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Overview of BIM integration into the Construction Sector in

European Member States and European Union Acquis

C Panteli 1,2, K Polycarpou 1, F Z Morsink-Georgalli 1, L Stasiuliene 3, D Pupeikis 3, A

Jurelionis 3, P A Fokaides 1 3 *
1 School of Engineering, Frederick University, Cyprus
2 Cleopa GmbH, Hennigsdorf, Germany
3 Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

Email: [email protected]

Abstract. The amount of information involved in any construction project and the necessity of
control of time, cost and waste, has established Building Information Modelling (BIM) as an
integral part of construction sector towards achieving adequate communication of information
among various parties involved in construction projects. Moreover, it can be considered as a
valuable tool for the optimum selection of materials, systems and design decisions, regarding not
only the improve of a structure’s performance, but also in terms of reducing its carbon footprint
during its life cycle. The study attempts to present the integration of BIM into the national
legislation of European Member States, with a special focus on the energy related aspects of
BIM analysis. This study performs an overview of the introduction of BIM into different aspects
and requirements of the EU Member States building practices, through a comprehensive
literature and legislation review of relative legislative documents of the construction sector.
According to the findings of this overview study, the concept of BIM has already been
incorporated in many aspects of the Acquis of EU Member States, which is recognized as a
valuable tool to be exploited by the construction sector, however there is still room for
development in this area. The study has revealed that especially in the energy assessment of the
built environment, BIM applications are still lacking from the European Legislation. Examples
and good practices of employing BIM for the implementation of the European Energy targets in
the building sector are also presented and discussed. The findings of this study aim to shed light
on the needs and requirements in the field of BIM development for the construction sector, as
well as to indicate gaps and weaknesses of the European Member States Acquis towards
harmonizing with BIM practices.

1. Introduction
The necessity of reducing the global energy consumption led the European Union to the introduction of
several relative policies and directives, with the objective of a gradual improvement of the energy
performance of buildings and the reduction of energy consumption. Since the adoption of the Energy
Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) several developments had been implemented towards the
European Union member States, applying significant energy saving measures on new and existing
buildings but with lower intensity and magnitude in south Europe. Furthermore, the implementation of
the EPBD and its effectiveness is still under discussion in some cases, one such being the buildings
occupied by social housing recipients.
During conventional design, using two-dimensional software, a lack of interconnection and integration
of multi-discipline designers could possibly exist, requiring careful collaboration between the team
members. Computational models such as Building Information Modelling is capable to minimize

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possible issues during information exchange, since it supports data collaboration, but it can also form a
key aspect in the analysis and approximation of the energy consumption of new or existing dwellings.
A BIM tool can be employed not only for the estimation of accurate building information and estimate
quantities of materials and elements but is also capable in projecting the energy performance of buildings
and the comparison of improvements. [1]
Following the rapid shifts of the construction industry from traditional design approach towards
digitalisation, the need for development and definition of standards for BIM is emerging. The lack of
standardized procedures and common methodologies has aroused a common misunderstanding of how
BIM related procedures in the implementation of a project are defined. Standardization bodies aim to
build a common framework that should be consistently fulfilled on a project for it to be considered as a
‘’BIM project’’. [2]
This study aims to Overview of BIM integration into the Construction Sector in European Member
States and European Union Acquis. The study discussed on the recent advancements in the field of BIM
standardisation. The level of integration of BIM in the individual policies of 11 EU member states and
Norway are presented The study delivers concentrated tabulated information which is anticipated to
support the understanding of the scientific community and the BIM experts with regard to the gaps and
needs in the development of the technique, as well as legal framework that needs to be developed and
drafted.

