Introduction

Digitalization in the planning and construction of building projects is becoming more and more concrete. For this reason, the “Working Group of Public Clients” (AGoeAG for short) was formed within the ÖIAV in 2019 in order to create standardized procedures for “Building Information Modelling” (BIM for short). You can find more information and the participants in the “Working Group of Public Clients” at this link: https://www.oiav.at/arbeitsgruppe-oeffentliche-auftraggeber/.

In addition to the question of the benefits of BIM(see document 01 “The benefits of BIM for public clients” from July 2022), there is also the question of why and how BIM should be used in a project. Or to put it another way: Which use cases should be applied or executed in a BIM project from a client’s perspective?

This document presents the structure developed and the content of the jointly agreed BIM use cases of the public clients.

Jointly coordinated refers in particular to a focus group within the “Working Group of Public Clients” in the ÖIAV, whereby practical suggestions and technical expertise from the Federal Chamber of Civil Engineers and the Austrian Association of Civil Engineers (ÖBV) have also been incorporated.

The use cases presented illustrate the direction of the desired development. In the context of BIM, however, the framework conditions and technical possibilities are currently changing very rapidly. Regular evaluation of the use cases in the sense of updating these processes is therefore essential in order to promote the BIM method in the Austrian construction and planning scene.

We will therefore continue to periodically review this document for necessary improvements and amendments and will continue to engage in the associated discourse with all interested parties.

Version 2.0 of this document is intended to further develop the standardized consideration of BIM use cases throughout Austria – while at the same time maintaining the necessary project-specific flexibilities. These flexibilities are particularly present whenever this document contains the word “where applicable”.

In order to implement this document, these BIM use cases must therefore be detailed in client or project-specific documents and contractually agreed.

Version 2.0 was initiated by the ÖBV (BIM standard use cases working group), is an evolution compared to version 1.0 and, like version 1.0, was agreed on a broad basis.