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      <title>Accelerating IFC Adoption by Advancing IFC Validation Service and Software Certification Program</title>
      <link>https://rip.trb.org/View/2652044</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This proposed Pooled Fund Study would look at the viability and best means to significantly enhance the scale and maturity of services (i.e., IFC Validation Service and Global IFC Software Certification), as well as recommend any additional technical and procedural efforts (such as Use Case-based Certification), needed to support software implementation and US industry adoption and deployment. The following two primary business objectives would be achieved: Enabling State DOTs to specify certified (IFC and US industry standard exchange requirement compliant) software for road and bridge projects; Enabling State DOTs to validate deliverables from consultants and contractors to enhance project delivery and management quality. This work would be separate but complimentary to the ongoing work of TPF-5(523) BIM for Bridges & Structures Pooled Fund and TPF-5(480) BIM for Infrastructure Pooled Fund.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:59:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Assessing Building Information Modeling (BIM) Maturity and Identifying Barriers to Implementation among Transportation Agencies in Region 6</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The objective of this project is to provide a systematic roadmap to regional DOTs for the implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) at an organizational level based on comparative BIM maturity assessment across the region. BIM maturity refers to the ongoing journey of improvement, evolution, and refinement within the realm of BIM implementation. It signifies a commitment to enhancing several key aspects, namely quality, repeatability, and predictability, all of which are intricately tied to an organization's BIM capability. Competency metrics are integral to shaping a holistic organizational structure and encompass a wide array of critical elements. The research team will focus on the competency elements specified in the national BIM roadmap for the study, including skills, tools and technologies, data and standards, and policies and procedures. Each competency element will be assessed based on five BIM maturity levels: Level A (Ad-hoc Initial/Low), Level B (Defined/Medium-Low), Level C (Managed/Medium), Level D (Integrated/Medium-High) and Level E (Optimized/High). The final task involves the development of a BIM Level 2 implementation roadmap with prioritized action items. This roadmap will be crafted based on the insights gathered from the regional survey and the BIM maturity assessment. It will outline clear, actionable steps that each DOT can undertake to advance its BIM capabilities in alignment with the national roadmap. The prioritization of these steps will be determined by considering factors such as the DOT's current maturity level, available resources, and strategic objectives. The roadmap will serve as a practical guide, assisting DOTs in their journey toward achieving BIM Level 2 maturity and fostering collaboration and innovation within the transportation sector. While developed for implementation in Region 6, the framework underpinning the roadmap will be transferable to other states and regions.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:51:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Bridges and Structures - Phase II</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Committee on Bridges and Structures has been working on a comprehensive plan to advance the use of BIM specific to bridges and structures. In 2017, TPF-5(372) BIM for Bridges and Structures project provided the primary funding mechanism for developing the foundational elements to implement openBIM data standards to support BIM for Bridges and Structures in the U.S. This multi-year effort focused on developing the openBIM data standards for enabling digital exchange from design to construction for workhorse bridges using the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) schema. A significant amount of progress was accomplished  through this effort, which resulted in an implementable AASHTO guide specification to exchange 3D model-based information for workhorse bridges to execute construction. Specifically, the resulting standard was adopted by AASHTO COBS on June 22, 2022, as the AASHTO Information Delivery Manual: Guide Specification for Design to Construction Data Exchange for Highway Bridges. Additional products from this effort included foundational elements necessary for implementing openBIM standards at the project level, including (1) U.S. Bridge Data Dictionary, (2) Model View Definition Extension and Documentation for Software Providers, (3) Unit Test Suite Documentation and Testing Criteria for Software Certification, (4) Educational Kit and Implementation Guide for AASHTO Members, and (5) Updated Bridge Lifecycle Map and Prioritization of Data Exchanges. While the progress was significant, there are many other needs that still need to be addressed to facilitate the use of model-based data exchanges to support the bridge asset lifecycle. 

OBJECTIVES: This pooled fund project will provide the primary mechanism for AASHTO COBS T-19 to expand and refine the outcomes of TPF-5(372) and developing additional guide specifications for openBIM national data standards to support model-based exchanges of workhorse bridges.

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      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:32:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Infrastructure</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The pooled fund serves as the mechanism for stakeholders to work collaboratively to advance Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Infrastructure. This will involve building off the foundational work that was charted out in the BIM National Strategic Work Plan, with emphasis on increasing coordination and awareness of BIM technologies and activities. This pooled fund will coordinate with efforts of TPF-5(372) focusing on BIM for Bridges and Structures.

SCOPE OF WORK: Activities that advance the short and medium term goals of the BIM National Strategic Work Plan will be prioritized and carried out by the pooled fund participants. Meetings will serve as a forum to facilitate knowledge sharing among participants. Proposed activities include: • Develop BIM foundational use cases and workflows. Highlight more effective digital exchange of information (e.g. survey to design, design to construction, construction to asset management, etc.). This kind of exchange will increase collaboration and automation, reduce duplication of effort and avoid errors. • Establish BIM Processes (e.g. Develop contract model language to guide BIM procurements.) • Identify and Execute Capacity-Building Activities (e.g. Establish project selection criteria for BIM implementation; Identify project types and use cases for early pilot projects phase). • Enhance Skills and Collaboration (e.g. Establish workforce training curriculum to set expectations about required BIM qualifications. Understand organizational roles and responsibilities to connect data silos). • Deploy Standards-Based Data Management Tools and Techniques (e.g. Develop catalog of information model requirements to define what data should be created and why. Develop standard information delivery specifications for data exchange between systems). • Lessons Learned - Identify issues with current implementation efforts and share potential solutions to help move toward to greater BIM maturity. • Research Priorities - Identify short-term and long-term research needs and strategically prioritize the needs so the most urgent and impactful opportunities are addressed first. • Information Exchange - Establish a forum/expert hub for practitioners in the highway industry to understand the various tools and technologies being used, promote the common modeling formats and share experiences. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:42:02 GMT</pubDate>
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