IFC classifications
BuildingSMART International does not currently give example field values for IfcClassification definitions, leading to lack of standardisation of these values. The following table is provided to mitigate this issue, submitted here as a standard the industry is encouraged to adopt.
The full details of how classifications are to be represented are available in the IfcClassification Github repository, where all IfcClassification and IfcClassificationReference entities are provided for all of the classification systems listed below.
| Source | Edition | EditionDate | Name | Description | Location | ReferenceTokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regie der Gebouwen | 1990 | 2017-08-31 | BB/SfB (3/4 cijfers) | Kies hieronder een BB/SfB code. Deze code wordt als ifc-classificatie aan het geselecteerde element toegevoegd. The BB/SfB (3/4 digits) standard defines a classification and information coding system for the AEC industry in Belgium. | None | (’.’,) |
| BIMStockholm | V.1.0 | 2018-10-12 | BIMTypeCode | BIMTypeCode is a simple and logical coding structure of building elements based on the adviser’s design requirements, experience and best practice from complex to manageable BIM projects. | http://bimstockholm.se/EN/start.html | None |
| NBS | Nov 2019 | 2019-12-17 | Common Arrangement of Work Sections (CAWS) | CAWS defines an efficient and generally acceptable arrangement for specifications and bills of quantities for building projects. It consists of a set of detailed work section definitions, all within a classification framework of Groups and Sub-groups. | https://www.theNBS.com | (’/’,) |
| Masterspec | 2019 | 2019-08-23 | CBI Classification - Level 2 | CBI (Co-ordinated Building Information) is a classification system designed by and for members of the construction industry, to co-ordinate the five main information sources: drawings; specifications; quantities; technical and research information; trade information and publications. | https://masterspec.co.nz | None |
| Masterspec | 2019 | 2019-08-23 | CBI Classification - Level 4 | CBI (Co-ordinated Building Information) is a classification system designed by and for members of the construction industry, to co-ordinate the five main information sources: drawings; specifications; quantities; technical and research information; trade information and publications. | https://masterspec.co.nz | None |
| BIMAlliance | 001 | 2014-08-25 | Rumsfunktionskoder CC001 - 001 | Klasslista rumsfunktionskoder Malmö Stadsfastigheter | ttp://tools.bimalliance.se/fi2listor/Klasslistor.aspx | (’-’,) |
| Molio | R1 (Dansk udgave) | 2017-06-21 | CCS | http://ccs.bips.dk/News/CCS_Vaerktoejer | None | |
| Molio | R1 (English version) | 2017-06-21 | CCS | CCS provides the building and civil engineering sector with a common language and methods for creating unambiguous exchange of information throughout the construction process from idea to operation. | http://ccs.bips.dk/News/CCS_Vaerktoejer | None |
| CCT-Bâtiments | 01.08 | 2019-12-03 | CCTB | Le Cahier des Charges Type Bâtiments 2022 (CCTB) | http://batiments.wallonie.be/home.html | (’.’,) |
| BIMAlliance | 004 | 2017-04-04 | Funktionskoder Regionservice CD001 - 001 | CD001_001_004 Komplettering av version 003, korrigerad 2017-04-04 | http://tools.bimalliance.se/fi2listor/Klasslistor.aspx | None |
| BIMAlliance | 001 | 2014-09-08 | Rumsfunktion Blekinge CD002 - 001 | Rumsfunktion Blekinge | http://tools.bimalliance.se/fi2listor/Klasslistor.aspx | None |
| EcoQuaestor | 2014 | 2017-04-20 | EcoQuaestor Codetabel | Kies hieronder een EcoQuaestor code. Deze code wordt als ifc-classificatie-parameter aan het geselecteerde element toegevoegd. De EcoQuaestor codering sluit aan op niveau 4 van NEN 2699 (functionele elementen). The EcoQuaestor defines a classification and information coding system for the AEC industry in the Neth | ||
