ISO 19650 1&2 Project Delivery (formerly BIM Essentials)

ISO 19650 is a series of international standards that provide guidance for managing information throughout the lifecycle of buildings and other construction projects using Building Information Modelling (BIM). This suite of international standards forms part of the UK BIM Framework.

Learning about ISO 19650 provides professionals in the construction industry with standardised guidelines for effective information management using BIM. Conforming to ISO 19650 can enhance project delivery, reduce errors, and improve decision-making, ultimately leading to cost savings and higher-quality built assets.

Developed by BRE’s team of BIM experts, this training course provides an overview of the ISO 19650 standards to enable the implementation of BIM and information management processes within your organisation.

This course focusses on Parts 1 and 2 of ISO 19650:
• ISO 19650-1 Concepts and Principles: establishes fundamental principles and terminology for managing digital information using BIM throughout a project’s lifecycle. It defines roles, responsibilities, and workflows to ensure consistency and data quality across all project stages.
• ISO 19650-2 Delivery Phase of the Assets: focuses on requirements and recommendations for exchanging information during the design, construction, and handover stages of a project. It addresses protocols for sharing, storing, and updating digital information in collaborative environments, improving communication and efficiency among project stakeholders.

After completing the course learners will be able to:

• Understand the history of BIM , previous standards, and drivers that led to the latest information management mandate.
• Understand the high-level concepts and principles of the ISO 19650 standards including legal, security and health and safety requirements.
• Articulate information management processes using BIM terminology.
• Explain the value proposition of information management using BIM.
• Understand information procurement, planning, and production.
• Be confident in outlining the key elements of the ISO 19650-2 process.
• Understand how information requirements are identified and communicated.
• Understand how information is shared between organisations.
• Be confident in adopting information management processes within an organisation.
• Discuss international information standards relating to open BIM and interoperability.

Continuing studies

The ISO 19650 1&2 Project Delivery course forms part of the learning pathway towards BRE Global BIM Certification. Achieving certification demonstrates your information management and BIM expertise, and instils confidence among employers and customers. Once you have completed this course, take a look at the ISO 19650 Delivering Information Management in Practice course, which forms the second step of the certification learning pathway.