Benefícios do BIM para projetos e limitações de uso em empresas de Engenharia, Arquitetura e Construção em Minas Gerais

Abstract

The present study aims to clarify the benefits that the BIM (Building Information Modeling) concept can offer to projects in relation to the traditional method of elaboration, characterized by the use of the CAD (Computer Aided Design) tool, as well as to identify difficulties, barriers or restrictions to the implementation of BIM. It starts from the premise that BIM has been an important work tool due to the benefits that its use can provide, applied in several countries, which has gained strength for application in Brazil. Therefore, knowing and publicizing its benefits can be promising and a great incentive to accelerate its application in Engineering, Architecture and Construction (EAC) companies. For this purpose, exploratory research, analysis and information processing were used. The procedures carried out allowed identifying significant advantages of using the BIM concept in projects. According to the EAC companies consulted, collaboration between multiple disciplines and the elimination of conflicts in projects corresponded to 85.7% of occurrences. Other benefits pointed out were the increase in quality, the increase in productivity and efficiency, as well as the anticipated and accurate 3D visualization of the project, which corresponded to 77.1%, 74.3% and 71.4%, respectively. Additionally, limitations to the implementation of BIM were related to the need for investment and training (71.4%), as well as due to the unavailability of professionals trained in BIM (65.7%). The results consolidate the need to encourage the use of such technological concept, in order to accelerate its application, awaken interest and reduce obstacles to its implementation.