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Published on December 1, 2013 | Last Updated on September 20, 2025
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The BIM Framework introduces the stages separating Pre-BIM (the status before BIM) from viDCO (virtually integrated Design, Construction and Operation) – the ultimate vision from implementing BIM. These revolutionary stages, and the evolutionary steps separating them, are intended to both clarify and measure BIM adoption.
Note 1: this model depicts BIM Capability Stages at Maturity Level C…Also, starting in Paper A4, the term viDCO replaces the term IPD as used earlier in Papers A2 and A3
Note 2: The ‘BIM Stages’ model was first introduced by the author through BIM ThinkSpace (Episode 8 – Feb 18, 2008) and then published in Paper A2 as ‘BIM Maturity Stages’. As of Paper A3, the BIM capability/maturity concept embedded in the original model was split into two metrics/models: BIM Capability Stages and BIM Maturity Levels.
Update (July, 2015) – below is a short video explaining the above on the Framework’s YouTube channel:
Cite as: BIMe Initiative (2025), '3. BIM Stages', https://bimexcellence.org/frameworks/bim-stages/. First published 1 December 2013. Viewed 27 September 2025