Reference Documents for Use in BIM Use Definition

BIM USE DEFINITION STANDARD

4 REFERENCE DOUCMENTS FOR USE IN BIM USE DEFINITION

The content developed within the BIM Use Definitions is an extension of the BIM Project Execution Planning Guide at CIC (2022).

The following documents are referenced throughout the development of the BIM Use Definitions ballot:

BIM Execution Plan Standard, Version 3, U.S. National BIM Standard, 2015 (NIBS 2015).
Computer Integrated Construction Research Program. BIM Project Execution Planning Guide—Version 2.1. University Park, PA, USA: The Pennsylvania State University, 2011. https://bim.psu.edu/
ISO 19650-2, Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) — Information management using building information modelling — Part 2: Delivery phase of the assets
ISO 29481-1:2016, Building information models — Information delivery manual — Part 1: Methodology and format
ISO 29481-3:2022, Building information models — Information delivery manual — Part 3: Data schema
Ralph Kreider and John Messner (2013). The Uses of Building Information Modeling, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, available at bim.psu.edu https://bim.psu.edu/
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (November 12, 2020). Digital Delivery Directive 2025 Final Strategic Plan, Harrisburg, PA. https://www.penndot.pa.gov/ProjectAndPrograms/3D2025/Documents/Final%20Strategic%20Plan%20V1.0.pdf
Ralph Kreider (2013). An Ontology on the Uses of Building Information Modeling. PhD Dissertation, The Pennsylvania State University, University Part, PA.
“Project Structure – Tetralogy of BIM.” National BIM Standard — United States, 2013. https://www.nationalbimstandard.org/nbims-us-v3/tetralogy-of-bim
Sacks, R., Eastman, C., Lee, G., & Teicholz, P. (2018). BIM handbook: A guide to building information modeling for owners, designers, engineers, contractors, and facility managers. John Wiley & Sons.

These reference documents may also be used as resources for developing additional BIM Uses.

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