Case Study: AECOM achieves reduced project time and cost with PlanGrid Build

AECOM reduces project time and cost with BIM 360 family of products

AECOM, a global engineering and infrastructure firm operating in over 150 countries, faced rising project delivery time and cost due to inefficient field coordination and large, unwieldy design models. Teams relied on Navisworks, mailed hard drives, spreadsheets, and manual photo reports, which slowed clash detection, increased rework, and hindered real‑time collaboration.

Autodesk implemented BIM 360 Glue, Field, and BIM 360 Design with pilots, a deployment specialist, and communities of practice to drive adoption without disrupting workflows. The rollout cut designer/contractor time by 30%, reduced file‑sharing time by 70%, coordinated $350M in pre‑install work in under eight months, and grew to over 2,000 BIM 360 users; BIM 360 Design further reduced design time by 18%, slashed model open times by up to two hours, added ~850 users in ten months, connected 135 offices, and drove rework down to under 1%.

AECOM

Russ Dalton

BIM Director