June 4, 2012: Alliance Releases First Consensus-Based BIM Standard for the U.S.
WASHINGTON — The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) buildingSMART alliance™ announced that it has released the first-ever consensus-based standard governing building information modeling (BIM) for use in the United States.
The alliance said the National BIM Standard-United States™ (NBIMS-US™) Version 2 (V2) covers the full life cycle of buildings — from planning, design, and construction to operations and sustainment. Part of an international effort, the NBIMS-US™ V2 will serve as the kick-off point for a number of other countries around the world to adopt as their own BIM standard.