ISO 19650 Is Being Updated. Here's What's Changing.

2026 draft revisions to ISO 19650 Parts 1, 2 and 3 mark the biggest shift in the series since it replaced BS/PAS 1192 in 2018 — moving from a BIM-centred standard to whole-life asset information management. Here's what's proposed, why it matters, and how the old terminology maps to the new.

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Why is ISO 19650 being updated?

Since Parts 1 and 2 were first published in 2018, the way we produce, share and use information about built assets has evolved. The updates to Parts 1, 2 and 3 reflect a broader focus on information management across the whole life of an asset, from early planning and design through construction, operation and maintenance.

BIM remains important. 'BIM models' help people create and use information, but they are only part of the picture. Asset information also includes the documents, records, geospatial information (like maps, surveys, GIS) and other tabulated data needed to make decisions, manage change and keep an asset working well.

'Model' can mean more than one thing. The revised standards aim to make this wider approach clearer and easier to apply. Producing, managing and maintaining information containers > information models > an Asset Information Model (AIM) is a clearer focus. Lean more with us!

CHANGING STANDARDS, CHANGING Terminology

ISO 19650 Terms: A Quick Reference

Reference only — always check current appointment and contract wording for the specific terms that apply to your project.

Status: ISO/DIS 19650-1:2026, ISO/DIS 19650-2:2026 and ISO/DIS 19650-3:2026 are draft international standards. The final published text may still change, but the direction of travel is now clear enough to start preparing — reviewing your EIR, BEP, MIDP, TIDP, CDE guidance, appointment wording and training materials ahead of formal publication.

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Part 1 — Concepts and Principles

Part 2 — Delivery Phase

What's Changing

Part By Part

Part 1 — Concepts and Principles

The proposed update marks a shift from a BIM-centred explanation of ISO 19650 to a broader whole-life information management approach. Expect updated terminology, more emphasis on information purposes, and the Common Data Environment reframed as an operational framework supported by enabling technologies rather than a single piece of software.

Part 2 — Delivery Phase

Part 2 is being drawn closer to Part 3, bringing project delivery and operational information management into a single whole-life process rather than two separate phases handed over at completion.

Part 3 — Operational Phase

Part 3 is being repositioned as practical implementation guidance for applying the whole-life information management process in operation — aligning much more closely with how Part 2 is applied on projects.

Why It Matters

Who Should Be Preparing Now

Who This Affects

Asset owners and operators, appointing parties and clients, BIM and information managers, digital construction teams, estates and FM teams, and any consultant or contractor whose contracts, templates or training reference ISO 19650 or its predecessor BS/PAS 1192 documents.