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The Scope of the National BIM Standard-United States™

The scope of the National BIM Standard-United States™ is built around the concept of ever-increasing levels of importance, with International Standards at the center. Even with ISO standards, there is a hierarchy with fully vetted standards having the highest level of criticality and acceptance. Draft International Standards (DIS) next and Publically Available Standards (PAS) third. The complete hierarchy is provided in the following diagram:

Graphic of NBIMS scope showing three concentric circles: the innermost circle is A. Core Standards and includes ISA Standards, Normative Standards, Information Exchanges, Conformance Specifications and Test Suite; the next circle is B. Technical Publications and includes Reference Processes, Reference Specifications and Reference Examples; the last circle is C. Deployment Resouces and includes Contract Specifications, Best Practices Guides and 3rd Party Support Services.