Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 A quick web survey made for Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) by VTT (Technical Research Center of Finland) Questionnaire open January 2 nd 25 th, 2007 Distributed by Tekes email exploder for AECO industry Not a statistical sample, rather the upper quartile in technology adoption; companies interested in R&D 86 valid responses (= small sample) Several replies from one company combined Significantly incomplete replies removed Architects, engineers, facility managers, owners, contractors, material and component industry and others In analysis: designers = architects and engineers Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 1
Respondents by Domain Distribution of responses 35 32 30 25 24 20 15 14 10 5 3 5 5 3 0 n=86 Architects Engineers FM Owners Contractors Material and component industry Others Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 2
Basic ICT Tools ICT Tools 10 8 4 Office Site 2 14.5% 13.9% 13. Computer Email Internet connection Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 3
Use of ICT in Different Activities Use of ICT in Different Activities 10 8 42% 39% 41% 4 43% 6 6 78% 62% 10 60 99% 4 53% 49% 48% 4 39% 33% 4 40 59% 1 39% Manual 2 2 1 4 Accounting Invoicing Technical descriptions Technical calculations Bills of quatities Cost estimation Scheduling and planning Tendering Markkinointi Rental administration Facility management Other Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 4
Internet/Extranet Project Services Internet/Extranet Project Services All in total 36% 3 Others 2 38% No, and no need No, but should have Designers in total 1 41% Yes, less than 1 Yes, 10 Yes, over Engineers 41% 25% Architects 43% 43% 2 4 8 10 Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 5
Use of Design Techniques Use of Design Techniques Based on the Number of Organizations 10 9 8 7 5 4 Manual drafting 2D CAD (documents) Product models (BIM) 2 1 Architects Engineers Designers in total Others All in total Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 6
Comparison: Architects & BIM in USA All firms: ~1 of firms using 1 19 employees: ~8% firms using 20 49 employees: ~1 firms using Firm has aquired BIM Firm using BIM for billable work In Finland 93% of the architect firms responding to the questionnaire were using BIM in their projects! 50+ employees: ~ firms using Source: The Business of Architecture, American Institute of Architects 2006 Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 7
Volume of the Design Work Volume of the Design Work 10 9 8 33% 2 1 1 7 5 4 6 7 75% 7 75% Product models (BIM) 2D CAD (documents) Manual drafting 2 1 3% 3% 3% 16% 9% Architects Engineers Designers in total Others All in total Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 8
Use of Shared BIM Use of Shared Product Models (BIM) on Project Level All in total 2 13% 4 63% Others Designers in total Engineers 13% 16% 39% 11% 13% 52% 4 33% 2 9% 61% 71% No, and no need No, but should have Yes, less than 1 Yes, 10 Yes, over Architects 6 1 86% 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 9
Utilization of BIM Designers Other use Facility management Spatial management Marketing Logistics planning Procurements Tendering Schedule planning Cost estimations 13% 6% 25% 18% 23% 26% 28% 38% 36% 26% Utilization of BIM Designers 8% 2 5% 13% 1 5% 8% 8% 1 5% 1 8% External model as basis 63% Merging models 8 81% 6 Other 55% checking 76% Other checking 76% Quantity take off 5 46% Quantity take off 5 6 62% 46% 49% 49% 1 39% 40 59% 60 99% 10 No No need Quantity take off 2 1 5% 2 Other design or code checking 12% 48% 1 1 12% Clash detection 9% 12% 9% External model as basis 2 5 5% 5% 12% 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 10
Utilization of BIM Others Utilization of BIM Others Other use 8 Facility management 19% 11% 6 Spatial management 19% 59% Marketing 11% 25% 5 Logistics planning Procurements 19% 6 59% 1 39% Tendering 56% 40 59% 60 99% Schedule planning Cost estimations 12% 19% 48% 5 10 No need Quantity take off 32% 1 46% Other design or code checking 11% 25% 46% Clash detection 19% 56% External model as basis 11% 7 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 11
Development Trend Development Trend BIM Product models (BIM) 11% 8 Decreasing 2D CAD 2D CAD (documents) 32% 45% 16% Remaining Increasing No opinion Drafting Manual drafting 55% 42% 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 12
Motives for ICT Investments Designers Motives for ICT Investments Designers Not at all Only little Other motives 86% Moderately Much Desire to develop new products/business 2 2 28% Heavily No opinion Desire to be a technical forerunner 9% 39% 83% Desire to boost administrative work 39% 9% Desire to boost technical work 35% 5 96% Maintaining or improving competitiveness 11% 63% 96% Demands from employees 2 39% Demands from customers 33% 2 2 9% 2 4 8 10 Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 13
Motives for ICT Investments Others Motives for ICT Investments Others Not at all Only little Other motives 1 83% Moderately Much Desire to develop new products/business 1 6% 36% 36% 6% Heavily No opinion Desire to be a technical forerunner 8% 19% 8% 28% 31% 6% Desire to boost administrative work 33% 39% 6% 9 Desire to boost technical work 1 56% 8% 92% Maintaining or improving competitiveness 1 1 6 6% 9 Demands from employees 11% 28% 33% 6% Demands from customers 1 1 28% 28% 1 2 4 8 10 Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 14
ICT Use: Problems and Obstacles Problems in and Obstacles for Increased Use of ICT 75% 45% Designers Others All Continuous demand to upgrade Not compatible software High investment costs Increasing education requirements Preference for "the old way" of working Overabundance of information Difficulties in measuring benefits Managers do not have the time for ICT Reduced security General attitude Risk that ICT leads to inefficiency Other problems or obstacles Insufficient interest of the management Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 15
ICT Use: Advantages Advantages of the Increased Use of ICT 75% 45% Designers Others All Improved information management and communication Improved possibilities to share information Improved quality of the work Work done faster Faster access and utilization of information Possibility to develop new products or business Possibility of teleworking/telecommuting Improved financial control Easier to handle large amounts of data Greater flexibility for satisfying customer needs Makes the company more attractive when recruiting staff Possibility to reduce the staff Other benefits Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 16
Planned Areas to Increase Use of ICT Planned Areas to Increase the Use of ICT 9 75% 85% 45% Designers Others All Product models (BIM) Document management Project services on the Internet Project management Technical calculations New business models and activities Management of facility information Mobile equipment and wireless systems 2D CAD Accounting systems Cost estimation or cost control Virtual Reality Electronic trade / ecommerce via Internet Information search via Internet Others No plans to increase ICT Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 17
Planned Areas to Increase Use of ICT 9 9 75% 75% 45% 45% 85% Suunnittelijat Designers Muut Others Kaikki All BIM t s d Management of facility information New business models and activities Technical calculations Project management Internet based project services Document management Finnish ICT Barometer 2007 Copyright VTT 2007 18