{"id":337,"date":"2019-10-03T23:09:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T23:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukbimframework.org\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2024-01-02T23:31:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T23:31:41","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ukbimframework.org\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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UK BIM Framework \u2013 Frequently asked questions <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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These questions and answers have been written to help individuals and organisations in the UK to better understand the migration from BIM Level 2 to the UK BIM framework based on international standards BS EN ISO 19650 Parts 1 and 2.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The UK petitioned the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) regarding development of an ISO BIM standard series based on the existing and emerging UK BIM methodology, with a view to assisting our industry in both domestic and international markets. In doing so, we undertook to withdraw the parallel 1192 PAS and standards upon publication of the relevant parts of the ISO standards. Having petitioned for the ISO standard so that we can preserve much of the UK\u2019s BIM methodology, it\u2019s crucial that we now commit to its adoption to gain benefit from the effort invested in the promotion of the UK standard.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The old 1192 standards have served the UK well but a switch to ISO is important as the withdrawn standards will not be supported or revised, and this will, over time, increase project risk as the international standards become the market norm. These new standards are a natural evolution, but it\u2019s a change that reflects many of the developments in digital construction in recent years and resolves many of the issues identified in the 1192 series. Additionally, with projects increasingly seeing delivery teams consisting of organisations from different countries, and differing ways of working, the ISO will help these teams to adopt a simplified and common approach to managing information. A unified international approach will create immediate efficiencies for clients with international supply chains.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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ISO 19650-1 and 2 are an evolution of the UK\u2019s standards for Information management using building information modelling as per BS 1192:2007+A2:2016 and PAS 1192-2:2013. The principles generally remain as per these standards. One of the most immediately recognisable changes however is that the notation of \u201cBIM level 2\u201d is not used in the ISO 19650 series.<\/p>

Up until now, BIM Level 2 has been used extensively in UK procurement and other industry documentation, and an appropriate \u201cdescriptor\u201d for the overall concepts and principles is still required. BSI, CDBB and UK BIM Alliance have proposed the \u201cUK BIM Framework\u201d to replace the \u201cBIM Level 2\u201d notation.<\/p>

When using the \u201cUK BIM Framework\u201d it is essential to specify information management and modelling requirements and proposals for a project on an appointment by appointment basis, and not just reference the \u201cUK BIM Framework\u201d. This was a practice which developed with BIM Level 2 which was not acceptable. The labelling of maturity is discouraged when implementing the UK BIM Framework.<\/p>

The ISO 19650 series is being developed to cater for a broader spectrum of information management \u201cmaturity\u201d (referenced in BS EN ISO 19650:1 as \u201cmaturity stages\u201d). The UK BIM Framework therefore is using the framework of the ISO 19650 series for managing information, within the context of the UK using the portfolio of related standards and guidance available and under development (now referred to as the UK BIM Package). It will provide the basis for supporting the next steps in developing digital built Britain and the National Digital Twin.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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In developing the initial documents for the first two parts of the ISO 19650 series, a great deal of effort was spent by the authors to ensure that all the key clauses of the source documents (specifically BS 1192:2007+A2:2016 and PAS 1192-2:2013) were carried across. As a consequence, the first two parts of ISO 19650 contain all the same principles and high-level requirements as the original BIM Level 2 documents. However, specific UK content is contained within the UK National Annex. The ISO documents do look different, with a structure which is designed to make understanding and implementation easier. There are some key changes in terminology and language, necessary to accommodate an international audience, but also to address issues which gave rise to difficulty or ambiguity in the past. The key transitional highlights can be summarised as:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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