ABSTRACT

BIM (Building Information Modeling) is a new paradigm, which changes the way facilities are designed, built and managed. It is now recognized that implementing BIM in AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) projects implies both organizational and technological challenges. The benefits of BIM are also well described in scientific and professional literature, in public and private BIM guidelines published by governments and owners, as well as in the marketing campaigns of software editors. However, implementing BIM internally in organizations or in AEC projects’ teams remains a strategic investment. The value of BIM investments (i.e. Return on Investment) is not well defined nowadays, especially when it comes to projects’ organizations, i.e. sharing of costs vs. sharing of benefits among the design/construction/facility management chain. The article proposes a project-level and structured method, enabling to assess the BIM ROI among project partners and projects’ workflows implementing BIM (BIM uses). This method is then deployed on real construction projects and results are discussed.