2. Recent advancements in BIM Standardization

The leading standardization bodies regarding BIM is the "International Organization for
Standardization" (committee ISO/TC 59/SC) [3], and at European level the "European Committee for
Standardization" (committee CEN/TC 442) [4]. To transpose the already published International
Standards (ISO/TC 59/SC) into European Level, the European Standardization body CEN, formed a
technical committee 442 which aims to develop a structured set of standards, specifications and reports
which specify methodologies to define, describe, exchange, monitor, record and securely handle asset
data, semantics and processes with links to geospatial and other external data. In Table 1 the published
standards under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 59/SC and CEN/TC 442 committees are
summarized.
The German Institute for Standardization (DIN) founded a committee (NA 005-01-39 AA) [5] "Building
Information Modelling", to represent Germany in European and international standardization. The DIN
Standards Committee and its working groups are in line with ISO activities and CEN level with
subordinate working groups, with national experts working on strategy, data exchange, BIM information
management and data structures for BIM catalogues. In addition, a VDI (VDI 2552) [6] coordination
group BIM was founded in 2014 at the Association of German Engineers, responsible to coordinate the
contents in order to enable a consistent set of standards for the committees working in parallel.
buildingSMART is the founder of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) [7], a platform neutral, open file
format specification which enables the exchange and sharing of data among various BIM software. Their
role is to facilitate interoperability of data in the construction industry by using a common collaborating
format in the BIM based projects. The IFC was taken a valuable role in BIM standardization. Industry.
Foundation Classes (IFC2x) Platform Specification became ISO standard since 2005 and IFC4x release
concerning data sharing in the construction and facility management industries since 2013 [8].
Netherlands already has experience with open standards, as seen with the Dutch Information Exchange
Standards (VISI) in the Netherlands and the new BIM Loket [9]. The Building Information Counsel
(BIR) ensures national standards and alignments within the Dutch construction industry while VISI is
used internationally as it is included as Part 2 (Interaction Framework) of the ISO standard, Building
Information Models — Information Delivery Manual [10].
The Standardization Committee AEN / CTN 41 / SC13 was established by the Spanish Association for
Standardization and Certification, AENOR which is responsible for the organization of information
models relating to construction and civil engineering [11].
The Austrian Standards Institute has already developed standards for the technical implementation of
BIM. The ÖNORMs of the A 6241 series has been valid since 2015 [12]. The ÖNORM A 6241-1 (BIM

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Level 2) [13], which replaced the ÖNORM A 6240-4 [14], has been extended in the detailed and
executive design stages, and corrected in the lack of definitions. The ÖNORM A 6241-2 (BIM Level 3)
includes all the requirements for the BIM Level 3 (iBIM) [15]. These standards take into account all
aspects of BIM technology and provide them dynamically to the project stakeholders for the software
products they use, using novel digital building components.
The British Standards Institution (BSI) held various BIM activities and published series of standards
towards achieving Level 2 BIM implementation. The PAS 1192 series of standards, established a
collaborative framework for achieving BIM Level 2, which is currently used in UK [16]. However, these
standards will be replaced by the new international standards EN ISO 19650 series by 2020 [17] The
COBie standard has also been picked up by the UK BIM task group and one of the key deliveries for
level 2 BIM. There is a British Standard specifically dedicated to COBie (BS 1192-4:2014 Collaborative
production of information Part 4: Fulfilling employer's information exchange requirements using COBie
- Code of practice) [18].
In Czech Republic, a technical standardization committee called TNK 152 – Organization of
Information on Buildings and Information Modelling of Buildings (BIM) started work in 2016 to
elaborate upon BIM methodology standards, and is responsible of creating, publishing, issuing and
distribution of standards [19].

