Mechanical, HVAC Subcontractors Enthusiastic but Challenged Adopters of BIM

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By Jenn Goodmann, Construction Dive

While mechanical contractors are sophisticated users of BIM software, their ability to fully leverage modeling technology is hampered by the need for training and skilled manpower among other issues, a new study has found.

“All of our BIM research over the last 12 years has consistently shown that mechanical and HVAC contractors have been very enthusiastic adopters of BIM and are very aggressive at increasing their implementation level once they get started with it,” said Steve Jones, senior director of industry insights at Dodge Data & Analytics, which led the study entitled “The Business Value of BIM for Mechanical and HVAC Construction.”

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