Building information model is a new tool in architecture, engineering and civil engineering.

The term building information model or building information model was created by Otto Dex.

It is used to describe those computer-aided designs that are mainly three-dimensional graphics, object-oriented and related to architecture. At the beginning, this concept was popularized to the public through the technology provided by Bentley Systems Software Company.

In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the opinion document of the General Office of the State Council on promoting the sustainable and healthy development of the construction industry, the Certification Center of China Academy of Building Research decided to cooperate with Beijing Zhongpei Guoyu Talent Evaluation Technology Center to carry out the training and grade examination for professional and technical personnel of building industrialization application engineers (building information model technology).