Dive summary:

• BIM has been a valuable tool for construction projects, but contracts usually have not addressed who is responsible for what data or what building information models should contain.
• Revisions to American Institute of Architects contracts will cover such issues as who has legal responsibility for maintaining the data and the models and how they will be used during and after the project.
• The thinking is that clarifying the uses and maintenance of BIM models will encourage its greater use in sustainable design.

From the article:

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is updating its Contract Documents program to integrate new language about building information modeling (BIM) and other digital design and communication tools. ...