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Document revisions Document Number - BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001 Original Document Author - Rob Jackson Revision StatusIssue DateComments P1S02013-01-16First Issue P2 S0 2013-03-01 Updated in line with PAS 1192-2:2013 P3S02013-06-07Additional acronyms added P4 S0 2013-07-12 Uniclass 2 tables and additional FM acronyms P5S02013-07-24Further acronyms added P6S02013-11-11COBie for All Acronyms, PAS1192-3 draft, Laser Scanning acronyms added P7 S0 2014-04-01 Updated following publication of PAS 1192-3 bsDD also added P8 S0 2014-04-29 General update including acronyms from HS2 workshop P9 S2 2014-10-02 General update plus updated in line with BS 1192-4:2014, NRM 1, NRM 2 & NRM 3 P10 S2 2015-01-30 CIOB, CIO, CISO, CPNI, NaCTSO, PDS, PDT, RTC and SB/IMP added P11 S2 2015-04-17 AEC/FM AU, AWP, BAF, BASMP, BDD, BYOD, CIRIA, CWP, EPC, EPCM, ERP, EWP, IWP, MOOC, NIEP, OWL, PII, PLQ, RBS, RIEP, RSES, RUG, SKOS, SPARQL, SPQ, SQL, UKCG, URI and UUID added Front cover image - Sandwell College, UK BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001_BIM_acronyms Revision: P11 Status: S2 2 BIM acronyms No. 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 2-dimensional 3-dimensional Time Cost Lifecycle and Facilities Management A Ac AD4 ADM ADMM ADQ AEC AEC/FM AIA AIM AIMS AIR AM AMO AMP API APM ASP AU AWP Avanti Activities table (CPIC Uniclass 2) Asset Data Dictionary Definition Document (Crossrail Limited) Activity Definition Model Asset Data Management Manual (Highways Agency) Actual Digital Questions Architectural, Engineering and Construction Architecture, Engineering, Construction and Facilities Management American Institute of Architects (US) Asset Information Model / Modelling Asset Information Management System (Crossrail Limited) Asset Information Requirements Asset Management Asset Management Office (Highways Agency) Agreed Maximum Price Application Programming Interface Association for Project Management Application Service Provider Autodesk University Advanced Work Packaging (UK Government sponsored to assist collaboration) B B&ES BAF BAS BASMP BCF BEP BES BIM BIM(M) BIS BLPU BMS BOOT BQ BQBS BRE BREEAM BrIM BS bSa bsDD bSI Building and Engineering Services Association (formerly known as HVCA) BIM Academic Forum Building Automation System Built Asset Security Management Plan BIM collaboration format BIM Execution Plan Building Energy Simulation Building Information Model / Modelling / Management Building Information Modelling and Management UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Basic Land and Property Unit Building Management System Build-own-operate-transfer Bill of quantities Bill of quantities (or BQ) breakdown structure Building Research Establishment Building Research Establishment’s Environmental Assessment Bridge Information Model British Standard buildingSMART alliance buildingSMART Data Dictionary buildingSMART International BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001_BIM_acronyms Revision: P11 Status: S2 3 BIM acronyms continued BSI BSIM BSRIA BYOD British Standards Institute Building Services Information Model Building Services Research and Information Association Bring Your Own Device C CA CAD CADD CAFM CAM CAPEX CATIA CAWS CBS CD CDE CDF CDM CDPA CE CEN CERL CFD C/I CIAT CIBSE CIC CIO CIOB CIRIA CIS CISO CITE CMM CMMS CNC Co COBie CoP CPI CPIC CPIx CPMS CPNI CPR CR CRC CRL CRS CRV CSG Contract Administrator Computer Aided Design Computer Aided Design and Drafting Computer Aided Facility Management Computer Aided Manufacture Capital Expenditure Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application Common Arrangement of Work Sections Cost Breakdown Structure Compact Disc Common Data Environment Common Data Format Construction (Design and Management) Regulations Copyright, Designs and Patent Act Constructing Excellence European Committee for Standardisation Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (USACE) Computational Fluid Dynamics Civils/Infrastructure Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers Construction Industry Council Chief Information Officer Chartered Institute of Building Construction Industry Research and Information Association Construction Information Service Chief Information Security Officer Construction Industry Trading Electronically Capacity Maturity Model or Coordinate Measurement Machine Computerised Maintenance and Management System Computer Numerical Control Complexes table (CPIC Uniclass 2) Construction Operations Building Information Exchange Code of Practice Co-ordinated Project Information Construction Project Information Committee Construction Project Information Xchange Capital Planning and Management System Centre for the Protection of National Infastructure Construction Progress Reporting Clash Rendition Carbon reduction commitment Crossrail Limited Coordinate Reference System Capitalised replacement value Constructive Solid Geometry BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001_BIM_acronyms Revision: P11 Status: S2 4 BIM acronyms continued CSI CWP Construction Specifications Institute Construction Work Package D D&B DBB DBFO DBMS DCF DCLG DDS DFMA DfT DMS DPP DRC Design and Build Digital Built Britain Design, Build, Finance, Operate Data Base Management System Discounted cash flow Department for Communities and Local Government Data Design System