BIM execution plan based on BS EN ISO 19650‐1 and BS EN ISO 19650‐2 standards

Abstract

The major requirement of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is to effectively manage information gathered from different project stakeholders. A structured guideline requires for managing the process and information productively. The first global Building Information Modeling (BIM) standards, BS ISO 19650-1 and BS ISO 19650-2, are recently published for managing information over the whole life cycle of a built asset using BIM. The research objective of this study is to develop and implement a BIM execution plan (BEP) based on BS EN ISO 19650‐1 and BS EN ISO 19650‐2, and identify the benefits of using BS EN ISO 19650 standards in the BIM-based construction projects. The results of this study indicate that using ISO 19650 standards in the BIM projects allows stakeholders to (1) demonstrate a significant value proposition for purpose-driven, structured, verified and validated information models, (2) support data exchange in a collaborative information management system efficiently, and (3) minimize data over processing. This study makes a significant contribution to the AEC literature and industry by presenting the development and implementation process of a BIM Execution Plan based on BS EN ISO 19650‐1 and BS EN ISO 19650‐2 standards, and benefits of BS ISO 19650-based BIM projects. This study will promote the use of ISO 19650 standards in the BIM-based construction projects.