Glossary
- BIM Use
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A method of applying Building Information Modeling during a facility’s lifecycle to achieve one or more specific objectives.
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
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The act of creating an electronic model of a facility for the purpose of visualization, engineering analysis, conflict analysis, code criteria checking, cost engineering, as-built product, budgeting, and many other purposes.”[1]
- Characteristics
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An element used to define the Use of BIM including its purpose and objective,
facility element, facility phase, discipline and level of development. - discipline
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Disciplines are the practice areas and specialties of the actors (participants) that carry out the processes and procedures that occur during the life cycle of a construction entity.
Source: OCCS Development Committee Secretariat, “OmniClass: Table 33 - Disciplines.”
- Elaboration Characteristics
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The second level or tier of BIM Use definition including facility element, discipline, facility phase, and level of development.
- facility element
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An Element is a major component, Assembly, or “construction entity part which, in
itself or in combination with other parts, fulfills a predominating function of the construction entity”
(ISO 12006-2).[13][13] OCCS Development Committee Secretariat, “OmniClass Table 21 - Elements.”
- facility phase
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A phase is a period of time in the duration of a construction project identified by the
overall character of the construction processes which occur within it. [12][12] OCCS Development Committee Secretariat, “OmniClass Table 31 - Phases.”
- Goals
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Objectives used to define the potential value of BIM for a project and for project team
members. BIM Goals help to define how and why BIM will be used on a project or in an organization. - Level of Development (LoD) (The Use of BIM)
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The degree of granularity to which a model element is developed.
- objectives
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Specific results that when accomplished move the organization toward their BIM goals.
- process
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A generic name for the practice of performing BIM. This process can be planned or unplanned. The BIM Process may also be referred to as the BIM Execution Process or the BIM Project Execution Process. The BIM Project Execution Planning Process suggests diagramming the BIM process using process maps.
- project team
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Every participant contracted to work on a project. This may include the owner, designer,
contractor, and subcontractor. - purpose
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The specific objective to be achieved when applying Building Information Modeling
during a facility’s life. See section 2 for a description of each BIM Use Purpose - Vision
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A picture of what the BIM Implementation is striving to become.