| erlands.The classification is based on level4 of NEN2699. | http://www.ecoquaestor.nl/ | (’.’, ‘-’) | ||||
| GuBIMClass | 1.2 | 2017-07-21 | GuBIMclass CA | Sistema de classificació d’elements de construcció d’acord a la seva funció principal dins d’un entorn BIM. | http://www.gubimclass.org | (’.’,) |
| GuBIMClass | 1.2 | 2017-07-21 | GuBIMclass ES | Sistema de clasificación de elementos de construcción de acuerdo a su función principal dentro de un entorno BIM. | http://www.gubimclass.org | (’.’,) |
| CSI | 2016 Edition | 2017-03-20 | MasterFormat | MasterFormat®, a publication of CSI and CSC, is a master list of numbers and titles classified by work results. It is primarily used to organize project manuals and detailed cost information, and to relate drawing notations to specifications. | http://www.csinet.org/masterformat | (’ ‘, ‘.’) |
| NATSPEC | 2017 | 2017-10-11 | NATSPEC Worksections | NATSPEC is the National Master Specification for use with projects of all types and sizes. For each project, you select the appropriate NATSPEC worksections from the National Classification System | http://www.natspec.com.au | None |
| NBS | July 2017 | 2017-07-01 | NBS Create | The UK Government Construction Strategy published May 2011 require collaborative 3D building information modelling (BIM). This requirement was defined as Level 2 BIM. NBS Create can be used as a key collaboration tool within a Level 2 BIM project. NBS Create can be linked to your design tool and the National BIM l | ||
| ibrary to enable information to flow throughout a project resulting in coordinated, accurate design documentation produced efficiently and maximizing the benefits of BIM. | http://www.nationalbimlibrary.com/API/Classification.aspx | (’_’, ‘/’) | ||||
| BIMLoket | 2005 | 2017-08-31 | NL/SfB (4 cijfers) | Kies hieronder een NL/SfB codering. Deze code wordt als ifc-classificatie aan het geselecteerde element toegevoegd. The NL/SfB (4 digits) standard defines a classification and information coding system for the AEC industry in the Netherlands. | http://bimloket.nl/NL-SfB | (’.’,) |
| Standard Norge | 2009 | 2009-01-01 | NS 3451 - Bygningsdelstabell | http://www.standard.no/ | None | |
| OmniClass | (OCCS) | 2017-03-28 | OmniClass | The OmniClass Construction Classification System (known as OmniClass™ or OCCS) is a classification system for the construction industry. OmniClass is useful for many applications, from organizing library materials, product literature, and project information, to providing a classification structure for electronic | ||
| databases. | http://www.omniclass.org/ | (’-’, ’ ‘) | ||||
| freeBIM 2 | 1.0 | 2018-02-19 | ÖNORM 6241-2 | The ÖNORM 6241-2 classification system and matched Properties were collected, revised and created in accordance with the ON-AG 011.09 standard in collaboration with the research project “freeBIM Tirol”. For more information regarding this plase refer to www.freebim.at | None | None |
| RICS | 2 | 2017-03-28 | RICS NRM1 | RM 1 provides guidance on the quantification of building works for the purpose of preparing cost estimates and cost plans. It is the ‘cornerstone’ of good cost management of construction projects – enabling more effective and accurate cost advice to be given to clients and other project team members, as well as fa | ||
| cilitating better cost control. | http://www.rics.org | (’.’,) | ||||
| RICS | 1 | 2017-03-20 | RICS NRM3 | NRM 3 gives guidance on the quantification and description of maintenance works for the purpose of preparing initial order of cost estimates. The rules also aid the procurement and cost control of maintenance works. Assigns category classification to building elements based on RICS’s New Rules of Measurement. It d | ||
| efines the order of cost estimating and elemental cost planning for building maintenance works. | http://www.rics.org | (’.’,) | ||||
