Chair: Ralph Kreider
Planning Committee Liaison: Johnny Fortune

Description

The primary focus of this Workgroup (WG) is to identify appropriate BIM Use Definitions and Development Methodology for inclusion in the NBIMS. This includes gathering BIM Uses from existing versions of NBIMS as well as potentially other sources. Each BIM Use should be discussed by the WG and evaluated for any necessary revisions to align with current industry practices. The WG should also engage in sound scholarly research and user interviews or surveys to identify additional BIM Uses that are candidates for inclusion. Additionally, the WG should include a standardized Development Methodology to BIM Uses (such as the approach included NBIMS v3) to provide flexibility of creating custom project-specific BIM Uses that still align with a National Standard. The end state should be one where project stakeholders can pick from a well-developed list of BIM Uses to require them on a project or require a defined process for developing a custom BIM Use. While the BIM Use Definitions are not intended to describe means and methods, all necessary components of the BIM Use should be identified (i.e., prerequisites, input, output, etc.).

Collaboration

This WG is one of several WGs that are focused on topical areas within the NBIMS. All WGs should coordinate any overlapping topics with the leadership of the related WG and the Planning Committee (PLC). Topics outside of the WGs focus area that are discovered during WG activities should be brought to the attention of the PLC for consideration. Additionally, all BIM Uses suggested by other WG must be considered to properly align the various portions of NBIMS. The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities but rather a starting point.

Scope

Coming soon.

Overall Schedule

Coming soon.

Deliverable

Coming soon.

Proposed Required Resources

The WG will meet on a monthly basis at a minimum to make progress toward developing the BIM Use Definitions for NBIMS. These meetings will be virtual meetings unless there are events with multiple WG members attending to allow for face-to-face meetings, e.g., NIBS conference. The content development will require time from a graphic designer and resources to host content online.

Chair: Dianne Davis
Planning Committee Liaison: John Messner

Description

The BIM Project Execution Planning Guide (BEP Guide) and corresponding templates included in NBIMS were initially developed in October 2009. The BEP Guide outlines a structured approach for a project team to develop a BEP through a collaborative process leveraging a consistent template for BEP content. In 2012, Version 2.1 of the BEP Guide and Templates were released, and they are incorporated into the NBIMS-US.

While the BEP Guide and Template have been instrumental in driving consistency in the planning process, many large owners and project teams have been improving upon the initial versions of the BEP Guide and Template. There is a need to collect, evaluate, and compile core revisions to the documents that leverage the best content revisions through a structured evaluation.

The goal of this WG is to develop a comprehensive BEP Guide and Templates that can be used as a standard deliverable, with structured extensions or customizations by owners and other project team members if needed.

Collaboration

This WG is one of several WGs that are focused on topical areas within the NBIMS. All WGs should coordinate any overlapping topics with the leadership of the related WG and the Planning Committee (PLC). Topics outside of the WGs focus area that are discovered during WG activities should be brought to the attention of the PLC for consideration. Additionally, the BEP procedure managed within this WG will need to be aligned with other WG content related to BEP within various portions of NBIMS. The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities but rather a starting point.

Scope

To meet the goal, the WG will focus on:

1. Collecting and developing a content analysis of BEP template examples from a variety of owners and other project team members;
2. Developing a revised BEP Guide and Template that incorporates core improvements; and
3. Developing a BEP information exchange that captures the content for a standard BEP within a digital exchange to enable team members to build and easily transfer information regarding BEPs.

Overall Schedule

Coming Soon.

Deliverables

• BIM Project Execution Planning Guide online document
• BIM Project Execution Planning Template in digital format
• BIM Project Execution Planning Information Exchange Definition

Proposed Required Resources

The WG will meet on a monthly basis at a minimum to make progress toward developing the BEP resources for NBIMS 2020/2021. These meetings will be virtual meetings unless there are events with multiple WG members attending to allow for face-to-face meetings, e.g., NIBS conference. The development of an updated BEP Guide and templates will require time from a subject matter expert and research into the current BEP best practices, BEP template content analysis, and BEP information exchange definition. The content development will require time from a graphic designer and resources to host content online.

