Growth through BIM - Institution of Civil Engineers

2Scale and shape of the market,UK and worldwide:2.1. BIM economic effects spread over not just the construction industryas defined in ONS statistics but across the Built Environment, definedhere as Property, Construction and Facilities Management (ref 1).Construction is defined statistically as that value which passes throughthe books of contractors,Three sectors form the built environmentabout 6.7% of GDP currently,but much higherin the recent past (ref 2).PropertyThis capital spend is abouthalf of all UK annual fixedcapital formation but becauseof their long life,built environment assetsrepresent 75% of nationalfixed assets.FacilitiesManagementDesignandManagementConstructionRoyal Sussex County Hospitalfor Laing O’Rourke:Structure and envelopefrom the modelG r o w t h t h r o u g h B I M13