Crate & Barrel Uses Building Information Modeling to Cut Costs, Project Times

Short of palatable options, U.S. retailer Crate & Barrel made a strategic decision in 2002 to adopt Building Information Modeling (BIM). The Illinois-headquartered firm hasn’t looked back. The organization, which doesn’t use prototype designs, currently has 22 BIM projects under its belt. Current projects take 40 per cent less time and cost 50 per cent less than pre-BIM projects. “BIM is allowing us to build through a challenging [economic] period.”