3. Overview of BIM integration into EU member states legislation

The EU BIM Task Group was founded in January 2016 by the European commission, as a respond to
the growing challenges of the wider introduction of BIM. This pan-European collaboration rapidly grew
to include 23 countries in Europe. The objective is to bring together national efforts into a common and
aligned European approach to develop a world-class digital construction sector [20]. Under this
framework, the EU BIM Task Group has released a handbook that aims to drive the public sector
adoption of BIM across Europe. The book has collated public sector expertise from infrastructure and
public estate owners, public clients and policy makers from different nations across the continent. This
initiative expected to encourage a wider introduction of BIM in response to the growing challenges faced
by governments across Europe and public clients to stimulate economic growth and competitiveness
whilst delivering value for public money. It also demonstrates the importance for coordinated public
sector action across both European and national levels to drive towards this vision forward [21].
The down to country level integration of BIM into the national legislation of European Member States,
is presented in this section. As shown, some countries are more advanced in BIM adoption in national
legislation, such as: UK, Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, and Norway. The countries with limited BIM
adoption have already set their national roadmap and/or are actively working in BIM standardization
procedures. These countries are: France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria and Denmark. Similarly, the
countries with the lowest or premature adoption are considered to be: Czech Republic, Lithuania, Cyprus
and Greece.

3.1 France
As of 2017, BIM is mandated in France, after the government declared a development project that would
build 500,000 houses using BIM and allocated a 20-million-euro budget for this digital transition. The
initiative was a part of the French government’s national strategy for digitising the construction industry
called ‘Plan for the digital transition in the building industry’ or PTNB [22]. In April 2017, the official
French standardization roadmap published also as part of the National plan, aimed to improve
information exchange processes and build the principle framework for facilitating reliable data
exchanges throughout the life cycle of built asset [23]. On January 2019 the Minister of Territorial
Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities, agreed with the construction sector the initiative Plan
BIM 2022, which aims to accelerate digital transformation in construction by providing professionals
with new methods to facilitate and improve the construction of buildin gs. The State is anticipated to
immobilize € 10 million under this plan [24][25].

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3.2 Finland
Finland is considered to be a pioneer in the integration of BIM technologies into its constructions sector.
The scale of the construction industry in Finland is well trusted by the stakeholders, and standard system
is open. All these parameters result to a perfect environment for BIM applications. As of 2007, Finland’s
state property services agency and Senate Properties, mandated that any design software needed to pass
Industry Foundation Class (IFC) Certification [26]. In addition, Senate Properties published a series of
project requirements, detailing guidelines for modelling requirements. This series of requirements is
called Common BIM Requirement (COBIM) [27]. There have been 13 releases to date covering targets
for new construction and renovation, as well as the use and facility management of buildings [28].
Similarly, the InfraBIM requirements were published on May 2015 by buildingSMART Finland, aiming
to speed up the digitalisation of the infrastructure sector [29]. Talo 2000 the national classification
system, which was created in collaboration with various construction industry players, forms the
foundation for the exchange of construction information for all parties [30].

3.3 Sweden
In Sweden, the level of BIM adoption is so high that best practices have emerged even in the absence of
governmental guidelines. Sweden reached the leading status of using BIM to design and build large
complex infrastructure projects. The initiative was taken by Public organizations like the Swedish
Transport Administration (STA) which announced the use of BIM for all investment projects since 2015.
STA lunched the BIM implementation project, in which they used BIM in some big and complex
infrastructure projects, such as the Stockholm Bypass and the Röfors Bridge, for demonstration and
educational purposes [31][32]. The BIM Alliance was formed in 2014 and has approximately 180
companies and organizations responsible for promoting implementation, management and development
of common open standards, processes, methods and tools [33]. Moreover, CoClass classification has
been lunched in order to improve the communication and information throughout the building life cycle.
The new classification will eventually replace the previous BSAB 96 which does not support the entire
project lifecycle and is not in compliance with the latest standards of the construction sector [34].

3.4 Netherlands
In the Netherlands, even though no official legislation is in place, BIM is required in many projects by
clients. BIM in the country is both public and private sector driven. It is already frequently used by
major players in the construction sector, such as infra managers (e.g. ProRail), the Directorate-General
for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) and the Central Government Real Estate
Agency (Rijksvastgoedbedrijf) [32]. A number of open protocols (or standards) are currently in use, to
support the concept of BIM exchange and shared data [46]. The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and
the Environment set a 2012-2014 BIM-program with a budget of 12 million euro to involve research
institute and stakeholders in developing BIM for the Netherlands. Similarly, a two-year study was
launched in May 2014 by the University of Twente, to research on the level of maturity of organisations
using BIM and to identify the best collaboration and BIM practices in Dutch construction and
engineering [47].

