A BIM Use to examine and evaluate a built environment asset’s design to assess its functionality, and compliance with various criteria and requirements.

The entity that is contracted for and provides information concerning works, goods, or services.

The entity that holds the contract and receives information concerning works, goods, or services.

An agreed instruction for the provision of information concerning works, goods or services.

A plan that explains how the information management aspects of an appointment will be carried out by the delivery team.

A single unit of data that in a certain context is considered indivisible.

A BIM Use to develop a design using BIM authoring software with 3D and attribute information for a built environment asset leveraging an object library of parametric elements.

A BIM Use to generate the design of non-permanent elements in a model necessary to construct a project.

Data and/or model information to be provided to a party in connection with a BIM Use.

A plan that explains how the information management aspects of a project will be carried out by the project team.

A process that a team or party uses to develop a BEP.

A digital representation of a single asset element including geometries and associated attributes.

A graphical representation of a Building Information Management (BIM) process for a project.

The purpose for applying BIM. BIM Use includes name, definition, and related terms.

A specific methodology and outcome achieved when applying a BIM Use on a project(s) or within an organization(s). A BIM Uses Case includes a BIM Use name, followed by the method, followed by the outcome.

A graphical representation of a Building Information Management (BIM) process for a specific BIM Use.

Functions of controlling the acquisition, analysis, retention, retrieval, and distribution of built environment asset information all within an information processing system

A shared digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a built environment asset.

Generating and using a shared digital representation of a built environment asset to facilitate design, construction, and operation processes to form a reliable basis for decisions.

A BIM Use to collect current information about the built environment to include in a model.

An agreed source of information for any given project or asset, for collecting, managing and disseminating each information container through a managed process.

A BIM Use to capture and document project and asset information for the purpose of communicating the work performed, progress made, and compliance with requirements at project completion.

The individual instances of the products and equipment defined in the Type data table.

An information exchange specification for the life-cycle capture and delivery of information needed by facility managers.

A BIM Use to verify the overall design layout and spatial arrangement of systems by applying construction means and methods and additional spatial constraints (such as code requirements, maintenance access and clearances) to validate the constructability of the project.

A single field of digital information.

A line of related data in a table.

Table of digital information.

The data in a data field.

Part of the lifecycle, during which an asset is conceived, designed, constructed, and commissioned.

The collection of entities who are contracted or appointed for works, goods, or services.

The entity that is contracted for and provides information concerning works, goods, or services.

A major component, assembly, or construction entity part which, in itself or in combination with others, fulfills a predominating function of a construction entity.

A BIM Use to capture and monitor key project aspects and scope such as area, spatial, functional, asset, deliverable, code, end user, organizational, and other stakeholder requirements using a data-centric approach.

Link to information outside the data set, with direct relevance to the specific information.

A physical structure(s) or installation(s), including related site works, serving one or more main purposes.

A system of models consisting of linked but distinct components derived from multiple data sources that do not lose their identity or integrity.

The vertical levels of a facility or, in the case of infrastructure projects, the geographic areas such as the site surrounding a facility/structure, a rail or highway corridor, etc.

A BIM Use to extract project, site, and asset quantity information from model(s) to support the development of project and/or lifecycle cost estimates.

A BIM Use to generate the manufacturing and/or construction details in a model necessary to fabricate elements of a project.

A 128-bit text string in hexadecimal format used to represent identification of a digital element.

A document that provides guidance to the use of the standard module.

An XML schema for IFC Step files based on STEP XML transformation rules.

An ISO standard (ISO 16739-1:2018) digital description of the built asset industry.

Reinterpretable representation of data in a formalized manner suitable for communication, interpretation, or processing.

A specification or method to define how close the geometric asset and spatial information is to an actual or planned requirement.

A specification or method to define the extent and granularity of the required geometric asset and spatial information.

Act of satisfying an information requirement or part thereof through storing, accessing, transferring, and archiving information.

Concepts and principles used across the built environment sector to support the management and production of information during the life cycle of built assets.

A specification for what, when, how and for whom information is to be produced.

A BIM Use to establish and mark features of work on a construction project using real-time positioning supported by model data.

The lead entity that is contracted for and provides information concerning works, goods, or services.

A specification defining the reliable geometric information used to represent model elements.

A BIM Use to track asset performance and ensure proper maintenance to improve longevity and optimize functionality.

A BIM Use to allocate, organize, and optimize the use of the physical space of a built environment asset.

Data that defines and describes other data.

A portion of the model(s) representing a component, assembly, or construction entity (part) which, in itself or in combination with other parts, fulfills a predominating function of a construction entity.

The party responsible for creating or updating any given model element.

A subset of the overall IFC schema used to describe a data exchange for a specific use or workflow. The COBie standard is considered a Model View Definition (MVD) of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC).

A BIM Use to assess and evaluate the performance of a built environment asset to ensure it operates efficiently, effectively, and with performance standards.

Common characteristics shared by multiple object occurrences.

The entity that holds the contract and receives information concerning works, goods, or services.

A written document that details the ideas, concepts, and criteria required by the appointing party, and the requirements upon which works, goods, and services are based.

A sequence or flow of activities in an organization with the objective of carrying out work.

A BIM Use to generate documentation to communicate design intent and construction details which may include plans, elevations, sections, renderings, data schedules, 3D diagrams, or specifications.

A collaborative plan that explains how the information management aspects of the project delivery process will be carried out by the delivery team.

Desired and measurable outcomes to achieve project success that add value to the project.

A discrete point in time associated with a project outcome.

Owner [Appointing Party] and all delivery teams.

A set of processes that involve Quality Planning, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control as applied to the management of information.

A BIM Use to validate the design intent and constructability of the project based on meeting project requirements and stakeholder expectations, and regulatory compliance (such as validating design quality, 3D model quality, and data quality).

A BIM Use to represent and communicate the timing and/or sequencing of construction activities graphically using a model.

Use a model to graphically represent and communicate the timing and/or sequencing of construction activities.