Myth #4: BIM’s just for the ‘big’ – big companies, big buildings, big (government) projects
Bleeding edge ‘case studies’ and ‘exemplar projects’ focussed on the big and impressive, but this should not be taken to mean that these are the only kinds of projects that can benefit from a BIM approach. Indeed, smaller companies potentially have most to gain from the efficiencies and collaboration brought about by BIM. The fact is that all organisations typically incur the same kinds of financial costs (though on differing scales) in delivering projects.
Though governments are increasingly encouraging or even mandating the use of BIM on their projects, taken by the benefits and efficiencies that can be realised, such an approach is not restricted to large, public-sector projects. Indeed, private sector clients are increasingly seizing the opportunities across a range of projects – both large and small, of varying levels of complexity.
The truth? Big or small, complex or simple, government or public sector – all projects and participants stand to benefit from a BIM approach.