3.5 Italy
In Italy, the level of the overall BIM proficiency is considered to be still basic. The Italian Ministry of
Infrastructure issued a multi-year plan decree, stating that all public projects have to be realized with
BIM from 2022 onwards. For large projects with a price over €100 million, BIM will be required starting
from 2019. For 2019-2021, the mandate will be extended to other projects, following a criterion of
complexity of works rather than value. It will apply to public buildings such as police, fire stations,
hospitals and other highly exploited buildings that have to comply with special safety standards. From
2022 the use of BIM will be mandatory for all public projects, except for those who don’t require high
safety measures [48][49]. Additionally, an Italian norm is being developed: the UNI 11337 (Normativa
UNI 11337). Different parts of this standard have already been published, providing guidelines and a
framework for managing digital information processes.

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3.6 Germany
The BIM adoption progress in Germany is moderate, compared to other European countries. The
Ministry of transport and Digital infrastructure collaboratively with the private sector, developed the
action plan 2015/2020 with the objective to implement and disseminate BIM in Germany in 3 phases.
Following a preparatory phase until 2017 and a pilot phase until 2020, BIM will be applied to all new
projects of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure from 2020 onwards [50].

3.7 Spain
Spain recently mandated the use of BIM, however there were some pioneering experiences of
implementation of BIM by institutions and public administrations since 2009. buildingSMART Spain
was founded in 2012 by a group of organizations, responsible to promote the use of BIM and the creation
of a standardized framework. As such, in 2014 buildingSMART Spain published the first BIM
guidelines in Spanish called the UBIM guidelines. In 2015, a roadmap was introduced by esBIM Spanish
Commission, by the Ministry of Infrastructures [51]. From 2018, BIM is mandatory in public
infrastructure facilities over €2 million, in the design and the construction phases. For 2020, an
innovation plan for infrastructure and Transport (2018-2020) was also launched, which analyses the use
of BIM in airports, train stations, harbours and linear infrastructures, including some pilot projects. In
Catalonia the Build the Future Commission, composed of public and private entities, has been working
for a collaborative implantation of BIM since 2015. In 2017 this commission adopted IFC standards for
spreading BIM processes in all phases of the construction process. [52][53].

3.8 Czech Republic

Although the level of BIM adoption in the Czech Republic is still premature, on September 2017, the
Decree no. 682 was approved concerning the Concept of Implementation of the BIM Method in the
Czech Republic [54]. The Ministry of Industry and Trade took the initiative as the guarantor for the
implementation of BIM in the Czech Republic in cooperation with the BIM Expert Board and the State
Transport Infrastructure Fund. The concept contains a BIM Schedule for the phasing-in of BIM in the
years 2018-2027, including recommended measures so as to use this method in a routine and efficient
manner. In 2022, it is planned to impose the obligation of BIM for public procurement over-capacity
public works contracts [55].

3.9 United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is one of the leading countries in BIM. The Government Construction Strategy
(GCS 2016-20) which was published in May 2011, demanded the goal of Level 2 BIM for all public
sector projects by 2016 [56]. The UK Government BIM Task Group has been leading the UK national
process of change by developing BIM standards and promoting their use in the UK construction
industry. The bridge to clients and the ongoing operational maintenance of assets was set up as the
Government Soft Landing program [57]. In addition, many non-profit organizations in the United
Kingdom such as the British Standards Institution (BSI) and the AEC-UK Committee released BIM
standards. AEC-UK published several BIM protocols for different software platforms to guide
architects, engineers and construction professionals in the UK. Uniclass 2015, the classification system
for all sectors of the UK construction industry has been restructured and redeveloped by the National
Building Specification, (a UK-based system of construction specification) in accordance with ISO
12006-2 to provide a comprehensive system suitable for use by the entire industry, including the
infrastructure, landscape, and engineering services as well as the building sector, and for all stages in a
project life cycle. Uniclass 2015 provides a means of structuring project information essential for the
adoption of BIM Level 2 [58].

