What is COBie

Possible Exchange Formats

COBie does not invent or define a new technology for data exchange. Instead, it relies on existing industry-standard formats that can be read by multiple familiar software applications, such as Microsoft Excel:

COBie Exchange Formats Diagram

COBie is a standardized way to deliver information and is the open-source approach to collect usable Facilities Management (FM) data. The goal is to organize data developed and collected during the project to provide facility owners and operators with structured data.

COBie can be summarized as asset information for specific facility maintenance programs—essentially a set of parameters associated with authoring tools that use translation formats for handover.

COBie Authoring to FM Workflow