This COBie MVD, produced under contract to the Construction Engineering Research Lab, was created by the buildingSMART international Model View Definition support group, and was based on IFC 4. In March 2015, the buildingSMART USA published COBie version 2.4 in NBIMS-US, Chapter 4.2. This requirement is a one line reference to the National Building Information Modeling Standard - United States (NBIMS-US), Chapter 4.2, the document that eventually published COBie version 2.4.
In September 2014, a code of practice regarding COBie was issued as a British Standard: " BS 1192-4:2014 Collaborative production of information Part 4: Fulfilling employer’s information exchange requirements using COBie – Code of practice".
In early 2013, buildingSMART was working on a lightweight XML format for COBie, COBieLite, which became available for review in April 2013. Around this same time, the US buidlingSMART alliance was de-listed as an authorized chapter of the buildingSMART International. In December 2011, COBie 2.26 was approved and included by the US Chapter of buildingSMART International as part of its National Building Information Model (NBIMS-US) standard, version 2. In 2009, COBie version 2.26 was published as the buildingSMART International Basic FM Handover Model View Model Definition using the Industry Foundation Class Model 2x3.
The other software exported spreadsheet format data from Coordination MVD STEP files so that others could use this data. Over 90% of those participating delivered information in the COBie spreadsheet format. The COBie data flow (COBie is about building equipment only) was demonstrated. In these events, software companies were often arranged at the front of a large conference room in order: planning, design, construction, maintenance management, and asset management.
Following this introduction, East has led COBie development through buildingSMART International (BSI formerly the International Alliance for Interoperability) processes.įrom 2008-2015, the Construction Engineering Research Lab conducted a series of public events to demonstrate the ability of commercial software to produce and/or consume COBie data (in associated date-related version). The project was funded with an initial grant from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the White House Office of Science and Technology policy (through National Institutes of Standards and Technologies). History 2006-2007 - Initial Concept ĬOBie was developed by Bill East, of the US Army Corps of Engineers, while at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in 2007. This information is available under Creative Commons Licence. The current COBie test data of record was developed by an international team of designers and builders in the US and UK. COBie may take several approved formats include spreadsheet, STEP-Part 21 (also called IFC file format), and ifcXML. This information is essential to support operations, maintenance and asset management once the built asset is in service, replacing reliance on uncoordinated, often paper-based, handover information typically created by people who did not participate in the project and delivered many months after the client has taken occupancy of the building (see figure 1).ĬOBie has been incorporated into software for planning, design, construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance, and asset management. Traditional construction handover documentation.ĬOBie helps organisations to electronically capture and record important project data at the point of origin, including equipment lists, product data sheets, warranties, spare parts lists, and preventive maintenance schedules.