BIM Adoption and Integrated Digital Workflows in Major Firms (2000–2020)

1. Revit 1.0 introduces parametric building modeling

   Apr 5, 2000Labels: Revit, Parametric modeling

   • Revit Wiki

2. “Building Information Modeling” gains common industry usage

   Jan 1, 2002Labels: Autodesk white, Jerry Laiserin

   • BIM Wiki

3. Autodesk acquires Revit Technology Corporation

   Apr 1, 2002Labels: Autodesk, Revit Technology

   • Autodesk IR
   • SEC 10 K

4. GSA launches National 3D-4D-BIM Program

   Jan 1, 2003Labels: GSA, National 3D-4D-BIM

   • GSA

5. buildingSMART emerges as a standards-focused industry body

   Jan 1, 2005Labels: buildingSMART, IAI

   • buildingSMART Wiki

6. NIST quantifies high cost of poor interoperability

   Sep 1, 2005Labels: NIST

   • NIST

7. IPD guidance links BIM to new collaboration methods

   Jan 1, 2007Labels: AIA, Integrated Project

   • AIA IPD Guide

8. COBie formalizes BIM-to-operations handover data

   Aug 1, 2007Labels: COBie, US Army

   • ERDC CERL

9. ConsensusDocs 301 adds a BIM contract addendum model

   Jun 1, 2008Labels: ConsensusDocs 301

   • ConsensusDocs

10. AIA E202-2008 sets BIM protocol expectations in contracts

    Sep 26, 2008Labels: AIA E202-2008

    • Architosh

11. Contractors’ BIM use rises sharply by 2012

    Nov 28, 2012Labels: Contractors, McGraw-Hill

    • ENR

12. IFC4 becomes an ISO standard for open BIM exchange

    Sep 21, 2013Labels: IFC4, ISO 16739

    • buildingSMART IFC
    • GoGeomatics

13. UK Level 2 BIM requirement takes effect

    Apr 4, 2016Labels: UK BIM, UK government

    • BDC
    • UK Parliament

14. ISO 19650-1 standardizes BIM information management concepts

    Dec 1, 2018Labels: ISO 19650-1

    • ISO

15. By 2020, BIM matures into integrated delivery workflows

    Jan 1, 2020Labels: Integrated delivery, Major firms

    • ISO
    • buildingSMART IFC