Technical knowledge is also built.

The AIM is the information model of the built asset in its operational phase. It contains the structured information the operations team needs to manage the asset throughout its useful life.

The AIR defines what information a built asset needs to be correctly operated and maintained. It ensures project information remains useful throughout the asset operational life.

BCF is the open communication format for coordination issues in BIM models. It enables documenting, assigning and tracking clashes and observations directly linked to model elements.

The BEP is the document that defines how the project team will produce, verify and distribute information. It is the formal response to EIR requirements and the contractual basis for information management.

The CDE is the system of states, flows and responsibilities that defines how information transits between teams in a BIM project. It is not a shared folder: it is an information governance architecture.

Clash Detection is the systematic process of identifying physical and proximity interferences between systems of different disciplines in a federated BIM model.

COBie is the open standard that defines the structured format for delivering built asset information to the operations and maintenance team.

The EIR is the document that defines what information the project promoter or client needs. It is the starting point for any ISO 19650-aligned information management process.

A federated model is the combination of multiple discipline models in a common visualization environment for analysis, coordination and clash detection. It is the central mechanism of BIM coordination.

Information Management is the discipline that governs how information about a built asset is produced, verified, distributed and preserved throughout its lifecycle. It is the methodological backbone of SORA.

Information Requirements are the specifications that define what information must be produced, with what characteristics and for what purpose in a project under ISO 19650.

ISO 19650 is the international reference framework that defines how information must be managed throughout the lifecycle of a built asset. It is the process architecture on which SORA builds its methodology.

LOD was the predominant standard for expressing BIM model development level for many years. ISO 19650-aligned organizations evolve toward LOIN. SORA adopts the LOIN-based approach.

The LOIN defines what information must exist for a specific project purpose. It is the operational concept SORA adopts in accordance with ISO 19650, replacing the LOD approach.

The MIDP is the master plan of all information packages to be produced in a project. It defines what, when, how and who produces each information deliverable.

The PIM is the set of all information produced during the design and construction phases of a project. It is the progressive accumulation of all verified project information until its delivery as an AIM.

The TIDP is each discipline team's information delivery plan. It defines what information packages that team will produce, at what level and at what delivery milestone.