openBIM Business Value
Background: The Strategic Project Business Value Capture, creating a platform to capture business value and objectively show the benefits of openBIM, was proposed by buildingSMART International in 2024. In 2025, three buildingSMART chapters (Brazil, Portugal, and USA) plus an independent consultancy (Strategic Building Innovation) pledged funding and support to underwrite a portion of the strategic project by developing a framework of prioritized metrics to capture openBIM Business Value (accomplished via survey and workshops last month) and to populate that framework with measured results (the subject of this month’s survey).
Results will be published toward the end of this summer in a brief written report and PowerPoint slides appropriate for presentation of findings to professional audiences.
Objective: Demonstrate the real value openBIM brings to design, construction, and operation of built assets. Support business decisions for openBIM adoption.
Project Process:
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Develop and deploy a openBIM business value metrics framework
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[Current Step] ☞ Collect evidence from projects and/or organizations (including sponsoring chapters and the bSI Strategic Advisory Council)
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Analyze information; draw conclusions
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Illustrate successful processes through case study examples
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Report quantified benefits
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Establish a database for continuing collection and analysis of openBIM value
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Publish a brief written report documenting proven openBIM value
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Provide PowerPoint slides useful to industry professionals as a presentation resource
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In-Depth Metrics: By default, information will be aggregated and anonymized to prevent linking individual metrics to specific contributors. Participants will also have an opportunity to volunteer for online interviews and reveal more about their processes, accomplishments, and observations. At the contributor's option, these can be published as case studies in the final report and presentation materials. This survey will take 10 to 20 minutes to complete, depending upon how much information you share. Please be sure to fill in your contact information so we can notify you when results are available, and optionally contact you if you volunteer for an interview.