Jan 30 2012
Recently the United Kingdom government initiated a strategy for the requirement of building information modeling (BIM) on all projects within 5 years. Although a minimum project size was initially set, it is felt this was arbitrary and will likely be eliminated. The starting point for the UK’s implementation is Construction Operations Building information exchange (COBie) using a spreadsheet as a base from which everyone can work. They see BIM and COBie as significant parts of their carbon reduction strategy. COBie is open BIM standards based using the international standard ISO 16739 or IFC, which is at the heart of the buildingSMART alliance™ approach. COBie was recently added to the National BIM Standard-United Statess™. Find out more.