Chair: Connor Christian
Planning Committee Liaison: Carrie Sturts Dossick

Description

The primary focus of this Workgroup (WG) is to define the scope and content for minimum core BIM implementation on a project. This candidate module is intended as a standard to define the minimum requirements for a BIM-enabled project that refers to other comprehensive modules such as Industry Foundation Classes, COBie, BIM Use Definitions, BIM Execution Planning and Modeling Requirements.

Motivation

This module will support industry implementation of BIM through the definition of minimum requirements. The NBIMS content, such as IFC, often focuses on comprehensive definitions without guidelines or requirements as to how to implement these definitions and standards. The Minimum core BIM requirements module would reference these other standards and provide a guide for minimum viable application of these for a BIM-enabled project.

Collaboration

This WG is one of several WGs that are focused on topical areas within the NBIMS. All WGs should coordinate any overlapping topics with the leadership of the related WG and the Planning Committee (PLC). Topics outside of the WGs focus area that are discovered during WG activities should be brought to the attention of the PLC for consideration. As other modules of the standard are revised, this minimum core BIM module must be reviewed for agreement and compliance with referenced modules. The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities but rather a starting point.

Scope

This candidate module focuses on the project requirements for minimum BIM scope that defines the basic BIM requirements. To this end, the Workgroup with the support of subject matter experts will review existing standards (national, international, state, local) that define BIM project requirements and develop an interim report to support the development of this minimum BIM requirements language. Where possible, this candidate module will refer to other NBIMS modules (e.g. BIM Uses, Modeling Requirements such as LOD and M3, BIM Execution Planning, COBie, and IFC). This Workgroup will then develop the candidate module language for ballot.

Overall Schedule with Milestones

Deliverable

The end state will be a well-developed minimum core BIM candidate module that define the requirements for a minimal viable BIM-enabled project. The candidate module will be balloted for review, comment and approval of the NBIMS-US Project Committee.

Proposed Required Resources

This module is new content for the standard and arguably the heart of the NBIMS. We recommend a kick-off face-to-face meeting for the Workgroup to launch the effort, with monthly virtual meetings subsequently. We also recommend NIBS enlist subject matter experts to conduct research on the best practices already developed in the market place (interim report 1] and draft NBIMS standard language for this candidate module for review and revision by the WG volunteer members. We understand that generally NIBS staff cannot support all the online meetings.

Co-Chairs: Brian Haines & TJ Meehan
Planning Committee Liaison: John Messner

Description

The mission of the NIBS Digital Technology Council (formerly known as the BIM Council) Construction-to-Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) Workgroup (CWG) is to exercise stewardship of the Construction-to-Operations Information Exchange Model View Definition (MVD) and data schema. The Workgroup fulfills this mission in three ways:

• Ongoing technical development of COBie to meet AECOO industry needs;
• Supporting the process of incorporating successive versions of COBie in the National BIM Standard – United States® (NBIMS-US™);
• Promoting the adoption and implementation of COBie by the building industry

The CWG will develop and maintain an annual operational plan which outlines the activities and specific projects to be pursued within the next year to include quarterly milestones with deliverables along with any resources required to achieve the CWG goals.

Members

Standard Resources

• COBie 2.4 MVD (Technical Specifications)
• COBieLite (Technical Specifications)
• Change Logs

Additional Resources

• Introduction to Cobie
• Information Exchanges Means and Methods

Chair: Aaron Costin
Planning Committee Liaison: Andy Smith

Description

The focus of this Workgroup (WG) is to:

1. Define an information exchange framework to standardize the capture of business requirements, data structure and software implementation for BIM use cases
2. Participate with the other NBIMS-US workgroups to provide guidance for the development of information exchanges
3. Research other industry initiatives for information exchanges to leverage existing capabilities in an effort not to create competing exchanges

Definitions

Information Exchange (IE) – is the act of transferring structured data from one machine, the sender, to another machine, the receiver.

