The Information Delivery Manual - IDM

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a new approach to describing and displaying the information required for the design, construction and operation of constructed facilities. It can bring together the numerous threads of different information used in construction into a single operating environment - reducing, and often eliminating, the need for the many types of paper document currently in use.

However to use BIM effectively and for benefit to be unlocked, the quality of communication between different participants in the construction process needs significant improvement. If the information required is available when it is needed and the quality of information is satisfactory, the construction process will itself be significantly improved.

For this to happen, there must be a common understanding of the building processes and of the information that is needed for and results from their execution.

IDM captures (and progressively integrates) business process whilst at the same time providing detailed specifications of the information that a user fulfilling a particular role would need to provide at a particular point within a project. To further support the user information exchange requirements specification, IDM also proposes a set of modular model functions that can be reused in the development of support for further user requirements.

IDM on Confluence

This site is the home of the IDM and provides a repository for all IDM developments and components carried out.

For users unknown to Confluence please consult the online documentation or user guide. There is also the feature tour or an online demo. If none of these links provide the help expected or needed, please do not hessitate to contact Jeffrey Wix or any of the other users which happily will provide more help or information.

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Warning Please note that the IDM Methodology as well as the IDMs presented here are all work in progress and hence some small bits and pieces might be missing. If you notice any such missing elements, please contact Jeffrey Wix or any of the other IDM editors.

 
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Content

• IDM Methodology
  • Building Blocks (BB)
  • IDM in Real Life Projects
  • IDM Makes IFC Work
• IDMs
  • A - Process Maps (PM)
  • B - Exchange Requirements (ER)
  • C - Functional Parts (FP)
• IDM Themes
  • Cost Modelling
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Analysis
  • Facilities Management
  • HVAC Engineering
  • Piping Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
• IDM Users
• Reference Process
  • 0 - Portfolio requirements (RP)
  • 1 - Conception of need (RP)
  • 2 - Outline feasibility (RP)
  • 3 - Substative feasibility (RP)
• Regional IDM Developments
  • North America
• Resources
• Roles
  • Building Design (RS)
  • Controls Design (RS)
  • Electrical Design (RS)
  • Energy Analyst (RS)
  • Energy and Comfort Advisor (RS)
  • HVAC Construction (RS)
  • HVAC Design (RS)
  • HVAC Designer (RS)
  • Piping Design (RS)
  • Structural Design (RS)
• Tutorial
  • Tutorial - Domain Expert
  • Tutorial - Executive
  • Tutorial - Model Developer
  • Tutorial - Software Developer

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If you are new to the IDM try out the Tutorial for a quick introduction to the methodology. After reading this a user should understand the basic concepts of the IDM Methodology as well as understand the structure and purpose of the different IDMs. Even though readers should be able to undestand the basic building blocks which enables the IDM capabilities after reading the Tutorial, a look at the IDM Methodology pages will provide a more in depth description on the subject.

The IDMs are based on three types of building blocks; A - Process Maps (PM), B - Exchange Requirements (ER) and C - Functional Parts (FP). The Process Map attempts to identify all business processes and tasks throughout a buildings lifecycle. For each of the identified elements in the process map, an Exchange Requirement (ER) describes the information which enables the Business Process as well as the expected output (the result) from the same process. Because the Exchange Requirements are written to meet user groups with different roles, all technical details are described in the C - Functional Parts (FP). Besides describing the information as more general Concepts which can be reused, a mapping to the IFC model is also provided.