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Archive Area

This is one of four areas/labels within a Common Data Environment (CDE). The Archive area holds a record of signed off work/models, change
orders, progress records, and provides an audit trail in the event of a dispute.

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As-Built Model

The end product of As-Built Modelling - the process of generating a BIModel to represent existing conditions within a facility (for temporary use or
as a Record Model. As-Built BIModels vary widely in what they include (architectural, structural , mechanical…) and how they are captured (Point
Clouds,Photogrammetry, etc.)
Similar terms: Existing Conditions Model.

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Assessment Campaign

A collection of BIMe Assessments grouped together by client, organizational unit, role or geographical location.

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Assessment Tool

A measurement instrument (e.g. written tests or online self-assessments) used to establish individual competency, project performance,
organizational systems or similar. Also refer to BIMe Assessment Tool.

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Asset

An asset is an entity of value. In Asset Management, an asset refers to physical entities of tangible financial value similar to buildings, land,
equipment, and inventory.

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Asset Information Management

A discipline or speciality dedicated to administering asset-related data and organizational information [adapted from PAS1192-3].

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Asset Information Model

A sub-type of Information Models supporting the maintenance, management and operation of an asset throughout its life cycle.
An Asset Information Model (AIM) is used (a) as a repository for all information about the asset; (b) as a means to access/link to enterprise systems (e.g.CMMS and BMS); and (c) as a means to receive and centralize information from other parties throughout project stages.

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Asset Information Requirement

The data or information requirements related to an Asset. Asset Information Requirements (AIR) are typically fed into the Asset Information
Model and form part of the Employer’s Information Requirements.

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Asset Life Cycle

Refers to all asset phases: from planning, through design, construction and use/maintenance till disposal. Asset Life Cycle phases are typically used for establishing change in asset utilization, depreciation, Life Cycle Cost, Life Cycle Expenditure, and Life Cycle Assessment Similar terms: Facility Life Cycle.

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Asset Maintenance

BIM-enabled Asset Maintenance is characterized by linking virtual objects within 3D models to an external database capable of managing maintenance tasks and workflows.
Asset Maintenance is a subset of Asset Management.

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Asset Management

BIM-enabled Asset Maintenance is characterized by linking virtual objects within 3D models to an external database capable of managing maintenance tasks and workflows.
Asset Maintenance is a subset of Asset Management.

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Asset Management System

An organizational system to manage Asset data and their related information. An Asset Management System may refer to a digital platform or a set of internal processes/protocols.

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Asset Ownership, Procurement & Delivery

The use of BIModels to identify asset ownership and/or to identify parties responsible for selecting, procuring, installing or delivering Furniture, Fixtures and Fittings, materials and similar items.

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Asset Tracking


Using BIModels to track the location of fixed and movable assets. Asset Tracking is a subset of Asset Management and may include the use of RFIDs and other tracking tagging technologies.

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Augmented Reality


A technology allowing users to experience virtual models superimposed on top of physical objects or places. As opposed to Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality (AR) is only a partial Immersive Environment to allow images from the physical and virtual worlds to appear as one. AR is typically experienced through hand-held screens, holograms and projections.

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Avatar


An icon or a 3D object representing a person (e.g. Project Participant, a Maintenance Person, etc.) within a virtual space. An Avatar can be static, dynamic (animated) or interactive - controlled by a user to change the virtual space using add/modify/remove commands (see also Immersive Environments).

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Best Practice



Operational methods arising from experience; promoted as advantageous; and replicable by other individuals, organizations and teams. This term or BIM Content Label applies to publications which list unambiguous and detailed recommendations, and which if applied as recommended, generate similar advantageous outcomes.

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Big BIM

Big picture business process changes and the steps needed to integrate data from everywhere to understand what you are doing in a big world context. Business requirements, building industry data, geographical information and real-time operations intersect to support integrated decision-making using interfaces tailored to individual users and needs. Data and information are king. With BIG BIM, data is fed from distributed, shareable and interoperable repositories, interconnected to encompass everything about assets. You create or manipulate data using an almost unlimited set of tools in a sustainable process that is no longer in isolation from anything or anyone (also refer to little bim)

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BIM


Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a set of technologies, processes and policies enabling multiple stakeholders to collaboratively design, construct and operate a facility in virtual space.

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BIM Addendum

A guide or a contractually-binding document used to identify the responsibilities of project participants undertaking a Collaborative BIM Project.

A BIM Addendum focuses on legal/regulatory aspects including those related to risk mitigation, ownership of intellectual property, etc.


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