Structured data for BIM

Report published by UK BIM Alliance

The UK BIM Alliance represents and works with and for the Built Industry, facilitating the drive to digitally transform the industry through education, leadership and focus.

For the last six months, the Alliance's Product Data Working Group has been consulting on the controversial topic of product data, the standards used for digital data in construction.

The group has now published a report, A Fresh Way Forward for Product Data. Topics covered include: 

•    Structured Product data
•    Standards
•    The Data Journey
•    Naming and Identification
•    Hosting
•    Security
•    Recommendations for all those using product data
•    Next Steps for Product Data

The report may be downloaded free of charge here: 

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