Structured data – are facts organized and recorded in a scheme that is interpretable and consumable by a machine.

Motivation

The business need for an information exchange standard is critical to the success of the US-NBIMS. Without information exchanges the rhetoric of the possibilities of building information modeling (BIM) is only academic. For the value of BIM to be recognized information exchanges must be executable within the project delivery contractual process. Information exchanges must be implementable by machines, well documented, trust-worthy, and add business value.

Collaboration

This Workgroup is a consultant to all other US-NBIMS Workgroups in that this Group will not initiate the need for an information exchange but will assist with executing the idea. This Workgroup should be an advisor as to the technical possibility and practicality of a successful information exchange.

Audience

The work product of this Workgroup will provide guidance and instruction for software developer to implement the information exchange.

Scope

Coming soon.

Overall Schedule with Milestones

Deliverable

The deliverable from this Workgroup will be:

1. A method for defining an "information exchanges" (IE) that is based on "structured data" that will enable the US-NBIMS.
2. Procedures and policies for submitting for comment, the inclusion of edits and amendments, and consensus agreement for an information exchange definition.
3. A Work Group of diverse industry knowledgeable professionals to motivate and create activity to create information standards to enable the US-NBIMS.

Proposed Required Resources

The WG will meet on a monthly basis at a minimum to make progress toward developing the BIM Use Definitions for NBIMS. These meetings will be virtual meetings unless there are events with multiple WG members attending to allow for face-to-face meetings, e.g., NIBS conference. The content development will require time from a graphic designer and resources to host content online.

Chair: Yuqing Hu
Planning Committee Liaison: John Messner

Description

The mission of the NIBS Digital Technology Council (formerly known as the BIM Council) Product Data Requirements Workgroup (WG) is to define the desired product performance and sustainability data elements, the schema for product-specific attributes extending the Construction-to-Operations Information Exchange Model View Definition (MVD), and data schema into performance and sustainability data required for product selection, commissioning, maintenance, and operations.

Collaboration

This WG is one of several WGs that are focused on topical areas within the NBIMS. All WGs should coordinate any overlapping topics with the leadership of the related WG and the Planning Committee (PLC). Topics outside of the WGs focus area that is discovered during WG activities should be brought to the attention of the PLC for consideration. Additionally, the BIM product data schema, template, and MVD generated by this WG must be considered to properly align the various portions of NBIMS.

Scope

The Workgroup fulfills this mission in multiple ways:

• Development of product-specific data tables to meet owner needs for product selection, commissioning, maintenance, and operations.
• Promote the adoption and implementation of standard data tables by product manufacturers, product vendors, designers, constructors, owners, and software firms supporting the building industry.
• Support the process of incorporating product data tables into the National BIM Standard – United States® (NBIMS-US™) and coordinating with the standards of buildingSMART International.
• Supporting research validating the benefits of using the standard data and schema.

Overall Schedule

TBD

Deliverables

The WG will develop and maintain an annual operational plan which outlines the activities and specific projects to be pursued within the next year including periodic milestones with deliverables along with any resources required to achieve the WG goals. Some specific deliverables will include:

• BIM product data schema
• Product MVD for product selection, commissioning, maintenance, and operations.
• An integrated product dataset (TBD)

Proposed Required Resources

The WG is dependent upon the voluntary efforts of its members to develop product-specific data tables, especially for products that do not have a well-established history of requirements. Industry participation is especially important because of the increasing data requirements to support sustainable product selection and total cost of ownership requirements. The WG will meet on a monthly basis at a minimum to make progress toward developing the BPD resources for NBIMS 2022/2023. These meetings will be virtual meetings unless there are events with multiple WG members attending to allow for face-to-face meetings, e.g., the NIBS conference. The development of a BPD will require time from a subject matter expert and research into the current BPD database, existing BPD template, and MVD. The content development will require time from a graphic designer and resources to host content online.