ISO 19650-4-2022 PDF

Full title and description

Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) — Information management using building information modelling — Part 4: Information exchange (ISO 19650-4:2022). This part defines the process, decision criteria and quality requirements for executing information exchanges between parties to produce reliable project information models and asset information models.

Abstract

ISO 19650-4:2022 specifies detailed process steps and acceptance criteria to manage discrete information exchanges within the ISO 19650 information-management framework. It explains mobilization and testing before exchange, shared and published states, change actions and decision gates so that information delivered during project delivery or operational trigger events meets agreed quality and repeatability expectations across assets of all sizes and complexity levels.

General information

• Status: Published
• Publication date: August 2022 (ISO publication: 11 August 2022)
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• ICS / categories: 91.010.01 (Construction industry in general); 35.240.67 (IT applications in building and construction); 93.010 (Civil engineering in general)
• Edition / version: Edition 1 — ISO 19650-4:2022
• Number of pages: 12 (ISO catalogue entry)

Reference: ISO catalogue and European adoption records for ISO 19650-4.

Scope

ISO 19650-4 applies to any information exchange occurring during asset delivery stages (as described in ISO 19650-2) and operational trigger events (as described in ISO 19650-3). It is intended to be used across assets of all sizes and complexity — from single buildings and pieces of infrastructure to portfolios and networks — and to be scaled appropriately to the asset and project context. The part sets out the explicit process and criteria for exchange decisions so recipients and publishers can rely on information quality and repeatability.

Key topics and requirements

• Detailed information-exchange process (mobilization, shared state, published state, change actions).
• Decision criteria and gates for approving information for sharing and publication.
• Quality and acceptance criteria for information delivered to project information models and asset information models.
• Requirements to scale the process according to asset size and complexity, including the use of “shall consider” provisions.
• Guidance on formats, containers and interoperability choices to support repeatable, reliable exchanges.

Typical use and users

Used by appointing parties, lead appointed and appointed parties, BIM managers, information managers, asset owners, facilities managers, designers, contractors and digital delivery teams to define, manage and verify discrete information exchanges. Typical applications include delivery-phase model/dataset handovers, specialist discipline data exchanges, and handover of asset information into operational systems.

Related standards

ISO 19650-4 is part of the ISO 19650 series. Closely related documents include ISO 19650‑1 (Concepts and principles), ISO 19650‑2 (Delivery phase), ISO 19650‑3 (Operational phase), ISO 19650‑5 (Security-minded approach) and subsequent parts such as ISO 19650‑6 (health & safety information). Other supporting standards and sector guidance (for example on level-of-information need and IFC schemas) are commonly used alongside ISO 19650-4.

Keywords

ISO 19650, BIM, information exchange, information management, common data environment (CDE), information delivery cycle, EIR, BEP, information quality, asset information model (AIM), project information model (PIM), interoperability.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 19650-4:2022 is the part of the ISO 19650 series that specifies the process and criteria for carrying out information exchanges in BIM-enabled projects and asset operations, ensuring that information published or shared meets defined quality and acceptance criteria.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the decision-making process for each information exchange (mobilization, testing, shared and published states, change actions), the criteria for accepting or rejecting exchanged information, and guidance on applying these requirements at different scales of asset complexity.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Appointing parties, appointed parties, BIM/information managers, designers, contractors, asset owners and operators — in short, anyone responsible for producing, checking, exchanging or taking ownership of information models or asset information.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 19650-4:2022 is the first edition published in August 2022 and is listed as published (not withdrawn or superseded) in the ISO catalogue. (Status current as of the ISO catalogue entry.)

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is Part 4 of the ISO 19650 series on information management using BIM. The series includes Parts 1–6 which collectively cover concepts, delivery, operation, information exchange, security and health & safety information management.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Information exchange, BIM, information quality, common data environment, asset information model, information delivery, EIR, BEP, interoperability.