BIM Dictionary Project

The BIM Dictionary (BIMdictionary.com) is an effort to establish a reliable resource and a common understanding of frequently used terms across the Built Environment. The BIM Dictionary connects hundreds of terms to their vetted descriptions and translations, and acts as a peer-reviewed reference to online guides and tools.

The BIM Dictionary is a community effort to establish a reliable resource and a common understanding of frequently used terms across the Built Environment. The BIM Dictionary connects hundreds of terms to their vetted descriptions and translations and acts as a peer-reviewed reference to online guides and tools.

The BIM Dictionary thas the following objectives:

1. Provide an accessible, easy-to-use glossary of terms needed to discuss and promote digital innovation;
2. Provide a research-driven description of these terms according to clear selection, inclusion, and rejection rules;
3. Provide translations into many world languages to encourage – using common terms and descriptions - collaboration across markets;
4. Provide reliable reference material through peer-sourcing (as opposed to crowd-sourcing adopted by Wikipedia or similar) and peer-review;
5. Provide a resource for developing higher-level Knowledge Blocks (e.g. Competency Items) that require an interconnected set of Dictionary Items;
6. Provide an online resource for websites, blogs, digital tools and documents.

For more information, please visit the dictionary's About page.