Barry McAuley, PhD Post-Doctoral Researcher 086 014 4853 bmcauley@cita.ie www.bicp.ie
Irish BIM Community Engagement 2017 Background The BICP team surveyed a community of BIM managers in Q1 2017. A total of 90 professionals with a particular responsibility for BIM in Ireland were targeted in the study, 47 responses were received. This short report details the key findings of the study. What projects are you currently deploying BIM tools and processes on in Ireland? A good variety of projects were identified by the respondents. This included schools, student accommodation, fit out projects, commercial development, hospitals, third level, data centres, social housing, primary care centres, hotels, social housing, primary care centers, pharmaceutical and food manufacturing facilities. A total 40 BIM projects were reported by the respondents signifying that BIM projects are becoming more mainstream in Ireland in 2017. A full listing of the projects is included at the end of this report.
Only 25% of the sample reported that they had sought or secured grant funding. Funding has primarily been secured through Enterprise Ireland’s BIM Enable and BIM Implement initiatives. Other sources included Enterprise Ireland Innovation Vouchers and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) call. A number of respondents stated they were unaware of available funding or found some of the criteria required for funding difficult to execute. Has your company sought or secured BIM certification in recent years? The majority of respondents reported that they had not sought or secured any BIM certification in recent years (Figure 2).
Has your company sought or secured any grant funding for deploying BIM within your business? The majority of respondents reported that they had not sought or secured any grant funding for BIM (See Figure 1).
Figure 2 – BIM Certification
Only one fifth of the respondents reported that their company had attained BIM Level 2 certification. The most popular certification bodies chosen included BSI, BRE and Lloyds.
Figure 1 – Grant support for BIM
1|Page