Industry bodies agree single process for BIM data

Posted on 20 Jan 2017 by Jonny Williamson

Leading construction industry bodies, the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), and the Construction Products Association (CPA) have moved to address confusion over the process of standardising product information for use in Building Information Modelling (BIM).

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), and the Construction Products Association (CPA) have agreed on the respective roles of the ‘LEXiCON’ and ‘BIMHawk’ tools in developing standardised BIM product data parameters and structures. It’s hoped that the move will resolve the apparent confusion over whether the two…

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