CIBSE’s BIM Steering Group – in partnership with a number of industry bodies and professional engineering institutions – has developed a Building Information Modelling (BIM) initiative, Product Data Templates (PDTs), designed to fast-track the flow of general product information into BIM models.
The first PDTs are now being made available for public consultation and the Institution is seeking feedback from the building services sector– particularly trade associations and the manufacturers of relevant products.
Eight PDTs are now available online for comment/feedback, with over 150 more being developed:
All feedback and comment is welcome, particularly with respect to whether the PDT adequately describes the product type, how easy it is to complete the fields and whether the complete PDT is sufficient.