Information management in the construction industry was accelerated with the introduction of BIM mandates around the globe. The long promise was that users could check their deliverables automatically and it would be easy. Yet, a decade or so later, we are stuck with information requirements written in Excel or, in some cases, stored in databases … Read more
First of all – I am a big advocate for the use of COBie on construction projects (even if it’s not required by the client). Secondly, the question we’re asking is wrong! Let me explain why. Intro: There are many articles written about COBie and I don’t want to dwell on it too much, so … Read more
In my previous article, we discussed if COBie should be delivered in the STEP Physical File format or a spreadsheet format. In this article, we will look into the checking process that occurs on a number of projects, where multiple Information Managers act as the BIM Police. Before jumping into the article, I would like to … Read more
In the previous two articles, we discussed if COBie should be delivered in STEP Physical File format or a spreadsheet format. Then we discussed the role of the “BIM Police” and tried to quantify the existing checking process which ended up looking something like this: Before we jump into the solution to this odd problem let’s get some … Read more
Have you ever considered COBie accreditation? If you did you must have been left in limbo. What is it, where is it and how can you take the exam? These are simple questions that should have a straightforward answer, yet buildingSMART managed to make them overly complex (at least for the COBie Foundation). Let’s start … Read more
The boring part The COBie saga began over 15 years ago with the first publication of COBie 1.0, which quickly progressed into COBie 2.26 and finally matured into what we know as COBie 2.4. If you are delivering COBie on your projects it is most likely COBie 2.4 version, if not, you may want to … Read more
So I’ve been trying to understand IFC for a while and the further I go it seems like a never ending rabbit hole. As part of the information management process, understanding the terms like IFC, MVD or IDS is quite important especially when we talk about structured information exchange. IFC – Industry Foundation Classes Let’s … Read more