The “Seven pillars of (BIM) wisdom”

In 2011 the report for the Government Construction Client Group defined Level 2 BIM as being:

“Managed 3D environment held in separate discipline “BIM” tools with attached data….”

However, as a consequence of ongoing development of the processes and tools available, and feedback from early adopter projects and other industry experience, the Government has recently refined its definition of Level 2 BIM as having the following seven components:

1. 

   PAS 1192-2:2013 is available to download for free from BSI

   PAS 1192-2:2013 Specification for information management for the capital/delivery phase of assets using buildinginformation modelling

2. PAS 1192-3:2014 Specification for information management for the operational phase of assets using building information modelling
3. BS 1192-4 Collaborative production of information. Part 4: Fulfilling employers information exchange requirements using COBie – Code of practice (due to be published Summer 2014)
4. Building Information Model (BIM) Protocol
5. GSL (Government Soft Landings)
6. Digital Plan of Work (in preparation)
7. Classification (in preparation)

1. PAS 1192-2:2013 builds on the processes described in BS 1192-2007, and introduces new concepts such as employer’s information requirements (EIR) – the employer’s expression what information they require from the project and the format it should be in, and BIM execution plans (BEP) – the supply chain’s response to the EIR showing how it will meet its requirements.

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