Impact of BIM on project performance

Abstract: Limited studies have compared BIM’s impacts on project performance via business types, working experience, and project locations. A survey was conducted and results found that (1) BIM helped with the early detection of design errors (R1), pre-construction RFIs (R2), and the number of repeat customers (R12), but negatively affected the other 9 indicators (R3~R11); (2) for R1/R2/R12, contractors, international projects, and staff (0~2 years) benefit the most; (3) for R3~R11, software vendors, non-US BIM projects, staff (0~1 and 2~5 years) benefit the most. This study contributed to presenting BIM’s positive and negative impacts on project performance in the construction industry.