New information management standards to be ready this year

According to Dan Rossiter FCIAT, BSI Sector Lead, the four are:

• BS 8536:2022: focusing on design, manufacture and construction for operability, this will see the consolidation of BS 8536-1 and BS 8536-2 into a single standard, as well as updating the provisions within to reference the ISO 19650 series. Dan says: "Notably, this follows the intentions within the Transforming Infrastructure Performance (TIP) Roadmap to erode the division between building and infrastructure works."
• BS EN ISO 19650-4:2022: this will focus on the process and criteria of an information exchange. In addition, the National Annex to ISO 19650-4 will support implementation and information exchange using COBie datasets (currently described within BS 1192-4). Dan says: "The release of ISO 19650-4 will support both the TIP Roadmap and the Construction Playbook's ask of structured and secure exchanges of information."
• BS 8644-1:2022: this will provide recommendations for the management, presentation and exchange of fire safety information. In doing so, it references the principles of information management using BIM within ISO 19650-1. Dan says: "As the built environment sees unprecedented regulatory reform, BS 8644-1 will support the exchange of key building information as well as the golden thread."
• Flex 1965:2022: this standard aims to capture the characteristics of information management using BIM in the form of a method of specifying. In doing so, it will provide specifiers with the support they need to request that their suppliers undertake information management. Dan says: "With the Construction Playbook's ask for contracting authorities to adopt the UK BIM Framework, Flex 1965 provides the help needed to ensure it is adopted across the supply chain."

Source: BIMplus