OVERVIEW

COBIE

7.01 OVERVIEW

Version 3 of the COBie standard incorporates 61 different changes and updates grouped into the following four categories.

Ease of Use

  • More concise documentation
  • Removal of data tables rarely used
  • Renaming of data fields and headers to better understand their purpose
  • Resorting of headers to better group them
  • New “Title Block” section to have all pertinent deliverable information in one place

Modernization

  • Removal of personally identifiable information data fields
  • Replacing “Floor” data table with “Level” data table to accommodate infrastructure projects
  • Support for JSON format for machine-to-machine exchanges

Capabilities

  • Adding new “PartOf“ data field on asset data tables to better understand relationships
  • Adding data fields that accommodate classifying and geo-locating projects better
  • Adding a new “SpaceType” data table to better organize spaces

Workflow

  • Adding data tables to better document the activities of a facility (especially useful for handover between owners)
  • New “Package”, “Event”, and “Risk” data tables to go along with the existing “Job” data table

National BIM Standard-United States® (NBIMS-US™) Version 4

The NBIMS-US™ v4 is a consensus-based national-level standard focused on defining standard approaches and guidelines to defining requirements, planning BIM adoption, and exchanging information between project team members. MORE