BIMTA / RIGHT INFORMATION. REAL VALUE.
BIMTACANADIAN BIM
TRADE ALLIANCE
The Trade BriefResource desk
Learn + tools
Research & DiscussionBIMTA papers, evidence and practical takeaways.Worked examples + field testsSee the output. Check the result.Trade-level BIMStart with the work.BIM & VDC explainedOrigins, differences and practical use.AI for Canadian tradesInfrastructure, automation and data control.BIM & the Bottom LineUnderstand cost, value and pitfalls.Trade Technology BudgetSoftware, equipment and monthly costs.Trade BIM scopeWho uses the information? Who pays?Before You Price BIMA practical trade pricing checklist.BIM Methods & TechnologyPut a reliable method behind the tool.Training + Canadian schoolsFind your next learning step.Canadian trades + resourcesFind official trade and technology references.BIM in CanadaProjects, tools and AI with dated evidence.
BIM Trade ForumAbout + contact
THE RESOURCE DESK / CHECKED 17 October 2026

Go to
the source.

Official learning and reference links for the questions behind the work.

Original illustration of an organised asset handover review
FEATURED LEARNING RESOURCE

COBie Academy

Explore the University of Florida’s official COBie course catalogue. Check course scope, prerequisites and current availability with the provider.

Visit COBie Academy ↗
INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES / ADDED 20 OCTOBER 2026

COBie for the trades.
Collect it. Check it. Use it.

Start with the information your trade already produces. These resources help explain how to check it, bring it together and turn it into useful handover information.

Thank you to Dr. Bill East for sharing these resources with Steven Spry to help BIMTA support the trades. They complement COBie Academy above. These are international resources; confirm the COBie version and owner requirements specified for your Canadian project.

CHECK / MANUAL + SOFTWARE REQUEST

COBieQC

Check COBie completeness and technical quality, including configurable rules for owner requirements. For trades, this is a way to identify missing or inconsistent information before submission.

View the quality-control manual
REPORT + REPAIR / 2025 MANUAL

COBieUtilities

Review reports, merge datasets and correct common COBie data problems. Useful when combining trade information, checking duplicate names and reviewing changes before applying them.

View the utilities manual
HANDOVER / 2025 MANUAL

COBieOM

Generate O&M manuals and a project website from suitable COBie and commissioning data. The practical opportunity is to reuse checked information across handover outputs, with the required inputs and acceptance criteria agreed first.

View the handover manual
WORKED SIMULATION / COBie 2.4

Follow a building through handover

Follow a two-storey dormitory example through design, construction and handover. Explore how schedules, submittals, installation records and commissioning information contribute to the final deliverables. This is a learning simulation, not a measured project-savings case study.

Explore the simulation
EXAMINATION / buildingSMART

COBie Certified Professional

Explore the examination for experienced practitioners who want to demonstrate their COBie knowledge and application. Review the provider’s learning objectives, eligibility, fees and examination arrangements before registering.

Explore the examination
READING / AUTHOR COMMENTARY

Prairie Sky Consulting blog

Explore articles on COBie and digital delivery. Use them to build understanding and questions for your project team; distinguish the author’s commentary from your agreed project requirements.

Read the blog
LEARNING PATHWAYSTrade skill.
Digital confidence.

Find the next useful lesson.

CANADIAN TRAINING DIRECTORY

Build the next skill.

Find BIM courses, software learning and Canadian trade-school pathways. Search by school, skill or location and open the provider’s official details.

Explore training + schools ↗
THE CANADIAN RESOURCE DESK

Your trade.
Your next useful resource.

Trade organisations, BIM learning, technology support and apprenticeship gateways across Canada.

Find Canadian resources ↗
THE CURRENT PRACTICE DESK

What is being used.
Where. And for what.

Canadian projects, Autodesk workflows, other BIM platforms and AI, with dates and evidence.

Explore BIM in Canada ↗
THE COMMERCIAL SIDE

BIM & the Bottom Line

Where BIM could reduce cost, where the effort goes and which pitfalls eat the benefit.

Explore value + try the calculator ↗
THE PRACTICAL SIDE

BIM Methods & Technology

Modelling, coordination, fabrication, field information and automation with checks that matter.

Explore techniques + official references ↗
  1. ISO 19650-1:2018 ↗

    ISO · Public abstract and publication status. Concepts and principles for managing information; the full standard is separately supplied by ISO.

    Checked 17 October 2026
  2. COBie Academy ↗

    University of Florida · Official course catalogue for COBie learning, including introductory, design, construction and quality-control topics. Confirm current scope, prerequisites and fees with the provider.

    Checked 17 October 2026
  3. COBie resources ↗

    buildingSMART International · Publisher-maintained COBie reference resources.

    Checked 17 October 2026
  4. buildingSMART Canada ↗

    buildingSMART Canada · Canadian organisation website, with its own news, membership and certification information.

    Checked 17 October 2026

Links are provided for reference. No affiliation, endorsement, guaranteed outcome or certification by BIMTA is implied.

See these resources in Issue 001 →