The Danish BIM guidelines

The association bips, Denmark,

Gunnar Friborg, Oslo March 2012
bips’ BIM-definition by 2008

BIM (Building Information Model):

a model of data carrying objects,
that describes the design
and lifecycle of a construction,
modelled and maintained
by the use of digital tools
An overview of BIM Standards and Guidelines

by Martin Hooper, PHD at Lund University

Content & Scope / Audience Depth

by Martin Hooper, PHD

“The Danish BIM guidelines”:

The ICT-notification from

the Danish Construction Authority
with its 5 digital client demands

the bips ICT specifications

and bips manuals, tools and instructions
The governmental ICT-notification
and the 5 digital client demands

1. Use of classification
2. Use of project web
3. Use of 3D Building Information Models
4. Electronic tendering
5. Delivery of digital as-built and FM-data
F102 - The bips ICT specifications
Consists of 6 parts:
ICT Specifications for Construction
(The clients Basic specifications
and Project specific paradigm)

+ ICT Technical Specifications:

(for the involved parties to agree upon)
• Communications Specification
• CAD Specification
• Tendering Specification Will be revised in 2012

• Handover Specification
• Project Organisation
The bips ICT Technical specifications
ICT Technical Communications Specification
Party responsible, Datastructure, Document Management,
Metadata, Classification, Projectweb, E-mail, Data format
ICT Technical CAD Specification
Model coordinator, Model production, Model use, Drawing
production, Simulations, Consistency control, Visualisation,
Data extract, Common and Skill model, Model coordination
and exchange, IFC-model, Data format
ICT Technical Tendering Specification
Tending platform, Electronic tendering manager, Structure
of the tender documents and Specifications, Bills of quantities
ICT Technical Handover Specification
Scope of digital O&M documentation, Digital handover manager,
Purpose, format, method and time of digital handover, Data structure,
O&M documentation, Data model, Digital snagging lists, IFC-model
ICT Technical Project Organisation
Project ICT parties, roles and IT systems
Working methods and Tools - examples
Through bips you have access to a foundation of working methods and tools to
support your day-to-day tasks and the cooperation between the participants
in the construction process
ICT specifications for construction (ICT-services, contract)
CAD-manual 2008 (Modelling and exchange guidelines)
Introduction to 3D CAD (For strategy and implementation)
Drawing standards (Guidance and rules)
Object structure (Guidelines for objects and property use)
Classification guidance (Terms, tables and coding)
Specification system (Structure, work sections, paradigms)
Document management (metadata, folderstruct., filenaming)
Measurement rules for tendering (rules + guidance)
Production chart (guidance and schematics)
Rapport vedr.
Digital snagging list (implemented in 3 tools)
forprojekt.
Produktionskort
Introductions to IFC, IFD and IDM (basic knowledge)
Introductions to viewers and mobile platforms
E-mail standard and Project-ID (communication)
The bips Specification System

With the bips specification tools the content of your specification will always be
up to date with the newest professional construction knowledge, codes of
practice, norms and standards – in a uniform structure

Specification bips Standard Guidances Paradigms for

Guidelines Specification (PDF-format) works and
(PDF-format) (PDF-format) B3.xxx building element
B1.xxx B2.xxx specifications in
Word and
database format
Implementation, use and exchange of 3D CAD-models
For the past 25 years, the bips CAD manuals have supported companies and users
in the construction industry in their efforts to cooperate in a standardised way and
efficiently – from 2D practice, Layer structure, Drawing standards and CAD-data
exchange – to 3D building models and object oriented use, collaboration with and
exchange of models, data extract a.s.o.

Exists in English version

Specification of Information levels in 3D 3. Structuring of building models
 Questions?
Please contact bips
call us at +45 7023 2237, or
- send us an e-mail at
gf@bips.dk (Gunnar Friborg)
ik@bips.dk (Inge Kobberø)