software by Respondents - Architects
Graph- Firms Using BIM Software by Respondents - Engineers
Graph- Firms Using BIM Software by Respondents - Contractors
Graph- Firms Using BIM Software by Respondents - Owners

Obstacles Affecting Delayed Use of BIM

Graph- Obstacles Delaying BIM Acceptance

Sophistication with BIM by Sharing Segment

Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Sharing Segment - High Sharing
Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Sharing Segment - Medium Sharing
Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Sharing Segment - Low Sharing

Sophistication with BIM by Respondent

Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Respondent - Total Respondents
Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Respondent - Architects
Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Respondent - Engineers
Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Respondent - Contractors
Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Respondent - Owners

Sophistication with BIM by Length in Occupation

Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Length in Occupation - Total Respondents
Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Length in Occupation - 1 to 5 Years
Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Length in Occupation - 6 to 10 Years
Graph- Sophistication with BIM by Length in Occupation - More than 10 years

Page 22 - Driver of Interoperability - Automated Code Checking

Code Checking

Graph - Interest and Usage of Automated Code Compliance Checking by Sharing Segment
Graph - Time Spent on Code Checking by Sharing Segment - Total Respondents
Graph - Time Spent on Code Checking by Sharing Segment - Low Sharing
Graph - Time Spent on Code Checking by Sharing Segment - Medium Sharing
Graph - Time Spent on Code Checking by Sharing Segment - High Sharing
Graph - Interest and Usage of Automated Code Compliance Checking by Respondent
Graph - Time Spent on Code Checking - Total