Why standardise?
BIM stands for Building Information Modelling or Building Information Management. In the first definition, the focus is on the digital model, i.e. the digital representation of a building. In the second definition, the focus is on the management and exchange of information, and perhaps also on the collaboration between the various players.
In both cases, BIM signifies a profound transformation of the construction process, introducing new key concepts such as collaboration instead of competition, and openness instead of the protection of know-how.
Parties that begin working with BIM soon realise that collaboration is not possible without standardisation.
TechBiM was established out of this necessity.