Simon Dilhas
How to Derive BIM Data Requirements Directly from Project Goals
Stop copy-pasting LOD and EIR checklists. Set six project goals in pragmaticBIM to auto-activate use cases and export IDS plus contractual Excel/PDF.
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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.
Simon Dilhas
ISO 19650 as Data, Not Documents: IDP vs BEP Suites
Compare BIMQ, Plannerly, and pragmaticBIM by buyer job. pragmaticBIM turns ISO 19650 into goal-driven IDP data contracts (Git, IDS, Excel) - not a BEP document suite.
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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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