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 Table 1: Published Standards under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 59/SC and CEN/TC 442 committees
Standardization Standard Name Brief Description
Body/ Number
Specifies a framework for the organization of project information (process-related as well as
Organization of information about construction works --
ISO 22263 [35] product-related) in construction projects. Its purpose is to facilitate control, exchange, retrieval
Framework for management of project information
and use of relevant information about the project and the construction entity
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ISO/TS 12911 Framework for building information modelling (BIM) Establishes a framework for providing specifications for the commissioning of building
[36] guidance information modelling (BIM).
Distinguishes categories of knowledge libraries and lays the foundation for uniform structures and
ISO 16354 [37] Guidelines for knowledge libraries and object libraries
content of such knowledge libraries and for commonality in their usage
Data structures for electronic product catalogues for Provides data structures for electronic product catalogues to transmit building services product
ISO 16757-1 [38]
building services -- Part 1: Concepts, architecture and model data automatically into models of building services software applications.
Defines a framework for the development of built environment classification systems. It identifies
a set of recommended classification table titles for a range of information object classes according
Building construction -Organization of information about
ISO 12006-2 [39] to particular views, e.g. by form or function, supported by definitions. It shows how the object
construction works -- Part 2: Framework for classification
classes classified in each table are related, as a series of systems and sub-systems, e.g. in a
building information model.
Data structures for electronic product catalogues for
ISO 16757-2 [40] Describes the modelling of building services product geometry.
building services -- Part 2: Geometry
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) for data sharing in the The standard includes definitions that cover data required for buildings over their life cycle. This
ISO 16739-1 [8] construction and facility management industries -- Part 1: release, and upcoming releases, extend the scope to include data definitions for infrastructure

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Data schema assets over their life cycle as well.
Specifies a language-independent information model which can be used for the development of
Building construction -Organization of information about
EN ISO 12006-3 dictionaries used to store or provide information about construction works. It enables
construction works - Part 3: Framework for object-oriented
[41] classification systems, information models, object models and process models to be referenced
information
from within a common framework.
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EN ISO 29481-2 Building information models - Information delivery manual Specifies a methodology and format for describing coordination acts between actors in a building
[42] - Part 2: Interaction framework construction project during all life cycle stages.
Intended to facilitate interoperability between software applications used during all stages of the
EN ISO 29481-1 Building information models -- Information delivery manual life cycle of construction works. It promotes digital collaboration between actors in the
[43] -- Part 1: Methodology and format construction process and provides a basis for accurate, reliable, repeatable and high-quality
information exchange.
Organization and digitization of information about buildings The document outlines the concepts and principles for information management at a stage of
EN ISO 19650-1 and civil engineering works, including building information maturity described as "building information modelling (BIM) according to the ISO 19650 series.
[44] modelling (BIM) – Information management using building It also provides recommendations for a framework to manage information including exchanging,
information modelling -- Part 1: Concepts and principles recording, versioning and organizing for all actors.
Organization and digitization of information about buildings
This document specifies requirements for information management, in the form of a management
EN ISO 19650-2 and civil engineering works, including building information
process, within the context of the delivery phase of assets and the exchanges of information within
[45] modelling (BIM) -- Information management using building
it, using building information modelling.
information modelling -- Part 2: Delivery phase of the assets
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3.10 Denmark
Denmark is seen as an early adopter in BIM, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and prefabrication.
As of 2007, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Buildings mandated that its Danish state clients such
as Palaces and Properties Agency, the Danish University Property Agency and the Defence Construction
Service required to employ BIM for their major projects. In 2013, the parliament established open BIM
as mandatory in state, regional, municipality, and social housing projects with a price of over 2.7 million
euro. In 2014, cuneco developed and implement one of the most advanced construction classification
systems CCS (cuneco classification system) which replaced the current Danish construction
classification (Dansk Bygge Klassifikation, DBK) [32][59].