Design for Manufacturer and Assembly Department for Transport Document Management System Developed Constructor Proposals Depreciated reinstatement cost E EAM EC ECI EDI EDM EDMS Ee EIR ELR En EN EOTA EP EPC EPCM EQM ERDC ERP ETC EUQ EUR EVA EMP EWP Enterprise Asset Management European Committee European Construction Institute or Early Contractor Involvement Electronic Data Interchange Electronic Distance Measurement Electronic Data Management System Elements table (CPIC Uniclass 2) Employer’s Information Requirements Engineering Line of Reference Entities table (CPIC Uniclass 2) Euronorm European Organisation for Technical Approvals European Parliament Energy Performance Certificate or Engineer Procure Construct Engineer Procure Construct Manage European Quality Mark Engineering Research and Development Center Enterprise Resource Planning Engineering and Technology Board Element unit quantity Element unit rate Earned Value Analysis Early Works Packages Enigneering Work Package F FCI FEE FFE FFL FIM FM FMA FMI Facilities Condition Index or Function condition indexation Fabric Energy Efficiency Furniture, Fitting and Equipment Finished Floor Level Facilities Information Model Facilities Management Facilities Management Association Function maintenance indexation BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001_BIM_acronyms Revision: P11 Status: S2 5 BIM acronyms continued FMP FFP FRI FTP Forward maintenance plans (or programme) Fitness-for-purpose Function re-investment indexation File Transfer Protocol G gbXML GCCB GCS GDL GEA GHG GIA GIFA GIS GML GNSS GPS GRIP GSA (G)SL GWP GUID Green Building Extensible Modelling Language Government Construction Client Group Government Construction Strategy Geometric Description Language Gross external area Green House Gases Gross internal area Gross internal floor area Geographical Information System Geography Markup Language Global Navigation Satellite System Global Positioning System Governance for Railway Investment Projects Government Services Administration (US) (Government) Soft Landings Global Warming Potential Globally Unique Identifier H H&S HA HMG HSE HVAC Health and Safety Highways Agency Her Majesty’s Government Health and Safety Executive Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning I IAI IAM IBC IBD iBIM ICE ICIS ICT ID IDM ie IFC IFD IFMA IG IGES IM IMP IMU IPD International Alliance for Interoperability (now known as buildingSMART) The Institute of Asset Management Institute for BIM in Canada Intelligent Building Data Integrated Building Information Modelling Institution of Civil Engineers and Innovative Contractor Engagement International Construction Information Society Information and Communications Technology Identification Information Delivery Manual information exchange Industry Foundation Classes International Framework for Dictionaries International Facility Management Association Irish Grid International Graphics Exchange Standard Information Modelling Information Management Process Inertial Measurement Unit Integrated Project Delivery BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001_BIM_acronyms Revision: P11 Status: S2 6 BIM acronyms continued IP IPI IPP IPR IR IRMP IS ISG ISO IaaS IT IUK IWMS IWP Intellectual Property Integrated Project Insurance Initial Project Proposals Intellectual Property Rights Information Requirements Integrated Risk Management Plan International Standard Implementation Support Group (buildingSMART) International Organisation for Standardization ‘Infrastructure as a Service’ Information Technology Infrastructure UK Integrated Workplace Management Systems Installation Work Package K KPI Key Performance Indicator J JCT JIB JV Joint Contract Tribunal Joint Industry Board Joint Venture L LADAR LAM LAN LCC LCie LCR LCS LEED LIDAR LOD LOI LRM LRS LU LZC Laser detection and ranging Laser Aided Modelling Local Area Network Life cycle cost of life cyle costing Life Cycle information exchange Life cycle repairs/replacement (renewal) Location Coding System (London Underground) Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Light detection and ranging Level of Definition or Level of model Detail (in the US this can be Level of Development) Levels of model Information Linear Referencing Method Linear Referencing System London Underground Low to zero carbon M MEP M&E M&O MIDI MIDP MOOC MWHW MPDT MQC MSG MVD Mechanical, electrical and plumbing Mechanical and electrical Maintenance and Operations Master Information Delivery Index Master Information Delivery Plan Massive Open Online Classes Method of Measurement for Highway Works (Highways Agency) Model Production and Delivery Table Model Quality Control Model Support Group (buildingSMART) Model View Definition BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001_BIM_acronyms Revision: P11 Status: S2 7 BIM acronyms continued N NaaS NaCTSO NAO NBIMS NBS NC NDA NDEA NEC NEC3 NF NIA NIBS NIEM NIEP NIST NMS NPC NPV NRM NURBS ‘Native as a Service’ National Counter Terrorism Security Office National Audit Office National Building Information Modeling Standard (US) National Building Specification Numerical Control Non-Disclosure Agreement Non-domestic energy assessment New Engineering Contracts New Engineering Contract (3rd Iteration of the NEC contract) National Framework Net Internal Area National Institute of Building Sciences (US) Mational Information Exchange Model National Improvement