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ISO 19650 – Managing Information with Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Information management supports better decision making across the life cycle of the assets which constitute the built environment.

With a common approach to information management, organizations can reduce errors as well as improvements in cost, value and carbon performance.

As an international standard, conforming to ISO 19650 ensures you and your stakeholders, regardless of where they operate, can collaborate and benefit from consistent information management processes.

Standardize your approach to generating and classifying data, data security, and data exchange by conforming to ISO 19650. The suite of international standards encompasses concepts and principles (ISO 19650-1), asset delivery phase (ISO 19650-2), asset operational phase (ISO 19650-3), information exchange (ISO 19650-4) and security (ISO 19650-5).

ISO 19650 forms part of the UK BIM Framework, the overarching approach to implementing BIM in the UK. Conforming to ISO 19650 means that you are aligned to the UK information management mandate.

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ISO 19650 is an international standard that helps you securely manage information over the whole lifecycle of a built asset using building information modeling (BIM).

It contains the same principles and requirements as the UK BIM Framework and is closely aligned with current UK 1192 standards.
Building information modeling (BIM) is the process of creating and managing information for a built asset. It uses digital techniques and tools to manage assets through four key phases: Design, Build, Operate and Integrate. BIM helps embed good practice and security by default.
ISO 19650 is suitable for all sizes of organizations and is used by civil engineers and owners and operators of built assets. These range in scale and complexity and include:
- Individual buildings and portfolios of buildings including government and commercial.
- Infrastructure networks such as rail, road etc.
- Pieces of infrastructure like bridges, and flood prevention.
- Campuses.
ISO 19650 helps your organization to:
- Streamline your asset management: Adopt a global common information exchange process and criteria.
- Maintain quality across the built asset lifecycle: Manage information consistently through strategic planning, design, engineering, development, documentation and construction, operation, maintenance, refurbishment, repair, and end-of-life.
- Boost collaboration and competitiveness: Remove barriers to collaborative working and competitive tendering.
- Reduce the risk of exposing sensitive information: Take a security-minded approach to the organization and digitization of building-related information.
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There are three steps to implementation:
- Understand and prepare: Purchase the standard, study and understand it.
- See how ready you are: Ensure your organization understands the principles of ISO 19650 and its individual roles, and review your activities and processes against the standard.
- Review and certify: Book your certification assessment with us. We will then conduct a 2-stage audit for your systems and documents.
The ISO 19650 series outlines requirements for managing the specification, tendering, award, mobilization, and delivery of information.

The requirements placed on your organization depend on whether it is:
- An appointing party: i.e., a demand-side organization.
- A lead appointing party: i.e., a tier one supplier such as a lead contractor.
- An appointed party: i.e., a supplier appointed by a lead appointing party.
ISO 19650-2 outlines these requirements for delivery phase, while ISO 19650-3 outlines these requirements for the operational phase.
The ISO 19650 certification process is straightforward and efficient:
- Initial consultation: Understand your needs and establish a roadmap.
- Training: We'll suggest awareness and requirements training to help you understand why ISO 19650 is important and learn the key terms and definitions.
- Gap analysis: Identify areas for improvement and develop an action plan.
- Implementation support: Provide guidance on implementing the necessary controls and processes.
- Certification audit: Conduct a thorough audit to ensure standards compliance.
- Ongoing improvement: Support continuous improvement to maintain certification and adapt to evolving threats.
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In 2021, there was an update to the way files are named under ISO 19650, making naming files easier and more flexible.

It removed recommended field lengths, allowing each field to include more useful details in the file name that suit the purpose of the project, such as design functions and spatial locations.

The convention is: Project – Originator – Functional Breakdown – Spatial Breakdown – Form – Discipline – Number.
The ISO 19650 series outlines the principles and requirements in relation to information management using building information modeling (BIM).

On the other hand, obtaining BIM certification with BSI demonstrates you have the skills to meet current or future BIM projects within your organization.

There are other standards which support good information management in BIM. The UK recommends BS 8536 (Design, manufacture and construction for operability) to realize its approach within the UK BIM Framework. While the scope of BIM certification schemes vary, they can also cover other standards such as ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and ISO 44001 Collaborative Business Relationships within their scope.

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We can help you understand, prepare for, and successfully conform to ISO 19650. We're continuing to support the built environment as it looks to undergo a digital transformation to realize data-driven decision making and systems thinking.

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