##  [Building Information Modeling](/building-information-modeling) 

  ##  [Building Information Modeling](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/building-information-modeling-0) 

  

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**Engineering & Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A collaborative socio‑technical process and associated set of digital models, data standards and workflows that create, integrate and manage geometric and non‑geometric information about a built asset across its lifecycle to support design, construction and operation decisions.

 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 ##  [Building Information Modeling](https://commerce.quantumdictionary.io/building-information-modeling-1) 

  

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**Commerce, Trade & Industry Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A digital process that creates, coordinates, and manages structured multi‑disciplinary building data within one or more interoperable 3D models and associated information repositories to support design decisions, clash detection, quantity takeoff, construction sequencing, and operation of the built asset.