{"id":6673,"date":"2025-09-09T08:56:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T06:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbim-knowledgebase.org\/docs\/level-of-information-need-basics\/chapter-7-level-of-information-need-loin\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:21:26","slug":"chapter-7-level-of-information-need-loin","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/openbim-knowledgebase.org\/en\/docs\/level-of-information-need-basics\/chapter-7-level-of-information-need-loin\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 7 &#8211; Level of Information Need (LOIN)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{background-color:var(--global-palette7, #EDF2F7);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-family:var( --global-heading-font-family, inherit );font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-basiccircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-basiccircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-arrowcircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-arrowcircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-xclosecircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-toggle-icon-style-xclosecircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before{background-color:var(--global-palette7, #EDF2F7);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id1945_865165-20 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{border-top:0px solid transparent;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concept and principles<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The method for defining the depth of information requirements follows SN EN 17412-1:2020 Building information modeling &#8211; 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