3.11 Lithuania
Currently Lithuania, there are no legislation concerning BIM. As a main driver of the digitalization
process in Lithuania, the public body ‘Digital Construction’ was established in 2014 by 13 construction
related associations. Lithuania announced that from July 2020, BIM will become mandatory in public
procurements, but at the moment there is nofurther information about the requirements and define
criteria. In 2018, by the initiative of Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania a project
BIM-LT has been started in order to develop national standards, classification system, contract templates
and rules for public procurements, methodology for monitoring BIM de velopment progress. An
international conference “Skaitmeninė statyba” (Digital Construction) has been held annually since
2012 [60].

3.12 Norway
The state of Norway, although not an EU member, is one of the early BIM adopters, with BIM standards
and requirements for public sector currently in place. Norway has also been an active partner in the
development of the openBIM standards and has worked with the 3D part of BIM on public projects
since 2010. At this year, the Norwegian government stated its commitment to BIM adoption. As a
consequence, the public sector bodies released their roadmap towards BIM adoption. The Norwegian
Directorate of Public Construction and Property Statsbygg mandated the use of BIM for all of their
projects, using BIM models based on IFC and IFD [26]. Statsbygg released the “BIM Manual”, in order
to describe its requirements for IFC-compatible BIM. The manual was initially drafted in 2008 and the
current version 1.2.1 (SBM) was released in 2013 [61]. Furthermore, the Norwegian Homebuilders
Association issued a BIM Manual, among other industry guidelines [62]. This manual aims to give a
practical aid for the use of BIM for project planning for residential dwellings and summarizes a general
modelling methodology of various software tools. This manual focuses on four main areas: energy
simulations, cost calculation, ventilation, and roof trusses.

4 Conclusions
The purpose of this study was the implementation of an overview of the state of integration of BIM into
EU member states legislation. The overview revealed the following.
ƒ The integration of BIM into national legislation of European Member States construction sector
has progressed significantly during the past decade. However, integration level differs among
the countries and more work of policymakers, construction related associations and research
institutions is needed to harmonize BIM practices over European Member States.
ƒ In the majority of European Member States BIM technologies are required in a large-scale
public and infrastructure projects with prices significantly higher than a million euros.
ƒ Existing legislation focuses on the improvement of common BIM concepts, classification
systems, processes rules, methodologies, information exchange among various stakeholders and
information management.
ƒ The lack of BIM and energy assessment of the built environment integration in European
legislation requires further research.

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 Table 2 BIM Standards and Initiatives of EU countries
Country Organization Year Standard/Initiative Standardization or/and Policy Initiative
France 2019 - x Plan BIM 2022: € 10 million until 2021 to accelerate digital transformation in
Minister of Territorial Cohesion Initiative
2021 construction sector
x National strategy ‘Plan for the digital transition in the building industry’
2014-
French government Initiative mandate BIM 2017 onwards. Budget € 20 million to build 500,000 houses
2017
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PPBIM standardization committee 2014 Standard x XP P07-150: Definition and management of construction product properties
Finland buildingSMART Finland 2015 Standard x Common InfraBIM Requirements (YIV)
2012 Standard x Common BIM Requirements (COBIM)
Senate Properties x mandated since 2007 for all design software packages to pass Industry
2007 Initiative
Foundation Class (IFC) Certification
House 2000 Committee Standard x Talo 2000, Finnish Building Classification System
Norway Norwegian Homebuilders Association 2011 Standard x BIM Manual Version 1.0
2013 Standard x “BIM Manual”: Building Information Modelling Manual v1.2.1
2011 Standard x “BIM Manual”: Building Information Modelling Manual v1.2
x BIM mandated for the lifecycle of their buildings.
Civil State Client Statbygg 2010 Initiative
x All Statbygg project using IFC/IFD based BIM
2009 Standard x “BIM Manual”: Building Information Modelling Manual v1.1
2008 Standard x “BIM Manual”: Building Information Modelling Manual v1

