Level 2 – collaborative working across disciplines with all parties using 3D BIM models, integrated

but not necessarily shared. Design information is shared through a common file format such as IFC
(Industry Foundation Class) or COBie (Construction Operations Building Information Exchange).

What does this mean to me? Clients will have to be able define and use data and the industry will
need to adopt common ways of working based on standard data file formats. All parties will embrace
collaborative working and use 3D, data-loaded models to integrate and exchange information.

Level 3 – fully collaborative working across all disciplines using a single, shared project model held
centrally and accessible to all to modify and share data.

What does this mean to me? All disciplines and contributors to a project will be able to access,
modify and transact using a single, shared project model, held centrally, which would remove the
remaining risks of conflicting information and support the development of whole-life approaches.

Maturity wedge model