Survey 3: BIM: An Education Need?
Dean (2007) carried out a research study to examine if BIM should be taught as a subject to the construction management students. He conducted two questionnaire surveys targeted at general contractors and ASC construction management programs in the Southeast. Based on the gathered data, he concluded in general that construction management programs should teach BIM to their students. The main reasons behind this conclusion were:
• Approximately 70% of the industry participants indicated that they are either using of considering to use BIM in their companies. This trend indicates that the BIM utilization in the construction industry is going to increase.
• Approximately 75% of the survey participants consider employment candidates with BIM skills to have an advantage over candidates who lack BIM knowledge.