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Published on January 8, 2014 | Last Updated on September 20, 2025
Updated April 18, 2014… BIM Capability Sets is a taxonomy representing BIM Player’s abilities to satisfy a BIM Requirement or generate a BIM Deliverable. A BIM Capability Set is a hierarchical collection of BIM abilities identified using the BIM Framework ( (refer to Structure of BIM Capability Sets) for the purposes of BIM implementation and assessment.
Please note that the term BIM Capability Sets is used for staged capability improvement at Organizational Scales 1-10 (thus excludes OScales 12 Individual and 11 Group). It should not be confused with the BIM Competency Hierarchy (with Competency Tiers, Competency Sets and Competency Topics), the taxonomy used for contiuous performance improvement at OScales 9-12.
Cite as: BIMe Initiative (2025), '12. BIM Capability Sets', https://bimexcellence.org/frameworks/bim-capability-sets/. First published 8 January 2014. Viewed 27 September 2025