buildingSMART Standards

buildingSMART standards are developed internationally and cover data about facilities and projects, standard names for objects and properties and standard processes

The role of standards

The role of standards is to allow professionals to focus on the quality of their work, rather than on the means of communicating and checking.

Overview of buildingSMART standards

buildingSMART standards cover process, data and terminology.

buildingSMART UKI Sustainability Data for Design and Decision Tools for Low Impact Buildings.

This standard presents how IFC can be used to transmit sustainability data about whole buildings, systems, products and materials. It is the result of collbaorative discussions between some of the 14 TSB funded "Design and decision Tools for Low Impact Buildings".

COBie UK 2012 standards launched

buildingSMART standards including COBie are central to the UK Government BIM initiative. A documentation and learnign package is now available

Package of material defining COBie UK 2012

Defintions and example sof COBie-UK-2012