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How-to Guides

Practical guides for Swiss building owners and asset managers on actionable BIM requirements, EIR data contracts, and automated quality assurance.

How to Define True Data Requirements in the AI Age: Beyond the IDS Artifact

IDS is an exchange artifact, not a data requirement standard. Use the open-source elementplan-data-schema to define Domains, Elements, and AI-ready data contracts.

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The 3 Levels of BIM Quality Checks: How Building Owners Tune the Algorithm

Swiss building owners can replace extra staff and 3,000-page specs with three automated BIM QA levels—unit, integration, and system tests—for data presence, geometry logic, and business rules.

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The "One BIM Standard" Is a Myth (And How We Solve Data Anarchy Anyway)

Stop chasing a single BIM standard for every stakeholder. Avoid manual eBKP typing, data hoarding, and 80-page PDFs—use minimalist workflows and automated IFC translation instead.

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Why Building Owners Should Not Order BIM Use Cases (And What You Need Instead)

Stop copying BAP templates and ordering collision-check use cases. Swiss building owners should define EIR outcomes and automated QA—not planner workflows.

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