Bim Level 2 Assignment

Introduction

The purpose of this document is to help and inform the user meet the minimum requirements needed to achieve Building Information Modelling (BIM) to level 2. It looks to support the Government’s target of the implementation of Level 2 BIM on all Government funded projects regardless of their cost by March 2016.

The document also takes a slightly different approach in the way Building Information Modelling is perceived by referring to BIM as Building Information Management. In doing this the intention is to try and focused the users towards the management of information which is at the heart of level 2, rather than too much enthlasis being focused towards the 3D model.

The ultimate goal of BIM Level 2 is information management.

Therefore it is not just about a 3D model but focuses on a rich information model with multiple data sources that can be shared and maintained across the whole lifecycle.

The key concept of BIM is collaborative working through a common data environment – at level 2 all parties use their own 3D architectural models, but not necessarily working on a single, shared model. The collaboration comes in the form of how the information is stored and exchanged between different parties. This is the crucial aspect of level 2. The design information which is shared through a Common Data Environment allows all parties involved to access and combine that data with their own. Creating a federated BIM model and enable interrogative checks to be carried out, such as clash detection between M & E (Mechanical Engineering), structural and architectural