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Writer's pictureAnkit Singhai

Building Information Modeling and the Changing Landscape of Construction Industry

Updated: Jan 25, 2022

The global competitive environment is also changing at a very fast pace, and companies must be aware that competition will intensify. The building and construction industry needs to move quickly from unintegrated document-driven processes and systems to data-driven processes and systems due to the life cycle of digital assets. Technologies such as BIM (Building Information Modeling), robotics, augmented reality, drones and IoT will change the industry.


Owners are increasingly demanding that their contractors be responsible not only for the construction of the facility, but also for the operation and maintenance of the facility after construction. Ultimately, they urge construction companies to contract for the lifespan results of the asset, not the finished asset.


To be able to build for the future, construction companies need to anticipate future market requirements and change business processes and possible solutions. Here's how to get started: The first step is to manage your business and ensure that you have accurate, real-time information about your project's performance. Of course, this isn't as easy as it sounds, and you may need to move your processes and business systems to a more integrated solution.


Once that foundation is in place, companies can rapidly transform to support new business models such as offsite manufacturing and service management. This foundation also allows companies to incorporate the latest digital asset lifecycle technologies into business processes such as BIM and IoT, as mentioned above. Digital transformation is sweeping the globe. All industries in every country are deploying an increasing array of digital tools and integrated processes to increase productivity and certainty, reduce risk and more effectively engage all stakeholders in their value networks.



The design and construction industry is no exception. For several decades, companies have been adopting a variety of solutions to improve project outcomes, and a rapidly growing number of these are designed specifically for use by the industry. Over the past decade, the BIM adoption has significantly increased and is continuously accelerating. The strong pattern of adoption is an encouraging sign that BIM is taking hold throughout the industry. The large players in the construction industry are leading the way in implementing innovative practices and smaller ones are taking advantage of their learning and adopting aggressively to improve their performance. Everyone is a winner as they benefit from improved productivity, achieve better quality and increased schedule certainty etc. when using BIM.


Business Benefits of BIM:

  • Increased profitability on projects

  • Increased number of successful projects

  • Improved stakeholder Engagement

  • Increased Bid Efficiency and Win Rate

  • Improved client satisfaction

  • Improved design quality

  • Increased recognition as an Industry Leader

  • Attract and Retain Top Talent

  • Improved workload capacity

Quality Benefits of BIM:

  • Improved ability to manage complex projects

  • Reduce errors in design

  • Reduced number of Constructability Issues on Project Sites

  • Reduced Rework during constriction

  • Improved overall quality of work

  • Improved handover experience

  • Reduced Defects at the time of Handover

Cost Benefits of BIM:

  • Improved cost control

  • Improved project forecast accuracy

  • Improved subcontractor qualification

  • Reduced nonrecoverable costs

Schedule Benefits of BIM:

  • Improved Schedule Control

  • Improved resource planning

  • Optimized Schedule duration

  • Improved predictability and forecast of schedule

Health, Safety and Environmental Benefits of BIM:

  • Exceed Performance requirements

  • Increased product expectancy and resiliency

  • Reduced carbon footprint

  • Improved team collaboration

  • Reduced number of man-hours on site

  • Safer construction sites

  • Improved safety awareness

  • Reduced Incident frequency

  • Safer environment due to reduced environmental impact

  • Reduced insurance premiums

We help you take advantage of Building Information Modeling and utilize its benefits on your next project. Detail Design Group (DDG Global) is a fully integrated VDC / BIM Outsourcing & Management Services Firm founded by a group of highly motivated individuals with vast experience in the construction industry. Our expertise in the virtual world is defined by decades of our hard work in the field.


Building is our passion and is engrained in our DNA. We strive to change the status quo of BIM / VDC outsourcing services industry by utilizing our on-the-field experience to create an impact in the virtual world of design, modeling and construction.


We ask questions to help us serve you better. We model to build it right the first time.


With offices in the USA and India, we leverage time zone differences to offer our services 24x7, adding value to our client workflows from the get-go, and are committed to helping our clients take advantage of the innovations in construction technology and processes in a swift and cost-effective manner.


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