and Efficiency Partnership National Institute of Standards and Technology (US) National Master Specification Net present cost Net present value New Rules of Measurement Non Uniform Rational B-Spline Surface O O&M OASIS OBS OCE OCI ODA OGC OHLE OIR OLE OMSI OPEX OPS OR OS OWL Operations and maintenance Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards Organisation Breakdown Structures Order of cost estimates Optimised Contractor Involvement Olympic Delivery Authority Office of Government Commerce See OLE Organizational information requirements Overhead Line Electrification Operations and Maintenance Support Operational Expenditure Outline Procurement Strategy Operational Rating Ordnance Survey (Web Ontology Language) P PaaS PACE PAM PARL PAS PCI PC Price PC Sum PDM PDS ‘Platfom as a Service’ Property Advisers to the Civil Estate Property Asset Management Percentage asset remaining life Publicly Available Specification Pre-Construction Information Prime Cost Sum Prime Cost Sum Project Delivery Manager Product Data Sheet BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001_BIM_acronyms Revision: P11 Status: S2 8 BIM acronyms continued PDT PEP PFI PIB PII PIM PIN PIP PIX PLQ POE PP PPC PPM PQQ Pr PSCD PV Product Data Template Project Execution Plan Private Finance Initiative Planned inspection of buildings Professional Indemnity Insurance or Personal Identifiable Information Project Information Model Prior Indicative Notice Project Implementation Plan Project Information Exchange Plain Language Questions Post Occupancy Evaluation Phases table (CPIC Uniclass 2) Project Partnering Contracts Planned preventive maintenance Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Products table (CPIC Uniclass 2) Public Sector Construction Database Present value or Solar Photovoltaic Q QA QL QS QTO Quality Assurance Quality Level Quantity Surveyor Quantity Take Off R R&D RACI RAG RBS RCM RDS RIA RIAS RIBA RICS RFI RFID RFP RGB RIEP RIT ROI RPI RSES RSL RTC RUG Research and Development Responsible, Accountable, Consulted and Informed Red Amber Green Requirement Breakdown Structure Reliability centred maintenance Room Data Sheet (or Room Data Schedule) Regulatory Impact Assessment Royal Incoporation of Architects in Scotland Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Request for Information Radio-frequency Identification Request for Proposal Red Green Blue Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships Room Integrity Testing Return on Investment Retail price index (or indices) Register of Security Engineers and Specialists Reference service life Revit Technology Conference Revit User Group S SA SaaS Site area ‘Software as a Service’ BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001_BIM_acronyms Revision: P11 Status: S2 9 BIM acronyms continued SAP SBEM SB/IMP SBS SCADA SCCS SDNF SDO SDS SIA SIL SIM SKOS SME SMM SMP Sp SPARQL SPie SPF SPFF SSL STEP STL Ss SQL Standard Assessment Procedure Simplified Building Energy Method Security Breach/Incident Management Plan Small Business Service or System Breakdown Structure Supervisory control and data acquisition Supply Chain Capability Summary Steel Detailing Neutral Format Standards Developing Organization Space Data Sheet (or Space Data Schedule) Security Industry Authority Safety Integrity Level Structural Information Model Simple Knowledge Organisation System Small and Medium Enterprises Standard Method of Measurement Standard Method and Procedure Spaces table (CPIC Uniclass 2) SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language Specifiers’ Properties information exchange STEP Physical File STEP Physical File Format (IFC) Structural Slab Level Standard for Exchange of Product data Standard Tessellation Language Systems table (CPIC Uniclass 2) Structured Query Language T TA TBM TER TIDP TL TLS TOID TPI Technical Adviser Temporary Benchmark or Tunnel Boring Machine Target Emission Rate Task Information Delivery Plan Tube Lines Terrestrial Laser Scanner Topographic Identifier Tender price index (or indices) U UC UK UKCG UML Uniclass UPRN URI USACE UUID UXB Use Case United Kingdom United Kingdom Contractors Group Unified Modelling Language Unified Classification System Unique Property Reference Number Uniform Resource Identifier United States Army Corps of Engineers Universally Unique Identifier Unexploded bomb V VC VDC Virtual Construction Virtual Design and Construction BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001_BIM_acronyms Revision: P11 Status: S2 10 BIM acronyms continued VFM VPN VRML Value For Money Virtual Private Network Virtual Reality Modelling Language W WAN WBDG WBS WIP WLC WR WRAP WS Wide Area Network Whole Building DesignGuide Work Breakdown Structure Work In Progress Whole Life Costing Work Results table (CPIC Uniclass 2) Waste & Resources Action Programme Work Results for Specifications (CPIC Uniclass 2) X XML X-REF XSLT XSP eXtensible Markup Language Cross reference eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformations Cross Section Positions Z Zz CAD table (CPIC Uniclass 2) BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001_BIM_acronyms Revision: P11 Status: S2 11 A Bond Bryan Architects, The Church Studio, Sheffield, S10 1LP T +44 (0)114 266 2040 E [email protected] W www.bondbryan.com Tw @bondbryanBIM Also offices in: London - Westerham, Kent - Qatar - Kuwait BIM-BBA-Z0-ZZ-ST-A-30001_BIM_acronyms Revision: P11 Status: S2