Classification of Types of Verification for Building Information Models

Abstract

For a long time verification systems of information models were considered solely as tools for the examination of design results, that is, checking for compliance with the requirements of normative and technical documentation. Now there is considerable experience in the study and development of these systems accumulated to understand that the scope of inspections is not limited to the requirements of standards. However there is a problem of systematization of information on the types of inspections that can be subjected to the information model of the construction object. In this article the author proposes a possible version of the classification of information model verification types using the faceted method, which determines the potential extensibility of this classification. The primary task of verification of information models, according to the author, is to check the quality of the model in accordance with the requirements of normative and technical documents, as it is its results that can have a direct impact on the decision on the examination of project documentation, as well as on the safety of the constructed object. The approaches developed for this type of verification can be extended to other types of checks with the necessary adaptation. Evaluation of the completeness of the model is also mandatory as a way to enable basic verification of the information model.