| SFG20 | 1.1.0 | 2017-03-20 | SFG20 | SFG20 is the essential tool for facilities managers, building owners, contractors and consultants, enabling you to stay compliant - saving time, energy and money. Assigns category classification to building elements based on SFG20 coding. It facilitates the identification of maintainable assets, providing a benchm | ||
| ark for optimum maintenance to avoid over or under maintaining. | http://www.sfg20.co.uk/ | (’-’,) | ||||
| Caixa | PCI.818.01 | 2017-04-20 | SINAPI | SISTEMA NACIONAL DE PESQUISA DE CUSTOS E ÍNDICES DA CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL | CAIXA ECONÔMICA FEDERAL | (’/’,) |
| STABU | (6 cijfers) | 1991-01-01 | STABU-Element | Deze 6 cijferige codering wordt niet meer ondersteund door Stichting Stabu. Kies hieronder een Elementen codering. Deze code wordt als ifc-classificatie aan het geselecteerde element toegevoegd | www.stabu.org | (’.’,) |
| Rakennustieto | 2006 | 2006-12-13 | TALO 2000 Building Component Classification | The TALO 2000 classifying the information used for the implementation and control of the construction project from a perspective of costs. The classification is divided into sections that describe physical building components and technology components as well as tasks such as project, real estate and user tasks. | https://www.rakennustieto.fi/index/tuotteet/nimikkeistot_21/talo2000.html | (’.’,) |
| Rakennustieto | 2006 | 2006-12-13 | TALO 2000 Hankenimikkeistö | Rakennushankkeen toteutukseen ja ohjaukseen käytettävän tiedon peittävästi kustannusten näkökulmasta luokitteleva nimikkeistö. Hankenimikkeistö jakaantuu osiin, jotka kuvaavat fyysisiä rakennusosia ja tekniikkaosia sekä tehtäviä, kuten hanke-, kiinteistö- ja käyttäjätehtäviä. | https://www.rakennustieto.fi/index/tuotteet/nimikkeistot_21/talo2000.html | (’.’,) |
| RIBA Enterprises Ltd | 2 | 2017-03-28 | Uniclass | Uniclass 2 has been developed to produce a classification system for structuring information that is freely available for all participants throughout the life cycle of a project and beyond, which is endorsed by all construction and property bodies and professional institutions. | http://www.cpic.org.uk/uniclass2/ | (’_’,) |
| RIBA Enterprises Ltd | January 2020 | 2020-02-07 | Uniclass 2015 | Uniclass 2015 is a unified classification for the UK industry covering all construction sectors. | https://toolkit.thenbs.com/articles/classification | (’_’,) |
| UniFormat | II (E1557-97) | 2017-03-20 | UniFormat | Construction project management using ASTM UNIFORMAT II improves building investment performance with proven standardized value engineering methods. The UNIFORMAT II classification enables a seamless link of all phases of a building life cycle - from facilities development through facilities management. | http://www.uniformat.com/ | (’.’,) |
| UniFormat | 2010 CSI | 2010-12-13 | Uniformat | UniFormat is a method of arranging construction information based on functional elements, or parts of a facility characterized by their functions, without regard to the materials and methods used to accomplish them. These elements are often referred to as systems or assemblies. | http://www.csinet.org/UniFormat | (’.’,) |
| VBIS | May-20 | 2020-05-01 | VBIS | Virtual Buildings Information System (VBIS) is a system-agnostic standard that provides a means of classifying asset data, tagging asset information, resiliently connecting data sets and supports BIM in FM. It integrates data sources across systems at the required level of detail to provide facilities operators with an easy way to locate key asset and operational information to support facilities management outcomes. | https://vbis.com.au/ | (’-’,) |
| VMSW | 2015 | 2015-12-22 | VMSW | Het Bouwtechnisch Bestek Woningbouw is het modelbestek van de VMSW. Dit bestek wordt gebruikt als basis voor de bijzondere bestekken van sociale woningbouwprojecten. The VMSW standard defines a classification and information coding system for the AEC industry in Belgium. | https://www.vmsw.be | (’.’,) |