This standard identifies various BIM Uses project teams may leverage to implement BIM on a project along with example methods and outcomes to achieve the BIM Use. BIM Uses provide consistent terminology for the purposes of applying BIM. When implementing a BIM Use, ensure that the specific method and outcomes are also identified. The combination of a BIM Use, a specific method, and a specific outcome is a BIM Use Case. The BIM Uses were gathered from version 3 of NBIMS-US and other industry sources, then compiled through a consensus process as described below. In the end, the BIM Use Definition Workgroup identified sixteen (16) BIM Uses with attributes that can be used to develop project BIM requirements, processes, and BIM deliverables.

While the list of BIM Uses outlined in this document is meant to capture the most adopted BIM Uses within the built environment, the BIM Use Definition Workgroup fully recognizes that additional BIM Uses exist. However, the Workgroup felt those BIM Uses had not yet matured to a level of adoption and standardization to merit inclusion into the primary list of BIM Uses. The Workgroup’s aim is to develop a list of BIM Uses that apply across all construction sectors; market sector-specific BIM Uses were omitted, regardless of the level of maturity within that market sector. In the future, other BIM Uses may be balloted for inclusion in the primary list as the technology and process around BIM mature.