NFB BIM Survey

The National Federation of Builders has commissioned this short survey to determine the extent to which the contracting sector is 'BIM-ready'. The use of 3D design and its use in programming, construction and even managing the building-in-use, are all elements of Building Information Modelling and Building Information Management. In the face of the government mandating the use of BIM on all major public projects by 2016, the NFB wants to understand the industry's appetite for, and capacity to, adopt BIM. This survey contains 6 questions on your business practices and 5 details about your business and should take you less than 5 minutes to complete. The results will be used to develop information, guidance and support that is appropriate to the sector as a whole. Your participation is sincerely appreciated. This project has received funding from CITB-ConstructionSkills Regional Growth Fund.

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* 1. When handling information, do you work with

	Hard (paper) copy and/or pdf files	Soft (electronic) copy
2D Drawing	2D Drawing Hard (paper) copy and/or pdf files	2D Drawing Soft (electronic) copy
3D Drawing	3D Drawing Hard (paper) copy and/or pdf files	3D Drawing Soft (electronic) copy
Costing	Costing Hard (paper) copy and/or pdf files	Costing Soft (electronic) copy
Programming	Programming Hard (paper) copy and/or pdf files	Programming Soft (electronic) copy
Other	Other Hard (paper) copy and/or pdf files	Other Soft (electronic) copy

Please tell us which software you use.

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* 2. How many projects has your business worked on that have utilised either 3D drawings, clash detection tools, schedule integration tools or other BIM features?

1-2

3-5

6-9

10 or more

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* 3. Is BIM perceived as a core competency within your business, now or in the future?

Yes

Please explain your answer

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* 4. Do you understand the levels of BIM and what this means in terms of your projects?

Vaguely familiar

Familiar with the levels of BIM

Understand the levels of BIM and have considered the implications for our projects

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* 5. Have members of your staff had (or are they about to have) any BIM training? You can tick more than one box.

No - we're waiting for BIM practices to standardise

Yes - we have (or will shortly) organise BIM training

Staff have (or will) attend some free events

No - Not planning to train

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Do you believe there will be any benefits to your business from the adoption of Building Information Modelling? Please explain your answer.

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* 7. How many full-time equivalent employees do you have?

6-10

11-20

21-50

51-100

101-250

>250

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* 8. What percentage of your work comes from the public sector? Please pick from the dropdown box.

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* 9. What type of contracting organisation are you?

	Type	Specialism
Please select	Please select Type menu	Please select Specialism menu

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* 10. What value of contract do you typically deliver (or have you delivered in the last 18 months)? You can tick more than one box.

£0 - £49,999

£50,000 - £124,999

£125,000 - £249,999

£250,000 - £499,999

£500,000 - £999,999

£1,000,000 - £2,499,999

£2,500,000 - £4,999,999

£5,000,000 - £9,999,999

£10,000,000 - £14,999,999

£15,000,000 - £19,999,999

£20,000,000 - £30,000,000

>£30 million

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* 11. Please supply your contact details. They will only be used to supply you with information relating to this BIM project.

Name:

Company:

Email Address:

Thanks indeed for your participation in this survey. If you have any queries, please email Dr Vicky Hutchinson at vicky.hutchinson@room4consulting.co.uk who is conducting this survey on behalf of the NFB.