NBIMS-US™ Balloting

The buildingSMART alliance is currently in the process of accepting proposed changes, known as ballot submissions, to the National BIM Standard — United States™ (NBIMS-US). This page provides a list and status of ballot submissions that are currently under consideration for Version 2 of the NBIMS-US. It does not provide access to the submissions themselves. If you would like to participate in the NBIMS-US effort and gain access to the ballot submissions listed below, please join the Institute, the Alliance, and the NBIMS-US Project Committee. For more information, please click here.

If you do not see a ballot for a specific subject of interest, either get involved in the NBIMS-US Project Committee and submit your ballot or let the Alliance know by contacting either Dominique Fernandez or Deke Smith to be connected with someone who can help you get your proposed submission on the ballot.

As soon as a ballot is submitted, it is assigned a sequential ballot number (for example, on the ballot number V2-001, the V2 designates this ballot as being considered for Version 2 of the NBIMS-US and the 001 shows that it is the first ballot received). Each ballot will also have one of the statuses below depending on its current disposition:

Ballot Statuses

Submitted — Upon submission, the ballot will be given this status.
Assigned — All submitted ballots will be assigned to a Workgroup upon receipt. The Workgroup will then have 28 days to work with the author to ensure the ballot is ready to be considered for inclusion in the rest of the commenting and voting process.
Modified — The ballot has been modified from its original submission and is again being considered by the Workgroup.
Approved — The ballot has been approved by simple majority of the Workgroup to be considered by the Project Committee for commenting and voting as part of the NBIMS-US.
Approved as Noted — The ballot has been approved by simple majority of the Workgroup but has specific notes as to its status.
Revise/Resubmit —The ballot submission is under revision or needs to be resubmitted for consideration. The 28-day clock will restart once the ballot has been resubmitted as a revised submission.
Rejected —The ballot has been rejected by the Workgroup and may be resubmitted in accordance with the Rules of Governance (PDF).
Blue Sky — These are not true ballots. See below for an explanation and list.
Editorial — The ballot is an editorial change and will not require a vote of the membership.

Ballot Number	Title	Status
V2-001	Commentary - V1P1 Chapter 2.1 Update - BIM Overall Scope	Active
V2-002	Commentary - V1P1 Chapter 2.2 Update - Introduction to NBIMS PC	Active
V2-003	V1P1 Chapter 2.3 Update - Future Versions	Rejected
V2-004	Commentary - V1P1 Chapter 3.1 Update - Introduction to Exchange Concepts	Active
V2-005	Commentary - V1P1 Chapter 3.2 Update - Data Models and the Role of Interoperability	Active
V2-006	Commentary - V1P1 Chapter 3.3 Update - Storing and Sharing Information	Active
V2-007	Commentary - V1P1 Chapter 3.4 Update - Information Assurance	Active
V2-008	Commentary - V1P1 Chapter 4.1 Update - Minimum BIM	Active
V2-009	V1P1 Chapter 4.2 Update	Rejected
V2-011	BIM Use Definitions	Revise/Resubmit
V2-012	Reference Standard - IFC 2x3 Reference Submission	Active
V2-013	Reference Standard - W3C XML Specification and Validation	Active
V2-014	BIM File Naming	Rejected
V2-016	Best Practice - Planning, Executing and Managing Information Handovers
V2-017	Information Delivery Manual - Steel	Revise/Resubmit
V2-019	Information Exchange - Construction Operations Building information exchange (COBie)	Active
V2-020	Level of Development	Revise/Resubmit
V2-021	Best Practice - BIM Project Execution Planning Guide - Version 2.1 - Dated May 2011	Active
V2-022	Best Practice - BIM Project Execution Plan Content - Version 2.1 dated May 2011	Active
V2-025	National CAD Standard reference	Revise/Resubmit
V2-028	Information Exchange - IDM/MVD - Design to Spatial Program Validation	Active
V2-029	Information Exchange - IDM/MVD - Design to Building Energy Analysis	Active
V2-030	Information Exchange - IDM/MVD - Design to Quantity Takeoff	Active
V2-034	NBIMS V1P1 Chap 4.1 CMM reference docs	Rejected
V2-035	Reference Standard - OmniClass Table 13 - Spaces by Function	Active
V2-036	Reference Standard - OmniClass Table 21 - Elements	Active
V2-037	Reference Standard - OmniClass Table 22 - Work Results	Active
V2-038	Reference Standard - OmniClass Table 23 - Products	Active
V2-039	Reference Standard - OmniClass Table 32 - Services	Active
V2-040	Reference Standard - OmniClass Table 36 - Information	Active
V2-043	Terminology - NBIMS V1P1 Appendix 4 Update - IFD Library	Active
V2-044	Best Practice - MEP Coordination Requirements for Building Information Modeling
V3ROG-01	Amendment to Article 1.2 - Definitions of ROG	Approved
V3ROG-02	Amendment to Article 1.3a - Purpose of ROG	Approved
V3ROG-03	Amendment to Article 1.3c - Gateway of ROG	Approved
V3ROG-04	Amendment to Article 2.5 - BSF Criteria of ROG	Approved
V3ROG-05	Amendment to Article 2.5 - BSF CC License, of ROG	Approved
V3ROG-06	Amendment to Article 2.8a - Ballot Item Review Period, of ROG	Approved
V3ROG-07	Amendment to Article 2.8c - Review of Ballot Item Submittal, of ROG	Approved
V3ROG-08	Amendment to Article 1.11a - Planning Committee, of ROG	Approved
V3ROG-09	Remove Content of Article 1.10 - Executive Committee (EC), of ROG	Approved
V3ROG-10	Amendment to Article 2.9a - 14 Days, of ROG	Approved
V3ROG-11	Amendment to Article 2.9a - Merits, of ROG	Approved

Blue Sky Submissions

The Alliance created this category so that new ideas could be vetted without going through the time requirements governing ballot submissions. Blue Sky submissions are those that have been submitted for consideration and mentoring to be developed into a true ballot. They may require more work than a regular ballot to prepare them for consideration. Blue Sky submissions are not official ballots. Therefore, they do not come under the purview of the Rules of Governance. The following items are Blue Sky submissions:

Ballot Number	Title	Status
V2-010	BIXToolKit	Blue Sky
V2-015	BIM for Public Safety	Blue Sky
V2-018	Stakeholder Provisioned Internet Accessible Information	Blue Sky
V2-023	BIMXML Building Information Model Extended Markup Language	Blue Sky
V2-024	BIM Checklist for Design-Build Projects	Blue Sky
V2-026	Level of Detal + Model Progression Spec	Blue Sky
V2-031	Naming Convention for Building Stories	Blue Sky
V2-032	OGC discussion papers	Blue Sky
V2-033	NBIMS - US Reference Architecture	Blue Sky
V2-041	Object Element Matrix	Blue Sky
V2-042	North American Construction Industry Terminology Standard	Blue Sky
V2-045	Communicaton Process & Decision	Blue Sky

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