BIMForum / BuildingSmart USA: Open Standards Survey
1 Background
Name (encouraged, but optional)
First Name
Last Name
Email (encouraged, but optional)
example@example.com
I am an...
Owner
Designer
Contractor
Vendor
Other
Organization
Country in which I am practicing or working
Segment of Industry
Building Construction (Vertical Construction)
Civil Construction (Horizontal Construction
Other
2 State of BIM in our Industry
2.1 Is BIM a requirement on your projects
Never
1
2
3
4
5
On all projects
6
1 is Never, 6 is On all projects
2.2 In your estimation are the BIM requirements on your projects effective (effective = do they accomplish the objective)?
Clear No
1
2
3
4
5
Clear Yes
6
1 is Clear No, 6 is Clear Yes
2.3 In your estimation are the BIM requirements on your projects efficient (efficient = economical)?
Clear No
1
2
3
4
5
Clear Yes
6
1 is Clear No, 6 is Clear Yes
2.4 Is your organization going beyond client requirements onyour projects?
Yes
No
If yes, can you give examples?
2.5 Are information exchanges between project participants adequately implemented on your projects?
Not at all
1
2
3
4
5
Yes
6
1 is Not at all, 6 is Yes
2.6 What are inhibitors for information exchanges on your projects?
Requirements (or the lack thereof) by the owner
Inadequate interfaces between IT and BIM solutions used by the various project participants
Other
If other, please elaborate
2.7 What areas of BIM are currently working well?
2.8 What areas of BIM need further development?
3 Open Standards
3.1 For data exchanges on your projects do you use
Open standards
Proprietary standards and solutions
Exchanges are needed, but no solution is currently available
3.2 Are you aware of Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) as a standard for exchanging BIM information?
Yes
No
3.3 Have you had experience with IFC based exchanges?
Yes
No
3.4 Are IFC based standards currently being used on any of your projects?
Yes
No
3.5 Could IFC based standards be used on any of your projects?
Yes
No
3.6 Are there impedements to using IFC based standards on your project?
Yes
No
If yes, can you describe the impedements?
3.8 Have you heard about Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) as a method of representing and exchanging asset information?
Yes
No
3.9 Have you had any experience with COBie?
Yes
No
3.10 Is COBie currently being used on any of your projects?
Yes
No
3.11 Would you recommend the use of COBie as a standard for asset information?
Yes
No
If yes or no, why? (bullet items are fine)
4 Closing
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