Dive summary:

• Building information modeling – BIM – has rapidly become a mainstream tool in design and construction, according to new research data compiled by McGraw-Hill Construction.
• The report shows that the portion of AEC companies that use BIM has gone from 17% in 2007 to 71% this year.
• All the companies asked said that BIM had helped business by making documentation more accurate, reducing rework, shortening projects and, most important, raising profits.

From the release:

At a national meeting today of the BIMForum in Tacoma Wash., McGraw-Hill Construction presented highlights of its new research showing the rapid advance of Building Information Modeling (BIM) usage by architects, engineers, contractors and owners in North America. ...