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Sweden Swedish building Centre 2016 - Standard x CoClass Swedish classification system for the built environment.
Swedish Transport Administration (STA) 2015 Initiative x Use of BIM from 2015, for all investment projects.
Netherlands The BIM Loket Foundation 2015 Initiative x central information portal for open BIM standards
Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the 2012- x BIM-program with a budget of 12 million euro to involve research institute
Initiative
Environment 2014 and stakeholders in developing BIM for the Netherlands
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2013 Standard x Rgd BIM Norm v1.1

Government Buildings Agency 2012 Standard x Rgd BIM Norm v1
(Rijksgebouwendienst) x mandated the use of BIM in 2011 for building projects with 7,000,000 square
2011 Initiative
meters
Italy 2019- x BIM mandate for large projects with a price over 100 million from 2019
Ministry of Infrastructure Initiative
2021 x From 2022 the use of BIM will be mandatory for all public projects
x UNI 11337-7:2018: Building and civil engineering works - Digital
2018 Standard management of the informative processes - Part 7: Knowledge, skill and
competence requirements of building information modelling profiles
x UNI 11337-1:2017 :building and civil engineering works - Digital
Italian National Unification Body (UNI) 2017 Standard management of the informative processes - Part 1: Models, documents and
informative objects for products and processes
2009 Standard x UNI 11337:2009: Building and civil engineering works - Codification criteria
for construction products and works, activities and resources - Identification,
description and interoperability
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Initiative
infrastructure 2020 and Digital Infrastructure from 2020 onwards
2014 – x The VDI 2552 series of guidelines currently includes 9 guidelines, some of
The Association of German Engineers Standard
to date which are still being prepared:
Spain x Transport and Infrastructure Innovation Plan, which analyses the use of BIM
2018-
Ministry of Public Works Initiative in airports, train stations, ports and linear infrastructure and includes a series
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of pilot projects.
x roadmap for the BIM methodology implementation established
esBIM Spanish Commission 2015 Initiative
x From 2018, BIM is mandatory in public infrastructure facilities over 2M€
buildingSMART 2014 Standards x UBIM guidelines: 13 documents that test the use of BIM in different fields
Czech x BIM Schedule for the phasing in of BIM in the years 2018-2027. In 2022, it is
2018-
Republic Ministry of Industry and Trade Initiative planned to impose the obligation of BIM for public procurement over-capacity
2027
public works contracts
United 2013- x PAS 1192 framework: series of PAS documents set out the requirements for
Standard
Kingdom 2015 achieving BIM Level 2
British Standards Institution (BSI)
2011- x BS 8541series of documents provides a range of standards for library objects
Standards
2015 for architecture, engineering and construction:
2011- x first Government Construction Strategy
UK Government Initiative
2015 x Model-based BIM (level 2) mandated on all public sector projects since 2016.
Construction Project Information Committee 2013/20 x Uniclass 2015: a unified classification system for all sectors of the UK

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(CPIC) 14 construction industry
x Government Soft Landings (GSL) policy mandated in 2016 alongside
Cabinet Office 2012 Initiative
Government construction strategy
x Outline Scope of Services for the Role of Information Management v1
x Building Information Model (BIM) Protocol v1
CIC 2013 Standard
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x Best Practice Guide for Professional Indemnity Insurance When Using BIMs
v1
2013 Standard x BIM Protocol v2 for Graphisoft ArchiCAD v1
x BIM Protocol v2 for Bentley AECOsim Building Designer v2
AEC 2012 Standard x BIM Protocol v2 for Autodesk Revit v2
x BIM Protocol v2
2009 Standard x BIM Standard v1.0
Denmark cuneco 2014 Standard x CCS (cuneco classification system) Danish construction classification
x established open BIM as mandatory in state, regional, municipality, and social
Danish parliament 2013 Initiative
housing projects with a price of over 2.7 million euro
Ministry of Climate, Energy and Buildings 2007 Initiative x Danish state clients required to employ BIM for their major projects
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