BIM Maturity Index: Analysis and Comparison of Architecture Office’s BIM Performance in Porto Alegre

Abstract

This study evaluated the BIM Maturity Levels of architecture offices in Porto Alegre (Brazil) by adapting the method developed by Succar (2009). It was carried out by applying a questionary in face-to-face interviews and converting the qualitative data obtained into quantitative, ultimately generating the BIM Maturity Index: a percentage number that can be classified and compared. The preliminary results indicate a significant discrepancy in BIM competences between the case studies while reasserting challenges faced by them in a regional scope: the scarcity of external stakeholders appropriately inserted on the BIM process and the undersupplied BIM knowledge offered in academic courses.