Classifying AEC enterprises in the South Transdanubia region, Hungary

Abstract

This paper classifies the architecture, engineering, and construction enterprises in the South Transdanubia Region, Hungary, according to the size and function of the firms. It is a primary step for later investigation about the implementation of building information modeling in small and medium-sized enterprises within the region. It introduces digital construction in the sector, includes most construction firms based in the region, and systematically gathers data. It analyzes the data to introduce a new sorting method based on the local construction market, unlike the international classification, which leans on the global perspective.

Multidisciplinary Nature of the AEC Industry, and the Potential Distribution of AEC Firms

“…The Hungarian AEC sector consists of several multidiscipline subsectors, like: AEC manufacturing, construction, real estate activities, and architectural/engineering activities [13]. Observing the construction sector is the initial step for studying any business opportunity within the market, and this is one of the objectives of this research work to observe and analyze the current state of the Hungarian AEC industry, as part of a larger scheme program which has already initiated by classifying the AEC firms based on the size [14]; to study BIM implementation in the architectural/engineering firms at the regional level. Previous study shows that a room for developing and implementing BIM processes in the Hungarian AEC market does exist, since the majority of AEC companies have not yet fulfilled the requirements of industry 3.0 adoption [15].…”