<s>
The	O
Building	B-Architecture
Information	I-Architecture
Modelling	I-Architecture
(	O
BIM	B-Architecture
)	O
Task	O
Group	O
was	O
a	O
UK	O
Government-funded	O
group	O
,	O
managed	O
through	O
the	O
Cabinet	O
Office	O
,	O
created	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
superseded	O
in	O
2017	O
by	O
the	O
Centre	O
for	O
Digital	O
Built	O
Britain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holding	O
its	O
first	O
meeting	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
and	O
chaired	O
by	O
Mark	B-Application
Bew	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Application
BIM	I-Application
Task	I-Application
Group	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
to	O
"	O
drive	O
adoption	O
of	O
BIM	B-Architecture
across	O
government	O
"	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
the	O
Government	O
Construction	O
Strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
aimed	O
to	O
strengthen	O
the	O
public	O
sector	O
's	O
capabilities	O
in	O
BIM	B-Architecture
implementation	O
to	O
that	O
all	O
central	O
government	O
departments	O
could	O
adopt	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
minimum	O
,	O
collaborative	O
'	O
Level	O
2	O
 '	O
BIM	B-Architecture
by	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
BIM	B-Architecture
task	O
force	O
,	O
to	O
which	O
companies	O
seconded	O
employees	O
,	O
identified	O
four	O
work	O
streams	O
,	O
each	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
core	O
team	O
member	O
:	O
stakeholder	O
and	O
media	O
engagement	O
,	O
delivery	O
and	O
productivity	O
,	O
commercial	O
and	O
legal	O
,	O
and	O
training	O
and	O
academia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Working	O
parties	O
were	O
established	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
particular	O
areas	O
including	O
:	O
training	O
and	O
education	O
,	O
COBie	B-Application
data	O
set	O
requirements	O
,	O
Plan	O
of	O
Works	O
,	O
software	O
vendors	O
(	O
the	O
BIM	B-Architecture
Technologies	O
Alliance	O
)	O
,	O
contractors	O
(	O
UK	O
Contractors	O
Group	O
,	O
now	O
superseded	O
by	O
Build	O
UK	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
materials	O
and	O
products	O
suppliers	O
(	O
Construction	O
Products	O
Association	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	B-Application
BIM	I-Application
Task	I-Application
Group	I-Application
would	O
be	O
wound	O
down	O
during	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
managed	O
handover	O
"	O
during	O
2015	O
to	O
a	O
newly	O
created	O
"	O
legacy	O
group	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
there	O
was	O
speculation	O
that	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
life	O
might	O
be	O
extended	O
to	O
help	O
achieve	O
a	O
new	O
BIM	B-Architecture
'	O
Level	O
3	O
 '	O
target	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
BIM	B-Application
Task	I-Application
Group	I-Application
delivering	O
the	O
February	O
2015	O
Digital	O
Built	O
Britain	O
strategy	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Institution	O
of	O
Civil	O
Engineers	O
BIM	B-Architecture
2016	O
Conference	O
in	O
a	O
keynote	O
speech	O
by	O
Mark	B-Application
Bew	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
work	O
of	O
the	B-Application
BIM	I-Application
Task	I-Application
Group	I-Application
then	O
continued	O
under	O
the	O
stewardship	O
of	O
the	O
Cambridge-based	O
Centre	O
for	O
Digital	O
Built	O
Britain	O
(	O
CDBB	O
)	O
,	O
announced	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
and	O
formally	O
launched	O
in	O
early	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2016	O
,	O
industry	O
adoption	O
of	O
BIM	B-Architecture
has	O
been	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
UK	O
BIM	B-Architecture
Alliance	O
,	O
formed	O
to	O
champion	O
and	O
enable	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
BIM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
to	O
connect	O
and	O
represent	O
organisations	O
,	O
groups	O
and	O
individuals	O
working	O
towards	O
digital	O
transformation	O
of	O
the	O
UK	O
's	O
built	O
environment	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
BIM	B-Architecture
Technologies	O
Alliance	O
was	O
reconstituted	O
as	O
a	O
group	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
UK	O
BIM	B-Architecture
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2019	O
,	O
CDBB	O
,	O
the	O
UK	O
BIM	B-Architecture
Alliance	O
and	O
the	O
BSI	O
Group	O
launched	O
the	O
UK	O
BIM	B-Architecture
Framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Superseding	O
the	O
BIM	B-Architecture
levels	O
approach	O
,	O
the	O
framework	O
describes	O
an	O
overarching	O
approach	O
to	O
implementing	O
BIM	B-Architecture
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
integrating	O
the	O
international	O
ISO	O
19650	O
series	O
of	O
standards	O
into	O
UK	O
processes	O
and	O
practice	O
.	O
</s>
